Sirius intros Sportster 5 dock-and-play radio

by Joshua Topolsky, posted Aug 15th 2007 at 9:19AM

Sirius is apparently busy today, since hot on the heels of its announcement concerning the Stiletto 2 comes word of the brand-spanking-new Sportster 5. Updating its year-old Sportster 4 model, the new desktop- or dashboard-seated satellite receiver boasts a 6-line, multicolor display, the ability to pause or rewind through 60 minutes of live radio, a real-time sports news ticker, storage for 30 preset stations, an FM transmitter or line out for connecting to audio sources, and comes with a full vehicle kit for mounting in your car, truck, or 50-foot yacht. Weighing in at 3.7-ounces, this is apparently the lightest Sportster ever, so you don't have to feel bad about making the kids carry it from the car to the house. Now all you have to do is decide how many you'll need to buy. Available this Fall for $169.99. Peep the gallery for higher-res action.

Gallery: Sirius intros Sportster 5 dock-and-play radio

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio

Tags: car audio, car mountable, CarAudio, CarMountable, satellite radio, SatelliteRadio, sirius, sportster, sportster 5, Sportster5

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Eric @ Aug 15th 2007 9:38AM

Pictures? Comparing my Samsung Helix to the Stiletto 1, the Sirius is huge, bulky and cheap looking.

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mexdodge @ Aug 18th 2007 2:23PM

whatever, Pest. Go listen to 0.0., they need listeners.

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strider_mt2k @ Aug 15th 2007 10:16AM

I like the looks and the extra 15 min of rewind time, but the most I use the screen on my ol' Starmate replay for is to check the artist or song name or who's coming up on my seek list.
I don't really need a color screen.

I'll stick with what I have for now.

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Bronowyn @ Aug 15th 2007 10:28AM

XM just recently released a very similar PnP unit. I wonder, on the heels of the (possible) merger... if this is something that will be interoperable for both satellite systems.

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