Posted by: burdell1
Ipod and Alpine - 20/09/2004 12:28
http://alpine-usa.com/driveyouripod/ it looks better than the BMW one. Too bad it won't work on any Mp3 player....
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Press the MediaXpander button and restore the digital media sound of each song you listen to.
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Yeah, it looks like it actually gives you all of the features of the iPod's normal UI though the head unit. Much, much, better than most other efforts, including the PhatBox, IMO. Still can't do real searches -- just scrolling. But at least it shows real and useful textual data during "search" and playback.
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Press the MediaXpander button and restore the digital media sound of each song you listen to.
This button apparently dispatches some car gnomes to quickly replace that 2-inch PC beep speaker you've been using with some real ones.
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I think the worst part of the duo is the terrible looking Alpine head unit. Not to mention it's abysmal UI and display. It's just an expensive way to cripple the iPod. Dension's icelink is still the way to go for in-car integration of an iPod.
Bruno
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Icelink gives you control. I don't care about using the head unit's display if I'm going to be stuck with something as minimal as that Alpine.
Personally, I think the Sony and Rockford models look way better than the Alpine. Clarion units usually look much better than Alpine as well.