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Podcasting is better than Fm Radio, though they are same stereo but they're still different
Yo' folks, what is yer opinion?

Personally I have never gotten into the whole "podcasting" thing and probably never will. It just seems like another pointless fad to me. Only time will tell though.

Neither. true freedom comes from managing your own stream completely on your own via icecast.

Also, btw, shoutcast and icecast have both been around by far longer than podcast, and are capable of streaming far better streams.

But an like talking about internet radios it's still needs time becouse some ppl doesn't have a good internet speed to listen that one. But in time will be everything like that. So FM radios are now translating trought internet too. But FM radios having one good +. If you driving car where to get internet to listen radio? So just tune an FM band and listen :-) But in time in homes i think FM radios will be no popular anymore. :-)

c'mon, even in my town, technologically backwards as it is, we're starting to build a city-wide wireless network. granted, you have to pay for it, but both our DSL and Cable providers are helping to build it and maintain it, therefore anyone will be able to access it using their current home provider...

with that, unless you're traveling outside of town, you can listen to internet radio even in the car.

The only time I listen to the radio is when I wake up or in my car.

I don't want to have to open my computer before it's supposed to wake me up, and my car doesn't support a satellite connection.
I hardly ever feel like listening to the random ramblings of a random guy when I can just turn up the stereos.

SlicerSV wrote:c'mon, even in my town, technologically backwards as it is, we're starting to build a city-wide wireless network. granted, you have to pay for it, but both our DSL and Cable providers are helping to build it and maintain it, therefore anyone will be able to access it using their current home provider...

with that, unless you're traveling outside of town, you can listen to internet radio even in the car.

Wow... well, I know almost no city around here that has a more or less complete coverage... there are some hotspots in cafes, at mcd's etc but definitly not enough to say it would be easy to listen to internetstreams on the radio...

And i have to agree to the car point... car is pretty much the only time i really use radio, and there internet is usually not available... but maybe i should look out for some good internetstreams with lots of music and no talking guys... never know maybe i'll start listening at home =)

You have to remember that FM radio is changing. There is also a new thing called HD radio as well as XM radio. I do agree that the only time that I really listen to normal FM radio is in the car and sometimes during love-line (american radio show late at night).

FM Radio vs. Podcast... I guess both.

I don't think you can just ignore the fat that FM = synchronized transmission, how would you spread a national alarm, a regional weather hazard, a traffic report, etc. via podcast when you have to wait for someone to go to their computer, download it and listen to it whenever?

Podcast, you can listen to them whenever, keep track, take notes, carry around, spread the .mp3, archive... they are both nice, but I have to admit, Podcast is a mere commodity, FM is a necessity.

They both have their own uses for situations.

Pod casts are a lot higher quality as you arent trying to get something to fill every hour of the day. Alot of high quality content in a short time slot.

Radio is good depending on the station your listening too. Di.fm have some great streams.