Prices coming down on satellite radio hardware
XM Satellite Radio and Delphi announced a handheld radio that picks up XM’s service. I want to see the radio first, but this is intriguing. The price is $200, which is a lot better than the $400 or so Sony was charging for their first-generation portable XM receiver. According to the XM press release, there’s also a boombox attachment that allows you to use the receiver at home; it’s not clear to me if the "high-gain" antenna mentioned there will allow me to listen without having to place the antenna near a south-facing window. I’m still not sure I want to get an XM or Sirius radio when I can hear so much on my shortwave and such, but my resistance is starting to weaken. Maybe when they produce a receiver that can receive both XM and Sirius so I don’t lose my investment if I switch from one to the other.
Posted at 6:55 PM