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hahler2

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I am thinking about putting an Advent OE Nav radio in my 2011 Duramax. I actually spent quite a bit of time on the phone with Walt a couple of weeks ago and got some really good info on the radio. I am debating between the Advent and the Kenwood 9980HD. Leaning towards the Advent though simply because I've heard so many bad things about the Kenwood. Anyway I have come up with a couple of questions that I don't think Walt can answer.

 

1. I use my iPhone for all my entertainment. I have cancelled my XM subscription. I plug my iPhone into the factory USB port and then use Slacker radio for most of my content. None of the song info or anything will appear on my radio, but I can still use the steering wheel and/or radio controls to change the song or pause the radio. Will there be a way to do this with the Advent radio?

 

2. I saw that I can connect the factory backup camera to the new radio. Is there a lock pick available for this radio or a bypass so you can display the camera or watch a DVD while going down the road? Obviously I have no desire to watch a movie while trying to drive but might be nice for the passengers and the back up camera would be awesome to check on a load being pulled behind the pickup.

 

Thanks for the advice!

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I am thinking about putting an Advent OE Nav radio in my 2011 Duramax. I actually spent quite a bit of time on the phone with Walt a couple of weeks ago and got some really good info on the radio. I am debating between the Advent and the Kenwood 9980HD. Leaning towards the Advent though simply because I've heard so many bad things about the Kenwood. Anyway I have come up with a couple of questions that I don't think Walt can answer.

 

1. I use my iPhone for all my entertainment. I have cancelled my XM subscription. I plug my iPhone into the factory USB port and then use Slacker radio for most of my content. None of the song info or anything will appear on my radio, but I can still use the steering wheel and/or radio controls to change the song or pause the radio. Will there be a way to do this with the Advent radio?

 

2. I saw that I can connect the factory backup camera to the new radio. Is there a lock pick available for this radio or a bypass so you can display the camera or watch a DVD while going down the road? Obviously I have no desire to watch a movie while trying to drive but might be nice for the passengers and the back up camera would be awesome to check on a load being pulled behind the pickup.

 

Thanks for the advice!

 

 

Well, since nobody else is jumping in here, I'll take a stab at it:

 

We can play/pause and track control any source plugged into the USB port, such as USB stick or iPhone, either from the deck or from the steering wheel. Where it gets a little device-dependent is on Bluetooth audio (A2DP) control. Some phones I've paired give us perfect play/pause & track control via A2DP, while others do audio only with no control whatsoever - I've not yet established what the parameter is that decides that control. If anyone has any info, please volunteer your experiences...

 

As for the video lockout, you can indeed activate video for passenger viewing from either the DVD or iPod/iPhone by turning on the brake override "demo" mode in a hidden menu on the deck. We can't currently view the camera while moving, but this is being worked on - the Advent engineers definitely know it's a priority - they just have to work it into the update schedule on their end.

 

Walt

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Cool! Thanks Walt! I'm just waiting to see what comes out for CES and then I'm going to make a decision which direction I'm going.

 

One last question. Has anyone been able to get Sirius to the Advent radio instead of the factory XM? Just curious. I really love the NFL and you can get NFL with the regular Sirius package whereas the XM you have to go with the Premier package so it's more expensive. Not a big deal just something I was thinking about.

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Cool! Thanks Walt! I'm just waiting to see what comes out for CES and then I'm going to make a decision which direction I'm going.

 

One last question. Has anyone been able to get Sirius to the Advent radio instead of the factory XM? Just curious. I really love the NFL and you can get NFL with the regular Sirius package whereas the XM you have to go with the Premier package so it's more expensive. Not a big deal just something I was thinking about.

 

 

No Sirius available with the current platform, and we won't see it until the Sirus/XM tuner is available on the next platform (12-18 months away).

 

I'll be at CES (and maybe report from the floor), but keep in mind that just about anything we see there is AT LEAST 3 months away from the dealers, if not more. For instance, we saw some Kenwwod navi units last CES that we couldn't buy until almost July!

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Yeah that's kind of what I was afraid of Walt. That it would take that long for anything new to come out. Guess I will just have to see if anything at CES will be worth the wait. I'll be very interested to hear what you think of things from CES.

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