Kenwood Excelon DNN990HD Wifi at CES today
01-10-2013, 03:03 PM
#5
Senior Member
For that kind of money just do a tablet install... Save a CRAP load and upgrade the rest of the system
01-10-2013, 05:01 PM
#7
Senior Member
nothing like playing Star Wars angry birds in your dash and having someone knock on your window an ask 50 questions. Or go to an audo shop and have the owner come out and take pictures of your truck and offer you 40% off your stuff cause they want you to come show their staff how you did it. 1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs. Fluid !!! Is should drive the darn truck for that price
Last edited by geno51; 01-10-2013 at 05:09 PM.
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01-10-2013, 06:03 PM
#8
Mine is fairly fluid!! I can deal with having to use blue tooth audio because the tablet offers 10x what that head unit does not. Can that unit play games while your wife is shopping spending all your money I think not. nothing like playing Star Wars angry birds in your dash and having someone knock on your window an ask 50 questions. Or go to an audo shop and have the owner come out and take pictures of your truck and offer you 40% off your stuff cause they want you to come show their staff how you did it.
1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs. Fluid !!! Is should drive the darn truck for that price
nothing like playing Star Wars angry birds in your dash and having someone knock on your window an ask 50 questions. Or go to an audo shop and have the owner come out and take pictures of your truck and offer you 40% off your stuff cause they want you to come show their staff how you did it. 1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs. Fluid !!! Is should drive the darn truck for that price
Reaching up to play game on the dash doesn't seen fun to me, maybe if was in my lap, is that the best you've got as an example for a "fluid" head-unit, angry birds, lol. Dont get me wrong, not knocking it, its different and custom, i'll give it props, but it far from "fluid"
Let me ask you this, can your tab do this: (my idea of a fluid head unit)
-my daughter in the back watching a dvd on the headrest monitors, while having full control and sound of it
-while I listen to music in the front
-while Navigation System is giving me the way.
-if someone calls I can see and answer it hands free
-if someone texts I can see and respond hands free
-my rear camera is split screen watching my trailer
-all with superb, sound quality and processing
all this going on at the same time, controlled from one unit, and that's just a small example of how I use it, and thats not even a fraction of its potential. As far as games if I needed, I'll put a xbox on it and play real games.
For some of us the sound quality and system tuning capabilities alone are worth the extra coin, but if you want to play Fruit Ninja and listen to Pandora with soso sound quality, sure save the money.
saying "1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs" is the same as saying buying a Lexus is stupid because I could get 3 Corolla's for that price.
01-10-2013, 06:14 PM
#9
Girthy Member
Fairly Fluid??? My point exactly!
Reaching up to play game on the dash doesn't seen fun to me, maybe if was in my lap, is that the best you've got as an example for a "fluid" head-unit, angry birds, lol. Dont get me wrong, not knocking it, its different and custom, i'll give it props, but it far from "fluid"
Let me ask you this, can your tab do this: (my idea of a fluid head unit)
-my daughter in the back watching a dvd on the headrest monitors, while having full control and sound of it
-while I listen to music in the front
-while Navigation System is giving me the way.
-if someone calls I can see and answer it hands free
-if someone texts I can see and respond hands free
-my rear camera is split screen watching my trailer
-all with superb, sound quality and processing
all this going on at the same time, controlled from one unit, and that's just a small example of how I use it, and thats not even a fraction of its potential. As far as games if I needed, I'll put a xbox on it and play real games.
For some of us the sound quality and system tuning capabilities alone are worth the extra coin, but if you want to play Fruit Ninja and listen to Pandora with soso sound quality, sure save the money.
saying "1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs" is the same as saying buying a Lexus is stupid because I could get 3 Corolla's for that price.
Reaching up to play game on the dash doesn't seen fun to me, maybe if was in my lap, is that the best you've got as an example for a "fluid" head-unit, angry birds, lol. Dont get me wrong, not knocking it, its different and custom, i'll give it props, but it far from "fluid"
Let me ask you this, can your tab do this: (my idea of a fluid head unit)
-my daughter in the back watching a dvd on the headrest monitors, while having full control and sound of it
-while I listen to music in the front
-while Navigation System is giving me the way.
-if someone calls I can see and answer it hands free
-if someone texts I can see and respond hands free
-my rear camera is split screen watching my trailer
-all with superb, sound quality and processing
all this going on at the same time, controlled from one unit, and that's just a small example of how I use it, and thats not even a fraction of its potential. As far as games if I needed, I'll put a xbox on it and play real games.
For some of us the sound quality and system tuning capabilities alone are worth the extra coin, but if you want to play Fruit Ninja and listen to Pandora with soso sound quality, sure save the money.
saying "1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs" is the same as saying buying a Lexus is stupid because I could get 3 Corolla's for that price.
That said, I DO think the in-dash tablet installations geno51 and others have done are cool. As a diyer I have definitely got the itch so long as I don't have to use bluetooth audio.
That head unit is beyond sweet tho!
Last edited by sllydderrr; 01-10-2013 at 06:16 PM.
01-10-2013, 06:38 PM
#10
Senior Member
Fairly Fluid??? My point exactly!
Reaching up to play game on the dash doesn't seen fun to me, maybe if was in my lap, is that the best you've got as an example for a "fluid" head-unit, angry birds, lol. Dont get me wrong, not knocking it, its different and custom, i'll give it props, but it far from "fluid"
Let me ask you this, can your tab do this: (my idea of a fluid head unit)
-my daughter in the back watching a dvd on the headrest monitors, while having full control and sound of it
Actully yes it can do this with android mirror and still costs less
-while I listen to music in the front
Yes you can still listen to Sirius the way mine is set. And MP3s with some rooting im working on it now
-while Navigation System is giving me the way
Yep see above .
-if someone calls I can see and answer it hands free
Yep sync does that Actully I can do viedos calls
-if someone texts I can see and respond hands free
Yep see android mirror
-my rear camera is split screen watching my trailer
nope only down fall but with the mirror camera I have not a problem
-all with superb, sound quality and processing
With all the money saved install a Cleansweep and have even better soundhttp://www.amazon.com/JL-Audio-CL441.../dp/B000OI7TTI
all this going on at the same time, controlled from one unit, and that's just a small example of how I use it, and thats not even a fraction of its potential. As far as games if I needed, I'll put a xbox on it and play real games.
I can still do that too but a xbox in the car is a little 1990s
For some of us the sound quality and system tuning capabilities alone are worth the extra coin, but if you want to play Fruit Ninja and listen to Pandora with soso sound quality, sure save the money.
saying "1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs" is the same as saying buying a Lexus is stupid because I could get 3 Corolla's for that price.
Reaching up to play game on the dash doesn't seen fun to me, maybe if was in my lap, is that the best you've got as an example for a "fluid" head-unit, angry birds, lol. Dont get me wrong, not knocking it, its different and custom, i'll give it props, but it far from "fluid"
Let me ask you this, can your tab do this: (my idea of a fluid head unit)
-my daughter in the back watching a dvd on the headrest monitors, while having full control and sound of it
Actully yes it can do this with android mirror and still costs less
-while I listen to music in the front
Yes you can still listen to Sirius the way mine is set. And MP3s with some rooting im working on it now
-while Navigation System is giving me the way
Yep see above .
-if someone calls I can see and answer it hands free
Yep sync does that Actully I can do viedos calls
-if someone texts I can see and respond hands free
Yep see android mirror
-my rear camera is split screen watching my trailer
nope only down fall but with the mirror camera I have not a problem
-all with superb, sound quality and processing
With all the money saved install a Cleansweep and have even better soundhttp://www.amazon.com/JL-Audio-CL441.../dp/B000OI7TTI
all this going on at the same time, controlled from one unit, and that's just a small example of how I use it, and thats not even a fraction of its potential. As far as games if I needed, I'll put a xbox on it and play real games.
I can still do that too but a xbox in the car is a little 1990s
For some of us the sound quality and system tuning capabilities alone are worth the extra coin, but if you want to play Fruit Ninja and listen to Pandora with soso sound quality, sure save the money.
saying "1700 is just stupid for that price I could do 3 tablet installs" is the same as saying buying a Lexus is stupid because I could get 3 Corolla's for that price.
See responses above. Your not up to date on the capability of android i guess.
Say what you will but our local high end audio installer clearly said the future is tablet installs he was excited to go to CES because there is a ton of stuff coming out to help integrate tablets more easily. He sells kenwood and Maestro units and even he thinks they are overpriced.
Android mirroring video just to catch you up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-UXDi3dm3U
And with the money saved I would just by my daugher her own tablet that will likley keep her more more busy then a movie
Not trying to pick a fight I just think nearly 2k for a head unit is like paying for a lexus and getting the coralla you mentioned corallas have come along way though LOL!!!
Im sorry I think its WAY over priced its just an opinion you don't have to get your panties in a wad mark my words though in 5-7 years double dins will be a thing of the past. CarPCs and tablets are the future
I spent $1200 on custom retro headlights to some I am stupid for doing that its just an opinion.
Last edited by geno51; 01-10-2013 at 07:27 PM.