In addition to playlist management and streaming Sirius channels over the Internet, the software will check for updates to the Stiletto firmware updates over Wi-Fi are supposed be coming soon. You'll also get Yahoo Music Engine in the package, and though we haven't tested the subscription feature, we'd don't see why anybody would really need this. Nice sound--but battery life and antenna headphones could be better The Stiletto is a decent performer, though as with all satellite radio devices, the more access to the open sky, the better.
With the antenna headphones which offer a boost in performance , live satellite was pretty decent in San Francisco--even when walking between skyscrapers. I did most of my listening near a window on the fifth floor of a building.
From there, the plain old earbud route worked well, with two of three signal bars present. Sound quality is nice and punchy, especially with my big Sony cans on some readers will swear that Sirius sounds a little better than XM, and I tend to agree. Strangely, there is no equalizer. Battery life is a problem with most portable satellite radios, so luckily the Stiletto comes with two of them--the standard one that juts out and the slim one that holds half the juice.
The standard battery is rated to last 4 hours for live satellite radio, 8 hours for Internet radio, and a nice 20 hours for library music including MP3s and recorded content. For basic playback with the satellite receiver turned off , CNET Labs' tests managed to beat the rated time by 3. While library playback is impressive on paper, 4 hours for live radio isn't ideal. You'll find, however, that once the Stiletto no longer powers the receiver, you can switch to Internet or Library mode and still get a few hours out of it.
It would be useful to be able to charge the extra battery while not in use, but you can't. Also, while there is an onscreen recharge indicator a green plus-sign , you can't tell if the unit is recharging when it's powered off. I also noticed that the Stiletto gets really warm. Though it's far from perfect, the Stiletto is a fine first effort and sets the bar high for future versions. The pricey device could be a little slimmer, ship with better headphones, have better battery life, and include more memory--all things that could one day make the iPod an afterthought for music lovers.
But for now, the excellence of this product stems from an interface that maximizes enjoyment for the user. Pricing Not Available. You can pause and replay live streams, the GUI is intuitive and fun to use, the main controller is well designed, and it comes with two batteries. The intriguing Sirius Stiletto is packed with useful radio and digital audio features, and it's easy and fun to use. However, some consumers may find the Stiletto too bulky, and battery life isn't stellar.
Sirius Stiletto Photo gallery: Sirius Stiletto The Stiletto conveniently ships with two batteries-- one is larger than the other. The bundled antenna headphones aren't a necessity, but they do improve signal strength especially when using indoors. Incidentally, they wrecked my ears. The Sirius Stiletto with its accessories. Scroll Wheel. Support Questions Ask a Question. Tools These are some common tools used to work on this device.
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The following table provides the approximate listening times. Parameter Description Notes Channel Any SIRIUS broadcast channel may be selected You must enter the password for locked channels Date The date of the recording Dates may be selected from the present date to 4 weeks in the future Start Time The time of day the recording will begin It will not allow you to set a recording time that has already past Duration The amount of time to record Recording times of 5 minutes to 6 hours may be selected Repeating The recording can be set to repeat at scheduled intervals Choose from the following: No: recording will take place only once Weekly: recording will take place every seven days Daily: recording will take place every day Mon-Fri: recording will take place every M-F Sat-Sun: recording will take place every Saturday and Sunday Keep Last Specify how many previously recorded shows to keep Choose from the following: All Shows: keeps all previous recordings 1,2,3,5,10 Shows: keeps the selected number of previous recordings.
Content Type Storage Limitation Notes Individual songs saved from SIRIUS broadcasts 10 hours once the 10 hour limit is exceeded, older content is automatically deleted to make space available for recently added songs Schedule recordings and time block recordings hours newer recordings will replace older recordings once the hours fills up Downloaded MP3 and WMA files purchased and subscription content MB half of the memory available on the Stiletto may be used for the storage of download purchased or subscription content, once downloaded, content will remain until it is deleted by user Radio Replays Available Memory occupies any unused memory and are deleted automatically to make space available for other content.
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