What double din head unit should I buy?

HKYStormFront

^^^ yea i heard good things about the 200 and 205 but nothing after that, interesting that you are having those problems. alpine's had a good reputation for making solid products.

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2fast4thelaw

Just to be clear, my post is by no means an Alpine Bash! Other than BiG A, I am thier next biggest fan. I am currently talking with them about exchanging it for the new W900 model or maybe even the W203. It may be that I just got a lemon or a very early production unit. I jokingly accused them of passing off thier prototype on me. Either way, I am fed up with this unit.

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WICKED_GRIN

Alpine is a good stereo unit depending on the features you are looking for. For example, if you want a single din unit, it’s probably in the top five….if not top three. I have owned them in the past and loved them. Had little glitches here and there but you can get those on any given auto stereo. It’s statistically impossible to have zero problems on all manufactured products. Alpine double din head units are a different story. Having to dock a navigation modular unit and having only a 2v outputs on the pre-outs is not something I want. Obviously this depends on when you buy because technology changes constantly. Kenwood could have all the features, great reviews, price etc. this year and in 2012, “XXX” brand could be the Big Dog!

In my opinion, for 2010, Kenwood and Pioneer is top Dog.

WICKED_GRIN

April is here and it seems that I have been waiting a year for my Roadster! Hopefully, it will arrive at the end of this month. Still have to decide between the Kenwood & Pioneer! Both head units look and sound fantastic! The only thing that is helping me thru the waiting period (~3 months) is driving my 370Z coupe! I had a hard time making up my mind on color, now it’s time to decide on which head unit! I hope that I don’t regret going black…..black will be a first for me! Did have a custom painted black motorcycle in high school & college but never owned a black car!! These photos from ZeeYouLater helped convinced me I made the right choice!!

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WICKED_GRIN

An earlier post from Rogue Z has me leaning towards the Pioneer Avic series because of the possibility of using a wifi SD flash card. If this works with Pioneer’s operating system, I’m going with the Avic head-unit! Has anyone else had any experience with this setup?

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WICKED_GRIN

I finally got the VIN number! The black beauty is on the boat……my scheduled delivery is May20th. Over 4 months! ~3 weeks to make a final decision on a head unit. Does anyone know if the Wi-Fi SD card works on the Pioneer Avic series?