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Rugged
I bought this receiver about 4 1/2 years ago when I first got XM. It is a straight foreward little receiver. Very easy to use but the best part about it is how rugged the little thing is.. I originally bought it in Pennsylvania and used it in my Wrangler during the cold winter months. It got snow on it many times and was subjected to temperatures down to about 5 degrees. I brought it with me when I lived in Albuquerque NM where it was subjected to sand and dust almost nonstop. I used it when I lived in Fort Walton Beach Florida when the unit got rained on every day at about noon. I can't count the amount of times I saw water in the screen and it still worked. I had trouble getting the water out once and accidently melted part of the faceplate trying ot remove it.. The screen turned black and I thought it was done for.. I fixed the melted plastic put in a new faceplate insert and in less then a few hours it was working just fine and it looked like new. Now I live in Vegas and it has endured the extreme heat out here as well.. Sometimes up to 120 degrees.. This little thing is worth more than what you think. It's not fancy, but Delphi did something right making it.. If you are always on the move and always outdoors getting dirty this thing is perfect.. My unit is over four years old, has been through more torture than any electronic device i've ever used in my life but still works like new.. If I "could" break the darn thing I would buy another. Great product Great service and a great product. Worked perfectly and would buy from them again. Bill Barbee BAD CONNECTIONS I agree with the 'positives' of other reviewers - it is a nice product, when the connections are functioning.However, after only a few months usage, the power jack of my FIRST Roady2 quickly became loose inside; and haphazardly gave power randomly on-and-off.With warrenty I received another module that lasted a little longer, but the same issue cropped up - bad connection between adapter power plug and module's jack. I've read that other Roady2 users have experienced the same defect. A Delphi associate reluctantly admitted that he's familiar with complaints of this weak link but a repair would cost me more than purchasing a new module. great This radio works great but I got tired of paying the xm radio fees and gave it to a friend. Roady 2 - even given as a freebe they still aren't worth the price I got a Roady 2 about 2 years ago and it performed well enough that my son bought one and got one free which he gave to my son-in-law. That one never worked, mine has been plagued with poor antenna and power connections and now has completely quit. So that makes two of three dead in under two years. Reliability and performance are both poor. I certainly won't be buying another Delphi product to replace this one. The user interface wasn't very well thought out and the limited number of channels that you could use for the FM Modulator made it have limited use in Washington DC where you could not drive from outside the Beltway to inside the Beltway without having to change the channel selection. All in all one of the most disappointing pieces of electronics I have ever purchased. | |
