Is this a good head unit? I have no clue about car audio but my girl bought me this head unit and i was wondering if she made a good choice.

 

having worked in car audio for almost 2 yrs....i can say that is an excellent head unit you should be very happy with it...thats a nice *** gift

 

very nice man..
that reads mp3's and wma's

 

to your girl for a wise choice!

 

Yea, she is a smart girl. She some how got it for $250 (or so she say) but i looked on the best buy website and it's like $500. Should be installing it after work today.

 

It's a decent unit.

My friend has the 8400 mp premier unit, which is pretty much the same thing: he likes it.

I think this unit can be had for around 300-ish (ebay) maybe, but 250? I dunno... seems like a great deal at 250!

 

Not bad, personally i don't like motorized but she made a good choice. I wish my gf got me stuff like that

 

i have that in my car, its the best head unit ive ever used in my lifetime. tons of controls, all useful to make the best sound come out of whatever speakers ur using. i couldnt ever see myself getting rid of it for anything...oh by the way....i got mine for 225

 

Where did you get if for that cheap? Even $250 is a great deal.......all the places that I have seen it at are well over $300.........

 

He probably got an open box special

 

well yeah basically....i got it from a friend who had used it for a week and owed me money...he couldnt get me the money...so i go tthe head unit ...a weeks usage is still brand new to me

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cornbread &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea, she is a smart girl. She some how got it for $250 (or so she say) but i looked on the best buy website and it's like $500. Should be installing it after work today. </TD></TR></TABLE>

She probably knew someone at Best Buy because the employees get a HUGE discount on car audio sh*t or the person just hooked her up with and employee discount.

 

Only problem that I see with the 8-Series Pioneer is the ribbon cable behind the motorized face plate that goes out after time. Just like it used to on the DEX-P1R.

Other then that, excellent stereo!

 

how much time, average, does it take for it to go out?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by H22Accord90DX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much time, average, does it take for it to go out?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hard to say, I've seen the DEX-P1R go out after about 1-1/2 years. I've once seen the DEH-P840 go out in 3 months. Thats really rare but it'll eventually happen. Its not a big problem. It is a known issue and most authorized repair centers have the ribbon cables in stock. Its just the down time and inconvenience of it all.

Just for that, I'd have to recommend getting the Pioneer Premier model instead. Like the DEH-P850MP. All Premier models come with a standard 2 year parts and labor warranty.

 

My friend has that deck in his car. Has put it thru hell and back in a about 8 months. Its a great deck!

 

whoops....thats the model i do have...the premier model...haha woohoo! i was gonna say tho (DEH-m8500p sounded a lil off...) but ive heard people screw it up so many times i jus go along with it now. but yeah ive got the premier one.

 

I've been a happy Pioneer head unit owner for quite awhile. I've had the DEH 4000 and the DEH 4300...and I'm looking into their mobile video head unit for my next headunit upgrade. Having a young daughter (7 months right now...she'll "need" the distraction soon...) kind of "requires" it.

 

my girlfriend has it, it's pretty nice, it has a lot of features, it's nothing i would buy, it's a bit confusing, but it's good

 

she stole it! jk . I got my DEH-P750MP a few weeks ago for $250. It's an awesome deck. Premier makes good quality decks better than the Pioneer ones. The OEL screen kicks *** too, you can still see it very clearly even in direct sunlight, it's very bright.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MestizoRacer310 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I've been a happy Pioneer head unit owner for quite awhile. I've had the DEH 4000 and the DEH 4300...and I'm looking into their mobile video head unit for my next headunit upgrade. Having a young daughter (7 months right now...she'll "need" the distraction soon...) kind of "requires" it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you're gonna get an in-dash motorized unit, stay away from the Pioneer AVH-P7490 (can't remember the exact model number right now but I think this is right). The screen is known to have color saturation problems and will turn like blueish and redish. If you have this problem and you have the original warranty, sometimes, they'll upgrade you to the new $2400.00 touch screen 7500 model. That's a major !

 

had the 8400mp and was pretty satisfied with it. some stall **** that annoyed me:

time it takes to read mp3's. 3~5 secs.
cant put in large sodas when face is down (integra)
wish they came in black

 

my 8400 died I took it for repair...

I don't know what is wrong you hear the song but its very very low you can barely notice the sound.....

soo hopefully the repair it. also one time the fucken face got stuck I was pissed!!!!!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PetroGuyX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my girlfriend has it, it's pretty nice, it has a lot of features, it's nothing i would buy, it's a bit confusing, but it's good </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your right about it being confusing i have had it for a week now and i still havnt figured out a few things