UCLAtl

I'm goin to get one of these installed tomorrow. I've researched them both on the web, and both are quality units. I like Alpine units over Kenwoods in general, but the Kenwood is sweet cuz it's a double-din... perfect fit for our cars. The Alpine unit has that sweet new "pulse touch" technology that was awarded at this year's CES convention.

http://gear.ign.com/articles/461/461...html?fromint=1

http://www.autothing.com/funthings/A...-MAR-04-03.htm

So which unit would you chose??

shawhite

hummm... this is a tough one... i love alpine equipment and would lean towards this one since alpine also has a mp3 changer which is nice and kenwood does not make one.. but kenwood does make the mp3 music keg... the kenwood unit is like $200 cheaper right... and less moving parts to break since the screen does not actually fold out... they both are all in 1 units (play dvd, cd, mp3.. etc).. they are both touch screen.. i would have to say i would go with the kenwood in the tl since it would fit alot nicer and take up more of the gap in the dash making for a cleaner installation... but in any other car i would have to go with the alpine.. you might also want to look at the new eclipse units.. they have one similar to the kenwood but with a 20gig harddrive in it..

UCLAtl

One other note: the navigation on the Alpine does not work with touch-screen, and you have to use the remote to control it. The Kenwood's navigation uses the touch-screen technology.

Oh, and Kenwood is $1000 cheaper according to Crutchfield.

shawhite

yep definately go with the kenwood... but my crutchfield shows the iva-d300 for $1499.... and the ddx-7015 as $1299... that is why i said $200 difference... but have you looked at the eclipse units yet they are some awesome units.. kindof of pricey...

shawhite

make that a $100 difference.. the ddx-7015 is $1399....

UCLAtl

Oops, meant to say $100 difference. Yea the eclipse units look nice, but my dealer doesn't sell them, so I'm just gonna save some effort and choose between the two.

I think I'm gonna call Alpine and see if they are planning on releasing a navi that will work on the touch screens. If not, then I'm def goin Kenwood. I'll prolly buy the navi within the year, so I would much rather prefer a touch screen navi over usin the remote...

AcuraX2

I love the looks of the Kenwood. A full double din with the right trim around it would look awesome in a TL. I think it would blend so well. The Alpine is going to be a great unit but, personal opinion, I just like the idea of filling up the whole area with one unit.

brianlin87

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those prices ppl have listed are bunk, if you want the iva-d300 PM me and i'll get you a quote