HD Radio Roundup - What's New and What They Cost

Over the past few months electronics manufacturers have published a fair number of new HD radios. There is a new tabletop radios, car radios, and even a new category - Storage Systems.

Tabletop HD Radio

The new tabletop radios are offered by AGT, Directed Electronics, Dice Electronics, Polk Audio and Sony. Furthermore, Visteon has an HD Jump portable receivers, the company says is easily imported car at homeand back again.

Polk Audio has introduced two new units. One is the executive HDX3 ™ HD Radio, and is at $ 299 price. This is about $ 300 less than the original HD Polk provides the iSonic Entertainment System, for a review in a strong $ 599.99 and about $ 200 less than new Polk iSonic 2 system.

The AGT Pulse HDT200 HD Radio comes in a beautiful, natural, cherry wood cabinet and has a six-line graphic display, backlit LCD display, hand-and-seek tuning possibilities, 10 memoryPresets and an analog and digital clock. AGT's proposed price of the HD Pulse is $ 199.95

The Directed Electronics tabletop HD Radio features a large backlit multi-line display that shows station, artist and song title, as well as other broadcast information. Directed Electronics said on the radio normal MSRP is $ 199.95, but it is currently available for $ 149.95.

The ITR-looking 100 by Dice Electronics, with a suggested retail price of $ 199, features HD station, an alarm clock, an RCA auxiliary input, andan optional add-on speakers.

The XDR-S3HD HD radio from Sony comes in an attractive enclosure made of wood and has a backlit LCD display, 20 AM and FM presets, and a number of other good qualities. Sony proposed price for the XDR53HD is $ 199.95.

The mix of the group is the HD receiver Jump transportable. According to Visteon, allows the HD Radio Change the excellent sound quality and diverse programming of HD Radio in your car or enjoy in your home. Docked in the car cradle,HD Jump uses your car from the existing radio and antenna to the HD radio-play broadcasts. Dock HD Jump in-house with the optional docking station kit home and listen to HD Radio unique content through your stereo . The unit is at $ 177 with a car kit price.

Bookshelf Systems

A new entry into the HD Radio market is the Insignia stereo system at Best Buy retail for $ 149.99. It is as a complete component system with Progressive-Scan-DVD/CD/MP3-Player, 2 describedSpeakers and digital AM / FM / HD radio tuner. In addition, plays DVD, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD + R, DVD + R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RW DL, DVD + RW, DVD + RW DL, CD-R/RW, CD, VCD / SVCD, JPEG, MP3 and WMA formats. The Insignia system comes with a remote control and two audio inputs and outputs for composite video, S-Video, component video and digital optical output.

Car audio systems and tuners

The introduction of the new HD radios not exactly kept pace with thethe tabletop cousins, but it has some activity in recent months.
For example, there are at least four new in-dash units currently available. They are the JVC KDHDR1 50-watt CD player with built-in HD tuner for $ 149.99, the Sony CDX-GT320 HD-ready CD deck for $ 99.99 and two dual-radio.

The dual units are a XHD6425 50W x 4 In-Dash CD Deck with HD Radio Tuner and Detachable Faceplate at $ 149.99 and the XHD6420 50W x 4 In-Dash CD Deck with HD Radio Tuner andDetachable Faceplate. Finally, Directed Electronics has a Directed Car Connect Radio.

Dice Electronics has an external HD Radio receiver called the HD Dice HD radio, which means it will integrate with your factory car stereo.

There are HD tuners available, can be connected to existing in-dash units for HD radio reception. In this area has an Alpine TUA-T500HD tuner module that is compatible with all the new 2007 Alpine head units. The T500HD has aManufacturers suggested retail price of $ 250. Offers a Kenwood KTC-HR100TR tuner for around $ 179, Kenwood are compatible, connected in-dash units. And Sony has a tuner, XT-100HD, with a suggested retail price of $ 99.95.