CES 2020 Head Units

For some reason, everyone other than Kenwood thinks 800x480 is an acceptable resolution for a giant tablet in the middle of my dash....

Alpine Halo 11 - giant, low res... at least they used the right demo vehicle for their pics...

Pioneer NEX 9" & 10" - article doesn't say but appear to be 800x 480 also...

Kenwood - Stays tiny at 6.8" but at least offers WVGA resolution AND they are offering an HD backup camera FWIW...


Anybody seen anything else interesting yet?

 

I stand corrected. The Pioneer 10" is 720p also. Unless someone comes out with something better before the show ends, I think I'm going this direction. I'm not as adventurous as the crew with the Dasaita's and Tesla's....I'd love to be able to watch YouTubeTV on the head unit but the Android tablet head units just seem a little janky with too many work arounds required...

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/01/07/alpine-pioneer-10-11-inch-carplay-receivers/

Pioneer is showing off five new CarPlay and Android Auto receivers at CES, including the DMH-WT8600NEX, a 10.1-inch model with a 720p capacitive touchscreen. Like the Alpine receiver above, the display hovers over the dashboard, allowing for it to have a traditional single-DIN chassis with no custom installation needed.

 

Not sure if it really makes a difference but my Kenwood DDX 9905s has higher resolution and it is a 2018 model.

 

It looks like Kenwood announced new models with higher resolution today but nothing bigger than 7". I was hoping they would keep their hi res screens but join the larger screen party.

 

I’m here at the show, will take a look.

 

Just found this this morning. It's same as Phoenix but more inexpensive.

https://rhinoradios.com/products/to...roid-radio-tesla-style?variant=29213722902646

 

The pioneer looks interesting to get wireless AA. with my Halo 9 has that and im not seeing anything on the new halo 11 having it.

 

Funny, based on the stock pictures you posted, the Alpine and Pioneer look better, in terms of resolution, than the Kenwood lol

 

The resolution seems low on the Halo 9. Do you have any complaints with it?

 

Nope. But I'm not watching video content on it.

 

jeez..LCDs are cheap nowadays and they still have low resolutions on head units..wth

 

I wouldn't be either. I use Waze and Google Maps. As long as the experience there is optimal, I might give it a try.

 

I want to replace my radio, still have the original on my truck. Which Radio yall recommend? I seen the wanna Be Tesla one and the Alpine, what do yall have on Ur trucks?

 

I wonder if any of these will support Toyota Connect, apparently this is one of the big hurdles that some of these companies are having for the 2020s.

 

I have the

$280 alpine ilx-w650 7" double DIN touchscreen digital multimedia receiver with bluetooth, apple carplay and android auto

alpine ilx-w650. price was good for me and has Carplay.

 

Hopefully there's something amazing still to be announced. These are very small steps in the right direction.

IDK about you guys but I'm less concerned with expensive than I am with bullet proof. If Kenwood/Alpine/Pioneer want to make a hi-res version of one of these Tesla style Android head units with all of the kinks worked out and a major company warranty behind it, I'd be happy to pay $2k.

 

That is what I am amazed at, it would have only cost them a few dollars more to use a decent panel!

 

Thanks. Let us know

 

Made an account just to reply to this.

The problem isn’t necessarily just price of a higher resolution screen but the grade of the screen. These are all quality companies that aren’t going to sell you a product that can withstand the heat and cold that they would be put through.

Look at the problems people are having with early Tesla model screens.

 

It's the exact same unit as Phoenix, just different vendor. All those units come from same Chinese manufacturer.

 

How do you like the 650? Do you have the additional KTA-450 amp also? Are you running with factory JBL amp sub also? Crutchfield seems to think you can run the factory amp with that set up also, so I am trying to figure out if that’s true.

 

I have a dedicated Kenwood 5 channels amp. The 650 fits the bill for me: price,specs, low profile and has carplay.

 

Ok. Good to know. Thanks a bunch for the quick response!