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Directed Electronics Sportster Replay Sirius Receiver

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(4.20 out of 5) from 11 reviews

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Faulty antennas, and new model stinks

(4.00 out of 5) by xamaron on Feb 3, 2007

Pros: Comedy channels, Howard, and music selections are worth the monthly fee.
Cons: harware problems
The Bottom Line: Sirius is great, but buy the older hardware, and watch out for fault antennas. Also, watch out for faulty "FM modulators" that installers use.

10/1/07 Good news, the radio is working again. Sirius agreed to give me another radio, and a free in ...
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Get Serious About Sirius

(4.00 out of 5) by rutkiller on Nov 28, 2006

Pros: Great content, great variety, easy install.
Cons: $12.95/month, backlight is very bright and overpowering.
The Bottom Line: I would recommend the Sirius Sportster to anyone. The idea of paying for radio is here to stay and this is a great unit.

About three years ago, I was researching a series of stocks, looking for something new to invest my ...
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Great Plug & Play Receiver for the Money

(5.00 out of 5) by em3design on Nov 14, 2006

Pros: Sturdy, game alerts, song alerts, abundance of preset stations (almost too many), pause/stop capability
Cons: artist alert, hard to read sometimes at night in car
The Bottom Line: Very sturdy receiver and mine's taken quite a beating...literally. Simple to use although requires you read the manual to get all the features down.

I've had the Sportster Replay for almost a year now and I don't think I could ever go back to regula ...
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"Sirius-ly" good radio

(4.00 out of 5) by krus54 on Aug 16, 2006

Pros: Game alerts, 30 preset stations, plug and play
Cons: Display hard to read in the light, gets hot, can't save the recorded audio.
The Bottom Line: This is a great unit, lots of features and is portable for use in other accessories. Biggest "con" for me is the display is difficult to read in the light.

I always said that I would REFUSE to have to actually PAY to listen to the radio! Of course back in ...
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Great Unit, Great Music

(5.00 out of 5) by ktharg on May 26, 2006

Pros: Good looks, simple to use, good display
Cons: Contrast level hard to read during day, can be hard to mount
The Bottom Line: A great unit to start out, basic and to the point. Looks good and gets the job done. Nice features like Replay and Game Alert.

I bought this unit about 4 months ago and have had no issues since. Reading other reviews around the ...
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