Outrageous pricing for feature set on the Helix

I have been an XM subscriber for a while - with the original Delphi XM2Go set, and two other units in cars. The Helix/Inno sounded great - more visible color screen, MP3/XM/Napster integration. I wanted to use the unit either in the car or at home, through the FM Modulator, which I do with the old one.

Guess what - for over $200 more than my old one, the FM Modulator doesn't work - unless you spring for the "car kit" - half of which I don't need, since the car only has a CD player (so can't use cassette adapter).

It really seems to be a case of pay more, get less - and with deceptive packaging to boot. The packaging lists "FM Modulator" in the list of included features - not even an asterisk to say "with optional car kit" or something like that.

Since this was important to me before my purchase, I tested it on the display model at Best Buy - it showed the options for configuring the FM broadcast. So I bought it - but when I took my toy home, that option wasn't available. So they must be displaying it through the OPTIONAL car kit, with no indication that this isn't what you'll really get.

Beyond this frustration - the unit worked OK, would love to have a less busy screen (an option for just a plain blue background, or something like that), and the battery life was so-so.

So, it has been returned - and I'll wait for a unit that has not been stripped of features, that is worth its price.