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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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Default Re: Pioneer DEH-P980BT

To those who don't know- this unit comes with a line in jack; however it's wired to the back, so you have to run the cable somewhere. The ipod/sat radio add ons plug in easy, and there's always bluetooth. My new smartphone is capable of sending music to the unit wirelessly and there's adapters for ipods as well.

I did get this one as a catch all. I wanted the handsfree for calls more than the ipod connectivity, and since I always have my phone with me, I might find it use the BT music on my cell more than the iPod. I do like how nice it looks. It sucks to spend so much money and not get something that looks good. I looked hard at the similar model that is silver, but bluetooth was extra and the display was cheesy. I went into this purchase looking to minimize the extras, and I'm satisfied.

Anybody who has this headunit- have you played with the customizable screensaver/slideshows yet?
If anyone's got something crossfire-ish that looks good already done, I'll be willing to tip for your time. This unit comes with proprietary software I haven't taken the time to dive into yet...

One thing I do like, and maybe all the BT units do this, but I like seeing my cell reception "bars" on the display. Like I said, I just got a new phone, and I'm evaluating Sprint to see if the reception is as good as AT&T. I like that I can glance down as I'm doing my routine driving to make sure I'm going to be covered if I keep the phone.

About the vehicle dynamics- yeah, I did look at it, but it's kind of silly. It did get pretty accurate on the tach readings once I calibrated it, and it sure was nice to see my voltage levels, sure. It does impress passengers, sure.
 

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