I really need an opinion on this no-name unit

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

I would almost gurantee it made by eonon like already stated

http://www.eonon.com

 

[cj407]

no matter how hard you look trying to find a double din that does everything you want for that low of a price you are only going to find no name crap. even the power acoustik stuff is 329.99 plus the price of the navibox is 250 alone plus shipping. so good luck unless you raise your budget.

 

[rrolff 10+ year member]

There are several makers specializing in aftermarket WINCE systems. All have a similar box with DVD and GPS built in.

These are two of the larger ones with EBay presences.

Eonon.com

Shenzhen Soling Industrial Co Ltd

I would steer clear of the motorized ones, and try to find one packaged for your car if possible.

Again, check on the support side first. I think Eonon has decent support - they were easy to contact, and have good support forums. I bought one from Shenzen because it supports steering control, and has a nice GUI. To date, I feel they have poor customer service, but a good solid product - complete with PIP for the passengers...

 

[Shifted]

Get a pioneer 3100DVD

Navigating with one of those could be tough...What about a PIONEER AVIC-U310BT ?

 

[Shifted]

There are several makers specializing in aftermarket WINCE systems. All have a similar box with DVD and GPS built in.
These are two of the larger ones with EBay presences.

Eonon.com

Shenzhen Soling Industrial Co Ltd

I would steer clear of the motorized ones, and try to find one packaged for your car if possible.

Again, check on the support side first. I think Eonon has decent support - they were easy to contact, and have good support forums. I bought one from Shenzen because it supports steering control, and has a nice GUI. To date, I feel they have poor customer service, but a good solid product - complete with PIP for the passengers...

I think I see the one you are talking about, the rear heat sink is much larger from what I see. I really dont need the pip or steering wheel controls for the Matrix since it has no wheel controller (or passengers). I wish I could find a unit with no moving parts to fit the Toyota Matrix, that would be the way for me to go!

 

[rrolff 10+ year member]

I think I see the one you are talking about, the rear heat sink is much larger from what I see. I really dont need the pip or steering wheel controls for the Matrix since it has no wheel controller (or passengers). I wish I could find a unit with no moving parts to fit the Toyota Matrix, that would be the way for me to go!

I thought the matrix is 2din - in which case, there are maybe 3 manufacturers. Measure the opening - probably 200x100 which is Camry/Rav et al generic...

Personally, I like the button on the side (direct links to Nav, volume knob etc - more OEM) - though they have a smaller screen (6.2 or 6.5").

Most are 400x230 - which probably looks better than our Lexus GX $gazillion nav DVD... My system was advertised as "Rav4", but after possibly 1 week of emails verifying things (very slow support), I bought it, and it ended up plug and play to the Prius 2010 (new gen) - not one wire needed to be run - it just plugged in...

I believe they all do this - which is nice from an install perspective.

Look carefully at the GUI - screen shots - maybe aftermarket steering (very handy). All add backup cams - which can be bought for like $20 with night vision... Buying on EBay give some protection - but buyer beware - and be aware...

I think there are gobs of these at your price - and the features are nice. Mine happened to have very nice sound (in a car - a DVD preamp output is not going to be bad).

I'm running with stock speakers - stock everything - liking the sound - but getting ready to upgrade speakers, then amp (far better than stock as it is)...

Make sure you can listen to music while GPS is running - also find out if they can support other maps like TomTOm and iGo....

To the general population that says these things are "junk" - you have not looked at what's available today -I'm running it - it has far more features and functionality. We have someone in the UK who went with the Kenwood DNX 9240BT (US model is 9140), but found it buggy in the nav. To be fair, it's a new unit, and bugs are expected - He did state Kenwood had an update scheduled for Sept (no follow up) - he swapped it for a pioneer AVIC-Z110BT which he likes...

To each their own - but all that's made in China is not bad (BTW - Pioneer and Kenwood are also made in China).//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif