Wow, that's quite a mean thing (not to mention elitist) to say. You do realize that while a person may be able to afford monthly car payments they may not be able to purchase a car paid in full upfront.
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Pioneer Working on Aftermarket CarPlay Compatibility
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Wow, that's quite a mean thing (not to mention elitist) to say. You do realize that while a person may be able to afford monthly car payments they may not be able to purchase a car paid in full upfront.
New cars only...... Stuff the manufactures... how about a stand-alone solution the user can do it (not professional install) but like the stand-along DIY hands-free installations Car-Kits everyone is used to installing themselves.
Same could easily be done with CarPlay, i'm sure...
Not as good as CarPlay in the Dash, but its better than nothing, and everyone would have access to be, even the very old models of cars.
Same could easily be done with CarPlay, i'm sure...
Not as good as CarPlay in the Dash, but its better than nothing, and everyone would have access to be, even the very old models of cars.
I honestly don't see the appeal. That UI is hideous. It's bad enough on my phone where thankfully I don't notice it with all the other apps I use but having to look at it all the time in my car. No thanks. Looks like something from a kids toy. There's no way I would swap my current in car system for that.
why not just install an aftermarket head unit like he ones Pioneer sells and this article is about? if you aren't nut doing the install yourself you can bring it to an installer.
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good things opinions are free. mine says the UI is sweet. much easier to use than current crummy products like AppRadio and others.
If it's anything like my avh-x7500bt from pioneer with appradio mode, i'll pass.
the quality of the screen/interface is terrible and i don't use appradio mode anymore.
the quality of the screen/interface is terrible and i don't use appradio mode anymore.
A new car? Maybe not. But thats not necessary, especially if you didn't plan and save for it.Wow, that's quite a mean thing (not to mention elitist) to say. You do realize that while a person may be able to afford monthly car payments they may not be able to purchase a car paid in full upfront.
If you have $2k, the 10% or so downpayment for a well equipped Civic with fancy upgrades like Nav. There are plenty of preowned cars on the marker that obviously fit your budget better.
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Thats what this entire article is about.
A Pioneer (and other) branded aftermarket deck for $300-600 that you can install yourself. They've been in this business for years.
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if you cant afford a $300 Pioneer AppRadio double-din head unit, then you arent in the game. sorry.
I guess prices for these have gone way down then. I was thinking a stereo with a touch screen would be much more expensive, and to install the interface would be a big labor charge.
If the price is under $500 with professional install, maybe I will pick up a carplay stereo model once the system matures in a couple of years.
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if you cant afford a $300 Pioneer AppRadio double-din head unit, then you arent in the game. sorry.
I guess prices for these have gone way down then. I was thinking a stereo with a touch screen would be much more expensive, and to install the interface would be a big labor charge.
If the price is under $500 with professional install, maybe I will pick up a carplay stereo model once the system matures in a couple of years.
Well, that really depends. High interest rates are for idiots or people who truly need something and can't afford it without spending a few years saving. (Yes, that happens.) However, a lot of banks these days are practically giving smaller loans (e.g. car loans) away, potentially making them a good investment if you're already looking for a car. Just do something smart with the money that you would have spent up front.
Pioneer? Every radio I have had from them has needed software updates to deal with, among other things, iPhone bluetooth reception issues and error 19's. NEVER EVER do they issue a firmware update.
And yet I keep buying them because they work great with factory speakers.
And yet I keep buying them because they work great with factory speakers.
Check out Kenwood. I'm buying a DDX8901HD this week, it'll work with quite a few apps including Waze.
Sadly though, Kenwood support emailed me that they have no plans of integrating CarPlay into 2014 products.
It's a bit of a piss off that Apple didn't launch CarPlay at CES when every 12V supplier launched their 2014 product lines.
Yes, this situation has no resemblance to people connecting their digital audio players to car stereos that can already play CDs with digital audio files burned to them...
I seriously hope that's not what this entire MR story is based on. Not to burst your bubble, but that's the most empty canned-PR response I ever heard.
Something new has been announced that has people talking -- and it's relevant to their industry. Of course they're going to say they're "looking into it". If they said anything more concrete they'd be on the spot if they actually didn't deliver, and if they said they weren't looking into it, it tells investors "we're resting on our laurels and will miss the boat to capitalize on this" and customers "stop paying attention to our company's products, we have nothing you'll be interested in".
They said exactly what they needed to to not really give a response one way of the other. "Studying the possibilities" was probably Palm's code word for "Deer caught in headlights" when the iPhone was released.
I still think the long term future will be a standard spot on the dash to just stick my phone in. Manufactures have been refusing to do this because they have been making so much money on buggy POS in-car nav and the like, but eventually some car company is going to do it, probably Toyota, and everyone else will be forced kicking and screaming to do the same.
Not if you make greater returns on your investments than the cost of finance.
And also, sometimes you get weird tax advantages for doing it.
Not to mention, ‘payment’ doesn’t necessarily imply interest - plenty of offers [in the US] for 0% financing. That’s “free money”, why pay cash? Keep you cash on hand (Cash is King). Heck, even non-zero rates - particularly, the low options like 0.9% - are inconsequential when you factor in things like warranty, free service, etc.
I think they use resistive touch screen because a lot of people wear gloves while driving.
Hopefully they consider it for 2015. I may finally upgrade my DDX6019 in my truck, or add a new one to my wife's Expedition.
I do wish they would start putting blu-ray drives in them instead of just DVD though. I don't need a true HD screen, just the ability to play blu-ray discs downscaled would be fine by me. I have way too many blu-rays now days that I can't play in my truck since they didn't come with DVD versions (and not all of them come with digital copies either). I guess this is more of a discussion for car audio forums though, ha ha ha.
App Radio is a horrendous failure, see reviews. I personally own a unit with it and its pure garbage.
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Not to mention, payment doesnt necessarily imply interest - plenty of offers [in the US] for 0% financing. Thats free money, why pay cash? Keep you cash on hand (Cash is King). Heck, even non-zero rates - particularly, the low options like 0.9% - are inconsequential when you factor in things like warranty, free service, etc.
Nobody gets "0%" on a car unless they are rich and already had enough money to pay cash anyway.
I'm not sure where you've been, but third party decks can tie into steering wheel controls, and CarPlay itself supports physical controls.
so i'm guessing you have absolutely no debt, never did, and never will? Mortgage fully paid in cash?
with car loans so low....why would anyone blow all their cash at once?
hell....here's a 0% interest loan....man...those idiots!!
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but car loans are for idiots!
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huh?
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