Satellite TV finally conquers the automobile

In a final blow to the distinction between the living room and the SUV, a mobile satellite receiver produced by RaySat and others is poised to delivery satellite TV and Internet to your car. Currently, the hardware costs run between $2,000 and $3,500, but as with most electronics, costs are projected to come down. Sales of RaySat’s SpeedRay is projected to begin next month under the Audiovox brand and TracVision from KVH Industries recently became a dealer-installed option on the Cadillac Escalade. I fully expect a dozen posts containing the words “when I was a kid…”

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In a final blow to the distinction between the living room and the SUV, a mobile satellite receiver produced by
RaySat and others is poised to delivery satellite TV and Internet to your car. Currently, the hardware costs run
between $2,000 and $3,500, but as with most electronics, costs are projected to come down. Sales of RaySat’s SpeedRay
is projected to begin next month under the Audiovox brand and TracVision from
KVH Industries recently became a dealer-installed option
on the Cadillac Escalade. I fully expect a dozen posts containing the words “when I was a kid…”