Delphi XM Signal Repeater by Delphi Products
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Digital camera reviews of Delphi XM Signal Repeater
Digital camera Review: Great Product
Summary: 5 Stars
This product works like a charm. Easy set-up. I installed this item at my work so that I could listen to XM at my cubicle, so I installed the antenna and repeater in the South Facing Window nearest to me (in the break room). My cubicle is approximately a straight 70' away through two walls. The reception turned out excellent. It is a blessing to have XM introduced into my work place.Digital camera Review: Great Product!
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly recommend this product. It was easy to setup. It took less than 10 minutes from when I opened the box to get it connected and running. It works great. I can now listen to XM radio from anywhere in my house without having to put up with dropped signals.
This item is a little pricey, but if you like listening to XM radio it's a good value.
Digital camera Review: Great a repeater, as long you are NOT trying to send a signal to an XM Inno
Summary: 3 Stars
The product works great. Unfortunately, I was wanting a repeater that would allow me to use my XM Inno. The Inno has to be in the cradle and then the repeater antennae is attached accordingly. The mobility that I wanted (to just walk around my home with my Inno and get a great signal) is not possible with this device. It is unfortunate that the promotional information from Delphi did not tell me that this was going to be the case.Digital camera Review: Indoor XM Solution.
Summary: 4 Stars
My house has an aluminum roof which effectively blocks the XM satellite signal. However, an antenna sitting in a south-facing window combined with this repeater lets me put the radio anywhere in the house without running long antenna wires. It would be better if it had an On/Off switch, but it gets the job done.Digital camera Review: Interferes with z-wave home automation
Summary: 2 Stars
I've just disconnected my Delphi XM Signal Repeater. It worked, and I enjoyed using it, but I'll have to find another way to get the XM signal from my outside antenna to my home office.
While putting up Christmas lights this year I discovered that the computer we traditionally use to control them, via a Z-wave network, could not do the job. In fact, the Z-wave network in our house (which always gets much bigger this time of year) wasn't behaving well at all. With the help of an AirView spectrum analyzer, I learned that there was an incredible amount of noise in my house all the way from 905 to 922MHz.
It took quite a lot of wandering around with the AirView to narrow it down (didn't help that I'd hidden the Delphi on top of a cabinet and forgotten it was there). Sure enough, when I unplugged the Delphi all that noise went away. As soon as it did, my Z-wave network started behaving itself again.
Z-wave only uses one frequency (908.42MHz), but the Delphi floods much of the 900MHz range. If you've got anything in your house that uses the 900MHz band, like any Z-wave home automation or perhaps a 900MHz wireless phone, I'd recommend against buying the Delphi XM Signal Repeater. This is disappointing for me but I am really disappointed at Delphi. Surely there was a way to design this device so that it doesn't flood such a broad amount of spectrum.