Head unit with built in control of older ipods

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

I'm banging my head off the desk looking at head units.

I'd like to find something that will control my 4th gen ipod (Not ipod photo) without any extra adapters.

A good set of RCA outputs is a must as well (mainly for subs).

I was eyeing up the Pioneer DEH-P5100UB and the newer JVC decks, but they only work with newer ipods.

Anyone find anything else that works well for this situation?

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[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

Alpine works with basically every iPod (I've used pretty much every gen) all you need is the iPod wire which is only like $15 off eGay.

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

I believe all Alpine headunits that use the KCE-422i iPod cable will work with a 4Gen iPod.

http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/products/product_acc.php?model=KCE-422i

Link to the cable ^

Shows 4th gen support.

An example of a HU that uses it is the 9887, what's your price range for the headunit?

 

[x2o 10+ year member]

Alpine works with basically every iPod (I've used pretty much every gen) all you need is the iPod wire which is only like $15 off eGay.

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They sent me a new cable and now it works flawlessly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

100x better then flipping thru a million cds lol

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

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They sent me a new cable and now it works flawlessly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

100x better then flipping thru a million cds lol

I told you, only $15 and works like a charm.. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/veryhappy.gif.fec4fed33b4a1279cf10bdd45a039dae.gif

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

An example of a HU that uses it is the 9887, what's your price range for the headunit?

Probably somewhere around 150-180 tops.

 

[Ferendon 10+ year member]

Pioneer radios work just fine with any iPod. Our test iPod at work is a Classic, and it's the generation before they added the color screen. We've never had a Pioneer radio reject an iPod unless something wasn't right.

Look at the DEH-P510UB. Comes with the remote, Hi-Volt, iPod cable included, 2-year warranty.

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Pioneer radios work just fine with any iPod. Our test iPod at work is a Classic, and it's the generation before they added the color screen. We've never had a Pioneer radio reject an iPod unless something wasn't right. Look at the DEH-P510UB. Comes with the remote, Hi-Volt, iPod cable included, 2-year warranty.

Interesting. That's actually the Pioneer that I was originally looking at, but shied away because I saw somewhere about the older ipods.

Does it use the regular computer USB data cable? I may just take my ipod and cable to Best Buy or something and see if I can try it.

 

[scoob8000 10+ year member]

Just an update.

Stopped at Best Buy today with my Ipod and cable. None of the units with a front USB port recognized the ipod.

Ferendon,

I'm guessing you have the actual "classic" model which is actually a 5th gen that they reintroduced to look like the 4th gen's..

Guess my next head unit selection will be a JVC since I already have the adapter for it.