[serith]

Seems like a lot of hassel for just iPod functionality. If I were in your boat, I'd either learn to live with the FM transmitter, hard-wire it to the HU somehow and live without the artist/song info, or say screw it and find a HU that DOES support an iPod. Given that apple dominates 84% of the digital audio marketplace (just watched the keynote address from steve jobs, heh), I'm SURE that there are a ton of HU's out there now made by good companies that will work for you.

Best of luck in whatever you decide.