Just installed the Kenwood DDX514. I like it so far much better than the stock unit I also put in Hertz speakers for the doors and behind. It looks good and it sounds amazing its just a little confusing right now I havnt gotten used to it but hre is a before and after picture
Before:

After:

 

Nice, but jeezy's recession is a little old...you need to update your music

 

nice! i got the dnx5140, great stuff...make sure you switch the color panel to orange so itll match with interior

 

jeezy's rap only gets better in time my music is updated just thepick of the day haha but thanks bro

 

I Appreciate the post...thinking of going with this head unit too. Nice to see it a head of time...thanks!

 

just got my DNX earlier today, I love it and got a great deal on it.

 

What did you do about the factory nav voice?

 

Lost it...unless he went through the trouble of running it's own speaker.

 

Nice can u pm how much it cost u please

 

How does the glare from the sun affect your view of the screen? I was at a store today, just about to purchase this very head unit when the salesman said something that stopped me in my tracks. He said that when the sun shines off of it, I won't be able to see the characters on the LCD screen. Essentially making it a guessing game of where to touch the screen in order to use it properly.

Here I am about to drop $499 on this radio and this sales guy stops me cold...not a good sales guy, unless he is right.

Anyone with this head unit or similar style unit have issues with sun glare on the LCD? Oh yeah, I have Z roadster so top down may exaggerate the issue, but it can't be much different than the sun shining through a side window of the coupe. Same result.

Thanks in advance for your replies!

 

The salesperson is describing something that happens when viewing any LCD screen under bright background light. This is not a unique problem with the Kenwood DDX514.The same is true when viewing your laptop’s screen sitting outdoors when sunlight reflects off the screen, or watching an LCD TV that has light reflecting off the screen.

There is an advantage to a single-din H/U with mechanical push buttons since these are very visible in bright light. However, not every single-din H/U has illuminated buttons, which makes this type of device more difficult to operate in poor light or during night time hours.

Here is an example showing both devices.



Notice that my poor photographic technique with excessive flash washes out the lower left corner of the LCD screen due to screen reflection; however, the single-din H/U’s buttons are very visible for easy operation.

I would not discard an LCD touch-screen device simply because the screen is more difficult to read under direct sunlight. You should also be aware that Kenwood LCD screens incorporate an anti-reflective layer that mitigates this problem.

--Spike

 

Thanks for the info spike. Good points and thanks for the visual. That makes my decision a positive one toward the Kenwood. I appreciate it.