head unit

bacardisk3 · 07-11-2011, 12:02 AM

ye the one you have does look good..i like the one cas posted but i was considering the kenwood dnx8890hd..anyone haev it n is it good? i like the 8860 too doesnt seem like much difference

butdamnbrian · 07-11-2011, 01:31 AM

i highly recommend the new alpine ina-w910 headunit. just had it installed myself. i plan to do a write-up eventually once i've played with it more, but here are my initial thoughts:

pro:
1. snappy. faster than the high end pioneers, and much faster than the high end kenwoods. the kenwoods are sluggish. the alpine's speed is huge for me.
2. (similar to 1) speed in navigating ipod/iphone playlists and songs. significantly faster.
3. ipod/iphone video extension was included.
4. hd radio built in.
5. sirius/xm add-on is free from crutchfield with the hu right now. i didn't install mine, but it was a nice free add.
6. price.. at 1199, it's cheaper than the high end kenwood 9980 and in the same range as the avic z130.
7. free traffic updates via nav (but see below).

con:
1. not sure about the video codec support. it plays videos off the iphone just fine, but i haven't tried out usb video yet.
2. the nav is not good. nav is the weakness of this headunit. it just looks ugly and clunky. not sure yet how it actually performs in terms of direction-giving, etc.
3. free traffic updates are ok, but i havent gotten it to show green/red on the map or show traffic in any other useful way. maybe i'm too used to the iphone's maps.

at the price, it's a pretty sweet unit, especially with the xm/sirius unit, harness, and metra kit, and free shipping, all thrown in by crutchfield.

Jesse_Hunter · 07-11-2011, 04:46 AM

Kenwood DNX6960 Headunit/Steering wheel adapter

Baer383 · 07-11-2011, 05:49 AM

Any of these double din radios now a days are very well built just buy from a good company like Kenwood,Alpine,JVC.

bigaudiofanat · 07-30-2011, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by butdamnbrian

i highly recommend the new alpine ina-w910 headunit. just had it installed myself. i plan to do a write-up eventually once i've played with it more, but here are my initial thoughts:

pro:
1. snappy. faster than the high end pioneers, and much faster than the high end kenwoods. the kenwoods are sluggish. the alpine's speed is huge for me.
2. (similar to 1) speed in navigating ipod/iphone playlists and songs. significantly faster.
3. ipod/iphone video extension was included.
4. hd radio built in.
5. sirius/xm add-on is free from crutchfield with the hu right now. i didn't install mine, but it was a nice free add.
6. price.. at 1199, it's cheaper than the high end kenwood 9980 and in the same range as the avic z130.
7. free traffic updates via nav (but see below).

con:
1. not sure about the video codec support. it plays videos off the iphone just fine, but i haven't tried out usb video yet.
2. the nav is not good. nav is the weakness of this headunit. it just looks ugly and clunky. not sure yet how it actually performs in terms of direction-giving, etc.
3. free traffic updates are ok, but i havent gotten it to show green/red on the map or show traffic in any other useful way. maybe i'm too used to the iphone's maps.

at the price, it's a pretty sweet unit, especially with the xm/sirius unit, harness, and metra kit, and free shipping, all thrown in by crutchfield.

Main reasons why I choose to go with the 910 SO FAST. The nav from what I have seen is pretty good even though kenwood has garmin gps.

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07-11-2011, 12:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
bacardisk3 Base Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: nj Posts: 34 Drives: 11 370z Rep Power: 15	ye the one you have does look good..i like the one cas posted but i was considering the kenwood dnx8890hd..anyone haev it n is it good? i like the 8860 too doesnt seem like much difference

07-11-2011, 01:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
butdamnbrian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bay area, ca Posts: 254 Drives: the ladies wild Rep Power: 16	i highly recommend the new alpine ina-w910 headunit. just had it installed myself. i plan to do a write-up eventually once i've played with it more, but here are my initial thoughts: pro: 1. snappy. faster than the high end pioneers, and much faster than the high end kenwoods. the kenwoods are sluggish. the alpine's speed is huge for me. 2. (similar to 1) speed in navigating ipod/iphone playlists and songs. significantly faster. 3. ipod/iphone video extension was included. 4. hd radio built in. 5. sirius/xm add-on is free from crutchfield with the hu right now. i didn't install mine, but it was a nice free add. 6. price.. at 1199, it's cheaper than the high end kenwood 9980 and in the same range as the avic z130. 7. free traffic updates via nav (but see below). con: 1. not sure about the video codec support. it plays videos off the iphone just fine, but i haven't tried out usb video yet. 2. the nav is not good. nav is the weakness of this headunit. it just looks ugly and clunky. not sure yet how it actually performs in terms of direction-giving, etc. 3. free traffic updates are ok, but i havent gotten it to show green/red on the map or show traffic in any other useful way. maybe i'm too used to the iphone's maps. at the price, it's a pretty sweet unit, especially with the xm/sirius unit, harness, and metra kit, and free shipping, all thrown in by crutchfield.