input on this Pioneer head unit?

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

i have been looking for a touch screen head unit aswell as dvd player for $200 and under this is what i found
BrandX XL72DV 7-inch Double DIN In-dash Monitor with DVD Player | Overstock.com
it is on amazon for $144 and all the reviews look pretty good. anyone have any info on this unit or brand? or any other dvd head units for under $200? i know its not going to be amazing. i just want it to get the job done. by that i mean supply me with the pre outs for my subs. play dvds with pretty decent picture and sound better than the stock head unit amazon says its originally like $415 so i thought it might be pretty good. thought?

**develand** · 02-21-2012

I tend to stick to Bigger name stuff with electronics, just me though.

**stealthee** · 02-21-2012

Originally Posted by develand

I tend to stick to Bigger name stuff with electronics, just me though.

I'm of this same thought. Stick with something like Alpine or the like. You're likely to save money now, but spend more later when you have to replace that because it fails in a year.

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

grr. not what i was hoping to hear... i dont want to spend $500 for all my aftermarket stereo stuff. just looking to make it sound better and get the job done

**develand** · 02-21-2012

You go cheap you run the risk of it going to crap and paying for the good stuff the second time around....

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

this is true. but only being 16 cash is real tight.

**develand** · 02-21-2012

Trust me, save for a nice one. You will not regret it.

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

but that postpones everything by months

EDIT: what about soundstorm pyle lanzar or boss brands?

**Logan541** · 02-21-2012

They are right $145 is still a money especially if you figure in a year you will have to replace it anyway so lets say the unit you buy next year is $500. add the $145 you threw away on this and you spent $645 for a $500.00 unit. Not counting the time it took to put in or any adapters you had to buy. Plus how many days you went without a radio while you waited to save up for it. Not to mention that this place could not even come up with a better name for itself than Brand-X which always gets beat up in any TV commercials almost like they are laughing because they knw they are sticking it to you.

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

yeah i suppose you guys are right... thanks for helping me get over the "but i want it now!"

**I800C0LLECT** · 02-21-2012

Take a lesson from Drunkie...scour the ebay ads and craigslist or forum classifieds. Deals happen A LOT!!!

I would tell you to look out for an alpine cda-9887 or cda-117. Everybody has their opinion. I liked ipod full speed cable of the 9887 best.

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

im looking for double din dvd ones but thanks for the input ill keep an eye out for ads

**develand** · 02-21-2012

Get one like mine... pretty reasonable price for what it is....

In my ride thread there is a link I believe.

**2dee11** · 02-21-2012

it looks great but it's discontinued and the only one I found was on amazon for $550

**rynoman03** · 02-22-2012

There's some Clarion Double Din's on ebay right now for around 160.00

**2dee11** · 02-22-2012

what about this one? http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=89935486644

**TLSheff** · 02-22-2012

If you really apt to get one cheap I would say look around and see if you can find a nice Eclipse double bin. The brand is no longer sold in the states, from France iirc, but the quality is there. A friend has had 3 for seperate vehicles over the years and they are top... or he just got really lucky. But that would be my suggestion to look into

**develand** · 02-22-2012

It looks like it got replaced by this one. Which is odd because mine was new last year. I havent had any problems. My auto sound place has there demo for $450. But here is what replaced it. Looks the exact same... all the features even seem the same.... hmm.
JVC Mobile Entertainment \ KW-AV70BT 2-DIN AV Receiver - KW-AV70BT \ Introduction