Touch Screen-GPS and HU

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 6:15 pm

Hey guys, I'm not too knowledgeable in this area and I know many of you guys install stuff like this often. A friend of mine was interested in putting in a touch screen that will be able to do GPS and act as his HU. What sort of options does he have and what kind of prices? I saw the Eclipse ones on woofersetc.com and those are pretty pricey. Outside of that, I have no clue myself.
Thanks guys!

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:09 pm

They also have navigation in the 700, but its not touch screen.

If he wants all that hes going to pay for it dearly.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:27 pm

Pioneer is shifting their priorities to GPS nav systems... they have several models now. One consideration is whether your friend also wants it to play DVDs or not.

Or, you can check out one of the in-car computer type solutions, which would be more flexible ultimately, allows you to buy the DVD drive/touch screen separate from the actual computer hardware, and software for that matter. You could even run Windows from your car, and have the thing set up to be connected to your wireless home network from your driveway so you could simply suck your MP3's onto it whenever you wanted.

http://www.mp3car.com is one forum that deals with those type systems.

solacedagony · Post by **solacedagony** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:45 pm

I was thinking the carputer route, but I've never done one before, and I don't think he's up for that hardcore of a route into his car (trying to find an extra cubby in my truck for a carputer tho). I also don't believe he wants DVDs because he thinks he's going to crash if he gets one (and I agree, he doesn't need it :) ).
I'll have to look around a bit more at the Pioneer and some other companies that offer this.

Justin from Detroit1 · Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:14 pm

Pioneer and Eclipse are the only brands that make units worth while. You are going to pay no matter what if you want GPS. Hell, the first unit Pioneer made with GPS, the AVIC-N1, still goes used on eBay for around $750.

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:27 am

if he can fit double din the avic-d1 or d2 sounds like it fits the bill

cargodz · Post by **cargodz** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:22 pm

Another option for double din would be the Jensen VM9021TS, single would be the VM9511TS those integrate with their NAV100 system.

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:26 pm

doesnt ALPINE have some sort of unit that is touch screen nav? And it has that technology that has a screen that "touches back"??? I dunno i saw it at a SEMA event on TV i wonder if it went into production

Team AI · Post by **Team AI** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 1:47 pm

Kenwood makes a nice DD unit that has a separate Solid State Nav unit you can get the combo for around 1100.00 on ebay I believe it's the 6019 but not 100% sure.

geolemon · Post by **geolemon** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:49 pm

solacedagony wrote:I was thinking the carputer route, but I've never done one before, and I don't think he's up for that hardcore of a route into his car (trying to find an extra cubby in my truck for a carputer tho). I also don't believe he wants DVDs because he thinks he's going to crash if he gets one (and I agree, he doesn't need it :) ).
I'll have to look around a bit more at the Pioneer and some other companies that offer this.

One way to do it is to use computer parts in your car...
I'm not a fan because of using stuff that's not meant for the harshness of being in a car, and because of the whole computer boot-up time.

Check out one of those Xenarc setups, or one of the in-car computer systems that is non-windows based. The hardware for them is tucked into a system about the size of an external DVD drive, and there are several touch-screen in-dash flip outs with built in DVD/CD rom drives.
In fact, there are DIN-sized computers, with aux inputs and USB ports if you have a double din space available:
http://www.xenarc.com/product/index-pc.html

Prices can still come in under what many of those in-dash DVD/touchscreen/nav/CD head unit flip-outs cost, too.