Breaking with the tradition of beginning nearly all of its product names with the letter "S" (see the
recently released Stiletto,
Starmates,
Sportsters, Stratus and old school
S50 for reference), Sirius has announced a new in-home satellite radio tuner known as the Conductor. Instead of lugging your Sirius boombox all over the house, you'll now be able to hook the tuner directly into your rack-mounted receiver (though you'll still need to snake that antenna outside) and operate it from almost anywhere in your pad thanks to the handy RF- and IR-equipped remote. The LCD-sporting universal remote can also control up to five other members of your home theater family, and if you're willing to shell out for an extra Sirius subscription, it has the ability to rock two separate audio zones with a compatible SiriusConnect tuner. (Howard in one room and Martha in the other -- does life get any better than that?) Scheduled for a November release, the Conductor system will set you back $150, but if you've already got yourself a lifetime sub, this would seem like a must-have item (well, as long as you don't mind eating the transfer fee).
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posted August 21st 2006 11:15PM
Sirius previewed this unit back at CES in January at the Z-Wave Pavilion.
If they're supporting the full protocol, the remote can route messages back and forth through your light switches, garage door, PC, etc. as well--giving it uber-range.
Sirius previewed this unit back at CES in January at the Z-Wave Pavilion.
If they're supporting the full protocol, the remote can route messages back and forth through your light switches, garage door, PC, etc. as well--giving it uber-range.
Somebody there likes their White Zombie, way to go for going out on a limb,,,
Dragula rocks :D
In Australia, we haven't even heard about satellite radio... pshh. If I was in America I'd have my little Sirius reciever and I'd be listening to Covino & Rich and all the other great shows you get on satellite radio.
Generally satelitte antenna's don't have to be placed outside. My XM radio antenna works very well inside, just about anywhere in the house.
I have the pair of (remote) outdoor speakers from Sharper Image, I got them for under $150 and they have a range of up to 150 feet and they work awesomely!!!
"In Australia, we haven't even heard about satellite radio... pshh. If I was in America I'd have my little Sirius reciever and I'd be listening to Covino & Rich and all the other great shows you get on satellite radio."
Just use the online service...
"Generally satelitte antenna's don't have to be placed outside. My XM radio antenna works very well inside, just about anywhere in the house."
Wow. I couldn't get ANY signal indoors with our Sportster and didn't have decent reception until buying an aftermarket antenna that bolted onto our DirecTV dish
Now that's we live in a multi-story condo our only option is the web-steaming, which doesn't even offer all the programming content. My wife loves Howard, but I'm not particularly impressed Sirius, especially given the $12/month cost.
There isn't a transfer fee for Sirius. I've done it twice and have never been charged a fee to do so.