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Ok so I am looking to dive into this satellite craze and go with Sirius. My question is do they have something kinda like an I pod where you can take it anywhere, to the office, to the car, to home? I was on their website and I am so confused at what comes all in one, what ones you need to hook up only at home, what ones can be tuned in on the radio on the car, if any work in an office building, etc. Any help would be much appreciated. If you want you can email me at [email protected]. Thanks
 
> Ok so I am looking to dive into this satellite craze and go
> with Sirius. My question is do they have something kinda
> like an I pod where you can take it anywhere, to the office,
> to the car, to home?

Sirius' "wearable" receiver (where you can wear it like an iPod or XM MyFi) is due in time for Christmas. They have several portable receivers out now that snap into car or home docking stations or a boombox. Those include the Sportster, X-Act, and a couple of Audiovox models.

It boils down to how much do you want to pay for your receiver and how big you want the receiver to be.<P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
> > Ok so I am looking to dive into this satellite craze and
> go
> > with Sirius. My question is do they have something kinda
> > like an I pod where you can take it anywhere, to the
> office,
> > to the car, to home?
>
> Sirius' "wearable" receiver (where you can wear it like an
> iPod or XM MyFi) is due in time for Christmas. They have
> several portable receivers out now that snap into car or
> home docking stations or a boombox. Those include the
> Sportster, X-Act, and a couple of Audiovox models.
>
> It boils down to how much do you want to pay for your
> receiver and how big you want the receiver to be.
>
The new "wearable", IPOD type receiver is called the Sirius S50 and is due out in October. It is the size of an IPOD, has a full color screen, receives live programming in the car and home docks and can store up to 50 hours of programming for use as a walkman, on the go. It also will have the capability to remember and automatically record new content from your 3 favorite channels without even programming it if you want. Also, it will audibly say the name of the channels when you switch, so you won't have to take your eyes of the road if you are driving. And it will also store your own MP3's as well as Sirius content. Anyway, as you can tell, I can't wait for this device. You can find more info about the S50 on the web at places like www.siriusbackstage.com (the sirius fan website and forums). You will find pictures and links about the S50 there, as well as threads in the equipment forum section that have more details on it.
I would encourage you to go ahead and make the jump. I don't think you'll be dissapointed. I have both Sirius and XM, and I certainly prefer the programming on Sirius overall, but you will find either to be better than your choices with FM. Personally, satellite radio is my favorite new invention of the past couple of decades. (I also have an IPOD, but I hardly ever use it anymore. I'd take satellite radio over my IPOD anyday). <P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by BRH on 09/18/05 01:37 PM.</FONT></P>
 
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Here's my question: Is the Sirius S50 an actual portable reciever, or a Tivo device which stores the content? Am I listening to LIVE Sirius content or just a time-shift that has been downloaded onto it?

Same with the XM walkman device?
 
Re: More Questions on Equipment

> Here's my question: Is the Sirius S50 an actual portable
> reciever, or a Tivo device which stores the content? Am I
> listening to LIVE Sirius content or just a time-shift that
> has been downloaded onto it?
>
> Same with the XM walkman device?

The new Sirius device is not live when un-docked. Think Tivo or podcast.

All three of XM's portable products, the Delphi MyFi, Pioneer Airware and Tao are truly portable radios which receive live programming untethered.
 
Thanks Dr. Who

> The new Sirius device is not live when un-docked. Think Tivo
> or podcast.
>
> All three of XM's portable products, the Delphi MyFi,
> Pioneer Airware and Tao are truly portable radios which
> receive live programming untethered.
>


WOW! Thanks Dr. Who, you just made my decision for me. I was blindly gonna get that Sirius portable just for Howard. But with that info it's no question that XM is the way to go.

Reading alot of the posts on this board, Sirius really lacks in the hardware wars. The XM walkmen are "true" recievers, nothing wrong with a tivo/podcast device, but would suck for traveling.

Thanks! Now if only XM would get Howard on there, no chance huh?
 
Re: Thanks Dr. Who

> Reading alot of the posts on this board, Sirius really lacks
> in the hardware wars. The XM walkmen are "true" recievers,
> nothing wrong with a tivo/podcast device, but would suck for
> traveling.

One note: you can only record on any of the XM units while it's docked in the cradle.<P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
Re: Thanks Dr. Who

> One note: you can only record on any of the XM units while
> it's docked in the cradle.

This is incorrect, John. You can record on any of the three devices undocked with the push of a button. That's one of the awesome features of XM's technology.

On the go listening to your XM2Go radio on battery power and want to record something? Just press the "2go" button.

The only time an XM MyFi/Airware/Tao requires docking to record is when using the timer. To automatically record programming on XM at certain time, they must be in the cradle.
 
Re: Thanks Dr. Who

> The only time an XM MyFi/Airware/Tao requires docking to
> record is when using the timer. To automatically record
> programming on XM at certain time, they must be in the
> cradle.
>

Thanks.

My wife has the Tao, so I don't get to play with it much.<P ID="signature">______________
...co-moderator of the Satellite Radio, Phoenix, and San Diego boards...</P>
 
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