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| Audiovox SIR-PNP2 Sirius Satellite Radio Receiver From Amazon (US) for $39.27 No description available. From TechDepot for $90.95 |
PNP2 and Sirius a great match (Rating: ) Review : I have the PNP2 receiver, and I must say it is really great!<br /> Pretty good! (Rating: 4.00) Review : Unit is a little bulky, but big display with large easy to read type. Select knob works, but a textured knob(it's smooth) would have been better for car use. Unit gets VERY hot with continuous use. Hasn't degraded unit function, but you could heat a PopTart or a cup of coffee with this thing. Removing or inserting the unit takes two hands. The contact pins do look rather fragile on the back. In the car, I have the antenna mounted on the rear trunk. The antenna wire is very thin; easy to squeeze into tight spots and easily cut(use care). I've normally maximum signal, except for over head obstruction(overpass). There seems to be about a 5 second buffer during audio play. I live in a mountainous area, and narrow canyons don't seem to be a problem. I like the music and talk selection on Sirius. There are DJs on the music channels and some inhouse(Sirius) "commercials" about other programs or channels. Music choices are oriented to the younger crowd. Only 3 classical channels, but some oldies pop/rock for us geezers. Check the Sirius website to see if their channels match your tastes. TV audio feeds(CNN) have the normal commercials. Music quality is as good as normal radio, though I'm no audiophile. As mentioned, NPR, as well as other national programs will be on a national schedule. FWIW, NPR programs are scheduled by the local affiliates. Air times for programs differ across the country. audiovox home dock antennae problems (Rating: 4.00) Review : i have sirius and was amazed at the variety.. however being a geezer in the music world.. my tastes do not include most offerings .. however the jazz is pretty good .. the classical could be expanded.. sirius has some on line live time (did i mention eric C.?).. events which i wish they would replay more than once..And how do you store a song? or is it something else.. not enough time to figure out the system... the car audiovox sirius system works wonderfully.. the home dock system as someone else alluded to needs some work with the antennae....i cringe at going to some new place and saying hey i bought this when it first came out and now i need you to fix it.. '' cringe'' the home reception is at best.-- --- ...--- ..--- floating in and out frequently..? audiovox offers no site to even ask a question pretaining to that.. oh i guess the owners manuel would help.. now that would defeat the purpose of finding out on here? .. oh i like the blues and folk and new folk.. it's like people are really folking around these days... more than ever.. well what do you expect ... i listen to publik radio and pbs.. oh yes now i have antennae problem display on the screen but no solution offered... alas..I guess i have to go listen to it in the car..? but i still like sirius when i can receive the signal at home. and it's really a cool thing to listen to on the road..... now if gas prices go up i'll really have to figure out how to fix that home dock system antennae.....? chow and good listening.. Great programming, so so device (Rating: 2.00) Review : I picked up one of these before a road trip though the midwest along with a car and house adaptors. I was attracted to the programming choices and lack of commercials. The service is great on a road trip far away from any major cities. I find I listen to the docked unit all day at work too. First the good points. The display is excellent. Shows up well in any lighting conditions. A real plus in a moving vehicle. It's easy to "program" and as I've read in other reviews the service is real good about using the same artist and song titles on all of the streams. This means that if you program it to alert you when a song comes on it will find it spelled the same whenever it plays. The terrestrial repeaters are great around a city where buildings can block signals. I'm able to leave the antenna on the dash instead of the roof. The so so points. The audio quality through the FM transmitter is not impressive. There are only four frequencies to choose from and it turns out that in my city all of them have strong broadcast stations which sometimes bleed through. The bad points. This thing runs hot and is not small, about the size of a large paper back book. So moving it between your car and house/office requires a bag. Also the display on mine got scratched right away. I found that this device trips off my radar detector and interferes with UHF two way radios such as ham/FRS/GMRS. I suspect that the antenna system is bleeding lots of RF. The cradle is difficult to set the unit into. Has a very vague feeling to it. After about five months of moving it between car and office the antenna connector on the back of the received got damaged by the cradle. Now whenever I move it I need to use a tool to bend the connector back into place otherwise it won't seat properly an the antenna won't make contact. The range on the remote is only about four feet. Not enough for the home user. I think in the future I'll look for an audio system with a permanent built in satellite receiver. Then I can leave this one in the home dock and stop moving it. Two main reasons the scales tipped to Sirius' favor was 1) Clear Channel has a stake in XM Radio, and at first XM was just playing recorded loops of Clear Channel programming, until recently, and 2) The sports options with Sirius is much better. Sirius has broadcasting deals with the NFL, NBA, and NHL, while XM only has exclusive rights to NASCAR. I've known Audiovox to be a low-end brand for a while but this has been solid for me so far. The display is bright and easy to read, there's a choice of display fonts. Little did I know that the remote that comes with it is a big plus depending on where you may need to site the unit in your car or home. |
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