Joe Analssandrini wrote:
Hello Everybody,

I just got my new (July) issue of MONITORING TIMES and there, on page
4, is an Eton ad featuring, among others, the new Eton E1
AM/FM/Shortwave/"Satellite Ready" Radio $500.

No mention of XM - nor is the XM logo on the picture of the receiver
itself.

Joe,

The ad says "satellite ready" because you have the option of purchasing
the external satellite antenna, and subscribing to the satellite
service. (See the Eton E1 at Universal Radio's website. It shows the
satellite antenna module as an option.) The antenna module is an option
since not everyone, including myself, cares about receiving satellite
radio.

To wish that Eton would include sideband selectable sync detection and
multiple bandwidths on their cheaper radios is like wishing that the
cheapest Lexus would include all the luxury features of the most
expensive Lexus. If Eton included the extra features on their cheaper
radios, it only makes sense the radios would cost more. It makes good
sense to offer several choices to the consumer. The more features you
want, the more you have to pay. Isn't that the way it happens with
everything else?