Alpine IVA-W200 (IVA-W205) vs. Pioneer Avic-D3
#65
okay, to thoseo of you who own the w205. i think i've found a bug with the unit when using my ipod. i want to see if this is happening to anyone else. it could just be a probelm with mine.
when you select an artist, only the first 3 albums show up on the screen; that's all that fits. if the artist has more than 3 albums, the scroll bar appears on the side and bottom of the screen so you can scroll through all the albums. so far so good. but the problem i noticed is that for any of the artists in my ipod that have EXACTLY four albums, the scroll bars don't appear. thus, i can only select the first three albums that show up on the screen. the fourth album is there, i just can't see it to select it. this doesn't happen if i have more than four albums.
perhaps everyone else hasn't noticed this. if you guys have this deck and have an ipod, can you help me verify this issue? i want to know if it's a software bug or just a defect with mine.
THANK YOU!
when you select an artist, only the first 3 albums show up on the screen; that's all that fits. if the artist has more than 3 albums, the scroll bar appears on the side and bottom of the screen so you can scroll through all the albums. so far so good. but the problem i noticed is that for any of the artists in my ipod that have EXACTLY four albums, the scroll bars don't appear. thus, i can only select the first three albums that show up on the screen. the fourth album is there, i just can't see it to select it. this doesn't happen if i have more than four albums.
perhaps everyone else hasn't noticed this. if you guys have this deck and have an ipod, can you help me verify this issue? i want to know if it's a software bug or just a defect with mine.
THANK YOU!
#66
I don't have an ipod, but I do have the cable so when a friend comes over I'll check mine for that.
The one thing that annoys me the most, although it's not a bug, is there is no easy way to get a listing of the folder I'm playing a song in. On my old alpine one click of the folder icon brought up the tracks in the current folder, then another click brought up the list of all folders...now I have to scroll through all the folders and select the one I'm playing from to see what else is in there. Does that even make sense?
The one thing that annoys me the most, although it's not a bug, is there is no easy way to get a listing of the folder I'm playing a song in. On my old alpine one click of the folder icon brought up the tracks in the current folder, then another click brought up the list of all folders...now I have to scroll through all the folders and select the one I'm playing from to see what else is in there. Does that even make sense?
#67
out of all the post i've read... not sure if the pioneer has it... is the pulse touch..because of that... alpine hands down... hehehehe..jk jk.. i think i'll be getting the alpine soon tho.. if i do.. i'll let you know about the ipod thing...
#68
it sucks that i was so excited when the w200 first came out I bought it for 900 from crutchfield. its a good unit, dont use nav but the interface is great, easy to install. its half the price on ebay now =( i want a w205 so bad
#69
fastandcurious, how did you mount your filler plates? I tried to put them in today and they don't fit for two reasons - one, since I redrilled, the bolts aren't long enough and two, the plastic to the sides of the stereo block them
#70
wow for the longest time, i was reseraching these models myself, its great that this thread is here to help me. im still trying to decide because there are features on both units that i want that the other unit lacks.
i am looking for a head unit that meets these requirements:
2-din
dvd player
divx file compatiability
built in navigation (dvd or Harddrive)
bluetooth cell phone
the d3 can play divx files, but the drawback is that it only has 1 dvd slot.
the alpine 205 has bluetooth capability and will be blackbird 2 compatable. however it can not play divx files
so far i have recieved these reccomendations:
1. pioneer avic d3
2. alpine w205 + blackbird 2
3. Kenwood DNX7100
in the past i have had great audio quality from alpine and pioneer. but have never stepped over to the dvd and navigation side. any mroe reccoemdations or pros/cons would be appreaited
i am looking for a head unit that meets these requirements:
2-din
dvd player
divx file compatiability
built in navigation (dvd or Harddrive)
bluetooth cell phone
the d3 can play divx files, but the drawback is that it only has 1 dvd slot.
the alpine 205 has bluetooth capability and will be blackbird 2 compatable. however it can not play divx files
so far i have recieved these reccomendations:
1. pioneer avic d3
2. alpine w205 + blackbird 2
3. Kenwood DNX7100
in the past i have had great audio quality from alpine and pioneer. but have never stepped over to the dvd and navigation side. any mroe reccoemdations or pros/cons would be appreaited
#71
if you have an ipod, youll hardly take out the nav disk. and the map once set, saves to memory (as long as you stay on the path it gives), and you can play your movies while driving. or you can do what i did and just have an external dvd player in the glove box, allowing me to have my dvd nav disk in there too.
as far as sound quality goes, i only played with the d3. its not as good as my old deck (Pioneer DEH-8600mp) but it sounds good still. once you pass a certain sound level though, maybe its just mine, but it does get a bit noisy (hissing on the speakers.. i notice it when its up around 6.. but once you play music totally disappears). despite that, i love my d3
as far as sound quality goes, i only played with the d3. its not as good as my old deck (Pioneer DEH-8600mp) but it sounds good still. once you pass a certain sound level though, maybe its just mine, but it does get a bit noisy (hissing on the speakers.. i notice it when its up around 6.. but once you play music totally disappears). despite that, i love my d3
#72
Originally Posted by Cabana
I don't have an ipod, but I do have the cable so when a friend comes over I'll check mine for that.
The one thing that annoys me the most, although it's not a bug, is there is no easy way to get a listing of the folder I'm playing a song in. On my old alpine one click of the folder icon brought up the tracks in the current folder, then another click brought up the list of all folders...now I have to scroll through all the folders and select the one I'm playing from to see what else is in there. Does that even make sense?
The one thing that annoys me the most, although it's not a bug, is there is no easy way to get a listing of the folder I'm playing a song in. On my old alpine one click of the folder icon brought up the tracks in the current folder, then another click brought up the list of all folders...now I have to scroll through all the folders and select the one I'm playing from to see what else is in there. Does that even make sense?
Originally Posted by Cabana
fastandcurious, how did you mount your filler plates? I tried to put them in today and they don't fit for two reasons - one, since I redrilled, the bolts aren't long enough and two, the plastic to the sides of the stereo block them
#75
Alpine IVA-W205 and W200
I really like that the ipod conrols will pull up genre and podcasts seperately, also I like the fact that Navigation is Option so if you don't care for Navigation you are not stuck with it. Useability of the Alpine seems far superior to Pioneer. Fixed navigation or a docked portable can be used. That is cool. being able to drive to the airport and take your navigation system with you.
Alpine is a leader and Pioneer a follower in the market
Alpine
Pioneer
Alpine is a leader and Pioneer a follower in the market
Alpine
Pioneer
#78
oh yeah well besides the d3 and the kenwood, i was looking for an alpine model or eclipse model. i have tried both but believe that the alpine decks are of a higher quality than pioneer/kenwood/eclipse. but if i can find one from the other manufacturers i dont mind
does anyone know if the kenwood model is dual disc or single disc slot?
does anyone know if the kenwood model is dual disc or single disc slot?
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