2010 Prius Audio System PReview

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by zenMachine

Oftentimes what makes sense from an engineering point of view doesn't make sense from an end user's point of view. There's always a trade-off somewhere.

Exactly, and then when we throw the bean-counters into the mix...

Tom

[zenMachine]

Looks like the Head Unit in the new Honda Insight is standard 2-Din...

[windstrings]

Originally Posted by petteri

Any word on iPod integration or what the USB port can do? Thanks!

If the chief understood me right, he said it would not read files from a usb stick to play them.

[a priori]

Originally Posted by windstrings

If the chief understood me right, he said it would not read files from a usb stick to play them.

I was told there would be an after-market Toyota product available for use in connecting an iPod. This product would charge the iPod and allow control through the steering wheel controls.

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by windstrings

If the chief understood me right, he said it would not read files from a usb stick to play them.

Darn.... so it's an iPod connection that the USB integration is referring to?

[Tideland Prius]

Originally Posted by a priori

I was told there would be an after-market Toyota product available for use in connecting an iPod. This product would charge the iPod and allow control through the steering wheel controls.

That's no different from now (well, at least in Canada) but it's an expensive option.