XM vs SIRIUS

[LER]

I'm an E* subscriber, so I've heard the Sirius music stations, but I also LOVE MLB Baseball. There is a possibility I'll be stuck in Charlotte NC for most of this MLB season for a contract, and would love to hear what's going on with the Texas Rangers while in NC.

So, given that the monthly charges are the same now, what would you recommend for a radio, and what for service?

I'd need something for the car, as well as something for the apt/house.

Thanks!

 

[fldrummer]

If you want mlb get XM. I don't really care about baseball. The only sports I like are football and nascar which is comming sirius. I haven't heard XM so I can't compare. Sirius seems to have pretty good playlists to me.

 

[charper1]

I had both, but if you have to have MLB then you have no choice. If no MLB needed the Sirius is my firm choice. Personally I can't stand sports over the radio in the video age; I can find a TV to be in front of for games I want to watch.

 

[LER]

Why SIRIUS? Which radio?

MLB is a would be nice, but I want reasons to pick one over the other

 

[charper1]

I personally like the XACT line of portables and they work great in the house and in the car. Make sure you have clear access for the home antenna. N-NNW-NW for the Carolinas

http://www.xactcommunication.com/Sirius-Satellite-Radio-7/

 

[Sirius_Rich]

Why SIRIUS? Which radio?

MLB is a would be nice, but I want reasons to pick one over the other

Have you been to the respective sites and perused their WHY ME pages?

XM = http://www.xmradio.com/learn/programming.jsp

Sirius = http://sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Page&cid=1065475754125

As far as Sirius or XM radios, get one that has boom box capabilities. Sirius' best seller is the Sportster and XM's best seller is the SkyFi2.

 

[bcshields]

Sirius has a nice range of talk channels. Not to mention the music channels you already knew about. Left, Right, and plenty of non-political talk on Talk Central. The Radio Chick Show is hilarious and Jay Thomas, a sarcastic B-Actor who has no problem interviewing people and making fun of them the rest of the show.

I like the talk stuff. The news is pretty comparable. The original programming is really what seperates the two.