best nav/dvd in dash player?

[H2bill]

Originally Posted by Mstgvic

If you don't mind....what made you choose this more expensive model over the Pioneer AVIC-D2? I am trying to choose between the D2 and the Eclipse AVN-5495 but now I see a lot of folks on the site praising your model and just don't know if the cost difference is worth it for my needs. Thx

The D2 was the unit that the dealer was going to install, and that they would have charged $2900 to do so. I compared the units side by side in the Pioneer catalog and the Z1 had many more features that made it worth the cost for me. I had absolutely no brand bias when I started researching nav units. One of the selling points for me with the Z1 is the CD ripping feature. Everytime you put a new CD into the unit, it rips it to the hard drive (unless you turn the feature off...easy to do). That's the last time you have to insert that CD. If memory serves me, it will store up to 200 CDs. You can then just give verbal commands to play songs or albums. The same is true with the nav system. You can navigate using voice commands. A necessity? Not for some. But I sure like it.