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XAct XTR1UK Sirius Satellite Receiver with Universal Kit
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List Price: $159.99
Features
• Complete satellite radio kit for listening to Sirius programming in car or at home
• Tuner with 6-line display offers 18 station presets and real-time satellite-updated clock
• S-Seek feature searches for stored song titles (up to 10) on current Sirius playlists; includes remote control
• Built-in wireless FM transmitter; includes universal docking cradle and home and car antennas
• Requires Sirius satellite subscription; tuner measures 2.75 x 4.62 x 1.38 inches (W x H x D); 1-year warranty |
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XAct XTR1UK Sirius Satellite Receiver with Universal Kit description
Enjoy all 120 channels of Sirius satellite radio while driving in your car or sitting in your living room with XAct's XTR1UK plug-and-play universal kit. Equipped with an XTR1 satellite radio receiver, a universal docking cradle, satellite antennas for both your home and car, and accompanying power sources, the kit includes everything you need to enjoy ... review details
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XAct XTR1UK Sirius Satellite Receiver with Universal Kit Customer Reviews
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Not The Best Nor Safest Equipment
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I wish I had read reviews about this equipment before buying it, but when I signed up for Sirius, this was the main equipment for sale. It has worked OK up until last week when I was driving along listening and starting smelling plastic burning and the unit stopped working. Earlier, my cigarette lighter/power plug in the front of my car stopped working altogether which I now realize is due to the XACT car charger having somehow destroyed the cigarette lighter/power plug; I checked to see if the fuse had just blown, but the fuse is fine and now I can't even get my cell phone charger to work in the cigarette lighter/power plug. The XACT receiver unit heats up tremendously and will sometimes "freeze up" during a broadcast so that I have to turn it off and then on again to "reboot" the receiver so that I can keep listening to Sirius. The car charger always got hot, but it wasn't until it actually destroyed my cigarette lighter/power plug that I realize the XACT car charger is a hazard to using in your car. I have a Subaru Forester with the cigarette lighter/power plug up front and a second power plug in the back, so after the front cigarette lighter/power plug stopped working, I plugged the XACT car charger into the back power plug and that is where the XACT car charger actually fried itself. Fortunately, it didn't also destroy that second power plug in the back of my Subaru. So, now the XACT car charger does not work at all and it has an obvious burnt plastic smell to it. I guess I'll have to contact XACT to get the car charger replaced on warranty. I also bought the XACT Boom Box that this receiver plugs into and that works great. Its also good that the XACT Receiver unit didn't fry when the XACT car charger did because at least I can listen to Sirius at home on my XACT Boom Box. I don't know if I want to risk using this piece of equipment in my car again, because it is already going to cost me to have that cigarette lighter/power plug repaired that the XACT car charger destroyed. Thank goodness that this XACT car charger did not cause an electrical fire; at least it burnt itself out before causing any further damage. The bottom line on this review is I would recommend against the
XACT equipment. Since I bought the XACT car/home kit and the Boom Box, I'll keep using it and contact XACT to replace the car charger, but I can't recommend this product to anyone with good conscious on my part. |
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