Easy to get iPod support if I dont already have the iPod adapter?
02-19-2009, 07:37 AM
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Easy to get iPod support if I dont already have the iPod adapter?
My car did not come with the iPod adapter option but how easy and what are the costs for integrating an iPod kit now? I looked through Crutchfield.com and it did not have any adapters available for our Navi units but there's gotta be something (unless only from Audi?).
Any thoughts are appreciated.
Any thoughts are appreciated.
02-19-2009, 08:06 AM
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I wanted iPod but in the end was glad I did not get it - as I was able to
put all my music on SD cards and see the data on the screen. This will not happen with the iPod as I understand it and of course you loose the cd player
02-19-2009, 11:29 AM
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I dunno. Who still uses the CD player? Its so 1990. Rather have the iPod dock (a real one)
Plus the SD cards are yet ANOTHER device to continuously keep updated (in addition to my 2 ipods) and they are a PITA to deal with. Title length limits, lack of real playlist support, no dynamic playlists, and being more tempermental. (I have a couple songs that just will not play off the SD card, no matter how I change the mp3tag/filename)
02-19-2009, 12:45 PM
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About the SD cards
I never was able to get a response about the SD cards limitations. From this forum and the manual it seems that it is 512 files that can be read but it is NOT clear whether that is 512 PER SD CARD or 512 in total (whether it be across 2 cards or all on 1).
Any idea of which it is??
Any idea of which it is??
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02-19-2009, 02:19 PM
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The playlist issues do bug me but it's a fair trade in exchange for having all of the
info displayed/controlled from the Nav unit. I got over dealing with external devices and non-OEM control integration when I quit doing big custom stereos in my cars. I just can't stand having to look at an iPod or other device that isn't fully detailed on the main Nav screen. It's not safe and it looks cheap to me to have wires running out of the glovebox to a cradle or ipod sitting somewhere.
When someone gets wise, they will offer an iPod cradle that sits in the armrest (or glovebox I guess), charges the iPod while it's connected, and gives me 100% control/display functionality from the Nav unit. If they did all of this and it was compatible with an iPhone, I'd gladly pay the cancellation fee to drop Verizon and pick up whatever the highest capacity iPhone is. I think that would really be the dream solution right there. Phone, music, and complete OEM integration in a single device/interface.
When someone gets wise, they will offer an iPod cradle that sits in the armrest (or glovebox I guess), charges the iPod while it's connected, and gives me 100% control/display functionality from the Nav unit. If they did all of this and it was compatible with an iPhone, I'd gladly pay the cancellation fee to drop Verizon and pick up whatever the highest capacity iPhone is. I think that would really be the dream solution right there. Phone, music, and complete OEM integration in a single device/interface.
