New Double DIN Kenwood reciever comming out in March!!!!
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The DDX7017 is not an Excelon product. UNLESS IT WAS WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT. As of now the only Double DIN Excelon in the DDX8017.
I have been researching these things forever. The 8017 is the best double DIN on the market IMO. It isn't the cheapest but when you compare features to features the 8017 has them all beat. Alpine is nice but if you don't include navigation, WHICH ISN"T AN AUDIO FEATURE the EKnwood blows all of them away.
I have been researching these things forever. The 8017 is the best double DIN on the market IMO. It isn't the cheapest but when you compare features to features the 8017 has them all beat. Alpine is nice but if you don't include navigation, WHICH ISN"T AN AUDIO FEATURE the EKnwood blows all of them away.
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Originally Posted by Thrill Racing
The DDX7017 is not an Excelon product. UNLESS IT WAS WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT. As of now the only Double DIN Excelon in the DDX8017.
I have been researching these things forever. The 8017 is the best double DIN on the market IMO. It isn't the cheapest but when you compare features to features the 8017 has them all beat. Alpine is nice but if you don't include navigation, WHICH ISN"T AN AUDIO FEATURE the EKnwood blows all of them away.
I have been researching these things forever. The 8017 is the best double DIN on the market IMO. It isn't the cheapest but when you compare features to features the 8017 has them all beat. Alpine is nice but if you don't include navigation, WHICH ISN"T AN AUDIO FEATURE the EKnwood blows all of them away.
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well my 7015 says excelon so it is. always will be. the 8017 is still better 
my bro has the avn2454. it sucks. the only thing going for it is the nav. which you have to remove the dvd to watch your own dvd. and you also have to hit a acknoledge button everytime you start the car. and there are no adjustable crossover. and to top it al off the damn volume button is on the wrong side for us americans
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I'd suggest you take a look at Eclipse prodicts.
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Originally Posted by Josiah
Beautiful, I am still deciding whether I will be able to afford a head unit after I buy the wheels and tires for my Fabtech lift. Depends on whether or not I am forced to make some miscellaneous upcoming payments, we'll see. What is the price on the unit, I am guessing it's the 1200 price tag but thats cheap as hell for a new unit. Does this price come with the nav & dvd unit included, what about a microphone.
They told me about it last month when I went looking and they said wait for this one. I was gonna buy the 7017 and it was a grand. He gave me the brochure withall the 2006 models. Looks like a nice unit at a decent price.
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Wonder why it is so cheap? At that price, they can be had on ebay for probably $500. I got my 7015 for $860 when they retailed for $1200. I also wonder if because it isn't an excelon is why it is cheaper.....The ol' trusty 7015 may be better quality than the 6019........
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Originally Posted by styxnpicks
my bro has the avn2454. it sucks. the only thing going for it is the nav. which you have to remove the dvd to watch your own dvd. and you also have to hit a acknoledge button everytime you start the car. and there are no adjustable crossover. and to top it al off the damn volume button is on the wrong side for us americans
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time? The 'I Agree' button shows up on a lot of navigational units, its a liability thing. If the volume button is on the wrong side, than wouldn't that make the 'Last Track/Next Track' button be on the wrong side as well for us Americans?
PS: The AVN6600 will be going in my next truck.
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Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time?
. But I do like the Eclipse units, that was my other choice when I was looking at them. The built in Navi was always something I looked at.
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Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
Take a look at the AVN5435, AVN5495, and the AVN6600. Im sure you'll re-think it after that. .
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time? The 'I Agree' button shows up on a lot of navigational units, its a liability thing. If the volume button is on the wrong side, than wouldn't that make the 'Last Track/Next Track' button be on the wrong side as well for us Americans?
PS: The AVN6600 will be going in my next truck.
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time? The 'I Agree' button shows up on a lot of navigational units, its a liability thing. If the volume button is on the wrong side, than wouldn't that make the 'Last Track/Next Track' button be on the wrong side as well for us Americans?
PS: The AVN6600 will be going in my next truck.
I'm just talking about my experience from the 7015 vs 2454. I don't have to his an agree button or get a warning screen ever. which I really like. and I also hate using a remote. so the volume on the right side is annoying to reach for. the nav thing I can almost overlook since I don't have it with the 7015. but using nav video while listening to the DVD audio from my dream theater Live at Budokan is something I would want to do If I had the nav
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Originally Posted by BlacknTan
The Pioneer AVIC-Z1 will be out soon, I think March or April.
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DVD video playback – With an additional rear seat monitor, the AVIC-Z1 becomes the ultimate entertainment haven with its ability to play DVD video and DVD-R/RW discs for rear seat passengers while the driver and front passenger listen to AM/FM/XM/Sirius or other external sources.
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Originally Posted by ThumperMX113
Take a look at the AVN5435, AVN5495, and the AVN6600. Im sure you'll re-think it after that. .
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time? The 'I Agree' button shows up on a lot of navigational units, its a liability thing. If the volume button is on the wrong side, than wouldn't that make the 'Last Track/Next Track' button be on the wrong side as well for us Americans?
PS: The AVN6600 will be going in my next truck.
Why would you need to have a DVD and the DVD map disc in the unit at the same time? The 'I Agree' button shows up on a lot of navigational units, its a liability thing. If the volume button is on the wrong side, than wouldn't that make the 'Last Track/Next Track' button be on the wrong side as well for us Americans?
PS: The AVN6600 will be going in my next truck.
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Originally Posted by Matt 05'FX4
JBZIGGY: That new nav system uses an internal hard drive to access the info and is upgradeable with the SD memory slot. That's the main difference between the old ones. The old ones had to read a DVD. With a hard drive, the screen scrolling is super fast and other things are quicker too. I know the 2007 S-class has a hard drive navigation vs the previous DVD ones and it works very fast.
Appreciate the clarification. I understood the SD slot and the advantages there, but didn't realize the difference in speed associated with the hard disk. That sounds pretty sweet.
From what I was told, the new NAV will be backwards compatible for anybody interested.
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Originally Posted by 200k97f150
Was there any indication that the BT add on would be compatable with the exisiting units? That would be awesome!
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Originally Posted by jbziggy
My understanding is that it will NOT be backward compatible. It actually won't even work on all of the new units. Just the ones that have the "BlueTooth" functionality. It seems to be listed as a separate feature on the units that have it.
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Eclipse is coming out with the AVN5500 and AVN6600. The major advantages I can see is they both can use an ipod control module to control your ipod on screen, although you can do more with your ipod with the 6600. The 6600 also has two DVD drives, so you can have your nav disk in the slot, and have the kids in the back entertained with a DVD of your choice.
The big drawback for me with the new Kenwood, Alpine and Clarion units is the lack of a built in nav drive. I don't want another separate thing mounted somewhere in the truck, there are not any great places to mount the drive, and the cost makes it out of reach for me anyway.
I think I'm going to go with the AVN5500 from Eclipse as soon as I get my taxes back. It will do everything I want, built in nav drive, Sirius compatible, ipod controls, and a reasonable cost.
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The big drawback for me with the new Kenwood, Alpine and Clarion units is the lack of a built in nav drive. I don't want another separate thing mounted somewhere in the truck, there are not any great places to mount the drive, and the cost makes it out of reach for me anyway.
I think I'm going to go with the AVN5500 from Eclipse as soon as I get my taxes back. It will do everything I want, built in nav drive, Sirius compatible, ipod controls, and a reasonable cost.
mikebaby