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Sirius S50 Satellite Radio

Sirius S50 Satellite Radio
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Product Description: Sirius S50

Experience the cutting edge of portable satellite radio with the most compact and versatile receiver available. Pause and rewind live broadcasts and store up to 50 hours of content.
  • SIRIUS Media Dial pauses, rewind and fast-forward through your favorite content
  • 1 GB/50 hours of mp3/WMA and/or stored SIRIUS content
  • Voice feedback announces paused channel
  • Full color...
Experience the cutting edge of portable satellite radio with the most compact and versatile receiver available. Pause and rewind live broadcasts and store up to 50 hours of content.
  • SIRIUS Media Dial pauses, rewind and fast-forward through your favorite content
  • 1 GB/50 hours of mp3/WMA and/or stored SIRIUS content
  • Voice feedback announces paused channel
  • Full color display
  • 30 channel presets
  • "My SIRIUS" channels automatically generate custom content based on your listening patterns.
  • Sports Ticker shows scores from any play-by-play broadcast on SIRIUS while listening to your favorite content
  • Game Alert prompts you when your favorite teams play and score
  • One-touch access to traffic and weather reports for your city or use to tune to your favorite SIRIUS channel
  • 3.9" x 1.9" x 0.7'
  • USB-Rechargeable battery lasts up to 6 hours

Includes: Ear buds, belt clip, USB cable, AC adapter, car kit with wireless FM modulator, low profile antenna, vehicle power adaptor, universal mount, remote control

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User Reviews: Sirius S50

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    Don't buy it yet

    By JBR  Jan 18, 2006 | 6 out of 7 found this Sirius S50 review helpful

    Pros: Records content

    Cons: Lots of freezing issues; terrible interface

    I want to like this thing, I really do. But it's chock full of annoying issues that show how little research or consumer testing Sirius did with this thing. It was clearly rushed out in time for Stern. The idea behind it is great, but poorly exe...cuted. For one, there's STILL no home docks available, so in order to record content, you have to leave it in your car. On top of that, most users have experienced problems where the unit freezes when it starts up to record a program. So enjoy waking up in the morning, going to your car to grab it, and being greeted by a frozen unit with no recorded content that you have to pull the battery out of to get it to reset. On top of that, the interface stinks. There's no bookmark feature, and this might be the worst thing about it. When you pause your recorded content and leave it paused for more than about a minute, the unit shuts down, and loses your place. Turn it back on for a few minutes of fast forwarding to the place you were at, assuming you memorized the time stamp when you paused it. There's nothing intuitive about any of the menus. Which one of the 5 buttons on the side will take you back to a certain menu? Who knows! Just make sure you don't accidentally shut it off while you're listening to something and lose your place! Plus, the battery life is terrible. A lot of people complain that it's not "truely portable" because you can't listen to live content without it being in the dock, but that's not even that big a deal. If the thing worked correctly, and recorded things on schedule, not being "live" wouldn't matter. I've heard that the portable sat radios get bad reception anyway. Bottom line, this thing could be good, even great, but don't buy this version. Wait until they upgrade it or update the firmware, or you'll be on the sirius backstage forums complaining about it to deaf ears like the rest of us. Read more Less

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    Good product, bad marketing

    By Hugh Donagher  Oct 6, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Sirius S50 review helpful

    Pros: satellite radio quality programming

    Cons: is not what it appears to be, a satellite radio "walkman"

    This device must be connected to a special antenna to receive the satellite signal. Despite careful reading of the marketing materials pre-purchase, it was my understanding that this was a satellite radio one could strap to one's arm and go runni...ng with. Not so. All you can listen to "on-the-go" with this device is pre-recorded programming or MP3 files you've loaded onto it. Think of this as the VCR Of satellite radio. If you've planned ahead and recorded the program, you can be running with Howard Stern. Otherwise, you can listen to him in your car, connected to the antenna. And for that useage, this is a great little device. Sirius just needs to clarify it's marketing materials regarding what this device is and is not. Read more Less

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Pro Reviews: Sirius S50

  • PC World

    Get Radio Anywhere

    The Sirius S50 in-car satellite radio lets you download audio and take it with you.The $330 Read more

  • CNET

    Sirius S50

    The Sirius S50 is a compact and attractive satellite radio player, but users must learn to live within its limitations. It's best for car commuters who occasionally want a portable unit. If you want live satellite streaming on the go, you'll need the Delphi MyFi XM2Go or Pioneer's Airware XM2Go, which work with XM satellite radio. Read more

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