I am pretty sure the higher end models have multi-band eq's. As the site is down I can't verify. What I miss are the Premier units with higher voltage pre-output and Time Alignment.
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First CarPlay-Compatible In-Dash Systems Now Available From Pioneer
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I am pretty sure the higher end models have multi-band eq's. As the site is down I can't verify. What I miss are the Premier units with higher voltage pre-output and Time Alignment.
WAT? It has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen.
There is a disconnect between car hardware and the expectation in today's electronics world. Would you be happy to buy a computer that next year couldn't/wouldn't be updated? That is where car electronics is right now
You can.
Take a look at the Waze app update that was released today. It says that it has support for Apple CarPlay
i use it everyday for turn by turn directions using hands off siri ..... have yet to get lost,
There original press release said EARLY SUMMER.
and on May 15th 2014 pioneer held a "carplay media event" in california. There they told all the media they invited that the carplay release was "a few weeks" away..... Naturally everyone reported that.
Pioneer has been really dishonest about this whole thing. The part that pisses me off the most is how they're running interference and giving out misinformation to make it look like they kept they're word all along. It's all fabricated.
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did anyone install the update for their 4000NEX???????
thanks
EDIT: nevermind. the directions say that for some reason for download specific to 4000NEX, that the install folder created is name 5000NEX for some reason.... nice....
IMPORTANT
DO NOT perform any further steps of this firmware update if the model number is anything other than AVH-4000NEX.
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"Locate and decompress the downloaded file. The downloaded file will produce a folder called “AVIC5000NEX” when decompressed. "
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Way to screw this one up Pioneer. Charge more money for AppRadio 4 and put a smaller screen on it. Good job.
AppRadio had this going for it, 7" capcitative screen and now if I want the nicer screen I have to fork out $1400 for a unit that has tons of features I don't want or need. Ugh, pisses me off. Here is to hoping Alpine doesn't follow suite and just updates the ICS unit with better software/hardware. Until then I'll keep my AppRadio 2.
AppRadio had this going for it, 7" capcitative screen and now if I want the nicer screen I have to fork out $1400 for a unit that has tons of features I don't want or need. Ugh, pisses me off. Here is to hoping Alpine doesn't follow suite and just updates the ICS unit with better software/hardware. Until then I'll keep my AppRadio 2.
Exactly. 15 years ago, I could install a pioneer head unit in almost any car. Now, they all have much fancier dashboards with touch screens. This is great for the custom car / low rider market.
That is not far off from their Pioneer's normal head unit prices.
You want to talk about price gouging, look at the line item for the head unit that comes from the manufacturer. They charge double for those pieces of crap, and to make matters worse, they're making it more difficult to replace factory units for superior after-market ones like these from Pioneer.
The real thieves in this game are the are the auto makers.
That's where many Android handsets are today.
Also, Microsoft doesn't give you free upgrades to the new version of Windows every couple years.
Because the hardware in the AppRadio 3 is almost identical to that in a couple of the NEX models that received the update. Why are they making it out to be a hardware thing anyways? Do you know where the processing takes place? On the iPhone itself. The only thing your Pioneer stereo does is display whatever is sent to it. It's really just a screen and nothing else.
They just wanted to promote sales of the higher cost units instead. If they make the cheap $300 unit compatible, why would people bother buying the $900 one?
Eyes free functionality... except for when you are blindly poking around for the tiny virtual Siri button. If it hasn't got a hardware button on the steering wheel, it's not eyes free.
Apple already said at launch that there would be both wired and wireless. for charging wired makes most sense
If your iPhone is plugged in you can just say 'Hey Siri'
Ive been using it a lot and it works great, no need to press anything.
Links aren't working for me? Anyone else?
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Honestly, I think it's worth it to me.
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Honestly, I think it's worth it to me.
Did they? Because I was under the impression that it is only for wired connection is available. CarPlay page sure doesn't mention anything about wireless.
I agree. Someone on the Verge gave you an explanation for that very same comment.
They've been playing a commercial up here in Canada for the Chevy Trax highlighting the carplay integration for their system. Not sure if it's included in their entry level model or if it's for the upgraded models. My own Trax has the handsfree system that utilizes Siri through BT. Works great even with the 8.0.2 update.
I bought the cheapest NEX model, which doesn't have navigation built in. Having in dash navi now is going to be nice. Now i just need to figure out how to cache maps.......
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please elaborate....