Sony???

[HiFiSound1]

http://reviews.cnet.com/in-dash-car-stereos/sony-xav-w1/4505-6729_7-32557350.html?tag=prod.txt.1

Anyone ever tinker around with this unit at all, just seems to get a great review from cnet. Great Audio and Excellent Video clarity.....

Just wondering from someone first hand....

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[blazeplacid 10+ year member]

Sony isnt as bad as everyone makes it,if it was they wouldnt still be making headunits

sure you can get better but sony makes ok stuff

 

[HiFiSound1]

I own there xbr lcd 52" tv and i love sony's screens. Just wondering if this is along those lines

 

[SilverSquared 10+ year member]

When they had Mobile ES...it was one of the best, or everyone said so. Then came xplod. Down went quality.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Sony really doesn't make that bad of headunits..

 

[MrDave 10+ year member]

Just remember, there is a reason why Sony isn't considered quality, because it isn't. Sure, their LCD's may look pretty good, but they also borrow their LCD screens from Samsung. Sony is always borrowed technology that they make some alterations to. It's basically a step above stock. That's what Sony has ever been. This unit, itself, offers nothing special in terms of features. You can't even trust any of it's ratings. 120db signal to noise on DVD's? I guess the likes of Pioneer, Alpine, Clarion, and Eclipse need to start taking notes from Sony. They have one of the best SQ units, so why aren't we all buying them? Just use a little common sense.

I'm just trying to say,

Rule 1

Sony has pretty interfaces and spec sheets which look nice on paper but don't prove true in real life application.

Rule 2

Cnet is one of the worst sources for realiable information. They review products based on functionality and how pretty they look. What expertise do they have on car audio that allows them to know this is a quality unit? None. On top of that, they are extremely biased.

I'd put Sony in the same class as dual, pyramid, and whatever other knock off brands.

 

[Trepkos 10+ year member]

Just remember, there is a reason why Sony isn't considered quality, because it isn't. Sure, their LCD's may look pretty good, but they also borrow their LCD screens from Samsung. Sony is always borrowed technology that they make some alterations to. It's basically a step above stock. That's what Sony has ever been. This unit, itself, offers nothing special in terms of features. You can't even trust any of it's ratings. 120db signal to noise on DVD's? I guess the likes of Pioneer, Alpine, Clarion, and Eclipse need to start taking notes from Sony. They have one of the best SQ units, so why aren't we all buying them? Just use a little common sense.
I'm just trying to say,

Rule 1

Sony has pretty interfaces and spec sheets which look nice on paper but don't prove true in real life application.

Rule 2

Cnet is one of the worst sources for realiable information. They review products based on functionality and how pretty they look. What expertise do they have on car audio that allows them to know this is a quality unit? None. On top of that, they are extremely biased.

I'd put Sony in the same class as dual, pyramid, and whatever other knock off brands.

Loved my sony HU, and my friends' sony HU's are great as well.

Not a big fan of Alpine.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

Sony is always borrowed technology that they make some alterations to.

????? uuummmmm Sony and Philips INVENTED the CD player. Perhaps you are too young to remember that

 

[suland 10+ year member]

You simply can't compare Sony to dual, pyramid, etc... Sony is pretty good, but sometimes not as good as you are expecting it to be.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

their problem is they started marketing to teenagers, the xplode stuff with the marketing hype is a perfect example

 

[GnFnRs 10+ year member]

i have a sony flip out a7 screen thats 4 or 5 years old. bought it the first day it hit the maket. works great still today. i've seen lots of other flipouts stop working since i ave bought mine.

and this new double din is on my list of additions i want one bad.