NW-A3000 car connector kit?

[akurei]

Hi,

I've seen this product (click me) on the web.

does anyone know if it will work with the A3000?

very interested in it if so.....

if not, any alternatives anyone has dealt with?

cheers

[kaledi]

I think this is the Connect2 unit, which is also marketed by Sony in the UK - you can get more info at www.connects2.com

I have the unit connected to a Sony head unit and use a HiMD player and tried a NW-HD3; both work flawlessly with the head unit showing text info and a like.

I have also tried a NW-A1000 and unfortunately the remote protocol is slightly different to previous generations of Walkman and therefore it does not work properly.

From what I remember you can skip tracks, but not groups and the text information is either not there or inconsistent.

I was rather dissapointed and annoyed since I'm thinking of getting a NW-A3000 and the thought of having to shell out another £60 to make it work properly is a farce. This is particularly so given that Sony have used a common Remote interface for years and though there has always been subtle differences in the way different models behave with respective remotes, the basic functions have always worked. Having said that, of course this is not a Sony unit and therefore it is Connects2 that have implemeted the unit and protocol it uses. Apparently, Connects2 are in the process of developing a unit for the NWA3000 at which point I may ebay my current unit and get the new one. This incompatibility might also explain why Sony have gone quiet on the promotion of the (repackaged) interface since the NWA series was released - just prior they were promoting it through several channels.