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Old 08-15-2013, 04:09 PM   #31 (permalink)
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ok this site is a bit too confusing for a middled aged guy like me...

DNN990HD/770HD Special Site - Kenwood
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Old 08-15-2013, 04:11 PM   #32 (permalink)
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the 770HD's price is reasonable though for a dvd/nav unit.
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ok this site is a bit too confusing for a middled aged guy like me...

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Haha I love that site. I pretty much went through that site so I could see all the features the two units had. Has some good info that helping me in deciding to purchase the 990HD
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Haha I love that site. I pretty much went through that site so I could see all the features the two units had. Has some good info that helping me in deciding to purchase the 990HD
dang my eyeballs were like wtf?! all over the place.
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Holy Sh!t now I feel old.
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First had a Pioneer x920bt installed in my Z back in 2010. Had zero issues with it and enjoyed the unit, but yearned for a larger screen.

In 2012 got a Kenwood Excellon DNX9990HD installed which by most reviews was touted as being the "top of the line" and "best on the market" by numerous sources.

Had to send the unit in to Kenwood TWICE to get repaired. First because it was doing this repeating boot and would not load up or even turn off unless you disconnected the car battery, which apparently was a big problem for the entire line. The second time was because one of the USB ports was not being recognized by the unit.

Other complaints I have about this unit is the Garmin nav is slow and clunky. Another is how the unit loads data off the USB drives. When you turn on the unit the screen first reads, no drive connected... Then reads the thumb drive and then finally resumes where you left off with your media. The Pioneer I had loaded and resumed instantaneously. Also the Pioneer would allow me to jump to different points of the music or video by punching in the time I would like to go to. The Kenwood requires you to manually fast forward to spots like its an old 80s cassette player.

A final gripe I have with the Kenwood is with the Bluetooth phone connect. My Pioneer would just play my phones ringtone through the speakers while the Kenwood just plays its own generic ringtones.

For MY PEROSNAL NEEDS I Honestly regret getting this Kenwood. I should have kept my Pioneer as is or upgraded to a 7inch Pioneer.
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Also great, but price gets up there... Got my DDX370 for $249.99 with free backup camera at CarToys last month....great deal for a double din under $250 bucks I'd say!!!

I have the dnx690hd with nav. It looks just like yours. Does yours jam up like a computer freeze sometimes?
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I'm also in the market for a new head unit, but with a certain budget. The DDX814 head unit died one day after the car came back from the body shop. The unit looks good, and sounds pretty good, but was terrible overall. The UI wasn't so great, was slow, and USB file system was slow and limited (< 256 songs per folder).

I'm currently debating on a few models:
JVC KW-R900BT; No frills, simple, fast, and sounds great for the money. It has a 24-bit TI Burr Brown DAC. Looks like a toy boombox.
Kenwood DDX770 or DDX790; These models look identical, but it seems like the 790 reviews indicate it has better sound quality despite both having a non-specific 24-bit DAC. Too many bells 'n whistles, and I'm still scarred by the DDX814 experience.

That's pretty much it for now. I spent almost $1200 on my last head unit after taxes, and it's not something I want to do anymore. So something under $500 is plenty.

All I want to do is plug in a large capacity USB stick and enjoy good quality audio on my 2.1ch setup. Heck, I even thought about a Raspberry Pi project with a high quality USB DAC. [shrugs]
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