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<blockquote data-quote="helix66" data-source="post: 2760646" data-attributes="member: 573952">I just got mine installed last night, it took a bit long because there were a lot of bird&#039;s nests to clean up.&nbsp; I&#039;m a new ipod user and new to all of this newer stereo functionality.&nbsp; Maybe because I&#039;m not hip to all the new stuff but the ipod interface didn&#039;t seem as fast as the ipod itself, when searching through long lists it hunts for a bit.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know how other brands are compared to the newer alpines.&nbsp; When searching it&#039;d be nice for the titles to scroll through as you pause on a title enabling you to read long titles.&nbsp; The display is a bit limited as far as what it shows when&nbsp; song is playing even though there seems to be enough screen real estate to show more info (playlist/artist/track name/track-count &amp;amp; track-timer).I also find the function of the rotary knob a bit weird.&nbsp; It would make sense to push it in to select what you just used it to scroll to, but that isn&#039;t the case; there is a separate enter button to the upper left.&nbsp; Also, the words for the function and title buttons are not illuminated.How much better is the 9857?&nbsp; I might be inclined to return this unit as I&#039;m not super-impressed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helix66, post: 2760646, member: 573952"] I just got mine installed last night, it took a bit long because there were a lot of bird's nests to clean up. I'm a new ipod user and new to all of this newer stereo functionality. Maybe because I'm not hip to all the new stuff but the ipod interface didn't seem as fast as the ipod itself, when searching through long lists it hunts for a bit. I don't know how other brands are compared to the newer alpines. When searching it'd be nice for the titles to scroll through as you pause on a title enabling you to read long titles. The display is a bit limited as far as what it shows when song is playing even though there seems to be enough screen real estate to show more info (playlist/artist/track name/track-count & track-timer). I also find the function of the rotary knob a bit weird. It would make sense to push it in to select what you just used it to scroll to, but that isn't the case; there is a separate enter button to the upper left. Also, the words for the function and title buttons are not illuminated. How much better is the 9857? I might be inclined to return this unit as I'm not super-impressed. [/QUOTE]

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