well i finaly got rid of my alpine d300, i just realy wasnt impressed with what it could do and with the stupid *** saftey features i had about enough. before i had this i bought a eclipse avn 2454 which i realy liked alot the only thing that bugged me on that one was that the dvd's audio seemed weak. so now i am in the market for somthing new or the eclipse again. my price range is around 8-900 bucks. let me know what you think BTW IT HAS TO BE DOUBLE DIN

 

Alpine W200, Pioneer Z1, D2, or the best IMHO the 6800dvd( built in 6 disc changer!)

 

What do you mean "stupid *** saftey features"?

Although I was a fan of Eclipse, and their speakers still rock, the newer HUs are not the quality they used to be.

I do agree with 94_DC4 on the Alpine W200, although I am also no big fan of Pioneer, I would pick a Pioneer over the Eclipse in a heart beat. 94

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pioneer-AV...wItem

I personally love the pionner stuff, the d1 is the same as the d2, just last years version. Its really easy to hack, to get rid of your "dumb saftey features" and i think it looks really nice once installed.

 

I am hearing good things about the Alpine W200 as well. But with the W200, you're only paying for the A/V DVD/CD player and screen.

If you want the navigation portion, that's another unit that you have to buy in addition to the W200, which is the Alpine NVE-N872A.

Do you already have the Alpine NVE-N872A?

 

i had an alpine d300. and before this i had the eclipse avn 2454 i dont think that for the money you can beat an eclipse hu. i was seriously thinking of getting the pioneer d1 but it doesnt have a built in dvd player i was disapointed. so i think i am going with theh eclipse avn5435

 

after checking that link posted above it said that the d1 had a dvd player so can anyone confirm this?

 

It doesn't. The dvd-rom drive in the D1/D2 is PURELY for nav.

 

Whats not to like about the Alpine... http://www.alpine-usa.com/imag...0.pdf 94

 

^ The $1600 nav on the op's $1000 budget

 

thanks for clearing that up i still havent bought anything and i am running out of time

 

If you want the all-in-one unit go with the Pioneer Z1. It's well over your $900 budget though unless you are looking to buy the equipment used.

 

z1 is like 1400.. if you dont want navi i would pick up the pioneer 6800

 

im not looking to buy anything brand new used is OK by me

 

ok update i bought an eclipse avn5435