Edmunds: Sirius v. XM

[aphex]

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Good comparison of the content side by side.

 

[Vette73]

Does not matter who is better, like the Vhs vs Beta war, it matters who is out there and easiest to get to. Right now that is XM. They are in factory Honda and GM cars/trucks, maybe even others.

The ONLY thing that will help keep Sirius alive is Stern. If you like him or not, people listen to him and when he goes un-rated, I think people will pay for that. Without stern, I would have given Sirius 1-3 years.

But I think XM has a large lead and more options to get to it.

 

[Kishan]

Sirius-better music.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Um, Sirius = NFL games...I'm seriously considering the $500 lifetime service, its an incredible deal after 3 years, the catch might be how long they exist...

 

[vi edit]

I've only got two real beefs against Sirius - which I do in fact subscribe too...

1) GET A SMALLER TUNER....siriusly...the big ass clunky things put out right now can't compete with the small and sleek hardware made by the XM vendors.

2) Stop jerking us around with programing. Maxim radio in particular. Really now...you said it would be available 6 months ago...it's STILL not working. Don't allocate bandwith until you know your stations are lit to go.

Other than that, I have absolutely no complaints against Sirius. I :heart: my service subscription.

 

[Night201]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Does not matter who is better, like the Vhs vs Beta war, it matters who is out there and easiest to get to. Right now that is XM. They are in factory Honda and GM cars/trucks, maybe even others.

The ONLY thing that will help keep Sirius alive is Stern. If you like him or not, people listen to him and when he goes un-rated, I think people will pay for that. Without stern, I would have given Sirius 1-3 years.

But I think XM has a large lead and more options to get to it.

Just wait

 

[Night201]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Um, Sirius = NFL games...I'm seriously considering the $500 lifetime service, its an incredible deal after 3 years, the catch might be how long they exist...

They will always exist. Like Pepsi and Coke

 

[freebee]

Sirius is ok, doesn't work underground. Good channel selection, music quality is good as well. I've used them in a number of different vehicles and haven't had any problems.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Does not matter who is better, like the Vhs vs Beta war, it matters who is out there and easiest to get to. Right now that is XM. They are in factory Honda and GM cars/trucks, maybe even others.

The ONLY thing that will help keep Sirius alive is Stern. If you like him or not, people listen to him and when he goes un-rated, I think people will pay for that. Without stern, I would have given Sirius 1-3 years.

But I think XM has a large lead and more options to get to it.

I dunno, but it looks to me like XM dosent have all that clear a lead in the auto manuf. dept...

XM: (19)
Acura XM Radio
Audi XM Radio, Sirius
Buick XM Radio
Cadillac XM Radio
Chevrolet XM Radio
GMC XM Radio
Honda XM Radio
Hummer XM Radio
Infiniti XM Radio, Sirius
Isuzu XM Radio
Lexus XM Radio
Nissan XM Radio, Sirius
Oldsmobile XM Radio
Pontiac XM Radio
Saab XM Radio
Saturn XM Radio
Scion XM Radio
Toyota XM Radio
Volkswagen XM Radio, Sirius

Sirius: (17)
Audi XM Radio, Sirius
BMW Sirius
Chrysler Sirius
Dodge Sirius
Ford Sirius
Infiniti XM Radio, Sirius
Jaguar Sirius
Jeep Sirius
Land Rover Sirius
Lincoln Sirius
Mazda Sirius
Mercedes-Benz Sirius
Mercury Sirius
Mini Sirius
Nissan XM Radio, Sirius
Volvo Sirius
Volkswagen XM Radio, Sirius

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Does not matter who is better, like the Vhs vs Beta war, it matters who is out there and easiest to get to. Right now that is XM. They are in factory Honda and GM cars/trucks, maybe even others.

The ONLY thing that will help keep Sirius alive is Stern. If you like him or not, people listen to him and when he goes un-rated, I think people will pay for that. Without stern, I would have given Sirius 1-3 years.

But I think XM has a large lead and more options to get to it.

Agreed. Same thing happend with Direct TV and one of their competitors a while back. One will win out and take over the other. Either way I'm happy I went with XM.

 

[glen]

2 Stations of NPR and one of PRI are the deal breaker for me.
Sirus > XM

 

[jlarsson]

I've heard a lot of complaining about the repetition in the playlists for the music stations for Sirius.

I'm a huge NFL fan, but I don't think I can listen to games on the radio. MLB is a different story however (which XM will carry every MLB game starting next season).

I'm happy I went XM, both services are worlds better than listening to commercial radio IMO.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I've only got two real beefs against Sirius - which I do in fact subscribe too...

1) GET A SMALLER TUNER....siriusly...the big ass clunky things put out right now can't compete with the small and sleek hardware made by the XM vendors.

2) Stop jerking us around with programing. Maxim radio in particular. Really now...you said it would be available 6 months ago...it's STILL not working. Don't allocate bandwith until you know your stations are lit to go.

Other than that, I have absolutely no complaints against Sirius. I :heart: my service subscription.

I was just browsing the Crutchfield catalog (while on the shitter of course) and a few of those Sirius tuners looked to be pretty small to me. <shrug>

 

[imported_digitalelegance]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I've only got two real beefs against Sirius - which I do in fact subscribe too...

1) GET A SMALLER TUNER....siriusly...the big ass clunky things put out right now can't compete with the small and sleek hardware made by the XM vendors.

2) Stop jerking us around with programing. Maxim radio in particular. Really now...you said it would be available 6 months ago...it's STILL not working. Don't allocate bandwith until you know your stations are lit to go.

Other than that, I have absolutely no complaints against Sirius. I :heart: my service subscription.

1. Have you seen the Sportster, Xact, or the gen 2.5 JVC? The Sportster is the same size as the SkyFi, the Xact and JVC are the size of a cell phone.
2. I've heard that Siriuis is ready...it's Maxim that's dragging thier feet.

For me, the selling point was sports, and commercial free music. I joined back in the day of NHL and NBA play-by-play, then they added the NFL, as well as college football and basketball (including the NCAA tourney)...they've even got English soccer now.

 

[imported_digitalelegance]

edit...crap, delete this one please...

 

[Deeko]

Siruis OWNS in programming.

 

[Night201]

Originally posted by: freebee
Sirius is ok, doesn't work underground. Good channel selection, music quality is good as well. I've used them in a number of different vehicles and haven't had any problems.

I don't think XM would work underground either...

 

[murphy55d]

Sirius has Stern. That is HUGE. Enough for me to make the move to the service. I haven't yet, but i may get on that special they're running I saw in Hot Deals.

 

[mpitts]

XM = MLB

That is why I went with it over Sirius. Sirius has NFL and NHL, but I watch those games on TV.

 

[theNEOone]

what about the portable XM player? it can record up to 5 hours of music also.


=|

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Sirius has Stern. That is HUGE. Enough for me to make the move to the service. I haven't yet, but i may get on that special they're running I saw in Hot Deals.

Stern is not moving to Sirius for another year.

 

[EngenZerO]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Sirius has Stern. That is HUGE. Enough for me to make the move to the service. I haven't yet, but i may get on that special they're running I saw in Hot Deals.

Stern is not moving to Sirius for another year.

when he does move though, i for sure will be getting sirius.

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: SuperTool

Originally posted by: murphy55d
Sirius has Stern. That is HUGE. Enough for me to make the move to the service. I haven't yet, but i may get on that special they're running I saw in Hot Deals.

Stern is not moving to Sirius for another year.

I know. It's still huge for Sirius though.

 

[NakaNaka]

Is there any way to get Sirius in my room as opposed to a car?

 

[murphy55d]

Yes. They have home kits.