Sirius Xact Rego XTR5 Review at CNET
CNET has this recap of the XACT XTR5 Sirius Satellite Radio. While not officially reviewed by the editors of CNET, eight users rated it a 4.9 out of 10, which is mediocre.
The XACT XTR5 was the predecessor to the Sirius S50. One of the first portable radios for Sirius, the XTR5 does come with its share of problems. First, the XTR5 ships with a car kit, but to use it as a full-on portable outside of your car, you’ll need to shell out another $100 for the XS043 wearable kit - which adds a rechargeable battery and AC adapter. However, the kit’s bulky headphones which have an integrated antenna almost totally nullify the ability to use your preferred set of headphones with the XTR5 satellite radio.
The XACT XTR5 does have some advantages though. For instance, it can record up to 4 hours of programming to its built in memory. The XACT XTR5 also can play mp3s - from MicroSD cards - which it accepts up to 1GB in size. That should be good for about 16 hours of mp3s.
All in all, it would probably be better to wait for a better portable satellite radio unit to become available. It might be worth checking out the Sirius S50, although it technically isn’t a true portable. Other XACT models worth mentioning, while not portable, are the XTR3CK Visor.
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