I have been searching all day and weighing pros and cons. Now I am stuck between the Kenwood DDX6019 and the Eclipse AVN-5435. I am primarily looking for a decent interface for iPod, DVD player, Navigation, and possibly Sat Radio.

Some thoughts of mine:
I haven't had a chance to see either unit in person and am concerned with the UI of both units.
I like the SD option of the Kenwood.
I like the 5V Pre-Amp of the Eclipse.
I like the XM Traffic Option of the Kenwood (not sure if Eclipse and Sirius has similar features)
I like the sound quality that Eclipse has had in the past.

I think that when it comes down to it, my concerns will be with the UI and sound quality. Somebody please push me to one side so I can go buy something!

 

I don't know if this matters to you but the kenwood supports outputting 2 different video streams, so if you have a second monitor, it can be playing a DVD while the main one is in SatNav mode. I saw this working at car show recently. The added the second monitor into the center console cubby. Pretty sweet setup if you ask me

 

if your really into high quality audio, the 5435 has 5v preouts and the 6019 only has 2v preouts. that eliminated the 6019 in my book. might wanna look at the 7017 or better yet the 8017

 

price versus price eliminates the 8017 ... I can DEAL with 2V Pre's since my last alpine had that. 5V would be nice though

 

I have the 5435 and it is awesome! I would go for the AVN6600 --2006 model--it as dual DVD, Ipod ready, tv tuner ready etc.

Ipod can be integrated wit the 5435, you need the IPC-106 I am currently installing it.