i was wondering if the ddx7015 had like a screensaver or something that, that plays while i am playing a cd or radio,

 

i guess cause all i play is dvd's i never thought about that. that's a good question. i should go check it out.

 

thank you for checking

 

It does not have a screensaver, but here is an option to choose between 4-6 different pre-set wallpapers (which are horrible).

 

is there any way to set something as a wallpaper or screensaver rather than using the given ones?

 

to my knowledge there is no way to change the really horrid wallpapers.
it might be possible with the music keg, but i dunno.

 

Do you need an audio/video bypass for the Kenwood DDX7015 when you are driving.

 

Hey nycazn79

I saw your car images on car domain. Does the kenwood need a separate navi source? or is it built in like the eclipse and pioneer AV N1? How much did you pay for the complete package and from where? thank you. Looks really nice and compact. Planning on getting me a system...

 

Yeah the wallpapers are total crap!! I hate em on mine. But I am getting the Music Keg soon, I wonder if you can upload something with it.

 

Red, the main difference between the units are:

Eclipse
Double Din (stereo door can close)
Dual drive in the head unit (CD/DVD and Navi disc at same time)
No seperate hideaway unit (except GPS antenna)
Same wiring as stock
ebay (new) $1700-$2000, msrp about $2700
Usually most expenisve and hard to find, but works great with our car.

Pioneer:
Single-Din Flip out unit (problem with stereo door closing)
Single drive (means you have to upload GPS disc info to the unit and swap with normal CD/DVD
Need seperate hidaway unit and antenna
ebay (new) $1100-$1500, store $1500-$1999
Great unit, but wait for the Pioneer double din to come out in Spring 05

Kenwood:
Double Din (stereo door can close)
Seperate navi unit (size of computer CD-ROM drive)
ebay new: DDX7015 $700 to $900, Navi $599-$699
store new $1500-$2000
I got the unit from ebay and I'm very happy with it.

 

did you have to do any modifications to get the door to close? I had the DDX7015 installed last night and the door wont close without force. Not something I'd wanna force down since the screen is underneath

 

You have to do a modification to the mounting brackets. I'm assuming that you are using the stock holes on the bracket. You'll have to drill new holes to allow the unit to sit further back. I think it was about 1-2cms. After doing so, the door should be able close.

*EDIT*
I noticed you said it can close, but with force. Possibly whoever did the install did not make the holes further back enough, since the door doesnt close using the stock holes.

 

yea the installer used the stock holes and didnt drill any new holes. Do you know if the side spacers work?

 

Also, another draw back to the DDX7015 is that it only has 2volt preouts. You need a dolby box for it in order to bump up the voltage. The music keg currently cannot upload screensavers to the ddx. I just was just talking with my audio stores kenwood rep and asked the same question. They are working on a way to do so. Currently the keg can carry the files, just not upload them to the ddx. IMO the screen is better on the ddx, kenwood currently has the best navigation also, so I would recommend adding that to it. While it is nice to have everything in one unit such as the eclipse, look how far it sticks out of the dash when installed. Kenwood sits much more flush and looks way better.