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Hey guys,

http://www.customgadz.com/store/product.php?id_product=16

I have sent a few emails back and forth with the guys who will be releasing the above very soon (The IPhone version is already available) and it looks like it may have potential. Still waiting to see a diagram of how it all wires up, but they are still working on that. Basically from what I understand, this unit has the capability of controlling your phone via Bluetooth and should only require you to able to output the video from your phone onto the existing OEM touch screen (which you can do via the AUX inputs in the centre console, depending on what phone you have).

They supply a switch that is installed on the 4-wire output from the touch screen and will switch the touch screen control back and forth between the OEM system and the phone. From the responses that I have been getting, it seems as though this 'should' be able to work but I will probably order one, install it and then let anyone who is interested know.

I don't know how interesting this will necessarily be for everyone but my Samsung Galaxy S2 comes with a pretty damn cool Sat Nav App (is actually better than my 1 year old Garmin Nuvi) which would be nice to have on the bigger screen, as well as the ability to do Google searches, watch youtube videos, basically anything that you can do on your phone, would be pretty useful. For my Samsung S2 I will need an HDMI to Composite converter though which will cost an extra $70 - $150 depending on the brand.

Does anyone see any OBVIOUS issues with this being able to work on the V36 system? If so let me know and I will ask more questions or else I will get it soon and give it a go.

Al

Hey this is extremely interesting, iIn fact it is exactly what I have been looking for! I love the functionality of the iPhone & have been looking for a deck that can do this. WIth most high end decks costing a small fortune & coming with DVD players, expensive GPS etc this will save us a fortune to use this instead. I don't even use the disc player in my car let alone want to watch DVD's. The future is about digital storage not optical media.

My only problem is that iOS 5.01 (& the iPhone 4S which is what I have) has not been jailbroken yet. For the moment that means that I cannot try this system out. A touch screen able to control all of your apps & to utilise the TomTom iPhone GPS app would be awesome. So the question is who is going to try this first?

I wish this could be retrofitted to my Sony XAV72BT... I've got an android tablet and phone and use the phone as a GPS

I'm surprised there isn't a media PC in 7 inch in-dash format running Android yet!

I have also spoken to the person in Australia who is supplying this mod. I really would like to try it out although there may be a few other options. For me I have an iPhone 4S which for the moment cannot be jailbroken. This means that this solution will not suit me until I can do that.

I do have another few ideas in relation to this. The iPhone 4S will "mirror" its display screen to another screen via HDMI & a special cable. This means that apps such as the TomTom GPS could be output. I believe that the factory unit only has composite in? If this is the case then an iPhone to composite cable could be used but it will only display apps that are able to utilise "TV out" so apps such as the TomTom won't be displayed. I was wondering if I could get a HDMI to composite converter so that the "mirror out" can be displayed on the factory screen? Again this may not exactly utilise the mod being discussed but I am curious.

Another thing that I would be interested in is swapping out the factory screen for another aftermarket one. However I do not know if all of the standard display information will still be available. If it can be done then a much higher resolution screen could be used along with a HDMI input. This would also allow for a better display & potentially HDTV channels which I believe are not available at the present with the standard screen. Please correct me if I am wrong because I am new to this & searching for information. If anyone has a link or information about the factory screen can you please advise us?

I was also thinking that if the screen can be changed over then a touch screen could be utilised along with the mod we are discussing. I was thinking of starting a new thread on this as I have searched the forums & can't quite find the information that I am after. I am keen to do something with this. If anyone has changed a screen please tell us what you know. Hopefully I can get started on this & give forum members an update.

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