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The digital cable from Comcast hasn't impressed me very much. Especailly with the glut of "reality" shows and competition/team shows: cooking, designing, building, whatever. So the video portion of their offering is essentially worthless to me. If it weren't for the Western Channel, I would have cancelled already. I like cowboy movies (Don't tell anyone).
The music they provide is okay, but it's one channel at a time. You pick a genre, and that's that. You listen. I think it's actually just a long loop. I've noticed the classic rock and oldies channels seem to play tunes in the same order over a few days. XM has a better playlist, IMHO.
The PC-based XM radio allows me to see what's playing on all the channels and has the added benefit of popping little alert messages on to the screen that can inform me when artists or songs that I've designated as favorites are on. I can honestly say that having this XMPCR has completely changed my listening habits.
I still hear the rock that I love, but I also have begun listening to more new artists than ever before. The artists who I "watch" for also pop up on "Mix" or "blend" or "decade" channels. After their song finishes, I usually keep listening there so I get to hear others who I would not have heard otherwise. I've found a number of new favorites this way.
There's Sirius, as well, they carry NPR (an exclusive deal) but there was no PC-based soloution available so XM was my choice by default. It's worked out well for me and I'm more than happy. My next vehicle will have factory XM.
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