Recent content by 89supra

Are your podcasts and audiobooks show up as such in the iPod itself? It maybe iPod/iTunes issue rather than Alpine. Audiobook usually have to be .m4b files. And podcasts have to be downloaded as podcasts in iTunes.

Good luck with that. Do you really think that a company that made switching radio presets the way it is cares about telling the truth during phone support? What are you hoping for? Firmware update? Dream on. They carried over all the bugs during redesign - why would they spend any effort now...

It does the same on mine. I was planning to use it with a flash drive but had to buy an iPod just to have the "shuffle all" capability. I have seen it reported more than once, e.g. check out the very first review on crutchfield.com

My idA-X305 seems to sort all the iPod podcasts alphabetically rather them by the release date (like iPod or iTunes do). Is there any fix for that? This is a major flaw in my mind. Any hope of Alpine ever releasing fixes to the firmware?

It connects to the head unit via a usb connector - no analog signal there - so it must be digital.

ida-X305 does not provide enough current to drive my 40GB 2.5" HDD. The drive runs fine from my desktop USB port. However, I had mixed successes with other people computers. I guess the drive draws a little more than the USB spec (500mA) and Alpine did not design the unit to exceed the spec.

Here is what I found on Alpine's web site: Future Bluetooth firmware updates (for phone compatibility) will be available for the KCE-400BT. With the following Alpine products the Bluetooth Module KCE-400BT can be updated: iDA-X305, iDA-X303, iDA-X301, iDA-X301RR, CDE-W203Ri, CDA-105Ri...

Mine just switches - no animation. It would be nice to have an option to disable the clock whatsoever - most cars have separate clocks anyway - just more hassle to maintain two clocks. I have not seen this option anywhere in the menu - somehow I am not surprized.

My first impression from iDA-X305 is disappointment. Here are the major weak points: External design got much worse compared to iDA-X100. The low quality chrome looks very cheap and out of place. There are essentially no changes in firmware compared to X100. The font is still ridiculously...

According to the tracking info there is a brand new iDA-X305 waiting for me at home. Can't wait to get off work tonight!!!! Got it for $299 at Crutchfield with free install kit for my Mini Cooper. I will post a review later tonight.