Why not buy an AC/DC Converter instead of a home dock s50?
An AC/DC converter is like 10 bucks and then you can just hook it up to the FM station on your stereo. Why the need to fork out 100 bucks on a home dock for the s50?
It would be a pain in the *ss to take out the car docking kit (especially if you have it nicely installed) everytime you leave your car and want to take it home with you.
The home dock is the only way to go using it at home. No way I am lugging that auto dock in and out of my vehicle everyday. (Just the short while I had to do this taught me that was not acceptable.) Not to mention you could never really install it properly in your vehicle, because of needing to remove it. There are many solutions to FM Transmitting from the home dock, so that is a non-issue as far as I am concerned. Most use their home docks directly connected anyway. I have also found for scheduled recording the home dock is so much easier and more stable to boot.
What DAB said. I considered going the car dock route (especially when I couldn't find a home dock for a while), but once I saw/used the home dock it became a moot debate. Much easier, sleeker, more functional, better sound quality...pretty good reasons for me.
Buy 2 ---one for your car and one for your home. I use a
ac to dc power with a tin can for the antenna ground.
IT WORKS..........cost is less than 10 bucks.
woo, got the radio shack adapter, it's working fine, even in my cousin's apt in boston without a metal base for the receiver. once i hook thi up back in the suburbs where i live, it'll be crystal clear. i'm listening to howard 100 live finally. i dont need to d/l them anymore
What adapter do i need exactly? the back of the radio says 5v dc? but I cant find one that is 5v....can someone link me to one, or tell me what i need. thanks
The way I've been using the S50 so far is I have it record favorite stations at night and then I play the recordings in my car during the day. I find Sirius' music programming a bit inconsistent and I usually want to skip every fourth song anyway, so the S50 is better than listening live!
So I have no reason for the docking kit in the car (at least for now) and just plug the mobile part of the S50 into an AUX input on the car's stereo.
What adapter do i need exactly? the back of the radio says 5v dc? but I cant find one that is 5v....can someone link me to one, or tell me what i need. thanks
yea, the one linked int he s50 faqs was the one i purchased. you can find it easily at a local radio shack. i asked the guy if other s50 customers bought one and he said "yea". i guess it's selling well thanks to sirius, lol
fwiw -- Two of my local radio shacks were sold out of the recommended ac to dc power converter. I found one at best buy in the cell phone accesories section. I can't find it online, but it cost $19.
Why not buy an AC/DC Converter instead of a home dock s50?
Would you have to take the whole car cradle out each time you want to use it in the house?
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