Has anyone else used this yet? I purchased one of these units a few weeks ago at SEMA and I have to say I've been really impressed! I was looking for something to streamline my media into one location in my 2006 Monte Carlo. It didn't have a navigation system in the dash and as a result I had to use a Garmin 50LM with a dash mount along with a Blueant S4 for Hands-free phone calls. My music played off my phone and through an auxilary cord to my cd player. I found that while all of these products worked well they were often cumbersome and filled my car with excess wires. My Blueant S4 didn't have and FM transmitter and as a result I had to hear my phone conversation through a mono speaker and I was worried about the Garmin being stolen out of my car because it was always visible on my dash. Each of the units needed a charger and on top of that I also had my phone wired up with an additional micro usb charger and an auxilary cable.
The App-Tronics Smartnav 5 not only eliminated my problems but put a whole new world of media capabilities before me. I now have my phone paired with my Smartnav 5 rearview mirror! The mirror has Bluetooth 4.0 which automatically syncs with my phone when I get in my car and now I can hear my music and my phone calls over my car stereo because of its integrated FM transmitter! It also has a built in GPS navigation system with IGO Primo software which has maps preloaded for over 30 countries with lots of customizable options and still has millions of POIs. I also found that it can play my HD videos in its media player! Over the weekend I was waiting for my kids to get done with basketball practice and I was able to watch a digital copy of Pain and Gain on the 5 inch screen right from my drivers seat. I was really impressed as it played flawlessly and didn't have any lag.
Those are just a handful of the features too! It also has an ebook reader, calculator, back up camera, and built in DVR with HD video recording that is expandable up to a 32 GB micro SD card! All of this is now concealed discretely in my App-Tronics Smartnav 5 rearview mirror and I no longer have any wires in my way. The whole installation only took me about 50 minutes and I am proud to say I no longer have wires and mounts hanging around all over my car. I really cant say enough about how impressive this device is. Im definitely going to be adding a unit to my wifes car as well and I was curious if anyone else found cool uses for it? My dad has a '67 corvette and he was thinking it would be a great way to add some modern flair to his car for the shows. It has universal OEM mounting brackets so he can install a whole modern media system (Smartnav 5) in his car without destroying the interior and if he ever had to switch it out he could easily put the stock mirror back in its place!
If you are unfamiliar the webpage listed below has more info. Please let me know if you have any experience with the product and what you think of the company! So far I am blown away.
http://app-tronics.com/index.html