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Manufacturer: Pioneer North America Part number: XMP3
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- The Pioneer XMP3 experiences the signal hiccups typical of portable satellite radio receivers, but it's super compact, easy to use, and packed with handy recording features, making it a suitable choice for XM subscribers looking for an on-the-go solution.
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CNET editors' review
Pioneer XMP3 price range: $179.00 - $229.99
- Reviewed by: Jasmine France
- Reviewed on: 11/07/2008
The good: The Pioneer XMP3 is compact and easy to use; the screen is a good size and the interface is graphically pleasing; the package includes handy accessories for using the device at home; it supports high-capacity microSD cards.
The bad: The Pioneer XMP3's on-the-go reception is not always spot-on, and there's no album art display for library music. No photo or video viewing.
The bottom line: The Pioneer XMP3 experiences the signal hiccups typical of portable satellite radio receivers, but it's super compact, easy to use, and packed with handy recording features, making it a suitable choice for XM subscribers looking for an on-the-go solution.
If satellite radio has a corner on any market, it's in the car; and with the increasingly narrow selection offered by terrestrial radio in many areas, it's no wonder. But for those who want to listen to Sirius or XM at the gym, in the train, or on the streets, the selection is a bit more limited, namely because many portable receivers aren't as adept at picking up satellite signals because of the small size of the units, and thus, their antennas. With the XMP3 for XM, Pioneer aims to offer the most compact device while still retaining reasonable reception. For on-the-go use, the $279 device fairs well, but it doesn't hold a signal as well as an in-car unit with an extended antenna. Still, the recording features are well-implemented and the memory-expansion slot supports high-capacity cards--both big pluses for a satellite radio receiver.
The Pionner XMP3 is the smallest and lightest portable satellite radio receiver we've had our hands on. It measures just 3.6 inches tall, 2 inches wide, and 0.6 inch deep and weights a scant 3.1 ounces. Although it's constructed mainly of plastic, the device feels well-constructed and has a certain understated design appeal with its stubby antenna and nice 2.5-inch color screen. Below the display are four dedicated buttons--back, menu, keypad (for manually entering a station number), and options--and a mechanical, rocking scroll wheel that serves to navigate among menu options and XM stations as well as record station content and scrub through tracks and play/pause in MP3 mode. A dedicated volume rocker, a power/hold switch, and a mini USB port deck out the sides of the player. The mini USB is used for syncing only; Pioneer includes a wall-wart adapter for power. The power jack and a docking port take up the bottom side of the device; a standard headphone jack as well as a microSD-card slot for memory expansion take up the space next to the antenna.
You'll need that extra storage, too; the XMP3 only offers 2GB built in. A little more than 1GB is made available to you for syncing MP3s and WMAs, while the rest is dedicated to the XM radio functions, of which there are several. First and foremost is recording, and Pioneer seems to have all of its bases covered here. You can record up to five channels, schedule recordings of up to 75 hours of your favorite channels, and set up automatic recording of up to 15 to 30 hours of those channels as well. There's also a one-touch recording option, which lets you record up to 10 hours of individual tracks. In addition, you have the ability to pause and replay up to 30 minutes of live radio.
All of this is made simple by the XMP3's straightforward interface. Four main menu icons line the type of the display on most screens: Live XM, My Music Library, Auto Recordings, and Settings. The Live XM menu is divided into five selections of its own: Favorite Channels, All Channels, All Categories, XM Highlights, and Schedule Recording. It couldn't get much clearer than that. Likewise, music files are organized by ID3 tag, sorting them into Artist, Album, Playlist, and so on. And as you scroll through XM stations, each channel is clearly identified by name and content. The playback screen is also clear and visually pleasing, with a faded-out station-related image behind the title and artist (in reasonably large font) of the currently playing song. The MP3-playback screen displays track information, but no album art, instead opting for a generic icon.
All of that is well and good, but performance--especially when it comes to XM radio reception on-the-go--is always going to be a concern in a device as compact as the Pioneer XMP3. In our testing, we found that the XMP3's processor was up to the task, speedily switching among menu functions and picking up stations. When the unit was hooked up to the home dock with the extended antenna, reception was great. However, we experienced some drop-outs while walking around with the player, particularly while entering and exiting buildings. MP3 and WMA files sounded pretty muffled through the included headphones, though not terrible. Swapping in a set of Klipsch Image X5s improved things. Music came through clear, with nice mids and a reasonable amount of low-end. Sound quality is not stellar, but it's far from bad.
User reviews
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questions unanswered?
by EFFred on November 9, 2008
Pros: No longer a lawsuit magnet.
Cons: XM caved to RIAA and removed features.
Summary: When it was introduced in 2006, the original Inno was the subject of a lawsuit by the recording industry, which hated its ability to "disaggregate" songs recorded from XM broadcasts, ...
Summary: When it was introduced in 2006, the original Inno was the subject of a lawsuit by the recording industry, which hated its ability to "disaggregate" songs recorded from XM broadcasts, among other things. XM ultimately settled the lawsuit in 2008.
This CNET review doesn't tell us whether the new post-lawsuit Inno has given up the features that the RIAA hated in the original Inno. Can you still navigate recorded XM broadcasts by song and artist? Can you delete by individual song, rather than the entire recording? Early reviews at XMFan.com suggest those features are absent from the new Inno XMP3.
Here's hoping CNET comes back to this review and explains what other features the post-lawsuit Inno lacks.4 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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I love it.
by jadd6810 on May 5, 2009
Pros: its small, holds a ton of music when paired with an 8gb micro sd card. Going somewhere with no reception? No problem, leave auto record on and you'll have hours of recorded XM with you. I take it hiking and ATV riding and never lose signal.
Cons: Basically a beefed up Inno2. This is still satellite technology, figure where you can get a car GPS signal, you can get portable radio reception. Inside a house out of the docking port can be shady, but its made for outside.
Summary: If you have been curious about XM radio, you can get this unit online for less than 150 dollars. There are much cheaper units out there, some as low as ...
Summary: If you have been curious about XM radio, you can get this unit online for less than 150 dollars. There are much cheaper units out there, some as low as 10 bucks if you look hard enough, but they dont have any of the features of the XMP3. You can either set your favorite stations to record or it will pick them for you based on your listening habits. With the included home docking station you should have no problem finding a signal.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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great for music as an MP3 not so good for recording
by Texas_Midget on May 26, 2009
Pros: Good as a DVR of music to pause the play feature of ive xm. Small compact size, fairly easy to use provided you have good reception when off of the cradle. Holds a large amount of music, especially with the removable subchip.
Cons: Very difficult to use while driving if it needs to remain in the cradle. Controls are very sensitive. Lousy if you like to record music off of live xmradio by using scheduled recordings, there is NO ORGANIZATION feature.
Summary: If you want an MP3 player its great, if you like to use scheduling recordings off of live xm you can not organize any songs, only the recording of the ...
Summary: If you want an MP3 player its great, if you like to use scheduling recordings off of live xm you can not organize any songs, only the recording of the entire length of time, including all the commercials and junk info. The first time it misses a scheduled recording by being off cradle, it has a tendency to drop the schedule permanently. The display is very small reading and needs to be within a foot or so of your eyes which means you generally have to remove it from the cradel, which in turn usually causes a loss of signal, and makes it impractical to schedule or change items. If your a truck driver or you vehicle is fairly rough riding it is difficult to change anything because the contols are very sensitive. If you are into book radio or features that run in a series of segments, its very difficult to locate all the segments since there is no organization feature. You can not pull out any individual song on any recording unless you use the "record this song" feature, never with the "record this channel" feature. Even using the xmManager. I switched from an Inno to this because of the DVR feature to pause live xm for up to 30 minutes and because my Inno broke. The Inno is a much better radio and I regret switching to a different type.
Another good feature is that it has the capability to record up to 5 channels at a time. Another Bad feature is that this radio has no FM modulator built in without purchasing XM direct. But I wouldn't recomend using any FM modulator only a direct connect, as large towns will almost always bleed into whatever channel your using.
Updated on May 26, 20091 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great for Time Shifting
by isting on May 15, 2009
Pros: I no longer have to choose one program over the other. I can record a program while listening to the other. It's great.
Cons: The remote control buttons are not intuitive. The up and down buttons move left and right across the menus.
Summary: This radio is good for anyone that listens to many different radio programs on a regular basis. You won't miss your favorite programs with this device.
Summary: This radio is good for anyone that listens to many different radio programs on a regular basis. You won't miss your favorite programs with this device.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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It's everything you wanted in a handheld, and MORE.
by alicepuy on April 13, 2009
Pros: Comes with recording feature and MP3 player which is very handy.
Cons: The reception does get bad but with car kit and home kit, that solves the problem, unfortunately, if you are using it for jogging, signal is bad so this is the best time using the recorded music or the mp3. Also battery life does not seem to last.
Summary: Bottom line, for the price you pay and the features you get, it is well worth it. It is very convinient, but be prepare to spend more money for extra ...
Summary: Bottom line, for the price you pay and the features you get, it is well worth it. It is very convinient, but be prepare to spend more money for extra car kit or home kit. With proper kits set up for you, it runs smoothly with minimal bad reception. The display is big enough to see even while driving.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Absolutely Great Reception... and it's Pioneer!
Pros: Great Reception, excellent screen and beautiful styling. One of the few radios that do not have acquiring signal issues like some sirius recievers.
Cons: No car kit. Headphones are kind of cheap for the price and no wifi capability.
Summary: Bottom line is this is the all-in-one car, portable, and home player with great looks, features and I can finally listen to all my stations without a hiccup in reception ...
Summary: Bottom line is this is the all-in-one car, portable, and home player with great looks, features and I can finally listen to all my stations without a hiccup in reception every 5-minutes.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Expected A Little Better for the Price
by MeInNC on October 25, 2009
Pros: Scheduled and On-Demand XM Recording is very nice
Supports SD/HC cards
Battery life is great for XM recording and MP3 playbackCons: Scheduled and On-Demand XM Recording is very nice
Supports SD/HC cards
Battery life is great for XM recording and MP3 playbackSummary: This device does what it's suppose to, but I expected a little more. The first thing I noticed is that navigating and managing XM channel recordings is far from ...
Summary: This device does what it's suppose to, but I expected a little more. The first thing I noticed is that navigating and managing XM channel recordings is far from intuitive. You cannot navigate or manage songs individually when you record by channel. For example, when you play back by artist, it doesn't play back all the songs by that artist; It just takes you to each song within each channel recording. I expected to be able to do what any MP3 player can do: play all songs by artist or genre, and shuffle. Instead, each XM channel recording is treated as one long recording. You can't delete or play back songs individually.
Navigation is very slow, especially for the Mp3 features. Just navigating the XM channels sometimes comes with noticeable delays. But the slowness really becomes apparent with the Mp3 features. I recently inserted a 4Gb micro SD card loaded with MP3 files. This is when I began to notice how incredibly slow the Mp3 functions are. For example, when I try to navigate by artist, it can take 30 to 45 seconds to display the artists once I click it. The slowness doesn't affect how the music plays: just navigation between songs, artists, genres, etc.
I also noticed that the audio for auto-recorded channels keeps restarting during playback. Scheduled channel recordings work fine: Just the auto-recorded channels do this. Maybe the processor can't handle recording 5 channels at once.
I don't use it very much for listening to XM Live outside, but when I tried it, I found that the reception is not very good. Even pockets and body block the signal. You pretty much have to hold it up with the antenna facing south west to get and keep a strong signal. Put it in your pocket, and walk around, and you're bound to keep losing the signal.
Finally, the device is intermittantly buggy. The audio stops working sometimes. You have to take battery out and put it back in to fix that. It also spontaneously reboots sometimes after different button presses (sometimes when the volume is adjusted or when I take it off "hold").
Updated on Nov 13, 2009 -
XMp3 vs Pioneer Airware XM2go
by surfinkimo on June 6, 2009
Pros: 1. awesome screen display
2. light wieght and small
3. Roof mounted antenna on house gives perfect reception in home.
4. works better as a portable than hooked up in an auto. I tried switching antennas it made no differenceCons: 1. Reception is horrible! My old Airware had awesome reception! I live in the desert so I have a huge wide open clear line of sight for antenna, yet it works horrible in autos. I tried switching antennas it made no difference.
Summary: I have a love hate relationship with my new XMp3. In home it's perfect. On the move in an auto is sucks!! As a portable, it's decent so ...
Summary: I have a love hate relationship with my new XMp3. In home it's perfect. On the move in an auto is sucks!! As a portable, it's decent so long as your not under a tree etc ...
I am extremely frustrated when in an auto.
I thought reception would get better with a newer radio. Pioneer screwed that up. These portables still need clear line of site to southern sky.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Pioneer North America
- Part number: XMP3
- Description: Record what you love, listen when you want! Introducing the XMp3 radio, the best of both worlds: with the XMp3, the music never stops! Loved that song, really want to hear it again? Miss that MLB play or joke on one of the comedy channels? Pause and replay it. Know you'll miss the game? Record it and play it again the next day, or on the drive home, in the car with your kids? Listen to 20 on 20 or XMKiDs - while simultaneously recording the game, your favorite show, or the station you can't get enough of to listen later.
General
- Product type XM radio tuner / digital player
- PC interface(s) supported USB
- Flash memory installed 2 GB Integrated
- Depth 0.6 in
- Height 2 in
- Width 3.6 in
- Weight 3.1 oz
- Included accessories XM antenna, Docking station
Audio Features
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Timer Sleep, Record
- Built-in clock Timer, Digital clock
- Additional features XM radio recording capability
Digital Player / Recorder
- Supported digital audio standards MP3, WMA
Built-in Display
- Audio system built-in display TFT
- Diagonal size 2.5 in
- Features Adjustable contrast, Adjustable brightness
Radio
- Tuner type Digital XM radio tuner
Remote Control
- Remote control Remote control
Headphones
- Headphones type Binaural Ear-bud
- Sound output mode Stereo
- Connectivity technology Wired
Connectivity
- Cable(s) included Audio cable -, USB cable -
- Connector type 1 x Headphones Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Docking station, 1 x USB
Battery / Power
- Battery Lithium ion Rechargeable Player battery
- Mfr estimated battery life 16.5 hour(s)
- Battery capacity 1750 mAh
- Power device type Power adapter
System Requirements
- Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
Manufacturer info
- Pioneer North America
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/
- Address:
2265 E. 220th St.
Long Beach, CA 90810 - Phone: 310/952-2111
