jktjazz

GDGR: Fremont

I've been waiting to see with my own eyes the F-series, and finally my local Fry's has the demo unit.

So I went there yesterday, they had the F700BT sitting side by side with DNX5120 and DNX7120.

The DNXs' screens looked bright and clear,

while the F700BT looked dimmed and dull (at max brightness = 10).

Considering Pioneer makes the best LCD TV (Pioneer Kuro),

I can't believe they came up with such, dare I say, an awful screen for the F-series.

I'm sure it looks much better at night, but like most people, I'm in my car in the morning and afternoon time, when the sun is up.

I really want the F-series in my car, great feature at a reasonable price.

But the screen quality makes it a no go.

Other issues (bluetooth, hangs, IPOD, etc) they can fix with software patch,

but I doubt they can magically make the screen brighter.

To reduce interference, has anyone tried placing their phone as close as possible to the HU? Does it help?

skicrave: thanks for the reply.

If your destination is on the left hand side,

does it tell you to make a u-turn?

(maybe it depends on whether median exists?

Thanks!

I remember reading about AVIC nav issue:

it doesn't tell you which side of the road your destination is.

I'm not sure if it's an issue in D3 or F-series (or other?).

Does it happen in the F-series too?

Thanks.

what about screen brightness and text to speech?

I don't get it, the video review by JasonH showed how clear & beautiful

the f90bt screen was. But your pics showed otherwise.

How many of you have this problem?

I've been waiting for the f-series, and now I"m not so sure I want one.