Well, if the choices were (1) continue to try to use the now 9-year-old factory technology (and crappy sound) on my 2005, (2) trade my X in on a Chevy Cruze, or (3) take my chances that the Avin's tech/OS might not age that well, then I'm going with No. 3 every day of the week. Even if it's never updated, it sounds like it will do absolutely everything I could want (and more). Pioneer's AppRadios are crap--due to their restrictive firmware, their limited "approved apps", and Apple's restrictive OS, I had to jailbreak my iPhone 4S just to get some decent functionality. Even then, it's still a pain in the ass sometimes just to get Spotify up and streaming.

I really like the idea of just adding a hotspot to the Avin and not ever worrying about plugging my phone in to use the various apps. Mini SD card storage for GPS maps is nice, too. I'm just trying to decide between an Avin and a Dynavin for my next head unit.

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