bridge4d Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... sh/AVIC-Z3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KillaICM Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 About damn time. Though, they haven't really changed shit. I'm glad I waited for this and not have gotten the Z2. They have the Z3 on amazon from a authorized dealer (6ave) and once it hits their site, i'm going to use the 5% discount code and it will be around $1,200. No tax, no shipping! How cool is that!! I was going to get a Z3 on ebay and they go for about $1,300, but if I did that, then i wouldn't have a warrenty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patsfan2 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 The Z3 has hit the 6ave.com site here http://www.6ave.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=PIOAVICZ3 However it is $1799. They do have the "Pricegrabber Guarantee" which will take the price down $1314 since they will match the price from "SoundfactoryPro" Unfortunately you will not be able to use the coupon you have since the disclaimer on the 6ave site says Disclaimer: In order to qualify for PriceGrabber’s Best Price Guarantee, the competitor must be an authorized dealer and the price must come from its actual website as PriceGrabber “Storefronts†do not apply. In addition, the price to be beat must be listed on the merchant’s own website as well as PriceGrabber's website. The competitor’s item must be in stock. The Best Price Guarantee only applies to the current price and is valid only on new purchases made on our website. We will not beat our own price. Prices are not valid in our retail stores. 6ave.com can not honor competitor’s prices that appear as the result of typographical errors. Please note that this Best Price Guarantee can not be combined with any other promotion and that price protection does not apply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KillaICM Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 The Z3 has hit the 6ave.com site herehttp://www.6ave.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=PIOAVICZ3 However it is $1799. They do have the "Pricegrabber Guarantee" which will take the price down $1314 since they will match the price from "SoundfactoryPro" Unfortunately you will not be able to use the coupon you have since the disclaimer on the 6ave site says Disclaimer: In order to qualify for PriceGrabber’s Best Price Guarantee, the competitor must be an authorized dealer and the price must come from its actual website as PriceGrabber “Storefronts†do not apply. In addition, the price to be beat must be listed on the merchant’s own website as well as PriceGrabber's website. The competitor’s item must be in stock. The Best Price Guarantee only applies to the current price and is valid only on new purchases made on our website. We will not beat our own price. Prices are not valid in our retail stores. 6ave.com can not honor competitor’s prices that appear as the result of typographical errors. Please note that this Best Price Guarantee can not be combined with any other promotion and that price protection does not apply. That's weird, they have it on amazon.com for like 1,300$. Omg, they just edited it! It's now 1,799 on amazon! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patsfan2 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I just wanted to confirm and hear it from the company itself, so I called Pioneer and the customer service rep confirmed that the Z3 has ZERO hardware changes and its only a software upgrade. This means I am going to purchase the Pioneer Factory Refurb unit on eBay and wait til an upgrade is available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuning Haus Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 i wonder how long till the upgraded disk comes out? i know the z2 upgrade CD is around $200 right now on ebay. hopefully the z3 upgrade comes out soon for a similar price! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djmixmac Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 ^^, Word, I'm waiting for the upgrade disc as well. But I will be going from a Z1 to Z3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuning Haus Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 ^^, Word, I'm waiting for the upgrade disc as well. But I will be going from a Z1 to Z3. likewise the z2 upgrade drives are $125 on ebay. im glad i didnt go that route just yet. hopefully the z3 upgrade will be somewhat similar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revlis240 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 is there any reason why we dont just upload an image of the upgrade CD (when it comes out) instead of trying to rip out harddrives and such? Abe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whtcrxghst Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Because they are one-time use only is there any reason why we dont just upload an image of the upgrade CD (when it comes out) instead of trying to rip out harddrives and such? Abe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revlis240 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 how can a cd be one time use only? whats the method they use to ensure that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwq Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 how can a cd be one time use only? whats the method they use to ensure that? The medianumber and devicenumber are one-time linked, see: click:password Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revlis240 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 so they burn the specific password locked cd for your specific avic. i see now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inferno999 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 No. The disc is generic and NOT specific to your unit. It's more like installing Office and activating it online. I haven't done it myself, but as I understand, each disc has a printed key (media number) that comes with it. But that's not what you type into the Z2. Instead, you insert the disc and it generates a device number specific to your Z2's ID/serial number. Then you go to the password site, type in the media and device numbers, and it gives you a serial that works with THAT Z2 only (while at the same time registers the media number/key to your device so other's can't simply type in the same media number with THEIR device number). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
burniksapwet Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 The z3 upgrade disk can be used for a z2? If this is possible does that mean that I will have a z3 look on my z2? z3 looks nice, just don't know if it "works" better. You guys all know the issues we have on our z2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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