SIRIUS RADIO

MA_Buffett_Fan23 · Post by **MA_Buffett_Fan23** » June 16, 2005 10:35 am

HELP!!!

I'm thinking about getting this and need to know what to get.... Looking to get it for my car and home..

Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

amccraw · Post by **amccraw** » June 16, 2005 11:49 am

I bought mine in January and got the Stream Jockey. It is a plug and play device that fits in to a cradle in your car and there is a cradle for the house and I also bought a portable battery powered pod for it. There is also a boom box available that it can plug in to. The pod has a built in antenna. The unit attaches to the cradle and requires an antenna and a power source. The car kit comes with a magnetized antenna that sits on top of your vehicle, and the power source plugs into your cig lighter or power point. My unit can either be hard wired into your car stereo using line out or you can use the built-in FM transmitter. You set the FM frequency on the unit that you want to use and set your radio to that station. I use that in my company vehicle and it works great. In my personal vehicle I have a cassette tap play so I bought one of the cassette adaptors and plug it into om Sirius unit. They both sound great. I bought an antenna for each vehicle so I could run the wires out of site(under the carpet and trim) They cost about $25 each. The car unit comes with a "sticky" bottom that attached to your car. I bought velcro from Walmart and just move the entire unit from car to car. It's just a matter of unplugging the antenna and moving the unit and power cord to the other car or house. I also bought an antenna for using it in the house

Since I bought mine another plug n play unit is available that can record 4 hours of Sirius content. It looks like it works the same way as mine just smaller and the record feature is nice. It also has a FM transmitter and is called "REGO"
http://www.xactcommunication.com/Sirius ... go-84.html

pac7days · Post by **pac7days** » June 16, 2005 3:07 pm

Buy it, you WILL NOT be disappointed. I listen to mine NON STOP.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » June 19, 2005 6:37 pm

OK can anyone help with software to convert a concert that was DVR'd through satellite TV - then copied onto a DVD? I want to convert it to MP3. I've got the FreeRip program but it won't do it

FinzEast · Post by **FinzEast** » June 19, 2005 10:06 pm

PHAW Webmistress wrote:OK can anyone help with software to convert a concert that was DVR'd through satellite TV - then copied onto a DVD? I want to convert it to MP3. I've got the FreeRip program but it won't do it

It all depends on the format of the files on the DVD

Zuke · Post by **Zuke** » June 19, 2005 10:40 pm

I have XM, I love it, depending on what you want, compare the channel line-ups before you decide, I know everybody wants RM, but I saw the rest of what Sirius has, and XM seems to have more channel options.

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » June 19, 2005 11:01 pm

Speaking as a Parrothead, My brother gets some Sirius channels through his Dish Network and it's better than XM in my opinion.
Even though I don't like stations dictating what I listen to, I may have to drop Comcast and get the Dish just so I can get RadioMargaritaville.
I've found and downloaded quite a bit of music thanks to Sirius.

Sirius Rich · Post by **Sirius Rich** » June 21, 2005 12:15 am

Hello everybody!! I came from http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/ to find you guys. Any and all questions about Sirius hardware and content can be answered there. Or, I'll answer them here. Fire away.............

DonnaKayDunbar · Post by **DonnaKayDunbar** » June 21, 2005 12:17 am

Sirius Rich wrote:Hello everybody!! I came from http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/ to find you guys. Any and all questions about Sirius hardware and content can be answered there. Or, I'll answer them here. Fire away.............

welcome Rich.

I'm sure your advice will come in handy!

(I'm cheap former live radio DJ, so no sirius for me)

Sirius Rich · Post by **Sirius Rich** » June 21, 2005 12:20 am

MA_Buffett_Fan23 wrote:HELP!!!

I'm thinking about getting this and need to know what to get.... Looking to get it for my car and home..

Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated!

I would recommend a plug and play that has a boom box option. Go here and look around. Either of the Sportsters, PNP3, Xact, Jensen (Wal-Mart) or JVC models have boom boxes. There is a $50 rebate on any Sirius radio right now.

I personally have a PNP and Sportster boom box. Both are great.

Brown Eyed Girl · Post by **Brown Eyed Girl** » June 21, 2005 1:09 am

Welcome Rich, and thanks for helping us out. I need to go look at all the different Sirius options then make some decisions.

Of course winning the Powerball would make getting all these things I want a whole lot easier.

lookingat40 · Post by **lookingat40** » June 21, 2005 8:22 am

Sirius Rich wrote:Hello everybody!! I came from http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/ to find you guys. Any and all questions about Sirius hardware and content can be answered there. Or, I'll answer them here. Fire away.............

I have a dish network plug and play and bought a boombox from Radio Shack...both are great but batteries last only about an hour of use...does the box drain the batteries even when I have it turned off?

Sirius Rich · Post by **Sirius Rich** » June 21, 2005 10:04 pm

lookingat40 wrote:
Sirius Rich wrote:Hello everybody!! I came from http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/ to find you guys. Any and all questions about Sirius hardware and content can be answered there. Or, I'll answer them here. Fire away.............
I have a dish network plug and play and bought a boombox from Radio Shack...both are great but batteries last only about an hour of use...does the box drain the batteries even when I have it turned off?

The batteries should last 4 to 6 hours of play depending battery quality. Rechargeable batteries do not preform all that well. The boom box is a 5 watt unit and demands a little juice to run things. I upgraded my speakers (Wal-Mart Lightening speakers, $24) in my Audiovox boom box and made a big difference in SQ and volume.

You will get battery drain if you do not turn off the battery power mode before plugging into 120 V.

El mojito · Post by **El mojito** » June 22, 2005 10:41 am

Rich. Glad to see you have found a home ........ Do you know if Sirius is going to have a "Myfi" unit like XM ? If so when ?

amccraw · Post by **amccraw** » June 22, 2005 11:13 am

Sirius has a version of the MyFi in the works and a new generation chip but my understanding is that it won't be ready until sometime around FAll

santa · Post by **santa** » June 22, 2005 2:06 pm

I've had XM for a while - but thinking about also investing in Sirius. I don't yet need a unit for the vehicles, but am primarily interested in RM and to generally check out the programming and such.

I'm starting to check out the options, but thinking along the lines of unit + boombox to start. And then if I wanted, I could line out from the boom box into my PA system for tailgates and backyard parties and the like...

Am I better off with Circuit City, Walmart or someplace else to make the first investment to see if I like it?

Sirius Rich · Post by **Sirius Rich** » June 22, 2005 2:20 pm

El mojito wrote:Rich. Glad to see you have found a home ........ Do you know if Sirius is going to have a "Myfi" unit like XM ? If so when ?

Xact has the
ReGo (Record and Go) coming out anyday. This unit will be a plug and play, mp3 player, a boom box option and has a wearable kit. Sirius will release their true hand held wearable when the generation 3 units come out in time for this Christmas.

Sirius Rich · Post by **Sirius Rich** » June 22, 2005 2:30 pm

santa wrote: Am I better off with Circuit City, Walmart or someplace else to make the first investment to see if I like it?

Here is a LINK that will help you find a retailer or buy from Sirius Direct. Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Wal-Mart are the largest retailers of Sirius radios, but not one has all models. Shop online and then go look. The new Sportster IR is the top seller at Crutchfield's Online Store. This unit has not hit the Big Box retailers yet, but will be there anyday.

Good luck shopping.

santa · Post by **santa** » June 22, 2005 2:34 pm

Sirius Rich wrote:
santa wrote: Am I better off with Circuit City, Walmart or someplace else to make the first investment to see if I like it?
Here is a LINK that will help you find a retailer or buy from Sirius Direct. Circuit City, Best Buy, Radio Shack, Wal-Mart are the largest retailers of Sirius radios, but not one has all models. Shop online and then go look. The new Sportster IR is the top seller at Crutchfield's Online Store. This unit has not hit the Big Box retailers yet, but will be there anyday.

Good luck shopping.

Thanks for the good information and quick reply. Since I was hoping to make it to the concert today, I may opt for the next best thing... buying a sirius receiver and listening to it on the back deck while drinking cold beer and eating a cheeseburger.

El mojito · Post by **El mojito** » June 22, 2005 2:40 pm

Sirius Rich wrote:
El mojito wrote:Rich. Glad to see you have found a home ........ Do you know if Sirius is going to have a "Myfi" unit like XM ? If so when ?
Xact has the
ReGo (Record and Go) coming out anyday. This unit will be a plug and play, mp3 player, a boom box option and has a wearable kit. Sirius will release their true hand held wearable when the generation 3 units come out in time for this Christmas.

Thanks, for the info, love that avatar

BuffettNews.com

SIRIUS RADIO

SIRIUS RADIO

Sirius info

Re: SIRIUS RADIO

Sirius version of MyFi