Rather than just spouting out 'this brand' ***** etc like most people do without supporting thier answer, i will give you an educated opinion here, i actually own a shop so i get to play with a lot of the new headunits out there.
I have heard about the slow ipod controls. Hopefully that is fixed with the new units. The 660BT actually doesn't come out for another 10 days.
I will post a review of it as soon as i get it installed.
Too bad Eclipse bit the dust, they really had the edge in the double din department for several years. Im sorry Alpine fanboys, but alpine has good sound q but aside from that, the menu, resolution, settings etc don't look like they have changed much since about 2000, they need a facelift...bad. I have personally had an IVA-W205 and almost bought a 505, the GPS is where they seem to fall behind too.
Aside from that, i think the best bang for the buck double din with GPS right now is the clarion NX500 or the Pioneer X920bt. Clarion could use a high res screen, but its very quick and responsive, their bluetooth and ipod interface is great. Pioneer wins out in the menu and screen department, a little slower tho GPS is about equal to clarion. The thing i don't like about Pioneer is they are kinda ugly IMO, they could have done more with their faceplates and button layout. The clarions are very nice looking (aside from the NX700). JVC actually wins out over both of them IMO, but at a much higher price. I cant say a whole lot about Kenwoods other thant one i installed for a customer last week took nearly a minute to boot up, other than that it seemed pretty solid.
The bottom line is, the technology is definitely out there, i am looking for the perfect balance between functionality and looks. Im just hoping for a headunit that is a home run in all departments.
