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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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Well, the Alpine IVA-D300 is DOA. Soooo... what do you guys think? Thought about the Pioneer AVIC units but don't like the whole crap about the DVD unit using the gyroscope to detect movement.

Don't need the flaming about "not watching movies while driving". Honestly rarely would ever have a movie on, but I hate it when MY stereo doesn't do what I tell it too..

I also noticed that the AVICs only have 1-2v preouts. What really is the quality difference in a head to head comparison to 4-5v? Looking to spend around 2 grand here
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Anyone? Been looking around and haven't seen anything that really grabs me. How hard is it to bypass the lock on the AVIC-N2? The N3 looks like they actually cut back on options?
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go for an eclipse or new alpine...... best sound quality/extra features nav units around.
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How about looking into a new alpine, like the IVA-D310.
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I second the eclipse nav units
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eclipse units are the best for quality....
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by The Guz
How about looking into a new alpine, like the IVA-D310.
Does the 310 have the ability to make your own wallpaper? Got tired of the factory setup with that cheesy looking 1987 Marquis sitting on the side...
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