Edmunds: Sirius v. XM

[NakaNaka]

If MLB games were on Sirius as well I would do it in a second. But now it's more of a decision.

 

[aircooled]

I've had XM since it started. recent loaner car had Sirius. more dropped signals in the Raleigh NC area with Sirius. I have no dropped signals on XM unless I am in a car wash.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: glen
2 Stations of NPR and one of PRI are the deal breaker for me.
Sirus > XM

This fact has me leaning heavily toward Sirius.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: aves2k

Originally posted by: glen
2 Stations of NPR and one of PRI are the deal breaker for me.
Sirus > XM

This fact has me leaning heavily toward Sirius.

Check out the new XMPR
all the good PRI shows.... plus Bob Edwards in the morning...

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Sirius is a little more affordable/practical than NFL Sunday Ticket... Since I spend most of my time in columbus I'm stuck with either a Bengals or Browns game, or some lame NFC game (especially this year with the NFC stinkin up the joint) I'll definately take NFL radio games over watching a heavily delayed and often inaccurate nfl.com gamecenter...

 

[NakaNaka]

I wish that Sirius had one of those portable players like XM does. I'm not in my car very often so I guess I could just get it for home but .. I dunno. It's not cheap so it's a hard decision.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I wish that Sirius had one of those portable players like XM does. I'm not in my car very often so I guess I could just get it for home but .. I dunno. It's not cheap so it's a hard decision.

They do.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: 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>

I've yet to find a Siruis receiver that can do this -

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm1.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm2.jpg

 

[mkahn5]

XM

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: 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>

I've yet to find a Siruis receiver that can do this -

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm1.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm2.jpg

You mean like ALL of these? http://www.sirius.com/servlet/...&amp;cid=1066857398141

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: 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>

I've yet to find a Siruis receiver that can do this -

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm1.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm2.jpg

You mean like ALL of these? http://www.sirius.com/servlet/...&amp;cid=1066857398141

hey, that's my car!

anyway, he's right. when i initially went to get satellite radio in my car i wanted to get sirius. but since none of their recievers were small enough to put in my ashtray, i had to go w/ xm.


=|

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: 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>

I've yet to find a Siruis receiver that can do this -

http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm1.jpg
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/theNEOone/xm2.jpg

You mean like ALL of these? http://www.sirius.com/servlet/...&amp;cid=1066857398141

Ok, well they may exist. But I've never seen then on display at any retailers.

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I wish that Sirius had one of those portable players like XM does. I'm not in my car very often so I guess I could just get it for home but .. I dunno. It's not cheap so it's a hard decision.

They do.

The only portable player is that boom box? Do they have something I can carry around in my pocket? If so, Link?

 

[Kerouactivist]

I really like sirius music wise.....I'm pretty much always listening to left of center or Alt nation.....I've done the xm try out on the net this weekend...and so far I'm not to impressed with them musically.....
I really don't listen to howard stern though....but, XM has made this a hard decision by picking up MLB...

My Antenna cord on my Sirus unit got screwed up the other day(broke) so I'm at a crossroads where I need to decide what route I'm going to take because this time I'm getting a head unit and a hideaway tuner no matter which I decide to get...It would be Sirius hands down if they had MLB
I'm leaning towards sticking with sirius but, I would switch to freaking XM if they had Alt Nation and Left of Center

What to do what to do.....

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I wish that Sirius had one of those portable players like XM does. I'm not in my car very often so I guess I could just get it for home but .. I dunno. It's not cheap so it's a hard decision.

They do.

The only portable player is that boom box? Do they have something I can carry around in my pocket? If so, Link?

http://www.sirius.com/servlet/...&amp;cid=1093551683484

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: NakaNaka
I wish that Sirius had one of those portable players like XM does. I'm not in my car very often so I guess I could just get it for home but .. I dunno. It's not cheap so it's a hard decision.

They do.

The only portable player is that boom box? Do they have something I can carry around in my pocket? If so, Link?

http://www.sirius.com/servlet/...&amp;cid=1093551683484

Ok. So I don't need to have that plugged into anything as I walk around? And then I can put it into a thing at home when I want to listen to it at home?

Thanks for all the help. I'm a Sat Radio newb.

-Phil

 

[imported_digitalelegance]

To make that a portable, you need the power pod.

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-4...i=612XS028&amp;g=17805

 

[GTaudiophile]

Does either servive offer foreign radio: BBC, Deutsche Welle, Radio Eins Berlin???

What about techno/trance programming?

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Does either servive offer foreign radio: BBC, Deutsche Welle, Radio Eins Berlin???

What about techno/trance programming?

Area 63 and BBC Radio, both on Sirius

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: 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

Toyota and Honda are why XM will rule all. Its not the number of manufacturers its the total number of cars on the road.

 

[aphex]

Toyota and Honda are why XM will rule all. Its not the number of manufacturers its the total number of cars on the road.

Toyota just announced a deal a few days ago, they will soon offer both XM and Sirius.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: aphex

Toyota and Honda are why XM will rule all. Its not the number of manufacturers its the total number of cars on the road.

Toyota just announced a deal a few days ago, they will soon offer both XM and Sirius.

OWNED!


<--------- Will get Sirius as soon as howard is there.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Sirius. Because Stern will be there. When he goes live, there subscription base will be huge. I predict a minimum of 2 million subscriptions because of him. that's $24mil a month.

 

[Deeko]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: 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

Toyota and Honda are why XM will rule all. Its not the number of manufacturers its the total number of cars on the road.

Last time I checked Ford led in 'round these parts of the world.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: 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

Toyota and Honda are why XM will rule all. Its not the number of manufacturers its the total number of cars on the road.

I dunno... looks pretty even to me.
Not big enough of a landslide to declare a winner IMO.