what do you guys think about this product?....

[leslie_eilsel]

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130APPRAD1 ... navigation

[Black Bob]

I looked at the reviews and specs and concluded it's a like an in-dash iPhone, HOWEVER you need to have your iPhone 4 constantly hooked up to use certain apps correctly so it's not 100% standalone. Also, you have to ask yourself, if you find yourself using none of the app features down the road when the novelty wears off and using it mainly as a stereo, could you live with yourself for spending $400 for something with more features for an iPhone than a stereo? When I shop Crutchfield I know I have to ask myself that question because if I don't then the glossy, hi-color photos just pull me in like an ex-alcoholic mistakenly arriving in Germany around October.

[ThurzNite]

I was thinking build a Car-Puter out of an iPad or iTouch. You'll have the real functionality of iOS. From the description, it seems that not every app will work on it.

Dr J

[pwizzle]

What if sometime in the future, the iPhone is designed completely differently and is no longer compatible with this in-dash? You upgrade to the newer model, but you're still left with a very expensive in-dash that doesn't work with the latest model phone and you can't play cd's either with it. If someone really wants it, then I'm not stopping them but I would not purchase it. We have to think about how the products will fare in the long run.

[leslie_eilsel]

thx for the input, i guess its just a nice idea...but not very logical