Sirius unveils new Sportster 5 (and I want one)
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Tags: Sirius, Sirius Plug and Play, Sirius Receivers
Well, well, well. Looks like XM won't be the only one on the block with a color plug-and-play receiver (and it's a welcome update in the evolution of satellite radio). Introducing the brand spankin' new Sirius Sportster 5.
The Sportster 5 boasts a vivid color display, simple navigation, and the advanced features that you've come to love from the Sportster line of receivers.
Let's let the features speak for the Sportster 5, because as plug-and-plays go, this is the new hotness from Sirius:
- Large multi-color display
- Selectable colors: match your dash lights and mood (awesome)
- Sirius Universal docking, so it's compatible with a majority of Sirius accessories
- Sirius Replay: pause, rewind and replay up to 60 minutes of live radio
- FM transmitter with FM preset function: allows you to store the best FM frequencies in your area
- 30 channel presets plus the standard array of PnP features like S-Seek Alerts, Sports Alert, One-Touch Jump, personalized tickers, etc
- Parental controls
- Alarm clock w/snooze: wake up in the morning to Hard Attack
The Sirius Sportster 5 will MSRP for $169.99 and will be available at retail this Fall 2007. Yet another winner from Sirius today.
Want more pics? Sure you do, check out more photos of the Sportster 5 after the jump...
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Comments
Sounds like a cool receiver...Almost enough to make me consider becoming a dual sub. :) So for Christmas, I want the Sportster 5, and the new XM plug-n-play.
Posted by: Wes Derby | August 15, 2007 12:10 PM
XM still looks better, more colors than just blue, also the letters dont look like blocks on the the new Xpress rc, unlike the new sirius plug and play
Posted by: XMFAN | August 15, 2007 12:12 PM
XMFAN: I agree. I think the Xpress RC looks better. Love the display on that.
Posted by: waterwagen | August 15, 2007 12:37 PM
XMFAN: look at the feature list... "Selectable colors"...
Posted by: leviramsey | August 15, 2007 12:56 PM
Okay...oh..selectable colors! The Text still looks like crap, and is it even Split screen??
Posted by: XMFAN | August 15, 2007 2:11 PM
XMFAN: The little engine ahem..radio that could, Xpress RC, blows the Sportster 5 (stupid name, Sportster??) out of the water.
Posted by: Adam | August 15, 2007 2:39 PM
This looks much nicer than the XpressReallyCrappy.
looks like this is year 2 that Sirius' hardware blows away XM's.
Posted by: Philmore | August 15, 2007 8:13 PM
Philmore, Are you F*cking Serious? Sirius is just playing Catchup...something that its been needing to do for well over 2 years.
Posted by: XMFAN | August 16, 2007 10:25 AM
XM FAN: R u f*cking retarded, or do you just sound that way?
The reality is, BOTH companies have made big improvements in hardware design from launch in 2002 but the big story is Sirius because it launched 1 year after XM, therefore its chipset design was 1 year behind. They are now on par. If your still ignorant, how do explain XM getting their a$$'s kicked by SIRIUS at retail every single month?
Posted by: FUBAR | August 17, 2007 4:33 PM
Currently I am a Sirius subscriber and looking to upgrade my outdated Sirius receiver. I am considering switching to XM just because of XM’s XpressRC Receiver, I compared it right next to the Sirius Sportster5 which I was going to buy; well now I want the XM XpressRC. The Display is out of this world, especially when compared to the Sportster5. Both of the receivers are priced at $169. I truly feel that if I get so much less from the Sportster5 if I was to buy it. I love Sirius programming, but then again I have never had XM!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward | December 8, 2007 5:11 PM