Pros: Seems much improved from most of the reviews that came up on google [most dated 08]. Accesses Ipod reasonably quicly, sound quality exceeds that which was achieved from plugging my iPod directly into the aux port. My system is stock, audiophiles with high end systems may experience quality loss, but this should be expected from lossy technology. The Hands free portion synched quickly and easily with my samsung blackjack II, sound quality on receiver's end was reasonably clear and distortion free, even at speed. Caller's voices come from the video unit itself, not stereo speakers. This may just be a settings issue, but even like this sound is adequate, even at speed, though only barely. All the included wires are more than long enough to mount the main box under seat or dash, though the iPod connector cable and extension cable for the power plugin could stand to be a bit longer.

Cons: Note: my vehicle has cigarette lighter plugins that are only active when key is on acc or start position. My suspicion is that many of the following issues are a direct result of this. Unit is somewhat tempermental. You MUST power down the head unit before disconnecting iPod. Not doing so resulted in issues such as iPod will read tracks, but seems like it's stuck paused, followed eventually by "Error 01" (which required a soft reset on the Ipod to unstick it] Rule of thumb: if the iPod screen still has the Alpine logo on it, don't disconnect it. On the Hand's free side, if phone is synched to unit and unit loses power [in my case starting the car, which causes temp loss of power to unit] phone will seem to remain synched but any attempt at usage causes a high pitched whine. Powering down the unit and restarting/synching fixes this issue.

Overall Review: Overall, unit performs fairly well. Seems much improved compared to early reviews. Got this on daily special for $49.99, believe I paid a fair price for the product. $70 might be the limit of what I'd pay. Requires slightly more than novice knowledge for a clean looking installation. Manual is a thin on information, especially in the feature description and usage area. There is no Frequent problems section in the manual OR on Alpine's website. DO NOT LOSE YOUR REMOTE. Unit is useless without it. Oh, and when using the unit with iPod, backing out to find another song/folder requires navigating the whole menu again, selecting artist/album, and scrolling through your entire iPod from A. Not a deal-breaker, but worth noting.

Pros: Let me start by saying that I got this unit for just a little over $20. The FM transmitter is very clear and almost CD quality. Bluetooth was a breeze to install/pair with my ancient LG Chocolate. Called my friends and they could not even tell that I was using a microphone in a car. This product does what it says in the description. Why do some reviewers expect it to do laundry for them, I do not understand. Fast shipping, thanks Newegg once again!

Cons: Yes it does have wires, but if you are not lazy, wires can be hidden behind panels. I would prefer picking my own FM frequency instead of picking the best one out of four (though, luckily, one of the frequencies was free for me to use). Ipod Touch 2nd Gen. does not charge from this unit, you have to buy an adapter for it (cost about $20 on the web). Remote has a cheap feeling to it.

Overall Review: I have placed my "brain" unit in my glove compartment with my iPod. All the wires reached beautifuly (I drive 1998 Audi A4). The only reason I gave this 4 stars is because of lack of option of choosing your FM frequency to transmit and cheap remote. Other than that, I am a happy camper and for $20 this was a steal!

Pros: I have synced it to 3 different bluetooth phones and all worked perfectly. Streaming audio thru bluetooth works great if your phone supports it. I love the way it mutes the music when a call comes in or i want to make a call. I hooked up my ipod with cable and phone with bluetooth at the same time and everything worked together perfectly. My wifes iphone even works with this thing via cable and bluetooth (for calls only on bluetooth). Very easy to install. i have it connected to my car stereo via my cars aux input but the fm modulator sounds great as well.

Cons: lots of cables but if you have a center console they are easy to hide. Remote is easy to use but could have offered a few more options.

Overall Review: installation took me all of about 30 mins due to the fact that i ran the cables under my cars plastic panels to hide them. To the reviewer that spliced wires directly into the fusebox so it would shut off or turn on when the cars ignition came on there is an automatic power off feature in the options that you can set for different intervals. It also automatically powers on when you connect and ipod or iphone via the cable.

Pros: This thing does everything I wanted and more, which is impressive considering the price you can now get it for. Nice crisp screen. Aux out. Hear phone conversations through car speakers. Great bluetooth functionality. Turns on and off automatically when you start and shut off your car, assuming your cigarette adaptor isn't one that stays on all the time.

Cons: Screen is a bit small. It takes a few seconds to load album art, during which time you cannot advance the track. Remote is a bit flimsy. Navigation is not as easy as it would be directly with the iPod's click wheel.

Overall Review: Overall very satisfied with this purchase. The wires, while there are many, are easily hidden in a center console. Installation is not difficult if you have a place to hide wires.

Pros: I got this item for $50 and at that price I think it is great. I use this only to connect to my cell phone. The hands free calling works fairly well although people tell me I sound a bit distant. It may be where I have the microphone placed. It also works well for stereo bluetooth. I have listen to internet radio station in the car and played music and podcasts from the sd card in my phone. All of the cables are long enough for me to hide the main unit under the counsel in my truck.

Cons: No aux in. Remote is IR so you must be pointing it at the screen.

Overall Review: I may just get a cheap Ipod and load it up with my favorite music and leave it hidden under my counsel. The main unit will provide power to the Ipod so you don't have to worry about recharging the battery.

Pros: Simple UI, good screen, and great connectivity with iPhone(1st Gen).

Cons: Only four preset radio frequencies to choose from. If you live in a moderately large city it is likely all four of the stations will be in use, therefore producing a terrible static background noise when using only the wireless transmission, the audio quality is so poor using this means of connection I haven't used it again since I connnected and installed it. The additional antena extension cable is worthless.

Overall Review: After some research I have found that people really enjoy this device if connected to the radio using an fm modulator cable, therefore eliminating problems with static. I tried the device again on a road trip in a rural area and it worked great.

Pros: Nice bright screen, easy to install, easy to use, carries a good name with Alpine. Everything you else regarding function isnt to positive.

Cons: Where to start... Bluetooth quality coming in is good, going out sounds awful to the point that people just complain and I cant use it. If you leave your Ipod hooked up without manually turning the Alpine unit off the thing will lock up when you turn it back on.

Overall Review: Those are the 2 main issues. I could go on, but theres no point really. I was pretty disapointed with this item. I would send it back but Im just gonna give it to my gf to use in her car, ipod only. I was using the Aux btw.

Pros: The display is a nice size. Big enough to see what is playing, not so big that you can't see where you are driving. The remote is pretty cool too.

Cons: The only real beef I have with this product is the cables. They are big and hard to hide. Would be a 5 egg if not for that.

Overall Review: The FM transmitter works just as well as I could expect. Lets face it, no transmitter is perfect. Check out www.belkin.com/mybestfm/ for listings of good stations in your area to broadcast over.