Re: [Swprograms] What to Buy??

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

The questions can be parsed this way:

1) Which service?

2) How do you intend to listen?

3) How much do you want to spend?

Regarding question #1, there is no question for me that Sirius makes
more sense, as an American.  I do wish Sirius and not XM had the Major
League Baseball content, but that's frankly the only shortcoming in my
comparison.

Question #2 is the most important consideration.  A lot depends on
your personal need for tidiness and how many different places you
expect to listen to the radio.  I have a plug & play unit (Sanyo
CRSR-10) that requires plugging & unplugging of cords whenever I
change venues.  Those who live tidily would probably not like that
arrangement.  I have a total of three antennas, so I can listen at
home, at work, and in the car.  The Sanyo has a low-power FM
transmitter with approximately 20 feet indoor range through walls,
good enough for me to have the satellite receiver in my study while I
listen in the kitchen while cooking or doing dishes.  A home-only or
car-only unit has some advantages but the limitations outweigh the
benefits.

Ergonomics again depend on how you'll be using the radio.  My Sanyo
has two-click access to 20 presets, which is easy to navigate while
driving.  It does not have a remote control, which would be helpful at
home.  The only other important ergonomic is backlight intensity. 
When driving at night I lower the backlight level manually, which is a
bit of a pain.

Question #3:  I honestly think that you should identify the radio with
suitable ergonomics at a suitable price point.  I don't know if any
brands are more reliable than others.  My Sanyo has a one-year
warranty.  I have had no issues.


The one feature that I wish the Sanyo had offered more of is "song
seek".  My Sanyo will store 10 favorite songs in memory and then alert
me when any channel is playing that song.  I wish the memory were 20
or 30 songs long, not 10.

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

On 11/28/05, Peter Bowen <peter.bowen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Now that the advent of satellite radio is upon us here in Canada, the
> question becomes "What to buy?" (assuming that one wants to go this
> route, of course).
>
> Would some of the American members of the list who have bought
> satellite radios give me some idea of good and useful features to look
> out for, as well as those to avoid?
>

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