[ravenblackfrs]

Originally Posted by 2forme

The Parrot is pretty unimpressive. I did a bit of research into it and found out that it's under powered and not very easy to use in the car. On top of that, it's expensive.

The best "value" android HU is the ca-fi knockoff. It does everything the Adayo does, but better. And it's cheaper (400$ on ebay).

As far as iPhone 5 compatibility. AFAIK, the lightning connector isn't compatible with the older style of connector (which EVERYTHING uses). I think there is an adapter, but it doesn't allow video/audio out? Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

You don't need a laptop in the car to put stuff on the head unit. I used a thumb drive formatted using FAT32 to transfer stuff between. And yes head unit stuff works fine. Bluetooth, music and radio all work fine. The Adayo won't let you listen to FM radio and do something else (like Nav) at the same time, though. It's a problem they know about.

Thats why I'm thinking of doing a tablet install... none of these radio's do everything a tablet would do. I hadn't done any research on it yet. I bookmarked it so I could, but you just saved me some time... back to the drawing board I guess. I'm going to take my time though, I don't want to buy something thats not going to do JUST what I need it to do. Music not working while nav is on is unacceptable.