hey pioneer just released the avic-n4. its the motorized screen. heres a link for more info.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...998238,00.html

 

Cool - they've caught up with the decks from other manufactures.

Bluetooth.
Traffic Updates.
iPod control.

Nice.

 

wow, havn't seen this til' now.

im not a huge fan of single din's, but it's an awesome unit overall.

 

Looks very cool, and has features users want (e.g., iPod, Bluetooth, and XM NavTraffic). A single-DIN motorized screen in the Z provides a better viewing angle than double-DIN fixed device since the screen comes out and up (and higher). With this said, I do prefer a different solution for the Z which is a touchscreen LCD monitor mounted in the upper/forward cubby space with a remote "blackbox" navigation unit.

Some disadvantages:
1) It appears that this unit uses recorded voices but does not support text-to-speech. That means it will say turn left, turn right in xxx number of feet, meters, whatever ; but it won't say turn left on Highway 100, on Oak Street, etc.
2) The unit uses DVD input for its maps and application software, and you need to purchase these disks for TeleAtlas map updates and application software enhancements. You cannot download updates for the unit from a website.