What does everyone think, is the 8000nex captive screen worth the extra $200ish over the 7000nex?

Hell yea. Amazing, sharp, crisp, beautiful. Very responsive and fast and not that LCD crap. I think its worth it. Shop around. You can probably get it for the same price as the 7000NEX

I very much enjoy my 8000, it is worth the extra couple bucks

The capacitive screen is the brightest screen I've ever tested on a car stereo unit... You can search for a thread I posted where I have the actual brightness results.

If you need a bright and crisp screen, I wouldn't even consider anything else.

Yea the brightness is insane. Looks great in the daytime and at night. But in my truck the brightness dim with the DRL set to Auto. Dims at night and brightens in the daytime

Nice, so it bright and crisp. How about the touch? Does it work better? (Such as app mode and key press.)

All I can say is the screen is absolutely bright and vibrant, the touch is excellent, it works just as good as my iPhone and iPad, I have not had any issues with the touchscreen except its a dust magnet. I keep a fiber cloth in my truck to keep it clean.

Great feed back! Thank you.

Is the screen crsip, bright, and awesome? YES! is a capacitive screen necessarily the best for a vehicle? NO! Some times I find my self using my finger nail to precisely press the spacebar, which obviously does not work. 

Everyone complains about how the 7000's screen was washed out very easily, but what you're not being told is that the reflection is terrible and nearly makes the screen unreadable when reflecting. Yea you can put a anti-glare screen protector on it, but that solution is not entirely elegant. Is it worth the $200 difference? You have to decide that for yourself. I'm not entirely sold and wonder if the 7000 would have me just as satisfied albeit with savings in my pocket. 

We'll i returned my AVIC-5000 to AVIC-8000 for $383. And it's a big difference! I'm glad I traded up! It's much faster, sharper, smarter, AR Unchained brings it to life. The 5000 has no HDMI, so it won't work for app mode with android. I bet next year all models will have the captive screen so getting the 8000nex is a little future proof.

I went with the 7000 only because when I examined both units in the local audio shop both units looked identical. The 7000 has anti-glare coating so it won't be as bright or vibrant as the 8000. TBH, I really couldn't see much of a difference, though the 8000 seemed just a tad bit faster.

Yea the brightness is insane. Looks great in the daytime and at night. But in my truck the brightness dim with the DRL set to Auto. Dims at night and brightens in the daytime

Dre, when you dim the lights inside your car, the unit dims as well? Like if you manually use your dimmer switch, will the unit dim?

The unit will dim as long as you have your lights on auto.  Once you turn your parking lights on manually it will dim the display and keep it dimmed.  

It's worth it. Period.

No when I use the switch it doesn't dim. But since it set on auto it does it depending on the day. I just noticed it the other day. I turn the car off and the radio brightens back. Crazy.

Where is this AUTO feature you speak of

Well on my car(pontiac g8), the interior lights dim with a switch (-)(+).  When the headlights engage at sunset or when ever they do, the screen darkens.   When the headlights turn off, the screen goes back to full brightness.  The AUTO feature will be labeled on your headlight switch. 

should be the same switch you use to turn on the lights. it should be in this orde AUTO, OFF, INTERMEDIATE, ON

Where is this AUTO feature you speak of

Oh okay.....this is the headlight setting on the CAR.....yeah I have that set to AUTO.

I know for my Z140BH in the brightness settings you could set day and night settings separately and then it would dim with my automatic headlights. I imagine its the same for the nex units.

I know for my Z140BH in the brightness settings you could set day and night settings separately and then it would dim with my automatic headlights. I imagine its the same for the nex units.

You can't dim the unit with the actual car dimmer, you can set day/night mode in the nex, you can also set the brightness of the radio in the settings as well. It will automatically switch when your lights go on or off.

I'm considering switching from the AppRadio 3 to an NEX unit. Do the NEX series radios have the pop-up disclaimer every time you start your car? Can you access audio settings directly from the a source's screen without having to exit back to the main screen?

Thanks in advance

I'm considering switching from the AppRadio 3 to an NEX unit. Do the NEX series radios have the pop-up disclaimer every time you start your car? Can you access audio settings directly from the a source's screen without having to exit back to the main screen?

 

Thanks in advance

Yes to the pop disclaimer for the navigation screen only.

Yes you can access artists, songs., etc directly from the iPod screen and other sources as well as 1 click to eq settings if you want to change the sounds

One thing I want to point out, its not just a screen difference between the 7000 and 8000. Yes the 8000 has a brighter, more responsive screen that IS prone to glare and finger smudges. I personally prefer it (I bought the 8000 after comparing in store to the 7000) for the screen alone.

The other thing to consider is that the 8000 has 8GB of storage MORE (total of 16GB vs 8GB on the 7000). That storage is used for maps (not something that will necessarily use the additional space) AND for applications and streamed data from the upcoming networked data using AVICSYNC and anything else Pioneer decides to use it for. If you plan on using these services, the 8GB extra is something to consider.

Now some of you will rightly point out that a capacitive screen and 8GB is NOT $200 difference in parts, but it is the premium you pay for the brighter, more responsive screen (with unfortunate glare) and the possibility of a better experience down the road from the doubled storage space.

Here is the comparison link from Pioneer to backup what I am stating about the storage space.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/portal/site/PUSA/template.PRODUCT_COMPARISON/?vgnextoid=62e2cd472a224410VgnVCM1000003367a8c0RCRD

This unit is bad ass. period. I always was a fan of the premiere units. This is the first time I have a truck that allows for a double din unit. In my truck the screen in the day time is amazing. not much glare. if you want take a Ipad mini anti glare screen protector and cut it down to size. I am going with the IPAD 2 screen protector to cut it down size and remove the center button and camera wholes.