Joe Analssandrini wrote:
On Feb 14, 6:44 pm, "junius" wrote:
It looks like the Eton E1 (minus XM satellite radio capability, it
would seem) is to be rebadged as the Grundig G1.

http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...able/2001.html

Not available until late 2007.

The selling price on this set could potentially prove more attractive
than that of the $500 E1XM: The G1's list price is $500 on
Universal's website, as opposed to the $700 list price of the E1
(which Universal and other outlets regularly sell at 499.95).

RadioIntel has some pictures of the G1, taken at CES 2007.

http://www.radiointel.com/ces2007.htm

junius

Dear Junius,

This is strictly conjecture on my part - I believe the "Etón" name has
no cachet whatsoever as a radio brand (as opposed to a company brand)
and perhaps they want to see which name sells best. Personally, I
should hope for the return of the Grundig name but the quality has to
be there or else that name too will lose whatever credibility it
possesses. By eliminating XM capability (something I, as well as many
others, do not want on such a radio), the manufacturing cost should be
less and I hope that the selling price will be less, too.


Don't count on it.

E1 is 'XM' ready. That's not to say it's an XM radio. It requires an
XM antenna and the outboard XM tuning module. Both optional extras at
additional cost. The only thing the radio does to produce XM is address
the outboard XM tuning module through the operating system. If the XM
outboard tuning module is not connected, the XM functionality doesn't
show up in the O/S.

Removing XM capability requires little more than removing the
connector for the outboard tuning module.