tacomaboy

Second! So boring now though... Hahah if it keeps things interesting I can still complain about the AVIC hahahah.

I dont think so. Its WQVGA or whatever. It does not look lower rez to me at least.

Hey all. Well I will go ahead and leave my impressions of the AVN726e. Got it locally for 899, not a bad price. About the same as what I paid online for my AVIC F-900BT. Good: -Bootup is instant. Well, maybe 2 seconds, and I can access NAV and iPod and Bluetooth. -GUI is very fast and responsibe. The 3.0101 software fixed the AVIC, but it still was not as fast as the Eclipse is. -GUI is very simple - at the cost of some functionality, the GUI has been made very clean, very simple. MUCH better than the Kenwood, and somewhat better than the AVIC F. -Navigation is soooo much bette

Well, it was a nice ride. Many of you hate me here, many of you don't. Finally sold my AVIC-F900BT and bought an Eclipse AVN-726e. I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I took quite a hit on the AVIC, but considering I was just about ready to take it to a field and pull an Office Space on it... any money is better than none. And yes, I sold the XM with it. So long fellas!

Try changing X and Y for the clock, see if it moves it elsewhere. If it doesn't then you know that is not the right tag. Do the same for the map confirm button.

I wouldn't say Kenwood is more reliable if you read how buggy their flagship 9140 is http://kenwoodforums.com/viewtopic.php? ... 7ca7b9abc4 They may be buggy, but look at the fourth post in that thread. THAT is what Pioneer is really missing. It sucks to produce a buggy unit, it sucks far worse to ignore the bugs and charge money for half hearted fixes.

So really the issue isn't the performance of the unit, but your own individual shopping decision. I followed the Twenty-second Law, but since I got a unit with 2.0 already installed, I guess I broke the Twenty Third law. Still, I paid what I thought was a fair price for it, and am happy with the unit. I'm predicting that I'll be happier when the 3.0 update gets to me. Your leaps of logic are astounding. Firstly, the "laws" are for developers, not for consumers. Secondly, the fact that Pioneer broke both laws shows what poor performance they provided during P.D. Thirdly, yes, I cl

Of course, his clearly his issues that go way beyond general AVIC F series flaws, but he's too focused on bitching and moaning to actually send it in for repair. Issues such as? In my long list of issues I have had with my unit, not one of them is unique. Many others have had the same problems. I make it no secret that I do not like my unit. But to imply that mine is worse than any other unit is absurd. And Pioneer would repair my unit by reformatting and replacing software, which is what I have done.

Haha yeah I am selling my 900Bt, with the 3.0101 software, its on eBay right now.

http://evansopticalengineering.com/Page00/sysenlaw.htm Sounds very familiar - like every major project I have been in. Pioneer went with the first wave. No real requirements and so Engineers(If you want to call em that) just hacked out what they could with no design.

I'm the same way. That navi and bluetooth works unbelievably well. Lexus really has it figured out. Toyota and Lexus use Fujitsu Ten (i.e. Eclipse) systems. I have decided to go with the AVN726e. I have done research and messed with one in the store and it is rock solid. INSTANT bootup.

I have to admit I love this. Its a great big middle finger to Pioneer. One they completely deserve.

Dont thank me, I am the guy who hates the AVIC F . But I have some assembled instructions somewhere that has a step by step, can someone save me more trouble and find them, and post them in a new thread?

Start car, switch to reverse -- my camera comes right up. Switch car, pick noseignore person honking behind you to back out already!, switch to reverse -- have to wait for system to boot before it switches. fixed hehe. Also, how does it take you 10 seconds to put on a seat belt?

Funny... if I do that, camera comes on instantly. It's only if I go into reverse when it is in the middle of boot-up that I have to wait. Ahh if its already booted, then it takes mayb 3 seconds which is not so bad. But 99% of the time, the car is turned off before I kick it into reverse.

Well, to be honest I wouldn't call this a bug Because when you are using navigation while e.g. watching a DVD (means: no map on the screen) and someone calls you, then the voice of the navigation will get muted - and if the unit wouldn't change back to the map mode, you wouldn't know where to drive to, because you have *no* voice out of the navigation system (muted by the phone call) and *no* view to the map, because the DVD is still runing. Of course, a parameter switch would be nice to steer that behavior - but I wouldn't call it a bug on the first hand... Bye, Boby I think it

Its all relative of course. Maybe I am super picky, maybe you are very laid back. I did not pay 300 bucks though. I paid over 1000, and have had to live with lots of problems for a year, it gets to you. Having to turn the VR on, wait for it to cycle, then go back and turn it off every time I add a song, gets really tiring after a while. And some of us use it differently, I add music pretty often. For example, some people think 10Second reverse camera is ok. However, I get in the car and buckle. THEN I start the car, and put it into reverse. In a parking lot, with someone w

Allegedly

Well, to me, a Software Engineer with a Masters in Software Engineering and 8 years experience under my belt, a hack is defined as a software modification in order to bypass certain features. I did not modify any software at all, so no hack. but to each there own. You are welcome to pay Pioneer for what they should have given for free if you want. If you are happy with yours then clearly you have lower standards than I (and others) do. Not a problem, keep your unit. I am moving on.

but that is the problem...some of us paid 1200 for our units, others paid 400. you might feel like you got a good deal but others, like tacomaboy, feel betrayed. Had I paid 400 for the 900bt i would be upset but not betrayed, but I paid 900 bucks for this thing and for what? A shitty nav system, ipod problems, MSN that does not work and has not worked since the second week, and shitty bluetooth. Im sorry but that is unacceptable. Yep thats my problem. I guess if I paid 400 bucks I wouldn't be too pissed, especially with all the reviews out there saying how bad it can be. But I bou

How do you like that Eclipse, I was considering the avn76e, but the JVC has streaming bluetooth audio and is cheaper which is good. The videos all make it look pretty solid, but I am gonna find one in store, pair it to my ipod, phone, etc and really use it first.

I find if I press the command button before it is FULLY booted it will do this. Any chance thats happening to you?

Clarion? Any specific models? I am going to see if any shops in town have the JVC KW-NT1 so I can beat on it some.

U.S.

The 3.0101 software works on my AVIC-F900bt with no mods or hacks necessary. Any hardware changes are insignificant. Someone mentioned an Apple ecoding chip and 5V output. But the X software works (as well as it can, I suppose).