SIRIUS Stiletto SL100 Portable Satellite Radio Receiver
by Sirius Satellite Radio
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Customer Review: DON'T LIKE THE FAVORITES LIST, it makes you have to buy the song rather than just record it to the unit.
Summary: 4 Stars
Let me explain, say you heard a song you liked, but you didn't get to the receiver in time to press the love(record) button. With the Sirius S50 model(the Stilettos' prediceser) you could just hit the rewind button, hit record for the song you just missed and it put the song in the receivers' memory for listening whenever you want, the Stiletto lets you rewind to the song you want to hear again just like the S50, but recording the song thats differant than the S50. When you hit the record button instead of putting it to memory for listing later, it puts the song in a favorites list instead, (which you can't access in the receivers menu screens only a computer) then you must connect the unit to a computer and through yahoo you must purchase this song if you want to hear it again. I'VE NEVER USED THIS FUNCTION, I'M NOT GOING TO PAY FOR MUSIC THAT I'M ALREADY PAYING FOR!!! Note: Just to be sure your clear with my point, you can record songs with the Stiletto, you just have to be present at the time the song is being played live and hit the record button, then the song is in the receivers' memeory, but it will not do this if your playing in delayed mode, just like a tivo when you rewind live programing, you can rewind back up to an hour. That is really my biggest complaint over this new receiver Sirius is making, it must have to do with infringement rights or something. What I don't understand is satellite radio pays royalties to play the music Sirius plays everyday, but regular(traditional) free radio does not. Anyway just about everthing else on this receiver is an improvement over the S50, which if I didn't state it is very similar in its functions.
Customer Review: Some Nice Features, BUT a bit Quirky
Summary: 3 Stars
I received my Stiletto 100 for Christmas along with the car kit and a home kit. I've been a Sirius subscriber for a little over a year now and found it simple to activate and install. However, there is a DRAMATIC difference in the FM transmitter on the Stiletto 100 versus the year-old radio I own. The FM transmitter is extremely weak and constantly loses signals or produces major static. I live in NJ and commute close to NYC so this may be magnified due to the numerous radio stations, but my old radio never gave me a problem.
I have ordered the direct FM connection (which I'm not looking forward to installing) and am going to give that a try. I have read in some forums on the internet that this will solve the problem. I have also had some issues with the recording feature where it doesn't turn off based on the timer setting and I've had the unit freeze up a couple of times.
All that said, the wireless feature has worked extremly well at my home and I have been using the recording feature to tape my favorite show so I can listen to it at my leisure. I think that this unit has excellent features, but that it will probably be a whole lot better as the kinks are worked out in production and the next generation is produced.
Perhaps I should have went with the much less costly S50 or waited a year for the Stiletto 2nd generation.
I can't give this unit a ringing endorsement, but if you're a gadget person who needs to have the latest in technology it is a nice and sleek little unit.
Customer Review: Sirius potential
Summary: 3 Stars
You all know what the Stiletto 100 can do, I just got mine from Circuit City and will let you know how well it does it. The good news is everything looks great, everything feels great. Great navigation too, the S100 is as good as the S50 was bad. WIFI works great.
Why 3 stars?
First, the headphones. The earbuds have zero bass, but thats expected. However, the over-the-head antenna headphones are designed like the letter "C" - instead of an ear piece that goes ON your ear, they poke INTO your ear, sideways, and there is no foam covering for them. They hurt just wearing them, and worse than that, if you hit your head into anything while wearing them, youre gonna bust an ear drum.
Then theres the battery charging. Is it charging? I don't know. The AC adapter is plugged in, and its also attached to the unit. But there is no indicator light, anywhere. My electric toothbrush has an indicator light. My electric shaver has an indicator light. The Sirius Stiletto is dark.
Last, to put the unit in sleep mode, you push a slide down 1 second. But to turn the unit off, you push it down for 5 seconds. The problem is when you want to power off, there is no indication, after the "sleep mode" display comes on after 1 second, that it is now NOT going into sleep mode.
Bottom line: I will test it for the next few weeks to see if it gets the Satellite reception I want, outdoors, in apartments, with the headphones I want. If it does, I will use it every day. If not, its useless.
Customer Review: New to Satellite Radio
Summary: 4 Stars
I just bought the Stiletto 100 for myself for my birthday.
I wanted to enter the satellite radio family much earlier, but I thought it was ridiculous that I couldn't move around with a radio "walkman" style. When Sirius debuted the Stiletto, I waited a fair amount of time for them to work out the bugs and finally pulled the trigger.
The Good:
-The reception in big cities is great. Even in Lexington, KY, I was getting signal in a datacenter in the middle of a 7 story building.
-Wifi option is easy to use.
-Interface is clean and simple. Very Ipod-like.
-Recording live radio. I am a DVR addict with my TV and find myself constantly wanting to rewind radio. This unit grants me that ability.
The Bad:
-As others have said, the headphones stink. The earbuds are very invasive and the entire unit is fairly rigid and uncomfortable.
-Cars. Once you leave a big city with a repeater, you need the car kit to get reception. The car kits are confusing, but that portion shouldn't affect this review.
-No clip. I want to use this while I jog or mow the lawn. It didn't come with any good way to teather the unit to your arm or belt.
Overall, I think it is a good product. The headphones need a serious redesign and I still need to purchase the car kit for my work commute, but I am happy with the unit and the service Sirius provides.
Customer Review: wrap your stiletto in aluminum foil
Summary: 1 Stars
I got my stiletto on Friday, and activated it on Saturday. I was so excited about having it that I went walking that morning. I should have known something was wrong when I had to stand outside, away from trees, to activate my stiletto. Anyway, as I started to walk, it was really hard to get reception especially if I did not have it in my hand and pointed it straight up to the sky. Now mind you I am walking, and who do you know wants to go walking with their right hand held high so that they can hear music. Also, I was wearing the ear buds that they also offer you in the package, but if they don't help the reception, why offer them. The satillite ear phones that they also send you, are so uncomfortable that you would not be able to walk a mile before taking them off to get the circulation back into your ears.
I told my friend about this item and he suggsted that I wrap my stiletto in aluminum foil so that I can get better reception. Unfortunately, I have spent too much money on this item to have to wrap it in anything. It should work without any outside sources.
This is really disappointing, especially since I have had a car receiver since September 07, and have had no problems, but this is a really poor product and I am currently in the process of sending it back after having it for three days.