I'm not sure what's ideal, but the wallpaper option resizes them to fit the screen.
I found out there's an ability to change the startup screen also, but it doesn't resize.
I called Kenwood and here's the instructions they gave to me:

1. enter setup mode by:
- holding both SRC+EJECT and while holding it press the RESET button
- wait for the screen that displays:
- Kenwood Image
- OEM image
2. Connect USB that contains your customized startup screen (480 x 234 pixels (this was taken from another post that I found))
3. Select OEM Image
4. Select the file that you wanted to be the start-up screen, hit ENTER
5. You will be back to the screen described in (1)
6. Turn OFF unit by holding SRC
7. Turn ON unit by pressing SRC

I actually had to use FUNC and eject. Unfortunately, I went through all of the steps and it didn't startup with the new screen. The reason that I posted this is in hopes that someone else can get it to work. I know I've probably done something slightly wrong, but I don't know what.

 

What happened to all of Nazar's Kenwood stuff on the site?

 

If you need one just call me, We got our hands slapped for selling them at the Pre-buy price. It made some other venders upset. Call me if you need something.

 

So much for a free economy. Sorry to hear about the problems.

 

Got my DNX8120 yesterday --
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540130007/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 007 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2540130007_d85517506c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 007" /></a>

Updates 6/2/08:
Since not many posted pics of the installed unit ---
Here are some pics to help motivate potential buyer <-- free advertisement for Nazar lol

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540970772/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 134 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2540970772_bf00e7939a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 134" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540967952/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 119 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/2540967952_ac164fb00f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 119" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540971614/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 139 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2540971614_25dd6be6cb.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 139" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972030/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 141 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3222/2540972030_446cc8ffee.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 141" /></a>
Auto Detect when sunset to switch to Night Mode
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972204/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 150 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2049/2540972204_2e1076c6c5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 150" /></a>
You can control how detail you want the map to display
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540150885/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 152 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2309/2540150885_cf0e8d92dc.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 152" /></a>
The map will switch to a more detail view when approaching the next turning point
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682670/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 198 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2555682670_e7bd7a2ea6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 198" /></a>
Simple GUI Layout
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540151095/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 154 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2540151095_51119c4903.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 154" /></a>
Navi Menu
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540972780/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 155 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2540972780_51faaf12e2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 155" /></a>
Software Version -- I find it cute how "Jack" is the male voice and "Jill" is the female. Also you can choose regular American English or British American
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973164/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 157 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2540973164_af6584722f.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 157" /></a>
Record Logs of your Data
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682526/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 197 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3055/2555682526_1a74a8ba10.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 197" /></a>
GPS satellites signal info
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152091/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 159 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2342/2540152091_58ba1d0c27.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 159" /></a>
More Data Collected about your Z
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973644/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 160 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2317/2540973644_43d749c653.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 160" /></a>
You can choose a specific icon to represent landmark -- I choose a castle for my house So when you zoom out -- you can see an overview of all your friends in the area
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540973810/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 161 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/2540973810_2caea5ce21.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 161" /></a>
It can even display SMS text message!
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152569/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 162 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/2540152569_d66467f906.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 162" /></a>
When you get a SMS -- an notify icon will display on the screen
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540129105/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 164 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2211/2540129105_a9592ff5a3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 164" /></a>
You can reply back via the touchscreen -- but of course safety should be top priority -- right guys?
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974072/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 165 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/2540974072_91b7b389f4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 165" /></a>
The Select Source Menu
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540152789/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 166 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2540152789_3ee11f6425.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 166" /></a>
Customizable Theme
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974378/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 169 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2540974378_78ba3866cf.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 169" /></a>
I can control which speaker(s) I want the voice to come from
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540153065/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 170 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2064/2540153065_5fc0051453.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 170" /></a>
Audio Control Interface
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540153145/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 173 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/2540153145_8346d8903d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 173" /></a>
DVD Slot and the SD Slot is under
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974714/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 175 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/2540974714_a5b08cef2c.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 175" /></a>
Bluetooth linked to my phone!
It also display the battery level on my phone and signal strength
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540129287/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 180 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2098/2540129287_0d9fb98944.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 180" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2555682864/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 204 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3188/2555682864_c08af6abaa.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 204" /></a>
Mic Location
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540974892/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 185 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/2540974892_00981cf564.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 185" /></a>

Hope I didn't go overboard with the pics, but can you guys tell I am excited?

-KP

 

^nice.................































Jessica Alba lol

 

Hey kaspia. How come you didn't scratch the poop out of your console like I did? Thanks for posting.

 

how hard was the install

 

Does anyone know which steering wheel adapter to get for this unit?

 

Yes -- she loves me.

Are you talking "pry" mark/scratch? I didn't use any unnecessary forces when disassembling the center console. Also I used that "magic" pillow (pix above ) to cushion and lay soft towels everywhere, but to be honest there are a few minor fine scratches (not sure was it there before the install -- oh well it's bound to happened).

If you are familiar with the basic then its not that bad. Navi unit requires additional things to do/remember such as running cable for the microphone, GPS antennae and important to find a solid grounded point for the HU. Just take your time to double-check your connections before turning up the car (blew out a fuse my first time ). I think installing this is harder than installing CarPC

You will need the SWI-JACK for the Kenwood Unit.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21832652@N08/2540148609/" title="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 130 by kaspia, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2540148609_04e519d98d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Kenwood DNX8120 Installed 130" /></a>

 

I was just bonehead and didn't pay attention to what I was doing and ran the console across the bare shifter arm. I had a loose nut behind the screwdriver.
The pillow is a great idea.

 

Thanks!

 

Is the big difference between the 8120 and the ddx812 just the navigation? I can't afford the 8120 right now, so i plan on getting the 812 and the navigation later. Is the navigation the same for the 812+add on as to the navigation in the 8120?

 

The KNA-G510 nav unit has an MSRP of about $800.

 

I know the 8120 has the bluetooth built in which means you dont need to buy the add on kit.

 

The ddx812 has bluetooth in it also. I just ordered the ddx812 from Nazar. I saw on ebay the nav unit for $300, thats not too bad, i can buy that later when i actually have money.

 

looks great! I may need to up grade to this. but i don't need navi.

 

Nazar

Can you PM me with prices on the ddx812 and ddx8120 shipped to 61108? Thanks!


Kaspia, thanks for posting those pics. I have been considering getting that unit for a while now and seeing those pics made me want it more than ever

 

Just got my ddx812 about an hour ago. Started the install, hopefully i have it finished by tonight!

 

Would this badboy support a PC input? Or is the 480 x 234 too small? I want a doubledin that'll support PC input with or w/o touch screen support and the mp3car.com community would shat bricks for it too.