Pioneer App Radio fitted today

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

sidle - clear out your inbox...... its full

JJ

[Mr T]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

i love watching youtube on the move

or sky go

or bbc iplayer

love it.

JJ

...as you rearend someone.

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

i know - that was my point really

the only bit that would benefit was the passenger inputting an address in the google maps or the navfree app

JJ

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

some more pics....

annoying safety screen:




home screen:




ipod screen:




google maps (satellite view):




google maps (hybrid view):




app screen:




traffic app:




internet radio app:




calendar app:




youtube playing:






photo viewing:




telephone bluetooth:




telephone dial pad:





JJ

[davros7760]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

I would counter some of Sidle's points about the Pioneer remote

I would mention they look cheap

Whilst they are not as aesthetic as controls built into the steering wheel they look OK (IMHO)

the fit is hit and miss and 50% of people we supply them to remove them
within 6 months as they find them a pain strapped to the steering wheel

I can see your point.

They can move if they are not mounted in the right place and insufficient brute force is applied
when you tighten the mounting strap -but the 'right place' may well give you an inconsistent
IR link to the HU.

The last HU was awful (always missing signals) but my new HU works very single time

not a lot of functions , not to mention that app radio is all about the touch

Whilst you are right - it is all about the touch - how much of that functionality is
actually safe to use on the move?

Touch screens are definately less distracting than the various controls on a typical HU
but it is still distracting to a significant degree...

My remote allows me to change (with both hands always on the wheel and my full attention on the road)

input source
cycle up and down through the files in the source (SD card, Ipod)
cycle through tracks in an individual file
Volume
Radio Band
Accept and end calls
Select Phone's address book screen

and 4 quick touches of the screen will select and call any number stored in my phone.

I still contend that any more functionality than that is not required and possibly dangerous

(plus pioneer site does not say it supports the remote)

That one suprises me a little, but It's your line of business so you are better informed than me.
Pioneer don't often miss the chance to sell you an optional extra

[Mr T]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today



That looks like the ForFour promo I put up on YouTube years ago.
I love the look & idea of these gadgets, but I havn't even got a smart phone or even an I-pod so waste of time for me.

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

Haha - yeah.... Think it's yours "smartinmrt"

JJ

[Mr T]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

That's lil-ol me.

[sidle]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

inbox cleared

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

Loved my Internet radio on the drie to s2smarts today - didn't lose signal at all and it played lovely summery music all the way there and back and via the tyre place

JJ

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

update 1....

been using internet radio app called AUPEO!

You select a genre (i.e. pop)
You select your mood (i.e. happy/melancholy)

...and it plays songs of that nature.

No adverts, no annoying DJs, no **** songs..... and if you don't like a song you just skip it!

driving around for 30mins tonight i didn't lose connection at all.

love it!!



JJ

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

update 2...

got wifi OBD running "dash command" on the appradio

Some screen shots from my phone but will look same on touch screen HU....









video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u_Tzc_P5lI

JJ

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

update 3...

also got something else running................and this is why this HU is such a great piece of kit!

downloaded a 3rd party app called EC Touch. This is a piggy back operating system (of sorts) which gives another dimension to the appradio...

load up the app and instead of the standard pioneer home screen we get the 3rd party one...



each of the 4 large icons give you access to various functions such as contacts, media, browser and maps.

media gives you ipod, videos etc



maps



browser





things like facebook...



and these apps just keep coming

loving it!!

JJ

(and apologies as always for the pic quality but as my iphone is plugged into the HU i have to use the missus iphone3g to take pics)

[putzie]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

has also got one of these head units , nice they are too , the thing i think pioneer have let themselves down with is not supplying a cradle for the iphone to make the complete package , the head unit is the mutts nuts though !

[problemchild1976]

Re: Pioneer App Radio fitted today

Agreed - I have bought so many cradle type things and pass through systems that I just end up dumping the phone in the cup holder.

Having an issue with aupeo! interne radio at the moment and contacted aupeo! technical team who were very grateful for bringin the glitch to their attention.

I never use the "iPod" of the head unit because of how hard it is to navigate but the pioneer media app rocks!

Waze navigation is still awesome.

Rear view camera set up putzie!?!

JJ