In dash DVD/NAV system in 04 chevy w/Bose

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Topic: In dash DVD/NAV system in 04 chevy w/Bose

Posted By: canoli
Subject: In dash DVD/NAV system in 04 chevy w/Bose
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 4:17 PM

I have an 2004 Chevy crew cab with the bose system, XM, and onstar. I would like to find an indash unit that has navagation capabilities as well as play dvds. I don't like the motorized unites that pop out. What would yall recomend? I like the eclipse AVN5435 unit as it has the GPS built in, but i think it sticks out kinda far. The kenwood ddx-8017 looks good also. Does the pioneer avic-d1 unit play dvds or do you have to hook up an external dvd palyer to it?

Thanks,

Canoli

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Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 5:15 PM

Nothing beats the Eclipse for quality....

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Posted By: alpine0000
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 7:02 PM

yea, the eclipse is the nicest unit of the ones you mentioned. go with that before you go with kenwood, definately. i have the alpine 310 flip out. if i wasnt going to get a flip out though, id def get the eclipse. its top-notch!

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Posted By: alpine0000
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 7:04 PM

oh, btw, the pioneer unit should play dvd's, but not while your moving. this can be bypassed however so you can watch them while you drive. see the sticky in this forum to see how.

posted_image youve gotta start doin some research with the search button! haha, seriously though, there is TONS of info on these head units on this forum, including pictures of installs, cool things you can do with em, and everything else. anything you want to know has already been asked in this forum.

keep us posted!

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-Viper 5706V alarm/remote start
-Viper DBALL2 Bypass Module
-Valentine One radar detector

Posted By: whtcrxghst
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 9:04 PM

The pioneer D1 does NOT play movies but you can buy an external one and pipe it in for really cheap. If you don't mine waiting for til spring, they have a unit called the Z1 that is better than the current eclipse and kenwood. Double-din 7 inch screen, play movies, harddrive like the eclipse, bluetooth. Should be sweet. Here is some more info: https://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2005/11/pioneer_avicz1.html

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oh, btw, the pioneer unit should play dvd's, but not while your moving. this can be bypassed however so you can watch them while you drive. see the sticky in this forum to see how.

keep us posted!

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Posted By: canoli
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 9:11 PM

I will do that. But since were are all here Can I ask the question how does the Pioneer paly the DVDs? Do you need an external player or just the Indash Unit? Can the GEX-P10XMT from pioneer work on the eclipse unit?

Thanks for the help guys,

Canoli

Posted By: canoli
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 9:13 PM

You came in while posting.

hanks whtcrxghst.

Canoli

Posted By: canoli
Date Posted: December 10, 2005 at 9:15 PM

Do you think the new Z1 will fit in the GMs being a 7" screen?