touch screen radio/gps

[zoomo]

Just installed this in my car...its not a computer, but its radio, bluetooth, dvd, gps...all that good stuff. i love it, fits well. I have to find some sort of new faceplate, or install kit, because the old one will require some cutting and leave openings on both sides...anyway ill update as i figure that out.

right now it fits in just enough to hold itself tight.

i did have to remove some of the bracing inside to make it fit.

[Nickd1212]

6LE has a faceplate that might work for you.

http://6litereaterdesigns.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=166_24_73&products_id=138

[zoomo]

I actually picked up one from amazon. May be the same guy I'm not sure. It was the cheaper version at like 30.00. Ibhad to file it a lot to make it fit right but I've finally got it working pretty good. The plastic isn't identical to the factory stuff but it looks good.

They had like an 80.00 option that looked more like factory plastic. It may have fit better as well, but I'm cheap haha

[popo8]

I really like that. More info on the head unit please?

LTXtech.com IS my drug...

[zoomo]

http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLDNV695-Touchscreen-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B009RIK25E/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_i

Thats the head unit. I think my girfriend picked it up on ebay for a little under 200 though.

Its not perfect, it has some flaws, but i guess thats to be exxpected for the price.

the gps didnt have any "points of interest" when i got it, so you coudlnt really search for anything. I was able to download some gps software with points of interest in it, and install it on the gps sd card. It works pretty great now, although getting the gps installed and working correctly on the sd card can be tricky. It also may have been just a fault in my particular unit that caused it not to have the points of interest, because i didnt see any other complaints about this.

The other bad thing i have found is that the blue tooth will not continue to play when you click over to navigation. Dvd, media, stereo, cd, ipod, everthing else seems to work with navi but not blue tooth.
Lastly, the gps does not talk to you if you are on another screen like dvd, radio etc. you have to be on the gps screen for it to speak to you...
once again it could be a fault in my unit.

Theres a lot to research when decided on a head unit like this. I guess some of the upper end ones may use a different source for the gps. where as mine uses an extra sd card slot.
There are also some that are app radios, and some that off like a mirror option with your smart phone, which i thought would be awesome. It's just the price that got me, looking at those you quickly get close to a thousand bucks for something nice. I just wanted a nice upgrade and a gps.
Overall considering the price im very happy with it!

[popo8]

http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLDNV695-Touchscreen-Discontinued-Manufacturer/dp/B009RIK25E/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_i

Thats the head unit. I think my girfriend picked it up on ebay for a little under 200 though.

Its not perfect, it has some flaws, but i guess thats to be exxpected for the price.

the gps didnt have any "points of interest" when i got it, so you coudlnt really search for anything. I was able to download some gps software with points of interest in it, and install it on the gps sd card. It works pretty great now, although getting the gps installed and working correctly on the sd card can be tricky. It also may have been just a fault in my particular unit that caused it not to have the points of interest, because i didnt see any other complaints about this.

The other bad thing i have found is that the blue tooth will not continue to play when you click over to navigation. Dvd, media, stereo, cd, ipod, everthing else seems to work with navi but not blue tooth.
Lastly, the gps does not talk to you if you are on another screen like dvd, radio etc. you have to be on the gps screen for it to speak to you...
once again it could be a fault in my unit.

Theres a lot to research when decided on a head unit like this. I guess some of the upper end ones may use a different source for the gps. where as mine uses an extra sd card slot.
There are also some that are app radios, and some that off like a mirror option with your smart phone, which i thought would be awesome. It's just the price that got me, looking at those you quickly get close to a thousand bucks for something nice. I just wanted a nice upgrade and a gps.
Overall considering the price im very happy with it!
Awesome man... looks like i have some research to do.

LTXtech.com IS my drug...

[Dan]

Have you come close to punching it yet? [emoji38]

I really like the look of it. Might have to get me something like this

[zoomo]

Have you come close to punching it yet? [emoji38]

I really like the look of it. Might have to get me something like this

Ha not quite. One of the big lessons in life is how rough to be with things lol. I'm still learning.

Though setting up the GPS on the sd card was a nightmare. I'm sure it's simple to a software person , but setting up the files and the software path was a pain in the butt to me. Probably took me a few hours to finally get it right. Now I love it though.

[popo8]

Have you come close to punching it yet? [emoji38]

I really like the look of it. Might have to get me something like this

I guess this is what motivated your DONATIONS post on FB... lol

[Dan]

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I have no idea what you are talking about! [emoji23] [emoji23] [emoji41] [emoji6] [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38] [emoji38]

This really has pushed me to want one. I hate the one I have in it now. Plus it allows me to put a camera up front or in back so I don't run over any hipsters.

[harner]

DAMN they are getting cheap. I remember buying a piece of crap single din Pioneer for $200 back in the day and that was without USB, auxiliary, and 2 preamps. CD, no MP3 compatibility.

I have a $300 head unit in my car now that is probably worth like $20. Will probably come out in favor of something without reverting to demo mode after the battery gets reset.

Looking good!

[popo8]

They really are getting cheap. Saw a no name unit on ebay for 99 bucks. But then again... id worry YOU GET WHAT U PAY FOR.

LTXtech.com IS my drug...

[zoomo]

Dan,
That jensen one looks good. I was trying to get the largest screen possible. i don't think the one i bought was actually for my car. Thats also probably why i had to modify the bezel to make it fit. I think the one i got was 7x4. The cameras are very cheap too..i have thought about getting one.

Harner,
i"m right there with you man...when we ordered this i was thinking about my first cd player that i put in my first firebird when i was sixteen years old. I think i paid about the same price for it, as this thing. I was just excited because it was a cd player!lol

popo,
Agreed 100% i spent hours, days even researching reviews to find a good one. Lots of them have bad reviews instantly. I was pretty sad when i got this one and the gps didnt work right. Some of this chinese crap is ok....you just might have to put some extra labor into it.
I'm Still running that 60 dollar opti i had to tear down three times. lmao.

[cavamaroZ28]

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/18/564e874ea4d1b98a718cedbd8bf8c64e.jpg
Spent 700 on my kenwood -_- its got all the bells and whistles. It even warns me when traffic is ahead even when the gps isnt on... scares the hell outa me. My last radio i ended up shifting into 3rd so hard my hand blew off the shifter.... that radio stopped giving me my cd's back after that

Sent from my SM-G900P using Tapatalk

[zoomo]

nice, i do wish my gps was more interactive still. It doesnt pick up traffic. only "historic traffic".

I assume that doesnt use an sd card to run the gps?

[cavamaroZ28]

Nope. No sd card no nothin. Just a little box wich i guess is the antenna? Its got pandora, xm, Bluetooth, backup camera, apps... idk what it does, photos (idk how to upload), and thats about it i think

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[zoomo]

nice. Mine has the little antenna as well. its just wierd the way the gps works off of an extra sd card. it has to have like a file path to access it...
I really wanted something with that app ability so i could maybe get aldl droid working on there. You get what you pay for though haha