Post #189707 by MachTiki on Thu, Sep 29, 2005 4:18 PM

I've had Sirius radio for almost a year and I have noticed that there is a "playlist" on certain stations. Not nearly as short a list as regular radio, but you will hear a few of the songs on a regular basis. I've found myself loving a new station I discovered, then moving onto another one once I start to notice the repetition of a few songs. But, if you stop listening for awhile, they do tend to shuffle in and out songs to keep it fairly new. I agree that there are so many songs out there, why only play a handful by a particular artist?

As far as the reception & quality: The signal drops completely when you go under a bridge or into a garage and doesn't come back until you get back into the open. If you're going through an area covered with trees, the signal still gets through with no problem. It's only when there is 100% obstruction.

The quality, to me, is "good". It sounds a little like AM radio, but in stereo (if that makes sense). It has that "electronic" sound like when you listen to a radio station over the internet. Very clear, but electronic sounding all the same.

All that being said... I wouldn't want to be without it. It's great on trips because you don't have to keep finding local stations and there is something for everybody from music, to talk shows, to comedy, to vintage radio shows.

If you're trying to decide between Sirius & XM, the deciding factor to me was the sports broadcasts. Sirius has: NFL, NBA, College & NHL (well, eventually there willl be something to hear on NHL). I believe that these are all exclusives to Sirius. I know for sure that NFL is. They broadcast EVERY NFL game and you have the choice to listen to the home or away announcers.

XM has: MLB

Hope this helps and thanks for letting me ramble.

[ Edited by: MachTiki 2005-09-30 10:57 ]