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Old 06-09-2009, 07:58 AM   #8
ChrisZang
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Originally Posted by gstoli
Why not Pioneer and Kenwwod?

Of course these were the fist I checked.

Both are quite slow at start-up, Pioneer F series has a smaller screen. I do not like the extra buttons and I love the clean look of a 7" screen. I also prefer the piano black color for the unit over the mate black (commonly used in Kenwood's, which I find overpriced).
Not trying to pitch the AVIC (I don't work for Pioneer

But what I like very much on the AVIC-F is that it has on "old style" knob to adjust volume and not these stupid pain-in-the-ass "+" and "-" buttons.
Also have a look at the pictures in my post and look at the piano black bezel around the unit...
I agree with other posters that I would shy away from no-name units.
And yes I also agree that I should have gone for the top of the line AVIC-F 900 instead of the cheaper 700 that the "Scrooge" inside me convinced me to get
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