Re: Unprecedented Traffic to HDRadio.com - oh, really?
- From: garyarnold@xxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:10:36 -0700 (PDT)
On Jun 30, 7:30 am, StubieStub...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
emphrai"Unprecedented Traffic to HDRadio.com"
That's funny, because hitcounts for the month are down 10%, with total
hitcounts at a measly 43,000/month. Since 80% of visitors are new,
then there are few returning visitors, indicating there is little
interest.
With well over 30,000 NEW visitors per month, I fail to see how there
is little interest. Once a visitor gets the info he needs, there is
no reason to return to the site later. This is an INFO site, not a
shopping site where people return to shop.
IF the stats showed that 20% of the visitors were new, then I'd see
the problem. If the same people are the ones coming back to the site,
THAT shows limited interest.
A much more important problem exists with HDTV. Central California,
where I live, has the largest percentage of over-the-air tv viewers.
In other words, a large percentage here do NOT subscribe to cable or
satellite but rather use an antenna for reception. The problem is
that thousands of these people use an indoor antenna which is proving
to NOT work on the digital signals. This is going to require
thousands of people to have an outdoor antenna installed in order to
watch the LOCAL stations they are now watching. Even the powered
indoor antennas are not getting strong enough signals to just bring in
the network stations.
Those who use an antenna for reception and use a VCR to record
programing will find the stations missing next February, and so far I
have found only ONE digital-to-analog converter box that has a timer
for VCR recording. And VERY few of the converter boxes pass through
the analog signal so you can still watch the low-powered stations.
The one I have will pass the signal, but the converter box has to be
on, AND it requires going into the menu setting and select over-the-
air antenna in order to get decent reception.
With HD radio, you can take it or leave it. You still get your analog
stations - maybe not all the distant ones, but you should get all the
local stations. Not so with digital tv. You either compromise and
get a converter box or buy a new tv.
Yes, there are many advantages to hdvt, and I am using them. I get
more programming to choose from, and a great picture. For me, the
problem is the VCRs I have. I'll need a converter box for each one,
and then have a much more complex problem for programming them.
.
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