ok so my girlfriend wants a double din tv type unit.. so there are basically 2 chooses... the eclipse avx-2494 or the kenwood ddx-7015... i can get the eclipse for almost half price so that would put the prices pretty close.. no which unit would all of you choose and why...

 

i've always been a little timid about choosing eclipse stuff. Don't get me wrong they make great stuff, but i've also seen that unless you a fanatic about taking care of stuff, they tend to be a little fragile. That being said I've seen slightly better reviews for the Kenwood i think, and in the few times i've played with it I've been mightly impressed with its ease of use.

 

I would say the Kenwood has better navi and the Eclipse has better sound.

 

I still do not think anyone can beat Eclipse for sound quality and build. Also, I have yet to see a picture better than theirs. That being said, they do not offer any add ons. IE...navi, sat radio, tv tuner or others. The Kenwood offers all kinds of add on options. I just sold my AV-8022 tonight and I am pretty sure I am going to replace it with the DDX7015.

 

I have the DDX-7015 so I'm bias Never dealt with the Eclipse unit but the Kenwood has everything I wanted for an awesome price. Got it for $850.

 

Do you have it in the TL? What kind of trim ring did you use? Any pics?

Eclipse, in my opinion, can not be beat. But, they have a downside like I listed above. If top quality and no frills is your goal. Eclipse is the best.

 

Just got it a couple weeks ago so it's not installed yet, waiting for the rest of my toys to come in and I'm also building a custom trunk, so hopefully in a couple weeks I'll have some pics. njprettyboy actually has the same unit and here is his installed. They had to custom fabricate the dash kit

http://www.streeteffectz.com/chuckdoubledin/

 

I saw the pics. That looks really good. I am pretty sure the double din will mount up to the factory brackets. All you need is a trim ring around it. I might get ahold of StreetEffectz to see if they could sell me just the trim ring and not need my vehicle to do it. Let me know how it goes. I am going to be getting something in the next day or two but, it will probably be next week before I could install anything.

 

Maybe they can just make a second kit when they custom fabricate mine.

 

If they're willing to do that, then count me in.