bzyrice

iTrader: (10)

Hey guys,

I am planning on getting an iSimple, but wanted to see how it worked. So, I have a few questions for those who have it already..

1. What does the iSimple display for the following scenarios on the radio when you are not playing music?
a. When you get a phone call?
b. When you are not playing music?
c. When you play a video?
d. When you watch something on youtube?

2. Can you use your radio controls to scroll through videos?

3. What does it do when you are just scrolling around the phone, like using an app?

4. Does it play the sound through the car speakers when you play a video?

Thanks!

Andruha88

You have to swich it from ipod mode to aux mode, otherwise you can not control iphone/ipod from it, once u r in aux mode you losesteerng wheel controls

maddsiick

not true, if your using ur ipod or iphone in aux mode you stilll have steering wheel controls and you can also control it from your ipod/phone, if your using another device through your isimple using AUX 2 then you have no steering wheel controls.

maddsiick

1. What does the iSimple display for the following scenarios on the radio when you are not playing music?
a. When you get a phone call?
Music stops and HFL comes on. iSimple works through XM port, think of however your XM port works except it says IPOD instead when in IPOD mode.
b. When you are not playing music?
Works as normal
c. When you play a video?
Sound comes through radio using XM port, video shows on ipod/iphone or through DOMs unit and on your navi screen.
d. When you watch something on youtube?
To watch youtube through the car sound system, your isimple would have to be in AUX1 or AUX2 depending on which port you have the ipod cable plugged into on the iSImple. your radio will display AUX1 or AUX2 when in XM mode.

2. Can you use your radio controls to scroll through videos?
no
3. What does it do when you are just scrolling around the phone, like using an app?
sound comes through the car whether in AUX mode or IPOD mode on iSimple while using any app. I usually have my text messages open so i hear the sound while the music is playing.

4. Does it play the sound through the car speakers when you play a video?
Yes.

MDXdunker821

I have an 06 MDX non-nav and non-RES, and am debating the Isimple PSAMG for $169, or just going the cheap way out with the Isimple Auxillary unit and plug it and control everything from the ipod itself like I used to in my Altima I just traded in. i can just charge the iPhone on the regular car charger.

The biggest thing I have is, will the music display on the big "Nav" screen where all I see is MPG and compass now since I have non-nav? My music is so disorganized, and from a lot of the posts it looks like I am screwed by using the stock radio controls to control my songs. Any thoughts? Maddsiick, your comments are awesome, you have a post in a lot of the threads. Also, I will not be installing it myself for either of these. Thanks for all your help

jptl04

iTrader: (1)

to simplify things you can put your favorites in playlists. the isimple can scroll for music through, artists, genre, songs, composer, and playlists. you can scoll through each song in each playlist. make a couple of playlists and you're set

fireman252525

I have an 04 tl and am looking at this. However, I don't have nav but I am going to do the nav conversion in march. Will this still work with a nav unit and if so do I need any extra parts??

bzyrice

iTrader: (10)

Well, my music is like yours. really disorganized.. I just have 2 playlists.. 1 with all my songs.. and one that my gf made.. I now use Genius to make my playlists when Im in the car.. Genius is like Pandora.. you pick one song, and then genius will make a playlist based off of that song... I like this becuase it is soo random and I have no idea what is in the playlist.. and it still allows you to use the steering wheel controls..

maddsiick

it wil still work. i had a non navi tl and did the conversion to navi, didnt even have to touch the isimple unit. nothing extra needed.

fireman252525

Thanks!!!

MDXdunker821

Thanks guys. I've done some research and asked some questions...I think I'm gonna go with a new double din headunit altogether. pioneer or kenwood I think, without nav.