jfraser

I have some more info, that clears up a couple of the questions outstanding regarding the Dension MOST product offering.

When I spoke to Dension in Europe last week, they said that their gateway 500 MOST module was not for the US market....It turns out, that this has nothing to do with US 'v' ROW Porsches, but is due to the corporate makeup of Dension Europe 'v' Dension USA.

Dension USA is acting as a distributer for the MOST ipod integration kit NOT the manufacturer.....and they aren't distributing a re-tagged Gateway 500...It is an entirely different product made by a company called DICE electronics....However, when you see the dice products/website etc. it has a very Dension look and feel about it.....that's because the former CEO and President of Dension OWN this company!!!! Confusing or what!!

I spoke with a very helpful (and knowledgeable) lady that told me DICE will be selling thru Dension. The unit has been developed and successfully tested. It is currently being produced in quantity. I asked when it will be available, she said the end of this month...I then asked if it was really going to be ready the end of the month, and she was insistant that it would be.

In terms of functionality.....Apparently, it mimics being a cd changer (a very large one) in order to be accepted by the MOST ring. I asked if that meant it would have the same limitations as previous Dension icelinks that mimiced being cd changers (limited playlists, almost no browsing capabilities etc). Her response was that it only mimics the cd changer to access the MOST ring.....once on, it has its own controllers etc. It will have full playlist browsing, Artist browsing & Album/ASong browsing. The only thing you can't do is browse by Genre. Browsing can be accomplished by the PCM & steering wheel controls....

Hope this clears up some stuff.

Here's the DICE website
http://www.diceelectronics.com/ipod_...ation_most.htm

997driver

That clears some stuff up. It really looks like a good solution and i'll wait to see other buy the product and test it out before I shell out the cash for it. Any idea as to how much this unit is? 200-500 dollars?

jfraser

$400 according to the ipod website iLounge

rebe1

Browse by genre would be great though, I shuffle by genre all the time. Ahwell, ipod connection better than no connection

Chriz

Does the DICE version come with USB and audio in as well?

Queram

I was really looking into these adapters to use with my ipod until I tried an MP3 CD. The accesibility is very nice and user interface is pretty simple and functional in my opinion.

ph997

Dension now has it on their website. The ice>Link Gateway 500. Available for Porsche late June. Inputs for iPod and Aux. Works with or without CD changer based on the photos posted. Also has a video output.

Having tried wireless and wired FM modulators, this looks very enticing. It also seems simpler than the Cayenne adapt for satellite.

rebe1

Anyone have an update on either the Dension USA or the Dension Europe version of the MOST ipod integration kit, or is this just pure vapourware?

Thanks.

ltc

The latest information from Dension is 6 weeks.

Here's a link to the discussion in the Cayenne forum:
https://rennlist.com/forums/cayenne-955-957-2003-2010/264857-ipod-on-most-from-dension.html

Moogle

Dension... hahaha

ronmart

Thanks for the update jfraser - let me know when you get one and take lots of pics so I can see what all is involved with installing it. I'd love to have one of these if it is simple to install (like the smarttop devices).

larrytrk

Do I smell a group buy if this item proves to be good?

ronmart

Definitely put me down for it if we can manage to secure a price of less than $400 in a group buy.