Alpine IDA-X305

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Alpine IDA-X305
Pacific Stereo
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  1. Electronics
  2. Publisher: Alpine
  3. Sales Rank in Electronics: #23361

Product Review

For the ultimate in-vehicle experience with your iPod or iPhone, the third generation of 1-DIN iPod Digital Media Receivers are the answer. The iDA series of head units are dedicated receivers that provide seamless control of your iPod, iPhone and many other popular digital devices right from your dash. The iDA-X305 receiver offers new and enhanced features for a more robust iPod-listening experience that meets the specifications for "Made for iPod" and "Works with iPhone" compatibility. Easily view your iPod Album Art on a High-Resolution 2.2-inch color TFT display and select from three different screen view options on the iDA-X305 with great visibility even in direct sunlight. The iDA-X305 comes with a large Double-Action Rotary Encoder Knob - for maximum control over all music search functions like QuickSearch for finding your songs or adjusting your volume. This knob can be detached from the face-plate for anti-theft purposes, the display however remains on the front panel. And you decide between blue or red illumination buttons and presets on the faceplate.

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review
4.0 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews)

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Deck, iPod/iPhone Stuff Needs Work..., April 12, 2009
Roberto A. Villarreal (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alpine IDA-X305 (Electronics)
This review will be pretty in depth, but will focus primarily on the important things. I'm going to start with the iPod/iPhone stuff first, since I would imagine this is a big reason why many people are looking into this deck.

I will preface this by saying I bought this because I needed a deck that could play music from my iPhone 3G.

*****
UPDATE: I can confirm that the iPhone/iPod 3.0 OS Software is compatible with this deck. In fact, it makes the experience a TINY bit easier because the iPod app no longer launches when you plug in your iPhone/iPod, which means you can be doing something on your phone and not worry about it getting exited when you plug the phone in. It still switches the source to iPod/iPhone, but at least the iPod application on the phone doesn't launch.
*****

[iPod/iPhone/USB Stuff]
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This deck supports an impressive amount iPods, iPhone 2G and iPhone 3G, Flash Drives, and most likely many...Read more


14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Killer car stereo for digital media, July 11, 2009
Ντανιελ (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alpine IDA-X305 (Electronics)
After way too many hours reading reviews and 'looking' at available car stereos from Alpine, Kenwood, Pioneer & JVC at the local stores, I finally decided to give up on everything I read and actually bring my thumb drive and iPod and actually try before buying. I am very glad I did!

The user interface on the ida-x305 is way beyond the best offerings of competing units. With this stereo I can actually search for radio stations, select and update station presets, scroll through folders on USB drives and browse the iPod touch/iPhone by artist, album, etc. - easily! There are no multi-key sequences needed, no multi-mode joystick like buttons. I'm kind of an old guy, so I'm not really in to technology just for the glitz. I have no patience for a fussy interface just to browse folders and select an mp3 or radio station - no matter how shiny the lights are. Changing songs, playlists or folders should not be a life-threatening exercise in staring and poking at the stereo while...Read more


10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Unit for iPod use, March 25, 2009
L. Abair - See all my reviews
This review is from: Alpine IDA-X305 (Electronics)
I recently purchased this deck from my local car stereo store. I needed something that would play my ipod touch and would integrate the ipod controllers into the deck since the ipod touch is difficult to use while driving. This unit is super easy to use, it functions very similar to the way the menus on ipod function. It features a decent sized color LCD screen and has the option to expand into HD radio, blue tooth headset, etc. The only thing that might be an issue for some users is the fact it does NOT include a CD player.

The previous reviewer commented on the cheap feel of the unit. Personally I think it feels just as nice as any other stereo you can buy, but looks higher quality than most.

I haven't had any problems with album art showing. If a song has album art it comes up.

Aside from Ipods this unit also plays mp3's off of thumbdrives as well as many other portable media devices. It has a USB cable that runs into your glove box for easy out...Read more

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