looking for a double din unit for my 01 ml55. just wanted some feedbacks on these units. I wanted something that will work great with my factory system. anybody out there experienced with these units, please give me some feedback. or maybe can give me advise on a beter unit, thanks

Kenwood did a comparison with their cheaper DNX7100, I prefer the DDX-8019 but here was the pros of the Kenwood.

-no reverse angle of the screen, Kenwood has 7 including the reverse, strada 5
-requires speed sense input, Kenwood doesn't but the strada has phone number look up and 12million points of interest. also the strada is 30 gig spinning hard drive and kenwood is flash memory with a SD card slot for upgrades
-iPod videos don't work like the Kwood
-no portable MP3/USB support
-no remote control (wireless)
-strada is $400 more


to me it was ever makes you happy, looks like a nice unit, but i am sure they are behind on the times, when they should be leading the pack. 8 years ago they had a screen with 5.1... but no nav, alpine came in and spanked them

i was looking at the PANASONIC STRADA too . i ended up picking up the dnx7100. it's been a few months and i am very happy with the kenwood