lets you control your iPod directly from your compatible Pioneer in-dash radio * sends song, artist, album, and time information to your Pioneer radio's display *
1 For $120.00 I expected more!
Same problem as everyone else for me. No scrolling really can get annoying and if you have a large artist list and you want someone like mariah carey who is in the middle of the alphabet you have to take about 30 seconds before you get to her name. i also thought that you would be able to use the ipod if you wanted, but it doesn't respond.
On the plus side however it gives the cd quality sound that i couldn't even come close to with the fm transmitter.
2 A waste of money!
I bought this item so I would get a straight audio link from my head-unit to my iPod. I was under the influence that one could use either the iPod or the head-unit to select songs, but once you plug in your iPod, you loose all control of it manually. This is bad because it is difficult to select what you want to hear without an annoying wait time. I am returning this item and sticking to my Pioneer adapter that converts the data port into two RCA jacks.
3 Product does not deliver, Lacks song / title information
Hello, I just got this unit installed today on my Pioneer AVIC-N1. Product does not display full song and title information. I don't even know how much time is left on each song....I mean its cool I don't have to burn CD's anymore, but as a lot of other people are saying, Pioneer can improve this product. Bottom line, if you just want something to have on a long road trip..this is it, as far as having the same functions you have on your ipod...its not there.
4 Not as good as I expected it to be
Pros...
-Sounds better than a FM transmitter ever will
-Charges your IPod without the extra cables around, and free-ing my cigarrette lighter
-No longer having to deal with the cup holder and all those extra accesories
Cons...
-Slow interface with the IPod (it takes like a second or so to switch from artist to artist)
-Only 8 characters for titles/artist, no scrolling
-Once you switch the sort order from album to artist, it brings you back to first artist on your list
Could this product be improved? absolutely! I'd like to see the ability to switch back and forth from artist/album without going all the way back to the first artist/album you have. Some scrolling on the titles/artists would be good too.
Can I live with this product the way it is now? yea.. I guess that's what playlists are for, as long as I don't have to hear all the hiss and static from those FM transmitters anymore.
