Anybody have any comments on which service is better? Quality, programming, cost, commercials, talk programming, music programming, ease of use, etc...

 

I plugged in your subject as a search on Yahoo! and got quite a return. ...dean

Seattle area

 

Well I'm running sirius in my car and love it. I barely touch the normal radio ever since i got it.

 

And my wife has XM and loves it. I would suggest checking the programming and see which one has more stations you would listen to.

 

Any idea when SAT radio will be available for install on the stock radio?

Last I heard was March.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Black/Graphite Premium/Sport/Nav/Black Chrome

 

I got Sirius in my G35 sedan. I liek the fact that it has no commercials on music channels and love the news channels. But the sound quality (which is probably the case with the XM also) is not as good as even a good FM reception or a CD. Teh high tomes are noticably missing; the sound is somewhat muffled. I am very technically inclined and have a percfect explanation for it: they use a high rate digital compression to get the streams reliably to the receivers, thus resulting in low bit rtes. Listen to straming radio stations on the iternet - that's EXACTLY how these satellite radios sound!.

But the content is definitely better that normal radio.

Enjoy

 

I got Sirius in my G35 sedan. I liek the fact that it has no commercials on music channels and love the news channels. But the sound quality (which is probably the case with the XM also) is not as good as even a good FM reception or a CD. The high tones are noticably missing; the sound is somewhat muffled. I am very technically inclined and have a percfect explanation for it: they use a high rate digital compression to get the streams reliably to the receivers, thus resulting in low bit rtes. Listen to straming radio stations on the iternet - that's EXACTLY how these satellite radios sound!.

But the content is definitely better that normal radio.

Enjoy

 

I have XMS in my Tahoe, with a Bose system. I don't claim to be a music expert, but I have had many cars with very high quality factory and aftermarket systems. I think it sounds fantastic. The comments made by the guy above may be accurate technically, but I seriously doubt that very many listeners will be dissapointed in the sound quality.

 

Q. for gurgenpb and BoostTed -

Do you have an Infiniti satellite radio, or did you get an aftermarket unit? I was under the impression that the Infiniti units are not yet available.

 

I have sirius on my other car the Audi A4 its an aftermarket sirius unit from kenwood. I have a complete sirius setup for sale if anyone is interested, it includes the reciever, the antenna and the FM module.

 

I have XM in my big truck. I don't like all the repetition on the comedy, old time and sonic theater. I do like the weather. My wife loves the decades music (40's and 50's) she gets in her Explorer Sport. I'm thinking about Sirius for my coup.

The factory radio (clairion) should work well with the clairion receiver.

I'm really waiting for the new Sirius antenna (looks like the 3"x1") XM unit to be released. Should work well on the trunk with aluminum tape inside on the trunk lid.