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Alpine IVA-W200 review


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Nocturnal 
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Posted: May 17, 2006 at 6:33 AM / IP Logged  

stannn wrote:
hi. how do u think this unit compare with the kenwood ddx 7017? thanks!

There is no comparison.  The DDX-7017 does not have built in navigation.

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Posted: May 17, 2006 at 9:15 AM / IP Logged  
Nocturnal wrote:

stannn wrote:
hi. how do u think this unit compare with the kenwood ddx 7017? thanks!

There is no comparison. The DDX-7017 does not have built in navigation.

ahh i see. but what "category" is the alpine? i dont know which of the two i should get, i am leaning more on this alpine for its sound quality performance, although i think i dont need the navigation if there is any. because i dont think we that kind of technology/service here yet.
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The Alpine is in the AV head unit catagory.  Although the Kenwood model that you were looking at is capable of supporting Nav input.  The alpine unit is much more expandable.  Go online and do a comparison, if you haven't already...
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extreme1 wrote:
riverracerx wrote:
I couldn't find a harness to hook up the audiophile sub, but found a great post on here on how to do it and it worked fine.
The stock sub is controlled by the little adapter (of the three that went to the stock HU)
Four wires: +, - speaker, remote turn on and ground.
yeah, that little connector is what comes in the 5521. has two rca plugs, remote and ground.

yup, extreme1 is right and thanks for the info on the 5521, oh yeah, riverracer just FYI the 5521 is a set of two harnesses, which are also sold seperately if so desired, I believe they are the 5520 and 5522,  I bought them seperately because I didn't find anyone who had the 5521. Funny thing is I had the harnesses for the sub all along and I must of not connected correctly when I first installed my alpine w200 because as soon as I read this post I went out to my truck hooked up the harness and boy does my truck sound much better now!

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Here's a brief review on the Alpine IVA-W200

Pro's      Clear crisp LCD screen, extremely user friendly, superior sound, awsome compatability with ipod, satalite radio, ect...

Con's     Screen could of been a little bigger, cannot search ipod by genre.    that's all I could think of as of now!

let me start out with the pro's, the screen quality is exceptional compared to other screens, even in daylight the picture is viewable without any strain on the eyes.

the ease of use for this HU is remarkable, I cannot explain how simple it is navigate thru the functions. even controling an ipod is so simple. ( oh and if I am not mistaken it seems as my ipod only turns on when it is in operation through the HU, otherwise it turns off. )

sound quality is great, but I don't know if it is do to my speakers alone or a combination of both the HU and speakers. I can tell you that the w200 has many more options on how to tune the speakers for example frequencies, subwoofer levels ect...      ( by the way I have not replaced my stock speakers )

compatability is great,  I can go to source and all my options will pop up by name,  sirius , ipod , dvd, radio, ect..      no more of this auxilary B.S. For my sirius stations it will give the name of song, artist,  and station in the description box. Like I mentioned before navigating and controling an ipod using this HU is so simple and easy, but I do recomend that you all create playlists in itunes as it will in turn provide you with a much more pleasurable experience.

Here are the Con's in my opinion,

small screen, now don't get me wrong the screen isn't small it just could of been a little bit bigger, I am sure Alpine could of made a 8 inch HU but oh well whats done is done!

the only bad thing about the ipod interface is the you cannot search songs by genre, other than that you are set.

In conclusion, I feel that this is going to stay in the top five for touchscreen HU's for a long time, I also feel that it's drawbacks are nothing in comparison with it's capabilities and therefore I chose to buy this and still do not regret it .

Next up I will be trying to view videos from my video ipod on my w200, and I know that there are posts on here which get into that, so that'll be where I'll be heading for more information on the subject and I will let you guys know how it turns out , oh yeah if anyone has any knowledge on the matter please let me know.           

Nocturnal 
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Posted: May 25, 2006 at 7:22 AM / IP Logged  
Good review.  However, the screen size is what you get with a double din. 
stannn 
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Posted: May 25, 2006 at 8:19 AM / IP Logged  
great review :) but i still couldnt decide with this or the kenwood ddx 7017 :( but im now leaning more to this model.. :)
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