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Originally Posted by LAVA
Can anyone else chime in? I'm also looking at the Appradio 3, but really want some user feedback before pulling the trigger.
Thx
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I've got a ton of experience with Pioneer's Appradio 2, 3 and now 4. All I can say is, it's probably not for you. While they look pretty in the dash, without a compatible phone connected through a mess of required extra cables it is pretty much an AM/FM radio with Bluetooth and a touchscreen. Literally all of it's features run off of your phone. If you've got an iPhone 5 or 6, more bad news is that those cables and adapters you'll need to make it work will run you almost another 80 bucks. My opinion is to go with the Asteroid Smart. That's what I have in my Z and I love it. They have an SD card slot that is used primary for the map data, but if you're not using the GPS you can swap that out for one that you can throw some movies and music onto. You can also run a regular old usb cable out to use your iPhone on, or a 3.5mm aux cable as well. The easiest differentiating factor between the two though is that the Asteroid Smart has built in native GPS software, while the Appradio uses a GPS app on your phone and requires mobile data usage.