Comments on: Best Buy Launches First Portable HD Radio (I Gots)

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:01:33 +0000

Scott, not sure – it might work out OK. Surely easier to ‘install’ and cheaper. But messier.

Also, one of my Twitter followers mentioned poor reception. Not sure if it’s the device or his location. In the Maryland (DC) suburbs at home I get tons of stuff with no prob. But in the Virginia suburbs at the gym near work, I noticed get much less to choose from. Hm.

Wonder if I should have picked up the cheap refurb Zune (with FM) on Woot a few weeks back instead.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:07:42 +0000

Does this work adequately through the AUX jack in the car, or should I consider a HD radio unit for the car instead?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:14:33 +0000

In the back! I should have known. Seriously. Sadly.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:47:18 +0000

None were on the shelves in my store. They had two, they were in back, but supposed to be placed out near the boomboxes. I talked to three people before they were able to locate and get one for me. I’m persistent and figured they hadn’t stocked the shelves yet.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:38:50 +0000

So I went by the Best Buy in San Carlos (seriously, you convinced me) and I couldn’t find it in the store. I pride myself on being able to find the most logical place in a store for a product (maybe I’m just trying to rationalize why I don’t ask for help) and I failed completely on this one.

Wasn’t with the portable music devices, wasn’t in the car stereo/GPS area. Wasn’t with the random radios. Wasn’t in the phone section. Wasn’t in home theater (stretching). Wasn’t in appliances (now I’m just enjoying the store and being out of the heat). Where should this be? Store placement failure overwhelmed me. Had someone asked if I needed any help I’d have bit the bullet but it never happened.

By: gorkon

gorkon — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:55:26 +0000

It COULD also be a USB sound card too….that would let you be able to listen to the music on it.

By: Dave Zatz

Dave Zatz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:21:43 +0000

Yep, it’s just for charging at this time. Like I said, I think they originally had grander plans for it.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:04:10 +0000

I am a bit confused. Is the USB just for charging. I don’t know if I have ever seen a device that has nothing to do with a PC use a USB port exclusively for charging.
Interesting.