Also, you depend on how many stations in your area broadcast in high def. The bigger the city the more you have, and vise versa.
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According to http://www.talkers.com/2013/03/19/le...o-blow-it-up/:
Traditional radio, he opines, “has it all wrong.” Proprietary content, which is a station’s lifeblood, should not be cut, advises Leykis. “They are spending money on HD Radio, which is a total bomb...
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It's interesting it's back, it was available on earlier vettes from what I recall, now it's back. Some internal politics or something going on :-)
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No. It sounds clearer. Also, some stations broadcast sub-channels in HD so you can get alternates. HD is nice but I stopped listening to the radio years ago so can't say I feel like I am missing out not having it.
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First I heard HD is coming back. That is very good news. The advantage is the sub-channels that are available.
Also, the Navigation can take advantage of live traffic updates on HD sub-channels. I have that feature in my 2017 Honda Ridgeline and it works very well. Much better than the XM Traffic with coverage for far more streets than just the Interstates. And it is real time.
The Honda has a Garmin Navigation.
The Honda Navigation provides free updates for 5 years. The updates are done online by creating the new database on a laptop and loading with a USB stick. Downside is the updates are not much more timely than the purchased updates from GM...but they are free so you can try them and hope for the best.
Perhaps the return of HD will bring other benefits.
Also, the Navigation can take advantage of live traffic updates on HD sub-channels. I have that feature in my 2017 Honda Ridgeline and it works very well. Much better than the XM Traffic with coverage for far more streets than just the Interstates. And it is real time.
The Honda has a Garmin Navigation.
The Honda Navigation provides free updates for 5 years. The updates are done online by creating the new database on a laptop and loading with a USB stick. Downside is the updates are not much more timely than the purchased updates from GM...but they are free so you can try them and hope for the best.
Perhaps the return of HD will bring other benefits.
Last edited by vettetwo; Apr 8, 2017 at 08:43 PM.
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AA has real time traffic from Google and Waze (Google uses Waze data plus well will be with us soon) and much more intelligent re-routing than the factory Nav.
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Have HD on my 2014 always fades in and out so I just listen to downloaded music. 2017 for me been there and done with the HD radio . NO loss IMHO.
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Agreed, however the factory Nav could be better using real time traffic from HD sub-channels. My Honda does it quite impressively.
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If you listen to your iPhone or ipod, HD makes little or no difference. FM is where is shines when reception is good, if not it becomes annoying when it keeps on going on and off. At least that was the case in my dd.