[BC] XM v Sirius

[Phil Alexander]

On 14 May 2005 at 8:15, Barry Mishkind wrote:

> At 08:06 AM 5/14/2005, Clive Warner wrote
> > >What this means to you: A substantial difference between the XM and Sirius
> > >services has finally emerged. Will automakers really lose customers for
> > >offering one over the other?
> >* Er, why don't they offer BOTH giving the customer the choice?
> >Clive
> 
>          I think the issue is incompatible
>          receiver designs (who'd a thunk?).

Kenwood has a swappable "tuner" a/k/a front end. Plug XM out plug Sirius or
IBOC in. The big difference is the IBOC front end costs $300 while the sat
flavor is $60.

Phil Alexander, CSRE 
Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology 
(a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation) 
Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037




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