I'm torn....
After seeing Frank's Pioneer NAV system, I'm really tempted...it's a great looking unit with some nice features. But I have a decision to make. I can't decide to go with a head unit that has integrated NAV functions like the Pioneer or the Eclipse AVN unit...or go with one with an integrated TV tuner like the Kenwood (and I think Pioner has one as well).
Does anyone here have a TV tuner in their truck? I get mixed reviews when I search forums like sounddomain.com and such on the TV tuners. I'm on construction sites supervising a good deal of the time and I'd love to be able to watch local news and such while I'm just sitting in the truck in the monrings. But if reception is going to be lousy I don't want to pay for a feature I'll never use. I'm not generally in the city...more in the suburbs (about 20 miles out of downtown Boston), so building interference isn't really a problem.
And on the NAV end, to be honest, I don't find myself lost very much and I really don't know how often I'll actually use the navigation system. Maybe if I had it, I'd find myself using it more?
And then there's the Alpine D900 and new D901 with their super high res screen, which would be nice for DVDs, but to add NAV or TV to it would cost a fortune (I think Alpine's NAV system is like $1800). Plus, those with non Alpine 7" screens say their picture is plenty high quality without Alpine's megapixel capability.
Any opinions? It's a decent chunk of change to lay down and I want to make sure I get something I'll use to it's full capability.
-John
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