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True Ipod Killer - Buy It! |
May 10, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
jasonv
from Phoenix, AZ
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Reasons for 'ipod killer' title:
- you can upload a couple gigs of your own MP3's
- you can SAVE ANY SONG FOREVER you hear played on any channel- then replay the song whenever you want (no need to buy new releases on itunes)
- it provides content- music, personalities, sports, news, weather, comedy
- i can drive accross the country on the same station no matter how rural the area
The recording option works great- it wakes up at 3am to record howard and i can fast forward the 5 minutes of commercials ever 75 minutes of show.
I love this thing despite some of the negative reviews below. The only negative is like most things the batteries don't last as long as they are quoted- but 5 hours is enough. I know a couple other people who own, and know how to use, a stiletto and haven't heard any complaints. It use to run a slow sometimes but I upgraded the firmware via the provided software and its fine now- that would probably solve some of the problems noted below.
I have no problem with reception- even in an office building at work WITHOUT an antenna connected i can get reception. FYI- the unit will not receive signal from the exterior car antenna if the dock is not plugged into power. I can hear it fine with 1 bar out of 3 with it sitting on my seat. The reception is also better if there are 'repeaters' in your area- I can get full signal in a parking garage in vegas. I can also get full signal outside jogging in phoenix. Don't forget the WI-FI (wireless internet) capabilities if you have signal problems.
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May 7, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
siriusly frustrated
from Blaine Wa
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I have been reading alot of reviews here and most I can realte to. I think I may have found a problem with the reception(outdoors). Why is it that when you have the unit powered by either the car 12volt power supply or the 12 volt power supply for the house the reception is excellent(with the car antenna). But if you leave the battery in and put it in the car dock, disconect the 12 volt power supply, you get aqiuring signal(with a fully charged battery) then do nothing more than simply slide the unit out of the car dock and it gives you a weak signal of one bar. Then simply slide the unit back into the car dock, unit on, and plug in the 12 volt power supply from the house into the car dock, VIOLA! three bars of signal! I think there is a huge problem with the batteries not being able to properly draw enough signal from the antenna,to get proper signal strength. As so many here have stated I am returning my unit to get a refund.
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I really wanted this radio. |
February 13, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
tx1
from West Covina, CA
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Let me first say that I was not one who thought that I would get good reception on a Stiletto without some type of external antenna.
My first Stiletto and boombox was returned due to some unknown signal pronlem I'll never know.
My second Stiletto seemed to work fine (although as soon as you get your hands on it, the build quality feels cheap, like it won't last through much hadling).
It could use a scroll search when listening to the library (like an ipod),and there is no indicator of any kind that it's recording while it's in sleep mode (really needs one).
Then it froze up on me a couple of times, one time completely the other time certain controls. No big deal, just power it completely off then back on to fix it.
But the last straw was when it refused to play back more than 1 second of one of my sceduled recoredings, if it even recorded more than 1 second, who knows. I missed 3 hour chunks of two shows. I re-programed it but it still would not work properly. Everything went back. AGAIN!
I'd skip on the Stiletto if I were you. It's obviously got some bugs and you can tell the first time you use it.
And I REALLY wanted this radio.
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What's the point? |
January 18, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
Matt
from Long Island, NY
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Got Stiletto 100 after waiting for the post holiday price drop. Had the item for only 20 hours, cancelled my service and returned the product. This could possibly be the most dissapointing single purchase I have ever made in my life, here's why:
Pros: Sleek design, potential sound quality
Cons: Reception!!! I must of read atleast 100 reviews before the purchase, some good, some bad. Live on Long Island, only 20 miles from Manhattan and have a 37 minute train ride in. Can't get reception in my apt, on the street, or on the train. Oh and the ridiculous looking antenna headphones that make you look like a NASA technician, they don't work either. I bought the home kit, but don't need it, going back too. THIS IS NOT A PORTABLE DEVICE FOR NEW YORKERS! You're better off buying a Starmate or Sportster which comes with a car kit then buy a home kit. You pay less than half the amount then what you would for the capabilities of the Stiletto.
Don't waste your time, stick to the ipod or you can pay for the internet sirius which works well.
Important note from Crutchfield: Current FCC rules limit the transmission strength of wireless FM transmitters to a point where transmission needs to take place very near your FM antenna. Sirius/XM includes extra wiring in order to address this issue, but Crutchfield strongly encourages customers to use an auxiliary input, wired FM modulator, or cassette adapter to ensure your satisfaction with the performance and cosmetics of this satellite radio.
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January 6, 2007 |
| Reviewer:
Seth
from Long Island NY
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As an avid Stern fan and music lover, I was excited to receive my Stiletto for Xmas. My wife bought it when it came out in late October and I watched it in the box in her closet for 2 months eagerly awaiting to open it like a little kid. And on the big day I dashed to rip the box open, quickly activated it and NOTHING. The reception of this unit is terrible at best. The headphones feel like sticks in your ears. And I only got a signal 50% of the time when I was outside taking a jog..I think I had better luck with a first generation protable CD player. Then I got no signal inside either. So keeping cool I decided I would use it as a recorder off the Internet.guess what you can not record wifi. So no signal from the sky and no recording from the wifi.not much of a portable unit. In a last ditch effort I bought the home kit. (Thought I would then simply record from the SKY) the antennae only worked if I hung it out of the window and only worked 60-% -70% of the time.And then what is the point of a $350 portable with a $79 home kit..EVERYTHING WAS RETURNED. In my quest for portability I bought an internet recorder. Now I record Sirius and download to the IPOD..I can not believe anyone is happy with this unit.I live in Long Island not the sticks.if there is no service here then where?
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