XM vs Sirius

[geekbot]

Anyone have any experience with either XM or Sirius satellite radio? How's the quality of music, content, price, etc?

[Dameon Angell]

okay, i don't HAVE them, but i've been in cars with them. the quality is good, from what i've experienced. the stations are many and varied. in my area, i don't have a techno station, so this is cool, cuz the satelite radio does. its $10 a month i believe. i dont remember how much the radio itself costs, and the installation tho

[sTuPiD-gErBiL]

many car cd/mp3 players come with xm capability built-in... even on the cheap models. so that leaves you with just the $10/month fee if you choose to use it.

[geekbot]

I have friends that swear by Sirius and I'm thinking of buying some stock. Technically it's pretty cool stuff but I have my doubts about how much it will take off.

1) I can't really see paying $10 a month for something I'll only use when I'm in the car.
2) They'll have to compete with stuff like MP3 players. A 6-disc changer and something that plays MP3 will give you close to 1000 songs, right?

I guess they'll have original content shows and stuff that you can't get anywhere else. Hmmm....

[sTuPiD-gErBiL]

well the only real benefit of having satellite radio (excluding the obvious RIAA lawsuit crap to put a dent in your mp3 collection) would be to possibly listen to stuff you've never heard of before.

plus, sometimes i get tired of picking my driving music and actually enjoy letting some random dj pick it for me. i don't think i'd personally get satellite radio, though. $10/month just isn't in my blood.