rapayn1 Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 This doesn't seem logical to me. Shouldn't the older version/model be cheaper now than the new one? What are you giving up in the 120BT or if you upgrade your 110BT to a 120BT? Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scharnhorst Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 i'm assuming you mean on pioneer website. I so that as well and i'm not really sure maybe they want to try and get rid of all the left over 110s on the market Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rgarjr Posted June 12, 2010 Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 it doesn't cost less. That's the way they priced it at the current time. The Z1 was priced above 2grand I believe when i saw a CES youtube vid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rapayn1 Posted June 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2010 Yes, on the Pioneer web site: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... ion=models While I realize that most of us don't pay retail for stuff like this, I paid $949 for mine from Newegg.com back in December of 2009, it still looks weird to go to the manufacturer's site and see side-by-side that the older one costs more than the newer one. I'll be getting the $200 upgrade discs and it will still be cheaper than a new Z120BT or an old Z110BT. Looked at that way, the upgrade discs are a bargain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mazda_3 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 I hate to be the bearer of bad news but manufacturers like sony, pioneer, kenwood, clarion and etc have all hit a brick wall. Consumers purchasing these units are going for the lower end models without the navigation. Reason being is people want to have a screen in their car. Most of that percentage doesnt want to spend the money on one with the nav. For example you can have a pioneer 5.8inch screen no nav (AVH-P3100DVD) for 450$ (CDN pricing) click link and then you jump in to the cheapeest pioneer nav system with a 4.3inch screen (AVIC-U310BT) for 450$ (CDN pricing) click link Then you ask yourself what do i want more a larger screen or a nav? Either way you sacrifice one or the other. The consumer then looks at a bigger screen navi system which would be the x920 at a price of 1300$ almost triple the other 2 click link Then the consumer looks at well i can get the AVH-P3100 and get a portable nav for 100$ (TomTom 4.3" GPS (XL330S)) click link The consumer is more then likely going to go that route. Why? its a hole pile cheaper then if he goes and buys the 920 or the Z units or even the f series. The gps can be take out of the car and you can take it with you werever you go. You are not bound to 1 car and 1 car only. A friend of mine who is in to the business said that over the course of the next 24months car audio units especially ones like ours are going to be dropping in price relatively drastically. People dont want to pay for these units simply because they know they can get it cheaper and noone can justify spending that kind of money on a radio. Of course enthusiasts like us will continue to purchase them but to each their own Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wrathernaut Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yeah, garmin's a good way to go for navigation, but it doesn't care how many times I say "Play artist Jeebus" it just tells me to make a right turn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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