Advice on dvd/nav head units

[grizzler]

Hello all, new here so go easy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I'm based in the UK, and have decided that its about time I got a decent head unit in my car. I have also decided it was about time I got in car navigation as well. I'm trying to decide whether it is worth getting a satnav built into a head unit or getting a separate unit (e.g. Tomtom, Garmin, Navman etc).

My criteria for the navigation is for updatable UK and european mapping, traffic alerts and re-routing and speed display with updatable speed camera location detection.

As far as the actual A/V part of the head unit goes, I'm after a decent quality audio output, DVD, support for USB and standard audio jack input, ipod and bluetooth a bonus.

I've spent the past few days trying to find different offerings for all this but cannot seem to establish a unit that exactly matches my requirements. The Kenwood DNX7200 looks really nice but Im not sure it has support for speed camera locations.

I would really appreciate any recommendations / advice you could offer on the subject. Also, I have never seen a 2-DIN unit up close and am wondering how people might go about protecting them / hiding from view when you leave your car. Do the screens normally have the ability to tilt and retract into the head unit like you might get on a 1-DIN ? Thanks very much for any help.

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[jdmteg2nv 10+ year member]

well Eclipse has a new unit that came out that is a 2-din head unit w/ a built in portable tom tom nav unit....so u get best of both worlds...in-dash and portable nav...dunno if it has all the features u're looking for but u can check out the specs at http://www.eclipse-web.com

 

[grizzler]

Thanks for the reply, that unit certainly looks interesting, would be a shame to miss out on the onscreen display for all other functionality though. Is there anyone out there with experience of the Kenwood DNX7200? Its so new it seems very unused at the moment.

 

[Nate_100 10+ year member]

Well I myself run the avn-7000 which has the 20 GB HD and the nav built in. Its pretty pin-point as far as the nav and has lots of other feature. Its a great unit and all is internal so there is NO hide-away box for the AV. Its got great picture and an awsome EQ and has the 7" touch screen. WOrks for me anyway! Hope this helps.