They do not integrate with the stereo further than use an auxillary
sound input. The display on the tuner unit is to be used. One advantage
of a third party unit is the removable XM tuner that you can use in a
jukebox, home stereo, or other vehicle. Integrated XM requires an
additional $6 a month subscription for an additional unit to use outside
your honda.

Custers wrote:
> "Bubble Butt" <tomboy83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:tim_c.223$ip2.54@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink .net...
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>>I was looking at the cost of the XM radio option in a new accord on the
>>hondacars.com site. I was shocked when I saw that the price is $623.00 and
>>about 850.00 installed! I went to Best Buy and you can get a whole XM
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> system
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>>installed for about $400.00. I even looked at some small neighborhood
>>locations here in the North East and some were having specials for $320.00
>>installed, which includes the satellite unit, antenna and dash board
>>receiver, plus the installation. My question is: Is the Honda XM unit
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> really
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>>that great and better than an aftermarket unit that they can charge double
>>or almost triple?
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> Does this Best Buy install include integration with the factory radio, or
> will you have a separate control unit? I wonder if the LX and EX radio are
> the same (since the 2004 EX already has the XM radio preinstalled??) I'm
> expecting delivery of my 2004 Accord service manuals within the next few
> days. Maybe the books will say.
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