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 Say "good-bye" to Sirius?



This press release just hit the street.

Audiovox and XM Satellite Radio Introduce Breakthrough XM Solution for More Than 25 Makes of New and Used Cars


Audiovox's Terk Smart Digital Adaptor makes it Possible for Every Car Radio
with Radio Data Service (RDS) to Become an XM Radio

2005 SEMA
LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
Audiovox-Jensen-Code Systems Booth 11008

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Audiovox Corporation
(Nasdaq: VOXX) and XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR), announced a new smart
digital adaptor that delivers XM to any new or used vehicle having a stereo
system equipped with Radio Data Service (RDS). The announcement was made by
Tom Malone, Senior VP, Sales, Audiovox Electronics Corporation.
RDS is available in a variety of vehicle models offered by leading
automakers, including Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar,
Jeep, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Nissan,
Porsche, Range Rover, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo. The RDS system was
introduced in the U.S. in 1998, and is designed to send digital display
information to FM radios.
Audiovox's Smart Digital Adaptor, marketed under its Terk brand, connects
the in-dash radio to a hideaway XM Direct tuner box. The driver can access all
XM functions using a full-feature remote control. The Adaptor offers consumers
a universal solution for new and used vehicles that do not have
factory-installed XM radios. The patent-pending technology provides a
"factory-like" XM installation, leaving the dash and existing car stereo head
unit intact.
"With the introduction of this new RDS product, Audiovox covers another
segment of the satellite radio market. Consumers who want satellite radio, but
who don't want the extra hardware on their dashboards that a plug-and-play
solution requires, will now be able to purchase this new car stereo solution
starting November," said Malone.
Consumers can simply use the Terk Smart Digital Adapter (MSRP $69.99) to
connect the RDS radio to an XM Direct tuner (MSRP $49.99). The XM Direct tuner
is placed behind the dash for a clean, seamless installation. The tuner is
available at retailers nationwide.
RDS-capable car stereos connected to the XM Direct tuner will display the
XM channel names, artist's name, song title, channel number, and music genre
on the existing car stereo's display, similar to factory-installed satellite
radio receivers. The user will be able to continue to listen to AM and FM
radio stations on the in-dash radio.



SOURCE Audiovox Corporation


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   Reply » Say "good-bye" to Sirius?

Not a very elegant solution. Now you have a little remote control box in your car, along with everything else. Is XM that much better than Sirius?

   Reply » Say "good-bye" to Sirius?

Sirius = Stern = Only choice in SAT Radio.

   Reply » Say "good-bye" to Sirius?

It looks like this is for people like me... People who want to keep the aesthetics of their car looking good without any addons. I was 1 hour from installing a Sirius aftermarket unit on my car until I found out how to use my NAV with Sirius even though I didn't have 693 (sat prep).

   Reply » Say "good-bye" to Sirius?

Goodbye to Sirius? nonsense.

   Reply » Say "good-bye" to Sirius?

WOW, there's no way that Sirius will EVER come out with something similar! Give me a break. Give it another year and no one will use car based systems anymore anyway, they will all be portable ones (ipodesque). That's the main problem with sat radio now, who wants to buy a unit for their home, then for their car, then for their boat, tec. etc. and have to pay a separate subscription fee for all of them? The new portables will be coming out soon enough, for both sides, and it will make this whole thing a non-issue.

This whole thing reminds me of when cd players first came out for cars. If you had an old one and didn't want to buy an in-dash uit, you bought a discman or whatever and played it through your tape deck. If you didn't want that, then you got a cd changer and had the whole remote thing with the extra little receiver hanging around. Then all cars come with cd players, then most come with cd changers. Now its mp3s and ipods going through the same routine, cars are now coming with USB ports for microdrives, soon enough it will be sat radios and in a year or two everything will be bluetooth and it won't matter anymore.

There, my rant is done. Oh, and I have owned both XM and Sirius and they are about equal. I happen to like Howard and the Chill station, so I prefer Sirius now.


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