Sirius XM have finally showed off its first interoperable radio, the MiRGE. It’ll be available this spring for $250, and you’ll be able to subscribe to a new $20 per month plan that gets you “Sirius plus XM Everything” (cool how it’s marketing it as “Sirius plus THAT OTHER COMPANY”). Yes, both services, completely, for $20 per month.
You do have to wonder what the point of such a radio is, though, considering all the channel changes and merges. (Oh, wait, no you don’t: it’s to placate the FCC.) That is to say, with XM Everything + Best of Sirius you’ve pretty much got everything you’d want, except maybe some of the sports channels.
The radio itself doesn’t look to be anything special; nothing about it says 2009 versus, say, 2006, when both companies were still at each other’s throats. You can record up to 60 minutes of programming with it, though. Gee, thanks.
I can’t see too many people plopping down $250 on a satellite radio in this environment. And, really, the only people who’d benefit from it would be new subscribers or folks who need every sports channel ever. Otherwise, hold on to what you’ve got.
Meanwhile, here’s two bonus photos I took from today’s Opie and Anthony show, featuring the nail-biting Guitar Hero showdown between Danny (creator of Secret Show to the Future) and some smug intern named Evan. Evan won, barely.
via Orbitcast
Photo Gallery by Picturesurf
Danny got SPANKED and cried about it. Wuss!
Interoperable? Is that even a word? Mirge? I wanna puke just reading that. I’ll keep my old Roady XT thank you and for less than 20 a month.
Does this new receiver use two disparate antennas? I am staying with my Xpress from 2005-6. The auto dock has an aux in that is perfect for my ipod. Have not seen any of these in Sirius’ current offerings and I doubt that Mel will include them either.
Anyway, your mom’s box.
its gonna be tuff for us truckers out here, think i will stick with my sportscaster….they sure picked a screwed time to introduce this and go BK, then turn around and try to charge multiple reciever owners…. go figure. hey XM/sirius i got a way to save some bucks FIRE THE HACK DJ’S…OMG THEYRE AWFUL. and bring back Xcountry..you fools