Anyone have a Pioneer Avic X940BT H/U installed??
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Anyone have a Pioneer Avic X940BT H/U installed??
Seriously considering an upgraded HU for the vert with Nav. and I am leaning towards the Pioneer Avic X-940BT. They also just started a $100 rebate today, which may have sealed the deal for me. Seems a like a well balanced unit and is reasonably priced (especially with the rebate plus $150 in Crutchfield gift cards from work!), while also meeting several of my requirements including Nav, Bluetooth and a Pandora interface for Android cell phones.
Any general Pioneer feedback or direct experience with this H/U is appreciated!
Any general Pioneer feedback or direct experience with this H/U is appreciated!
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Star ratings are a good start, but I have received some real feedback about the Kenwood from a guy that has both... mainly focused on GPS verses other units like the Pioneer I originally listed. But I will check out the Clarion as I am open minded and just want to ensure I get the best possible unit for the money.
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The best bang for your buck is probably the Sony XNV-770BT. 7 inches, TomTom nav w/ lifetime updates, 4 star ratings, Bluetooth. All for $750. The next cheapest 7-incher on Crutchfield is a Clarion that cost a grand. So, I'd say the Sony is a pretty good deal.
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Originally Posted by Doogie
After some additional research, I may end up spending the extra $$$ and go with a Kenwood DNX6990HD.
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The Kenwood having the Garmin GPS is one of my top reasons for going with that unit. And having HD radio would be nice add as well.
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Originally Posted by Doogie
Was "Clarion" as typo as I assume the DNX9980HD is a Kenwood.
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Thanks for your input Pete as you pretty much sold me on the Kenwood... but not sure I want to spend the extra money on the touch screen, so I will probably just go with the DNX6990
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Thanks for your input Pete as you pretty much sold me on the Kenwood... but not sure I want to spend the extra money on the touch screen, so I will probably just go with the DNX6990
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Hey Pete... did you install your Kenwood H/U with a full PAC interface? Asking because I am having problems getting the dimming to work. When I turn the lights on, the H/U backlight flickers on/off. I spoke with Crutchfield tech support (who were very helpful) and confirmed the voltage coming out of the blue PAC box is pulsating instead of staying at a steady 12v when the lights go on. They are sending out another PAC box to test, but they are not 100% sure it work on these cars as there might not be the right signal available to make it work.
So I may end up needing to run a separate line from the H/U harness (orange/white wire) to the headlight switch if the replacement PAC box does not fix it. Not a huge issue, but it would be nice to have the slight dimming when the lights go on.
BTW, this seem like a very nice headunit and I can't wait to test out the GPS. Even sitting in the garage, I get better signal on this unit than any of my portables
So I may end up needing to run a separate line from the H/U harness (orange/white wire) to the headlight switch if the replacement PAC box does not fix it. Not a huge issue, but it would be nice to have the slight dimming when the lights go on.
BTW, this seem like a very nice headunit and I can't wait to test out the GPS. Even sitting in the garage, I get better signal on this unit than any of my portables
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Hey Pete... did you install your Kenwood H/U with a full PAC interface? Asking because I am having problems getting the dimming to work. When I turn the lights on, the H/U backlight flickers on/off. I spoke with Crutchfield tech support (who were very helpful) and confirmed the voltage coming out of the blue PAC box is pulsating instead of staying at a steady 12v when the lights go on. They are sending out another PAC box to test, but they are not 100% sure it work on these cars as there might not be the right signal available to make it work.
So I may end up needing to run a separate line from the H/U harness (orange/white wire) to the headlight switch if the replacement PAC box does not fix it. Not a huge issue, but it would be nice to have the slight dimming when the lights go on.
BTW, this seem like a very nice headunit and I can't wait to test out the GPS. Even sitting in the garage, I get better signal on this unit than any of my portables
So I may end up needing to run a separate line from the H/U harness (orange/white wire) to the headlight switch if the replacement PAC box does not fix it. Not a huge issue, but it would be nice to have the slight dimming when the lights go on.
BTW, this seem like a very nice headunit and I can't wait to test out the GPS. Even sitting in the garage, I get better signal on this unit than any of my portables
What model did you get on the Kenwood line? DNX9980HD I hope? One suggestion, format all of your drives to FAT32 for mp3 playback, I can get you the name of the software I downloaded to format my 1TB drive with if you need it later on.
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I just could not spend the huge $$ for the 9980 and went with the 6990. Don't worry about pulling it apart as I will know within a couple days which route is needed once the replacement PAC box arrives. Not sure I will ever need the formatting info as we will more than likely just be using the over air tunes along with Pandora.