Dave Bennett
Screenwriter
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2000
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I'd been thinking about taking the plunge and getting XM for a while now. Originally, I was going to get the XM Commander, but ultimately the expense and the fact that it was only for the car made me rule it out. I then began looking at the Roady, as it is movable between cars and home. I then saw that starting a few days ago, you can get a free Home Kit for the Roady by mail. That in conjuction with a $20 rebate at Circuit City was enough for me. I went and picked it up today. I haven't done a permanent install yet because I'm waiting for the Aux input adapter to arrive for my JVC headunit, but I activated it and have it in my room for right now(using a universal power plug to power it).The antenna gets full signal even just sitting on my window cill, and much to my suprise, I got the same signal strentgh with the antenna at the edge of my dash as I did with it on the roof of the car. So, for comsmetic and theft deterrant reasons, I'll be mounting it on my dash. I'm really digging XM so far. The 80's channel is great, Deep Cuts is fantastic, as is Fred and a few others. I even like the Dance channels and I'm not usually into dance music. So even though I've got an MP3 CD player in my car, XM will soon be joining it. I'm really pumped about the free home kit. I had a much easier time justifying getting XM knowing that I can use it at home and in the car. Anyhow, I know some folks have become a bit discontent with XM due to commericials, but after sampling both Sirius and XM, I think XM has the better hardware(atleast for add on tuners) and for me, XM has a better selection of the music I'm into. Anyhow, just wanted to post my initial thoughts. I can't wait until i get this thing in the car and when I get the home kit in a few weeks so I can undo my jury rigged job