Are sondstream multimedia head units any good?

[osmith 10+ year member]

I was looking at some different head units for multimedia, and soundstreams are significantly cheaper than many other brands, which I am assuming means you get what you pay for. But, I just wanted to check and see if anyone has had any experience with them.

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[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

i have the vir 7022nrb flip down screen, i like it... i'm going to be buying the navigation and tv tuner add on's very shortly. very easy e-brake bypass as well... are you looking into a single din, single din hang down (like mine), flip up or double din?

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

also it came with bluetooth built in, and has a usb plug on the front and a card reader... some have card readers built in depending on the model.

 

[osmith 10+ year member]

I am needing a single din, using a double din would put the screen too low in my car. My problem is finding a screen that has the wvga resolution in a single din, so far i have found the soundstream and a pioneer, but the pioneer is about $1000 vs. $2-300 for the soundstream.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

which soundstream model are you looking at? and you want a single din flip up like a 7" screen sort of thing?

 

[osmith 10+ year member]

Not sure of the model, but it had the WVGA resolution and the 4v preouts...and yes thats what im looking for

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

Source Unit VIR-7870

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[osmith 10+ year member]

yeah thats it...sorry I was being lazy, haha.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

cool, what kind of pricing can you get it for?

 

[osmith 10+ year member]

Like $270 is what it goes for on ebay.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

good price, i can beat it but i'm not doing any ordering for a few wks... get the one with bluetooth, its cool for synching up music and phone so hands free driving can occur!

 

[osmith 10+ year member]

I have no interest in bluetooth

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

then get the one without bluetooth lol

 

[osmith 10+ year member]

I'm not sure if I am getting a soundstream. Ill have to get several more opinions before i make a decision.

 

[phuck CA.com 10+ year member]

i thought SS was now power acoustik?

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

they are both owned by the same parent company, same as PPI and another brand.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Lol.. Just because a company owns another doesn't mean they're the same thing....

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

they are made by eonon, they are cheap, I may try one out though

Eonon D1303 | Car DVD | 1 Din Car DVD

Soundstream VIR-7870NRB 7" 1 DIN In-Dash DVD Player Bluetooth

 

[Burton6431 10+ year member]

many headunits especially the ones with screens aare mass produced and get a bunch of different branding labels put on them. but they are more than likely the same exact unit. sometimes they are different though, very rarely.

 

[Ksan 10+ year member]

This is the EXACT same Hu my wife wanted me to get her, really badly but I would not. I was a fraid it would just plain sound like junk. I bought her the Alpine CDA-117. She likes the sound but she still wants a touch screen. If you get this unit post here and let us know if it is any good or not. I might just get her one and put the Alpine in my work truck.