Does anyone know if you can enable RDS on the D3? If so how?

I am sorry but what is RDS?

The D3 doesn't have RDS.

If you do a search for RDS on the D series boards you'd see like 10 or 12 topics that would tell you that.

LOL

If you want RDS to show you song titles and radio ID's, you'll have to settle for a cheap factory-basic-FM radio on any new car (they all come with it now).

Why would you expect a $1000 Pioneer unit to actually have something that's free on any cheap radio you buy these days?

LOL! Thanks for the incompetence, Pioneer!

Dude... why do you even come here any more? All you do is bitch and complain about how Pioneer and their products are crap. None of your complaining is helping anyone. And it's starting to get old. Do you even own any Pioneer products any more? Or do you just come here to whine for no apparent reason?

i only listen to xm so it has rds on that side if u will

Someone needs to set up a new forum, www.ihatemyavic.com. Then there would be a place for the trolls to go.

That way this site could go back to the way it used to be, an information resouce, not a place for people to vent their shattered high hopes and expectations.

I keep seeing people post about how expensive "$1000" head unit is. Thats hardly expensive compared to all other major brands and the features you get.

Someone needs to set up a new forum, www.ihatemyavic.com. Then there would be a place for the trolls to go.

That way this site could go back to the way it used to be, an information resouce, not a place for people to vent their shattered high hopes and expectations.

I keep seeing people post about how expensive "$1000" head unit is. Thats hardly expensive compared to all other major brands and the features you get.

just a navigation option alone costs well over that. then bluetooth which acts like onstar...and on star is another expensive option.

and another thing, members here are getting f700bts for under 700, and its the same as the 90bt except for the warranty the preouts and a dvd player. which if you dont care about the preouts and you own an ipod video or an external dvd player, its the same thing.

Someone needs to set up a new forum, www.ihatemyavic.com. Then there would be a place for the trolls to go.

That way this site could go back to the way it used to be, an information resouce, not a place for people to vent their shattered high hopes and expectations.

I keep seeing people post about how expensive "$1000" head unit is. Thats hardly expensive compared to all other major brands and the features you get.

 

just a navigation option alone costs well over that. then bluetooth which acts like onstar...and on star is another expensive option.

 

and another thing, members here are getting f700bts for under 700, and its the same as the 90bt except for the warranty the preouts and a dvd player. which if you dont care about the preouts and you own an ipod video or an external dvd player, its the same thing.

Someone needs to set up a new forum, www.ihatemyavic.com. Then there would be a place for the trolls to go.

That way this site could go back to the way it used to be, an information resouce, not a place for people to vent their shattered high hopes and expectations.

I keep seeing people post about how expensive "$1000" head unit is. Thats hardly expensive compared to all other major brands and the features you get.

 

just a navigation option alone costs well over that. then bluetooth which acts like onstar...and on star is another expensive option.

 

and another thing, members here are getting f700bts for under 700, and its the same as the 90bt except for the warranty the preouts and a dvd player. which if you dont care about the preouts and you own an ipod video or an external dvd player, its the same thing.

Also, the 700 doesn't come with the ipod cable like the 90 does. You have to buy it separately.

oh yeah forgot about that lol but even so with the amount of money youd be saving buying an avic as opposed to a nav option and on star etc is another $50 even a factor?

LOL

 

If you want RDS to show you song titles and radio ID's, you'll have to settle for a cheap factory-basic-FM radio on any new car (they all come with it now).

 

Why would you expect a $1000 Pioneer unit to actually have something that's free on any cheap radio you buy these days?

 

LOL! Thanks for the incompetence, Pioneer!

Sorry, I was just frustrated with guys like this around here. No doubt the new F series rocks, especially for the money. Pioneer will work out the few "minor" bugs, and they are going to sell a ton of them.

LOL

 

If you want RDS to show you song titles and radio ID's, you'll have to settle for a cheap factory-basic-FM radio on any new car (they all come with it now).

 

Why would you expect a $1000 Pioneer unit to actually have something that's free on any cheap radio you buy these days?

 

LOL! Thanks for the incompetence, Pioneer!

 

Sorry, I was just frustrated with guys like this around here. No doubt the new F series rocks, especially for the money. Pioneer will work out the few "minor" bugs, and they are going to sell a ton of them.

dont be sorry, HiFiSi's 100% right. i checked astrobills latest posts just to see if his amount of bitching was an exaggeration....its not.

Who listens to FM radio on their Avic anyway? With all the other options for music available on it, I hate having to listen to all the damn commercials.

Who listens to FM radio on their Avic anyway? With all the other options for music available on it, I hate having to listen to all the damn commercials.

its a last resort for me, if i forget my iPod (i dont carry cd's in my car, no need witht the Pod) then ill tolerate the radio.

Ha!

Bite me!

Ha!

 

Bite me!

nah sorry i dont like the taste of trolls.

New here, but have done a lot of research on RDS for other reasons. All of the aftermarket head units do NOT put the RDS chip in their products. On the flipside, all OEM radios have it. I am not sure if they were waiting for HD radio to take off or not (which is questionable anyway). Also note that the text stream you get from XM or Sirius is not RDS. It is a text protocol used in satelite systems. RDS is a chip in the radio specifically for FM.