C0deZer0
Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
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join:2001-10-03
Davenport, FL | Get ready... I wonder how long until these XM PCR's come along ringing up a price like $400 over original retail price on eBay?  | |
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 krobar
Is this thing on?
join:2002-09-15
Columbus, OH
| Re: Get ready... seen some on ebay going for about 300 recently already.
I also agree with what the other guy below me said, that it sucks because it's going to use bandwidth, had I known about the xm pcr prior to them pulling it I would have been very interested, being able to listen to music while playing a game online and not have it interfere with my speeds OR use up a lot of resources (ala some mp3 players) I'd have been all over it, now it looks like if I want the service like that I'll have to find someone selling theirs on ebay. 
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roamer1
sticking it out at you
join:2001-03-24
Atlanta, GA
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| Re: Get ready... said by krobar  :
had I known about the xm pcr prior to them pulling it I would have been very interested, being able to listen to music while playing a game online and not have it interfere with my speeds OR use up a lot of resources (ala some mp3 players)
If all you want to do is listen to music, it's easy enough to hook a regular XM (or Sirius, or DirecTV...) receiver to a sound card. All you lose is the "seamless" control from the PC.
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lupinia
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join:2004-08-24
Harrisonburg, VA
| Re: Get ready... You also lose the clarity of digital input. The PCR is digital, the new portable units they're pushing are analog, and if you have a high-end speaker system (like I have in my car and computer), you can really tell the difference.
They better offer 256kbps or higher for the online service. | |
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lupinia
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join:2004-08-24
Harrisonburg, VA
| Re: Get ready... Good, I'm tired of seeing all these analog units for sale. Hopefully I can save up for a new Pioneer hardwired unit before they're discontinued, my old one is getting, well, old, I got it from the Crutchfield here the day it came out. 
I currently have one of the original Sony portables sitting on my desk, and it would sound much better if I could run it through SPDIF or even optical. In addition to the reduced processing power of the standalone unit, it's also easy to layer music over my games, and I can even mute WAVE and still get my satellite feed [hugs his SP Audigy]
I've been a fan of XM ever since they came out, but crap like this is a tad unsettling. | |
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steelerboy26
join:2002-02-24
Oakland, CA | SBC/Yahoo has LaunchastPlus for free if you are a subscriber. Can't really see paying for a streaming service that I have no control over on my PC. At least with launchast you can skip songs.
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