jecko714

iTrader: (1)

it stays displayed the whole time u have the car on, even when u change cd's its stays on ,but as soon as u turn it off it goes back to the track # and than just repeat the process if u want

Xanadu350

The text works pretty well for me, of course I have Nav, here are some pics showing the CD text showing up, little blurry but gives you an idea, I guess if you have a really long long title song it will cut off not sure how many charac it allows:

GNG

Thanks for the pics! Very cool.

ajmtbm

yes but unfortunateoly as soon as you start moving all you get is a blank screen. ridiculous.

Drunkebuda

it dont hppen to me lol i get to see the text on the navi screen i pretty cool but i aso don see th need fo text when we got the steerig wheel control i jus skip track if i dont like it

Xanadu350

No blank screen for me when driving what you see above is what it shows moving or parked.

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

Yes, it reads both idv2 and idv3 tags. Yes it sucks because it does tend to truncate names.

Good point about the scion having that full integration. Doesn't the scion also have side turning signals and other stuff like that only is's outside of the states have?

jdoolitt

In case the OP is confused (there are some wrong replies up there) -- the way that Jecko describes here, is the way that MP3s will display on a 2007 IS. You have to hit the TEXT button to get to what you want (track, title, filename, etc) then it stays there -- for all songs, for all MP3s you have in your deck. Until you turn off your IS --- then you have to hit the dang TEXT button again, to get the display again. The ES350 works differently and remembers the setting - but sadly the IS does not.

jecko714

iTrader: (1)

WELL PUT SIR, SORRY I WAS JUST TOO LAZY TO BE SPECIFIC,

Bichon

That's the detail screen. Go into the files and folders section, and snap a picture of the amount of the song title you see when you are looking for a specific song.

Xanadu350

Yeah I know what you mean, but still isn't that what the detail screen is for? In the files and folders section it lists about 6 titles (going from memory since it's still new to me could be 8) at a time and then you can scroll down or up of those you see it lists enough of the track title for you to know what the song is, I mean if it listed the whole title they would have to make the font text very small to fit 6 songs on 1 page. I don't really see a problem with it.

GNG

Yes - I was really impressed with my daughters Scion TC that she got 2 years ago. MP3 text, tire pressure monitor, turning signal on mirrors, and now full ipod integration (from what I read on 2008s) that allow you to view and control your ipod on the radio screen. I was hoping that since these two cars are in the same family that they would put the same technology that they do in the $17K car into the $33K car, but go figure!

Anyway, I'm thinking I would probably play MP3 discs more than the ipod. I have an ipod docking station on my home theater and it sounds OK, but then you put in a disc, even an mp3 disc, and it really opens up with more dynamics and clarity. Of course, the CD/DVD player in my home system has a digital optical output whereas the ipod is an analog connection (routes to RCA plugs, I would imagine that any ipod hookup in a car is basically the same thing since the the ipod has no digital out - at least, I don't think it does.

combfilter

iTrader: (3)

gng i find myself using more of the mp3 cd's myself instead of my ipod. The aux in is in a weird position inside the console that you have to typically have some ghetto wire running from.

If you spring for nave you can mod it to allow folder list while driving.

ABC

I too use mp3 cd's instead of the aux port.

ajmtbm

did you do the navigation hack?

when i start driving my detail screen goes blank.