Re: [Swprograms] slightly OT: Need a new Sirius rcvr -- any recommendations?

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

Inventory is indeed down right now.

The Sportster is one possibility, but the Starmate might also be my choice.

The Starmate requires individual plugs -- versus a 'docking' station
-- which is frankly handy given my use of the radio at work, home, and
in the car.

The Starmate also offers a 30-position song / artist memory; the Sanyo
only had 10.  I believe the Sportster has a 20-position memory.

Both the Sportster and Starmate have the 45-minute audio memory.

Vendors like Crutchfield / Circuit City / Best Buy have better
selection than Sirius themselves at this point.

Perhaps I wait out the changeover...presumably the new units get the
extended bandwidth needed for us in the USA to get RCI Plus and the
other Canadian channels > #184.

Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA

On 1/9/06, jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I don't know what the original purchase price was and whether or not
> they are refunding you cash money, but the Kenwood H2EV Radio with Car
> and Home Kits would appear to be your best bet at this point.  $59
> after rebate gives you the whole shebang.  You'll probably end up with
> a little cash in your pocket from the refund and after the rebate.  In
> a way they would have covered all your hardware costs and then some
> over the past year.
>
> OTOH, it appears that Sirius is flushing out most of its current
> product (with the notable exception of the S50) and planning to roll
> out some new units in the near future.  Checking siriusradio.com,
> there's a paltry list of radios on offer right now.  Most if not all
> of the new stuff will likely have some recording capability that most
> of the current units (again with the exception of the S50) lack.  So
> you may want to wait a few weeks and see what happens.  I know when I
> was trolling around my local Circuit City store just before Christmas
> there was not a Sirius unit to be found there, but lots of XM units in
> stock.  That can be termed either the Stern effect or poor planning by
> Sirius, I suppose.  Given their announced sub numbers though, I would
> suspect the former more than the latter.
>
> Then, again, there's always the Sportster model offered at Radio Shack.
>
> Just my 2c...
>
> John Figliozzi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, January 9, 2006 1:56 pm
> Subject: [Swprograms] slightly OT: Need a new Sirius rcvr -- any
> recommendations?
>
> > My Sanyo CRSR-10 quit working...with 10 days of warrantly left before
> > the 1 year expired.
> >
> > Sanyo doesn't have any in stock...so they're refunding me the
> original
> > purchase price.
> >
> > That means I must go buy another... looking for a Plug N Play like
> > the Sanyo...
> >
> > Any recommendations?
> >
> > Richard Cuff
> > Sirius-less in
> > Allentown, PA
> >
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