2013 Camaro MyLink in action.

[mlee]

Thank god they are ditching the CD's... Cassette Tape Decks hung around in car radios WAY past their time.

[zer0ss]

Originally Posted by mlee

Thank god they are ditching the CD's... Cassette Tape Decks hung around in car radios WAY past their time.

but allowed people with mp3 players to use 3.5mm jack to cassette adapters before the widespread availability of heads with aux input.

Which is why having the mylink would be cool, but who can't work their mp3 players 'almost' hands-free? I love the hidden aux jack that comes standard and that the rest closes completely over a cheap 3.5mm cord. That being said, I do watch Ofer's "I want a new radio" thread in the DIY section closely.

[H0peful1]

CDs have better music quality. The compression of mp3s etc changes the sound. Audiophiles regularly discuss this online. That doesn't bother me too much, but for those of us with a ton of CDs, it's a pain to have to burn then download when there's a perfectly good disc to use. For new music, I usu download to my iPhone, so the connectivity w/b nice. Another point - many kids' songs are on CD. My son has favs we listen to regularly.

That said, I'm a fan of the tech in the 2013s. Love the HUD, and MyLink & Nav were a large part of my decision to wait for a 2013. We're not a tech averse fam; we have iPads, a Nook tablet for my son, and my desktop PC is a touchscreen (love it!) I'd still like a cd player, but I'll find a solution other than converting over a hundred CDs to digital. I understand why GM made the choice.

For the record, my current car, which I still love, has both a tape player and a CD player, OEM, in it. Heard a guy on the radio the other day say he actually still has an 8 track recorder! Not many of those out there.

[GearheadSS]

Here are some pictures from MyLink when you push the Now Playing icon on the home page of the display while streaming music via Bluetooth from an iPhone. As you can see, it does display the album art and info. The last pic is using the Pandora ap from the home screen. You can "thumb up" or "thumb down" the song right on the screen.

MyLink is an amazing system and after owning 3 Camaros with the old radio, I can safely now say that I prefer the MyLink system regardless of how it looks on the dash. It does everything better than the old system.

My only complaint is that it does not recognize the Microsoft Zune, which the old radio did.

[tramtwo]

I'd rather duck tape my tablet to the dash.

[Tar Heel RS]

Originally Posted by tramtwo

I'd rather duck tape my tablet to the dash.

Lmfao

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by tramtwo

I'd rather duck tape my tablet to the dash.

At least it would match your stripes.

[obzidian]

Some folks will just never be happy.

WE ALL CRYIED FOR A STOCK NAV UNIT.

Now we have it and we still pick it apart. Personally, I love it AND you don't loose the cool a/c controls which make the dash really pop, especially at night.

CD's are one their way out... don't believe me, go to bestbuy and see how big the CD department is compared to a few years ago.

Digital media is the latest "greatest" thing just like CD's were. Remember all the folks that hated when the cassette tape was phased out? They are still around you know...

Anyways... I love this radio and hopefully you can stream vids through the phone.

[GEEKFREEKSCOTTY]

I don't get why people can't figure out how to rip to mp3, just dump the mp3's onto a USB drive, and plug it in.

Don't even need an iPod.

[bigd1276]

Originally Posted by tramtwo

I'd rather duck tape my tablet to the dash.

Duct tape now comes in designer colors..................

[Verbolten]

Will the Mylink system play movies through the USB jacK? IF ot will it play movies at all?

[ihaveacamaro]

Originally Posted by Mcchuck

Will the Mylink system play movies through the USB jacK? IF ot will it play movies at all?

seriously doubt it. Not that I'm knocking the idea, but we have Camaros, not minivans. Playing movies isn't a huge selling feature in a muscle car as it would be in a family car lol

[BrandonB956]

That's one of the main reasons I would get a dash screen .
That and hooking up my xbox of course

[PYROLYSIS]

Originally Posted by Mcchuck

Will the Mylink system play movies through the USB jacK? IF ot will it play movies at all?

I would think that would be easier to figure out than installing Mylink in a 10'-12' Camaro.