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December 22, 2003
Considering Satellite Radio
XM or Sirius. Everyone suggests XM, for various reasons...
I've thought it's cool since I first heard about it; now -- given the overwhelming number of christmas songs -- it's almost a requirement. ;-)
I'm thinking about having this be my birthday and chanukah presents ( since I want the boom box, the car kit, the unit itself, and something that lets me hook it up to my computers ). And loaning it to Amy until after the xmas music season. ;-)
UPDATES:
http://www.xmradio.com/skyfi/onthego.jsp
1) Damn them. The "XMPC" to hook up to the computer is NOT a 'kit' it's a separate unit, so I'd have to pay a separate receiver charge. sigh. http://shop.pcconnection.com/web/Shopping/Product.htm?product%5Fid=441504
2) The "House Kit" ( http://www.xmradio.com/catalog/product_detail.jsp?id=28446&type=Accessory ) seems reasonable, except for the $70 pricetag. :) Why are all the toys I like so expensive?
3) The "Auto Kit" ( http://www.xmradio.com/catalog/product_detail.jsp?id=28447&type=Accessory ) is another $70. It looks like it has the same cradle which just pisses me off. Sigh.
4) And THEN we have to buy the actual tuner. ( http://www.xmradio.com/catalog/product_detail.jsp?id=28449&type=Tuner ). This is the model that allows the use of the "Boom Box", the Car Kit and the Home Kit. If I knew whether the Boom Box could output RCA or headphones, that would be my choice. They really made this nasty (requiring the various cradles)... Good for Delphi, bad for consumers.
5) The piece I also want is the Boom Box ( http://www.xmradio.com/catalog/product_detail.jsp?id=28644&type=Accessory ). IF it has one or more external 'headphone' jacks. OK it does.
Sigh. Add it up. List prices:
Receiver: $130
Boom Box: $99
Car Kit: 70
House Kit: 70
PC Unit: 50 (maybe)
Monthly subscription: $10 (or $199 for a 2-year, or $459 for a 5-year which drops it to $7.48/month). I'd probably go for the 2-year and figure out how to drop it back to annual if we wanted a second or third tuner.
So minimum cost is $200 + subscription, $270 (Boom + Receiver + Car Kit) for what I'd likely get. Now, how cool is this again? I could buy a computer for this price!!!! *heh*
Posted by aland at December 22, 2003 11:12 AM
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