JVC is awesome and it's really underestimated... I have a JVC on the car I used to drive (my sister owns it now) and it works great..!!

I also have that JVC I recommended (KW-AVX820) sitting in my room waiting for a freakin' adapter so I can install it on my Touring 370Z...

Crappy Bose systems.... But that aside, again, JVC, two thumbs up...

Thanks, I’ll have to check out the new lineup. I like having a SD card slot, I could mix up some tunes on my laptop and transfer them to the SD for a mood moment! That would be so convenient!

You know, I totally agree with you! SD cards are so inexpensive today. I wonder if this will allow showing photos and movies etc.?

Thanks, the features on the new Excelon sound really impressive! Do you know if it has a SD card slot and Pandora? This would be a big plus!
I would like to mention that I’m uncomfortable about pre-ordering!
Remember John at Spawn!!

Thanks vipor and pty370z. l read about the JVC KW-NX7000BT and it looks impressive! I like the fact it has a SD card slot. This makes it very versatile. I only wished it had Pandora! I might have to accept the fact of buying a head unit w/o Pandora! Maybe more units will be released soon with all the features I’m looking for before my new car arrives!

if you have an internet phone you can open pandora on there, then headphone-jack it in. that's what i'm gonna do with my Droid in my truck. pandora is definitely FTW, although i can see cars incorporating pandora into factory stereo's in the near future, i don't know about aftermarket equipment.

depends on how they set the system up, i could only speculate at this point. i know my player will play divx files burned onto a dvd and it will open images if i am trying to change my desktop image (i tooled around with that for a while and ended up finding a "factory" desktop i liked better due to the buttons covering most of it anyway). but with the new decks being more multimedia and having no disc drive at all, i'm sure there will be some way to open pictures if nothing else, to skin the desktop screen

The Eclipse Avn 726 is a nice head unit as well. 3 sets of 5v preouts
Very fast loading
3d navigation in major cities, I love it
The blue tooth audio synched with my phone plays mp3's fanatastic
7"video screen is awesome, very bright and clear
ipod compatible ( need to order special cable to play video)
HD radio optional
Sat radio optional ( I added for like 100 bucks)
dvd player
Best part is it can be purchased for around 900 bucks right now online.

only negative I would give it is the fm reception isn't great in my unit. Could be something with my antenna adapter, but I don't really care because I never listen to it.

Sirius Sat.cds/mp3's

Thanks SlikNik. I’ve read some great reviews on the Eclipse, especially the AVN726E. I was originally thinking about this head unit and the Avic-Z110BT. Then the Avic-X920BT arrived and now I thinking about buying this head unit because it has Pandora and a SD card slot for additional versatility. I also like the fact it is a fixed, non motorized LCD screen. If anyone has listened to Pandora, you’ll know what I mean! It’s incredible!! The one think that concerns me about the Pioneer Avic series is that it was stated on this forum it has reliability problems. Does anyone know what specific reliability problems it has? Since the Avic-X920 is a new unit, maybe all the problems have been fixed. One of my friends has the Avic-X910 in his Z3 and has no issues at all. In fact it looks and sounds great.

I forgot to mention that Eclipse is leaving the car electronics aftermarket after a run of 21 years!

I would like to ask everyone if they ever had any problems with the Pioneer’s Avic series. I’m looking for a double din head unit and it appears Pioneer has most if not all the features I’m looking for. I did read some negative comments in this Forum which stated Pioneer was unreliable and had poor quality. Is this true? What kind of problems? I don’t want to buy a lemon!

Or you could simply use a ipod or a usb thumb drive just as easy. Actually I would prefer the ipod route that would be easier to have play lists and keep favorites. Also would allow you to tag music you hear on the radio.

Pioneer from what I have seen and installed almost all have problems. I have seen the fallowing with all different models. CD's stop ejecting, ipod cables going bad within the first few days, screens going bad, motorized faces going bad, internal amps failing, alternator noise because of the internal pico fuse blowing and so on. Yes people do have luck and say they are reliable but from what I have seen in the past 2 years I am not impressed with where they are going. Just my .02 but I would stay away from them.

Thanks bigaudiofanat. I have the 32GB iPod touch that I would connect to the head unit. One of the features I’m looking for is voice-activated controls of my iPod and iPhone. Another feature I want is iTunes HD Radio Tagging. A friend of mine has it in his Z3 and its awesome! I need the SD option because my co-workers are always mixing and sharing music and it adds flexibility in addition to the USB.

Thanks bigaudiofanat. Are any of these problems associated with the newer Avic series? Do you remember which models? I have two friends who have the Avic-X910 and the Avic-F700. They have no problems or issues. You mentioned problems with the motorized face, this is one of the reasons why I’m looking for a non-motorized face! I figured the less moving parts you have the better. I once bought a highly recommended home CD player and it broke down one month beyond the warranty period! I never want anything like that to ever happen again if you know what I mean!!

Are there any other Forum members besides bigaudiofanat that have these types of problems with Pioneer? If so, which models?