2005 > Suzuki Double din DVD Touch screen Vs Other

Skinhead wrote:

Haha nice, but not handy for driving around Europe ;p

Well, I had a 2 DIN chinese GPS. It's not bad, but not that great either.

Cons:
- audio quality is not that great, distorts at high volume
- cheap touchscreens (resistive),
- whole system is actually a Windows CE for navigation software (limited choices) running in parallel with a chinese OS for controlling the audio/radio/cd/bluetooth parts
- budget hardware
- pain in the ass to navigate the interface while driving; your choice has buttons for most important tasks, but keep this in mind
- it has a fan, which gets noisy over time

Pros:
- reasonable build quality, much better than expected (DVD didn't skip a beat even on rough tracks, sliding screen did not had any problems at all)
- quite flexible in input/output options, external GPS antenna is a nice thing to have, usually there are two video inputs (auxiliary camera and TV)
- plays movies (but not every format)
- watching TV during a traffic jam is certainly nice :laugh:

Overall, it's a nice toy, but the small niggles you'll encounter might put you off. There's just one chinese model on the market right now, the tablet which docks into the car unit, but I wouldn't trust that in a jumpy Jimny. I ended up replacing it with an Alpine unit, much better audio quality and easier to use while driving (real buttons FTW).

Thanks for the reply I'm looking at these cheaper options (about the 150 mark) as I don't have 300+ to spend on my system. I was going to use a car amp I already have to improve in the sound quality, would you say that'd work?

The input output options do seem good, tv antenna and GPS will come in handy as will the 'reverse' camera. Might put it under the car for looking at clearance (will have to work out how to turn off reverse gear only mode..)

You don't need to put an amp if you keep the standard Jimny speakers. Even if you upgrade them with better ones, you will not find anything more powerful than 40-50 W in the small Jimny speaker sizes anyway, and the chinese player can drive them without problems (just don't forget the distortion at high volumes, you won't be able to stay in the car past mid-volume anyway so no worry).

If I remember correctly, the AUX input is automatically triggered by connecting a wire to the reverse lights, while the TV output *should* be disabled by connecting another wire to a speedo cable. Of course, if you don't connect that cable you can watch TV during driving just fine :laugh: and the AUX input can be selected manually (or you can simulate the reverse lights input with a simple switch if you prefer, but probably too much trouble).

Ah, and beware of the camera you get; many of them are simply crappy and even more crappy during night conditions (low light, that is).

Aaaah, and another thing: the chinese players come with a ISO harness, so either prepare yourself to cut the Jimny wires and solder standard ISO connectors, either get a Clarion-harness-2-ISO-harness adapter.

Hi, I also have one of these chinese units and am totally satisfied from it, given its price.
The newer models haven't got a noisy fan but passive coolers. Along with the unit comes also a proper adapter for the clarion system, so putting it in is piece of cake.
What I didn't like is the interface of the music player and of the tv program. The buttons on the unit are really helpful for quick change between radio, navigation or other music input, so you don't have to figure out the way using the touchscreen while driving.
What I would have liked is a usb host input, so that one could connect an OBD device and have the readings on the screen.

I was thinking of installing a rearview camera since the unit supports it. Has anybody done it? Which is the best place to put it, and do you happen to know which color is the cable for the rear lights on the central lot of cables that goes from the front under the steering wheel to the back of the car?