Panasonic vs. Pioneer

[krnnamja83 10+ year member]

if you have a touchscreen headunit then you have the 802 model not the 602

 

[kamui]

Hehe, ya I don't know what I was thinking.... I do have the 802, for some reason I thought that was the unit in question even though I typed 602 a number of times... hehe, still Panasonic makes great HU IMHO.

 

[natem33 10+ year member]

well rngilman, as you can see there is no clear seperation of which deck is better. I would go with Pioneer...why? Because if you look at the overall performance of Panasonic products and the overall performance of Pioneer products, the Panasonics are known for being a cheaper quality brand. Their HU's have seem to taken off into the direction of being great decks, but pioneer has always been quality, and still is quality. I can see a Panasonic deck having problems 3 years from now, but I would be surprised if a Pioneer deck would ever have a problem 3 years from now. Although all manufacturs have their glitches, I will continue to rely on Pioneer over Panasonic. What does all this mean to you? Just buy one of the two and form your own opinion. I doubt you would be disapointed with either.

 

[syntekz 10+ year member]

I can vouch for Pioneeer products(head units) being long lasting equipment. I've had my Pioneer Head unit for 3 years. It's been in two different cars. I use it daily and haven't had any problems with the deck yet.

My next deck will most likely be Pioneer or Alpine.

 

[pioneer 10+ year member]

hey natem33,

you are absolutely right...pioneer decks are really great....you are speaking facts and i couldnt put it better myself...i had a pioneer cassette deck for 5 years now and it didnt have a single problem...i only traded it in a month ago to upgrade to a CD deck...and of course this deck puts a smile on my face...pioneer decks/ electronics beats out panasonic products anyday-anytime

i will always buy pioneer head units...i have alot of confidence in them

 

[tommybad 10+ year member]

hey thats the panasonic im trying to get but its out of stock or somethings is up everyone else wants 329 for them and they want 239 , just dont have any, but i mgiht have to settle for the 601u or alpine cda-7892 i got the money just not willing to spend that much especially online and fear of agood warranty , and trust worthy site