mdelvecchio

hey im an enterprise software developer so im used to complication, but when im driving i dont want to fiddle around with that crap either...simple is good. lack of bluetooth is mildly annoying, but since i always plug in when i want to use nav in order to charge, im doubting this will be much of an issue. since my AR1 i installed a permanent phone dock (ProClip USA), so i usually dock as a matter of course. yeah, maybe ill try the alpine this iteration and report back.

not seeing the $200-more; actual pricing is the same: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-46IfxYuqkIE/p_130SPDA120/Pioneer-SPH-DA120-AppRadio-4.html http://www.crutchfield.com/S-FS4WidwQdqH/p_500ILX007/Alpine-iLX-007.html ...same price, and the alpine has a bigger screen and physical buttons. from the reviews ive seen it has an edge in screen responsiveness and sound. seems a trade-off for losing stand-alone bluetooth. w/o an iphone the alpine is still a terrestrial radio, which i listen to quite a bit (we have good radio here). true, i dont have experience w/ alpine, but Pioneer as a co

while that may be true, how many times do you want to get burned by Pioneer? im tired of their shitty implementations and crummy UI decisions. getting rid of physical buttons is a bummer, too. when i take out my AR3 i think i may go the Alpine route. tho i do agree -- for a carplay-only device the alpine 007 is too expensive for not even doing bluetooth.

incorrect -- on this main AR3 product page Pioneer does indeed say it provides voice guidance for all choices: You also have the option of using the built-in Google® Maps on Android devices and Apple Maps on the iOS platform. With all of these choices including voice guidance and on-screen control of maps, AppRadio really knows navigation and gives you more ways to get to where you are going. http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/AppRadio/AppRadio+3+(SPH-DA210) ...there is no mistake: theyre saying right there that it supports voice guidance on Apple Maps. however, the actual

not a great solution for me -- i got onboard w/ AR in order to have one device to do both music and nav. still trying to figure out from pioneer how AR3 is supposed provide voice guidance in Apple Maps, as it purports to do on their site.

do yo have links to your threads & videos? i may look into ARE, but dealing with hacks isnt my idea of a good time (software dev during day job, last thing i want to do at home is dork with more). it's pretty weak that pioneer isnt currently offering the basic functionality that theyre claiming they do. ive just submitted a ticket to them to ask how one can get Apple Maps voice guidance as advertised on the AR3 product page. will see what they say. to email support w/ functionality or enhancement requests go here: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/AboutPioneer/Contact+Us

well since vblue evidently believes readers here are psychic and can find any random thread he mentions, let me give specific answers to the questions asked. Waze does indeed offer full touch, and is AppRadio-compatible thus uses the external display in driving-mode. however im disappointed that since being acquired by google, waze is now delivering popup ads onto your screen while youre navigating -- wtf. this should last until somebody crashes and sues google for making them deal with an ad for Taco Bell while driving. the other GPS apps are all disappointing -- MotionX doesnt offer

Waze is nice in that it's coded to use an external display. Waze is not nice in that it now shows popup ads on half the screen along your route. atrocious. probably surprising since it's now owned by an advertising company (google).

Pioneer really doesnt care. i bought my AR1 new at best buy 9 months before iphone5 came out, and got zero support. wouldnt even offer rebates for a supposedly "future proof" head unit. then to add insult to injury, my AR1 went on the fritz shortly after 12 months. i hate to reward them w/ another purchase, but i find the AR3 is the best option, as deeply flawed as it is by awful hardware & software design.

tested a Dynex (as well as some other brand adapters) as a sanity check, they fit. the AmazonBasics from my link (3D, ethernet, etc) is too fat. their site has a good frontal image, but here are a couple more: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3m5ra7ke6mbex22/amazon1.jpg https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ltfa95csjk5ztm/amazon2.jpg http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-HDMI-Cable-Meters/dp/B003L1ZYYM

what's the model or ASIN # of the Amazon cable you're using? mines in the link above -- the one they shipped physically will not fit into the AR3 port...

just got my AR3 along with some third party cables since I don't plan on using the CD-IH202 iphone5 kit. problem already, tho -- the $5 "AmazonBasics" 2-meter hdmi cable (http://tinyurl.com/3dj6sdh) doesn't fit the head unit port! the cable's end header is too fat, impossible to insert the cable into the deeply recessed AR3 port. dah!! which ones are you folks using? the one included in the CD-IH202 is an "automotive grade" cable, which has two features 1) designed for temperatures and vibrations found in a vehicle, 2) header designed for clips to prevent dislodging (AR3 comes with one of th

that ebay item isnt what im referring to -- that's a Lightning extension cable. im referring to a USB extension cable, which would reside between the head unit and the USB-to-Lightning cable.

riiiight. I think your sarcasm detector is faulty. may want to get it looked at.

I've got an AppRadio 3 coming in, and am getting the necessary cables for iphone5 compatibility. can anyone confirm whether any brand of USB extension (1 meter) will work on the head unit, between it and the USB-to-lightning cable? thanks

you said that previously? oh dear. hey guys? ignore my suggestion to contact Garmin...no sense in trying anything -- vblue has already said it won't work.

likewise. Garmin USA is a great iOS nav app, but it's dimwitted that it doesn't offer external display support. not even as a paid upgrade... I suggest you contact them on their site and let them k ow why you're unhappy with the product and won't be purchasing it or recommending to others.

i disconnected the car battery, confirmed the car would not start, radio dead, etc.. then reattached car batter. appradio still stuck on screensaver. looks like its hosed. prolly get the appradio 3, despite pioneer's complete lack of decent interface programming, quality, or support. sadly, theres nobody doing it better, is there? maybe once the iOS 7 "In The Car" stuff trickles down to aftermarket head units we'll get some decent competition. thank you, pioneer, for less than a year of use on this thing.

im not an expert but i dont think MirrorLink is compatible w/ iOS devices....from what a read the other day only a certain number of android phones support it. but since the appradio3 uses the HDMI cable and Apple AV adapter, you may be able to mirror-display out to the head unit natively in iOS. ive been using an iphone w/ my appradio 1. i really like the idea and goals of the head unit, but i feel Pioneer is crappy at software, and it shows in some places. the native ipod controls are god awful, so they released a stand-alone CarMediaPlay app to control music. uhh...why? why didnt they j

thanks, folks! your suggestions were much more helpful than the staff/moderators. ill try disconnecting the car battery and report back.

support for BT audio streaming and Siri Eyes Free. nice.. uses the same CD-IH202 kit for iphone 5 connectivity...meaning an HDMI cable for A/V, and the standard lightning-to-USB cable (provided w/ your phone) for charging and data, both plugged into the Apple "Lightning to Digital AV Adapter". would be nice if Pioneer could do everything they needed to do w/ a single Lightning cable, but i suspect theyre going w/ the two-cable solution since Android devices require the HDMI anyway. meaning, less work for Pioneer. not very clean tho.

gee, youre a helpful one. cant imagine why i rarely visit here.... clearly its not working again. what im looking for is ideas on how to troubleshoot, diagnose, ideas on resetting, etc... i would imagine it's a software issue, not a hardware defect like when it went dead. does anyone know if theres a way to perform a reset on the device? or a way to force it to shut down?

does anybody have any info on a possible AR3? googled around but didnt see much...

helps?

hello, ive got the original AppRadio, it's a little over a year old. in september it died and best buy had it sent out to pioneer for a replacement motherboard. i had come to terms with it not working w/ iphone 5, and figured id at least enjoy it as a glorified radio and ipod head unit. new problem -- it's now stuck on the screensaver animation, and will never show the proper UI, rendering it completely inoperable. oddly, this was a gradual thing -- it would only be "stuck" on the screensaver once in a while, then more & more frequently until finally every time i start the car it