Disappointment in Android and car stereos

[Vern441]

I bought my first car stereo in 20 years over the weekend and what a disappointment.

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[VDub2174]

Which stereo did you get and why are you disappointed?

 

[Vern441]

Kenwood DDX491HD. Disappointed in the fact that Android is not supported very well.

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[Vern441]

I would figure these stereos would really have a polished OS and be actually fun to use, but they don't. Its like car stereos are light years behind the technology movement.

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[VDub2174]

What's wrong with it exactly?

 

[Vern441]

Well USB doesn't function for one, unless you have an iPhone. I play a cd and the artwork, track name, artists name, and album doesn't display. I figure for $400.00 it should have more app features and etc.

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[Sophos]

I feel the exact same way. I recently went to a few local audio shops ready to drop some serious coin on a new head unit for my GF's car. After the sales guy ran through the demos on all their best units I walked out more convinced than ever to wait until the release of Android Auto/CarPlay.

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[RobERacer]

It seems car audio is just starting to understand the relationship between the phone and users in a car environment. Units like the Pioneer 8100NEX and Rydeen DVA6 offer a much more fluid and interactive experience. Maybe the issue there is that they are Android devices as opposed to Windows CE or Ubuntu which seem more abundant.