The new ECLIPSE *IN DASH* DVD / Nav Line !!
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Originally posted by DRFT_Z33
i like the kenwood ddx-7015 you can find em for 1000 pretty eaisily and they are all nav/musickeg/hd radio/sirius/ ready also its a double din and the screen stays flat when not loading a disc its dvd/cd/mp3 as well 6.5" screen 22x4 watts rms 50x4 peak ... 3 sets of pre amp out puts ... although they are only 2v ... 24-bit dac (digital to analog converter) plus all the inputs are physically on the head unit ... so no adapter is nessecary like on most dvd head units ... very nice head unit ... plus i imagine the 2494 would be around 2500 bucks with a built in hard drive ... but who knows
i like the kenwood ddx-7015 you can find em for 1000 pretty eaisily and they are all nav/musickeg/hd radio/sirius/ ready also its a double din and the screen stays flat when not loading a disc its dvd/cd/mp3 as well 6.5" screen 22x4 watts rms 50x4 peak ... 3 sets of pre amp out puts ... although they are only 2v ... 24-bit dac (digital to analog converter) plus all the inputs are physically on the head unit ... so no adapter is nessecary like on most dvd head units ... very nice head unit ... plus i imagine the 2494 would be around 2500 bucks with a built in hard drive ... but who knows
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If you search for them on E-bay - they are selling close to well over 2,000! I don't understand why they are going for that much more, when Kenwood has their new unit that is not over 1,400 and has more features in it's unit than some of these Eclipse units.
If you search for them on E-bay - they are selling close to well over 2,000! I don't understand why they are going for that much more, when Kenwood has their new unit that is not over 1,400 and has more features in it's unit than some of these Eclipse units.
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you can't ground out the avn2454 it reads off of the speed sense wire so you have to put in a switch. the avx piece with harddrive is now 2k used to be 3k but the big problem with this HU is no rca pre-out and as far as the avn pre-out it is only 3v i still like the kenwood piece better. The other thing i don't know if anyone noticed is that the avn2454 volume is on the right of the screen kind of out of the way and the kenwood is on the left, also kenwood has remote and the eclipse is optional.
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Originally posted by stu46
FYI....any HU that plays DVDs will have a 24bit DAC. For the price, this HU is hard to beat.
I believe their priced so high because the GPS is built in. The Kenwood is 1k less because they have an external unit. It's $1500 btw.
FYI....any HU that plays DVDs will have a 24bit DAC. For the price, this HU is hard to beat.
I believe their priced so high because the GPS is built in. The Kenwood is 1k less because they have an external unit. It's $1500 btw.
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People with this Eclipse unit please help. Can you play DVD while using the Nav? or can I get another monitor and hook up to this unit and one show Nav and one play DVD? and Did anyone buythe remote for this unit? how much the remote cost? How you guys like it so far? any problems?
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so is anyone gonna answere the first question. How would you watch DVD's while driving with the eclipse unit? does it differ from the Kenwood unit? someone should do a How TO
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Originally posted by mudger
so is anyone gonna answere the first question. How would you watch DVD's while driving with the eclipse unit? does it differ from the Kenwood unit? someone should do a How TO
so is anyone gonna answere the first question. How would you watch DVD's while driving with the eclipse unit? does it differ from the Kenwood unit? someone should do a How TO
It's possible no one here even owns one of these yet.
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So, if this unit does not have an external video output (for external screens), then DVD video while driving won't happen. (Unless someone figures out a way to hack it.)
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I have the Kenwood 7015 and am absolutely in love with it. I also have the nav, music keg, and sirius units. Everything intergrates perfectly with the head unit. And as far as Nav goes kenwoods software is great, and I love the built in yellow pages where you can search by name of business or phone number. It is also extremely accurate.
And only one remote needed for all functions and comes standard with the unit.
I thought about the eclipse but you had either a choice of picking one with the Nav or the one with the hard drive.
And only one remote needed for all functions and comes standard with the unit.
I thought about the eclipse but you had either a choice of picking one with the Nav or the one with the hard drive.
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Originally posted by SizongZ
I have the Kenwood 7015 and am absolutely in love with it. I also have the nav, music keg, and sirius units. Everything intergrates perfectly with the head unit. And as far as Nav goes kenwoods software is great, and I love the built in yellow pages where you can search by name of business or phone number. It is also extremely accurate.
And only one remote needed for all functions and comes standard with the unit.
I thought about the eclipse but you had either a choice of picking one with the Nav or the one with the hard drive.
I have the Kenwood 7015 and am absolutely in love with it. I also have the nav, music keg, and sirius units. Everything intergrates perfectly with the head unit. And as far as Nav goes kenwoods software is great, and I love the built in yellow pages where you can search by name of business or phone number. It is also extremely accurate.
And only one remote needed for all functions and comes standard with the unit.
I thought about the eclipse but you had either a choice of picking one with the Nav or the one with the hard drive.
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Originally posted by stu46
FYI....any HU that plays DVDs will have a 24bit DAC.
FYI....any HU that plays DVDs will have a 24bit DAC.
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Originally posted by DRFT_Z33 3 sets of pre amp out puts ... although they are only 2v ...
Nothing wrong with 2 volt outputs.
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The only reason you need high voltage outputs is to overcome noise in your line level signal wires, and that noise can usually be overcome with proper wire routing through the car. (i.e. Not running signal wires next to power wires, etc.) Perfectly amazing sound can be had with a 2v signal.
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answering some old question somebody had..
i found out that with eclipse anv, you can't watch dvd while using nav.
the reason why is..
top slot is only cd player
botton slot is dvd for movie/nav.
so you only use one or the other.
to watch movie, you have to take out the nav disc.
to use nav, no movie disc in the slot.
i went to shop and asked the owner of shop who has this unit in his truck (by the way, he likes this alot)
i found out that with eclipse anv, you can't watch dvd while using nav.
the reason why is..
top slot is only cd player
botton slot is dvd for movie/nav.
so you only use one or the other.
to watch movie, you have to take out the nav disc.
to use nav, no movie disc in the slot.
i went to shop and asked the owner of shop who has this unit in his truck (by the way, he likes this alot)
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Originally posted by kosta157
you can't ground out the avn2454 it reads off of the speed sense wire so you have to put in a switch. the avx piece with harddrive is now 2k used to be 3k but the big problem with this HU is no rca pre-out and as far as the avn pre-out it is only 3v i still like the kenwood piece better. The other thing i don't know if anyone noticed is that the avn2454 volume is on the right of the screen kind of out of the way and the kenwood is on the left, also kenwood has remote and the eclipse is optional.
you can't ground out the avn2454 it reads off of the speed sense wire so you have to put in a switch. the avx piece with harddrive is now 2k used to be 3k but the big problem with this HU is no rca pre-out and as far as the avn pre-out it is only 3v i still like the kenwood piece better. The other thing i don't know if anyone noticed is that the avn2454 volume is on the right of the screen kind of out of the way and the kenwood is on the left, also kenwood has remote and the eclipse is optional.
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by the way, do we really need a remote?
we have Zs. there is no back seat. i don't know i'm looking for buying this eclipse unit very seriously and it really doesn't bother me.
we have Zs. there is no back seat. i don't know i'm looking for buying this eclipse unit very seriously and it really doesn't bother me.
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my local store selling this (avn) at 2099+4.5% tax. install 130 include all the parts. (they will tab into bose system for me)
is that a good deal?
do i have to go do it?
(they are authorized eclipse dealer)
is that a good deal?
do i have to go do it?
(they are authorized eclipse dealer)