I've seen web pages indicating both yes and no. I suspect maybe just the European versions do RDS. If that's the case, any hacks to the US version to make it work? I can't believe the US and Euro versions are that different - probably just bits turned on or off.
My current radio has RDS as do a lot of the new radios. If the D3 will not do it, doen anyone have any suggestions of a similar radio/nav that does?
D3 no for the millionth time. Euro version yes. Kenwood navi does rds.
Who listens to terestrial radio anyways???
why the hell not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????
i heard that rds is expensive and thats why the aftermarkets dont have it.
the zunes have rds and its cheaper than the ipod for the same memory.
if the zune cvan have RDS why not the pioneer navs!!!!!!!!???????????!!!!!!!
Because Pioneer did have it for years and years but none of the radio stations supported it. Nobody said a word for like a decade so they took it out to save costs
WELL THEN................... PIONEER should PUT IT BACK ON
Are you under the impression that an internet forum has any influence what so ever on what Pioneer does and doesn't include in it's products or something?
I hope they don't put it back in. I don't want to pay 1 more cent for something I will never use
ok bro.
i was just voicing my opinion and was NOT telling the forum, you, or anyone, for that matter to do anything.
I know that this forum is not affiliated with pioneer in anyway.
isnt that what we do on here alot of the time.......VOICE OUR OPINION?
I dunno, man... looks more like a direct command than an opinion to me... Especially in all caps. It's like you're yelling at us or something. 
no bro sorry...
its a habit that i have caps on sometimes. im at work and i use caps here and there and forget to somitimes take it off when not doing work related typing.
ive been told about it in personal emails aswell.
guess i gotta check all the time huh.
sorry fellas
The smiley face means I'm kidding... lighten up, dude.
Because Pioneer did have it for years and years but none of the radio stations supported it. Nobody said a word for like a decade so they took it out to save costs
Well, most of the stations around here support RDS now. A lot of factory radios support RDS. I can't believe it really adds any cost. The Euro version of the D3 supports it, so I'm guessing it's in the D3 and just disabled on the US radios. There must be some hackers here that can figure out how to turn it back on. If I could figure it out, I'd buy a D3 today! Otherwise I'm looking at the Kenwood.
I like this feature too. The radio looks bare with the blank spot without it.
RDS isn't expensive at all. It's part of the subcarrier information and very easy to decode. It's found at 57kHz, which is the third harmonic of the 19kHz FM pilot tone. The throughput is roughly 1kbps of data.
The HD Radio tuner, to my knowledge, should have full support for RDS since HD Radio chipsets (which are proprietary and all-in-one) have it built into the analog section. The HD addon tuner is the Pioneer GEX-P10HD. Unfortunately, as it stands, the D-series and N-series units will see that as an external device. What does that mean? Think "eight-character iPod interface for the D1/D2".
Aside from me being upset about not having RDS as well, I have XM/Sirius/iPod interfaces which all show me information equivalent to what RDS would do. So, I use them. 
I had Sirius in my car when it was new, but found that there are more over the air stations I like than satellite. And they're free! So I dumped satellite. My current radio has RDS and I love it.
Hey Pioneer - are you listening? We want RDS! Give us a firmware update!
I listen to terrestrial radio for short duration driving and local updates cant beat it. 