XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

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Publisher's description of XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

From XM Satellite Radio: XM Radio Online delivers XM Satellite Radio's 68 commercial-free music channels plus other exclusive XM programs, including "The Bob Edwards Show," the XM Comedy channel, and High Voltage featuring "Opie & Anthony" live on the Internet for one monthly fee of $7.99. XM Satellite Radio subscribers receive a discounted rate for XM Radio Online of $3.99 a month.

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Editor's review of XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

Well-known satellite-radio purveyor XM brings its wares to the Media Center PC with this application. Before you can use XM Satellite Radio for Media Center, you'll have to surrender your e-mail address and create an account. The program's logical interface organizes genres on the left and actual tracks on the left, and all the text is large enough to read from across a room. The program offers streaming music in about 15 categories, from comedy to talk to hip-hop to jazz. If you don't like the track that's playing when you tune into a particular channel, you can scroll around until you find one you like. Our biggest complaint with XM Satellite Radio for Media Center concerns the three-day trial period, which seems short. Nevertheless, Media Center owners with eclectic tastes will probably find this app at least worth considering.

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  XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

  Good content that CAN be accessed from non-Media Center PCs

  by: drwawa on 12-Oct-2006 07:24:26 AM

  Pros: I'd like to offer two important comments about receiving XM radio on your PC:

  1) It's FREE if you already have XM service in your car - just go to the xmradio website to create an account.

  2) You CAN get XM service on any PC (not just Media Center PC's) by going to the xmradio website and clicking the "Listen Now" button.

  The XM Radio sound quality and content are good and most channels are commercial free.

  Cons: The Media Center interface is limited. You cannot use the record or pause buttons and you cannot share the XM content with other Media Center PCs on the same network.

  I prefer to just use a browser to get the content directly from the xmradio website. The browser interface is significantly better than the Media Center interface in terms of both functionality and appearance. In other words, you don't even need this download - just go directly to the xmradio website and click the "Listen Now" button.

  I was dissapointed to discover that certian channels (many of the sports, news, and talk channels) are not available online. However, there are a number of online only channels.

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  XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

  7.99 month ripp off,should 19.99 year

  by: eddies83 on 15-Sep-2006 11:29:36 PM

  Pros: thanks so much for 3 days

  Cons: crooks,ripp off people wanting some tunes,I say its absurd to charge 7.99 a month its just not worth that

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  XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

  Great for those who already have XM

  by: chilnvilan on 07-Mar-2008 08:43:13 PM

  Pros: The software is great if you already have XM. Of course you get XM online FREE if you have a paying subscription in your car, home, boat, etc. But when you go to xmradio.com and listen it times out quite often if you are just listineng to xm while you are in the office. This program lets it never 'time out' so it's pretty convenient compared to what comes with your paying subscription.

  Cons: I think the view looks like it was made 10 years ago, it could be better graphics.

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  XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

  Quite Expensie

  by: tapierce on 25-Dec-2007 07:25:25 PM

  Pros: It is satellite, good quality.

  Cons: $7.99 is quite expensive. Hopefully will come down in price over the next few years...

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  XM Satellite Radio for Media Center

  This is horrible because its only for Windows XP Media Center.

  by: G-Unit&Shady on 30-Jan-2006 12:50:06 PM

  Cons: its only for Windows XP Media Center.

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