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98 E430
Originally posted by otoupalik
Not sure - I did see a DVD on it at CES and was impressed.
Take it for what it is worth!
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Not sure - I did see a DVD on it at CES and was impressed.
Take it for what it is worth!
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ones too fast according to CHP!
Originally posted by Turbo][
I have seen the Kenwood screen with the touchscreen. I personally thought it was sub-par. I need to check out the clarion unit. I 'm pretty happy with my Alpine, however my wife wants a touchscreen one, since it's more "simpflied"...
I have seen the Kenwood screen with the touchscreen. I personally thought it was sub-par. I need to check out the clarion unit. I 'm pretty happy with my Alpine, however my wife wants a touchscreen one, since it's more "simpflied"...
It is funny that it always comes down to what the wife wants! I have the same issues! LOL
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2002 mercedes clk coupe
Originally posted by otoupalik
This is the Unit that I am putting in a bunch of our cars ....
http://www.clarion.com/products/multimedia/multi1.htm
Touch screen, MP3, DVD, etc!
This thing rocks!
Brad
This is the Unit that I am putting in a bunch of our cars ....
http://www.clarion.com/products/multimedia/multi1.htm
Touch screen, MP3, DVD, etc!
This thing rocks!
Brad
#29
I say go with fujitsu ten eclipse. Its a competition brand with better overall sound quality and picture quality than the top of the line alpine, pioneer and kenwood units. There a lot of a mark up so you can usually get the price down lower than the alpine stuff. I have a av5101 5.8" lcd and hideaway dvd player cd changer only compatible with the eclipse, the only problem is that its not self powered so you do need an additional amp to run the speakers but go with an eclipse amp and it sounds cleaner than the stock premium sound anyway. Another cool thing is that the **** looks clean when the lcd is tucked away, just a wireless remote and some sleek buttons on the top, doesn't have that corny *** look of the alpine units so retains a lot of the mercedes prestige as opposed to the other stuff.
'96 e320
18" brabus V
tinted windows
brabus & eclipse everything else
road head is now a past time when rollin this, just make sure shes taller than 5'5" because that center consoles a ***** for the short ones
'96 e320
18" brabus V
tinted windows
brabus & eclipse everything else
road head is now a past time when rollin this, just make sure shes taller than 5'5" because that center consoles a ***** for the short ones
#32
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im biased towards alpine, but many of my friends agree that pioneer screen quality is a bit better than alpine. to me, can you really tell the difference on a 6 or 7 inch screen? i dont think so. alpine has their units more easily set up than pioneer also.
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2002 mercedes clk coupe
Originally posted by byip25
im biased towards alpine, but many of my friends agree that pioneer screen quality is a bit better than alpine. to me, can you really tell the difference on a 6 or 7 inch screen? i dont think so. alpine has their units more easily set up than pioneer also.
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im biased towards alpine, but many of my friends agree that pioneer screen quality is a bit better than alpine. to me, can you really tell the difference on a 6 or 7 inch screen? i dont think so. alpine has their units more easily set up than pioneer also.
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i didnt mean the size of screen between 6 or 7 inches. i meant to say, can you really tell the difference in screen quality between alpine and pioneer ? ie: difference in quality on such a small screen?
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ones too fast according to CHP!
I just did a long audition of the Clarion v. the pioneer and alpine. The clarion is SO much nicer as far as looks, ease of use and resolution!
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Brad
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2002 mercedes clk coupe
Originally posted by otoupalik
I just did a long audition of the Clarion v. the pioneer and alpine. The clarion is SO much nicer as far as looks, ease of use and resolution!
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I just did a long audition of the Clarion v. the pioneer and alpine. The clarion is SO much nicer as far as looks, ease of use and resolution!
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Brad
u have any pics?
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ones too fast according to CHP!
Originally posted by byip25
my only complaint about my alpine is it isnt xm radio ready. is the clarion xm ready?
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my only complaint about my alpine is it isnt xm radio ready. is the clarion xm ready?
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ones too fast according to CHP!
Originally posted by JamE55
Brad
Which models of Clarion, Pioneer and Alpine did you compare? I'm thinking of getting the Alpine CDA-7990 F1.
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Which models of Clarion, Pioneer and Alpine did you compare? I'm thinking of getting the Alpine CDA-7990 F1.
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R129 SL320 '99
Brad/Anyone, have you got a pic of the clarion in dash?
The reason being simply that although they look great in the advertising literature, it is more important to see how well the sit in the dash (flushness) and colour match to the surrounding leather if it be 'bird's eye maple' for example.
Jonathan
The reason being simply that although they look great in the advertising literature, it is more important to see how well the sit in the dash (flushness) and colour match to the surrounding leather if it be 'bird's eye maple' for example.
Jonathan
#46
best head
european comand best head unit by far...
with nokia, tv, multi cd and dvd changers, av1 av2 inputs, digital bose, navigation with teleatlas disc (not navtech), fm & AM all thro roof aerial and screen antennas
motorized screens are great for covering the ac vents, and lighting up the inside of the vehicle at night..
and they look so naff as an after thought
with nokia, tv, multi cd and dvd changers, av1 av2 inputs, digital bose, navigation with teleatlas disc (not navtech), fm & AM all thro roof aerial and screen antennas
motorized screens are great for covering the ac vents, and lighting up the inside of the vehicle at night..
and they look so naff as an after thought
Last edited by Londonboy; 07-26-2002 at 05:53 PM.