I'm looking for a remote for an in-dash dvd player in my car. It is a Jensen UV7TS. I just need to know a website to find it at. I looked on eBay but couldn't find anything.
i dont know of anyplace maybe u can ask about it at ur local audio shop i didn't have much luck finding it online.
I have a 2001 toyota celica and I have been looking around for In-dash DVD players with a NAV system. The thing is tho, not all in-dash players fit in my car. Where can i find out which players can fit in my car?
I have been looking at a Pioneer touch screen, AVH, but I cannot find the NAV system for it besides directly from Pioneer, which is almost $2000.
So, can you recommend a nice DVD in dash player w/ Nav that is affordable, (even if its on ebay) and is touch screen, and is adaptable to my car. Thanks!
Radio Shack or Best Buy.
The instructions from the manufacturer should tell you exactly how to install the unit. If you don't have the instructions, check on the manufacturer's website for them. If all else fails, there are websites that sell installation manuals out there if you search for them.
I have installed these before, and it's not as difficult as it looks. if you get a wire harness to fit your car, then all you need to do is match up the wires (yellow with yellow, green with green, etc.). Depending on how powerful the unit is, you may need to run a separate power wire to the battery. I would also definitely ground the HU directly to your car instead of connecting it to the wire harness. The A/V inputs/outputs should be explained on the unit, if you're connecting another video source (like a game system) or if you have additional monitors you want the video output to go to. If the unit comes with a hideaway box, you'll need to find someplace to mount it, which can be the most difficult part!
Just wondering if and how to do this.
You would need a 12V power supply that you can purchase from Radio Shack, and a S-video input card for your computer, as well as a RCA input card. You would come out wayyy cheaper to just buy a dvd burner for 35 bucks.
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i dont know anything about car systems or car dvd player ... buying it for a christmas present - just want some generel knowledge on the item and what are some good brands? pioneer? alpine? thanks so much!
No car dvd players will come from the factory able to play while the car is in motion. There are ways to bypass that safety feature. I am a huge fan of Pioneer in general. I've never had an in dash dvd player but I have had the pioneer headunit i have now for five years and its still going strong. I don't know much about alpine. I think the Kenwood dvd players look cool. They are a bit more expensive though.
I know its possible with some work of course, sorry can't help but I saw one installed long time ago. So yes you can do it.
I bought a Kenwood 25th anniversary dvd player and it has navigation
as one of the options how would i go about activating it
To be abe to use the navigation feature you have to buy a GPS navigation system for use with compatible Kenwood in-dash DVD players.
it's a pioneer AHV-P5700dvd car player
not exactly familiar with that model but industry wise it should not work.
DVD players are region coded. A player bought in the US should be region 1.
A movie bought in Africa should be region 2.
Put the movie in and the player is supposed to tell you that it can't play because of the region conflict.
So, to work you would have to order your movies from the US, which might be a customs hassle. Or look for moveis that are marked "any" or "Open" region coding (like porn).
Or sometimes on the internet you can find out how to modify the region coding for your player.
i have a jvc kd-avx2 in dash dvd player.
my car is a 1993 civic hatchback
i want to view while driving
While it's illegal to view while driving, I have the same thing in my cars. Just hook the player up to the constant 12V power, your accessories, and earthing point, same as always with CD players etc. It'll work fine.
i want to replace the factory 6 cd stereo, but then i have a big hole lol.. so whats something nice that i could fit in there!! any tips??
any player will fit really, thats what dash kits are for, as far as players go its all about what you want out of it, higher wattage for louder systems (if your putting in subs and such) or if you just want something to look nice you can get a pioneer with some nice graphics... dvd players aren't really my bag, i cant really imagine watching a movie on the road, sounds dangerous, but anyway, I stick with pioneer and alpine, just get a dash kit to make it fit.
5.6-inch Touch Screen 1 Din In-Dash Car DVD Player
I first saw Sharp Dual View at the CEATEC 2005 trade show in Tokyo and was blown away with its potential: Why shouldn't a front-seat passenger have the ability to watch a movie, too? Alas, U.S. automakers didn't have the blinding clarity of vision I had. That or they saw problems not immediately evident to mere journalists:
-- Dual View / Splitview provides half the resolution to each person, so the auto industry's highest-resolution LCD display, the 1280-by-480 panel on high-end BMWs would effectively be a vanilla 640-by-480 VGA for each viewer; that resolution dates back to the mid-1980s on PCs. On the other hand, the pixel density of a display that's 7 to 10 inches diagonal remains pretty high. And it's not hard to jack up the resolution on smaller panels.
-- Special panels and display drivers are required, increasing development costs. Of course, if Splitview sells a few more $85,000 Benzes, you get back your investment pretty quick.
-- Some state legislatures, not thinking ahead to the era of Dual View / Splitview, wrote laws that prohibited video playback in the front seat when the car was moving, as opposed to using their collective wisdom - we are talking state legislature here - to write laws that say "can't be viewed by the driver when in motion." When I previously asked other automakers why they didn't leap to embrace Dual View, they all cited legal hassles as one reason for inaction. Either Mercedes has worked around the problem or realizes it's not a problem for all practical purposes. Think how many portable GPS units technically violate windshield obstruction laws, and how few tickets are written. (The states with GPS-exemption laws often say it has to be down low in the left corner, while most units are centered in the windshield.)
Sharp says Dual View uses a parallax barrier , or mask, that orients the view of alternating pixels left then right, left then right. Splitview isn't like those velvet paintings where, as you walk along, you see Elvis, then Jesus, Elvis, Jesus (that is, where you can see each image from multiple angles). Here the driver sees the left-facing image best when he or she is 30-45 degrees off center; it fades as you move closer to being directly in front of the LCD. To see the movie the passenger is watching, you'd have to move your head over almost to the center of the passenger seat; simply moving your head to the centerline of the car wouldn't be good enough.
Visteon, the auto electronics manufacturer, previously released a back-seat DVD player with Dual View (a lso a replacement in-dash radio / navigation system), but success was limited. One reason is that the trend has been away from a single DVD player / display that drops down from the roof (obscuring the rear view mirror in some cases) in favor of separate screens in the backs of the two front headrests, giving each back seat passenger a display directly in front.
I could see Splitview also being popular in high-end 2+2 touring cars - meaning costly, great front comfort, pretty tight in back - where it's typically two people traveling together. It would also play well in SUVs, crossovers and minivans where mom or dad in the front passenger seat wants to watch the same movie the kids are seeing in back. The long term trend is the same as on airlines: one seat, one display, rather than shared displays. For a lot of passengers, an iPod is the display, although for longer trips, it's easier to jack into a bigger display.
Most automakers (just not the Germans) now lock out access to some navigation commands when the car is rolling. You can call up a preset address at speed, but not enter the address character-by-character. With a Dual View / Splitview display, you could at least allow the passenger to enter a new destination while underway, browse the Web if the car has an embedded cellphone, or find a hotel or restaurant, all without stopping. In a decade, Dual View / Splitview may be the de facto standard display on every car.
Originally posted to Gearlog .DETROIT — Car lovers view their rides as their castles. If someone like that is on your holiday gift list, here are a few gadgets, all under $200, that will add to their quality time on the road. They range from GPS navigation systems to a wide assortment of in-car DVD players. Dee-ann Durbin, Associated P ress
Navigation systems:
GPS (global positioning system) devices have been around for a while, but they keep getting cheaper and more accurate. Among the most popular brands are Garmin, Magellan and TomTom. Handheld GPS devices now start around $100, although souped-up systems that can give live traffic updates or play music from an MP3 player cost closer to $700.
Basic GPS devices provide driving directions and can point you toward services like gas stations or hospitals. Mid-range devices have additional features such as spoken street names or a lane assistant that tells you which lane to get in on the freeway.
Some units may require extra payments for map updates, live traffic updates and other services. Service plans vary widely, from a $40 annual fee for a $200 Magellan Maestro 3250 to free traffic — with ads — for the $240 Garmin Nuvi 265T, according to Consumer Reports . Other models include traffic and other services in the original cost.
Also, consider whether you prefer a window or dash-mounted unit.
Bluetooth car kits
Some of the more expensive GPS devices include Bluetooth, which uses short-range wireless signals to enable you to talk on your phone hands-free while driving. Portable Bluetooth speakers are also sold separately. The Miccus Inc.'s BBAT-01 BluBridge Auto-Talk, introduced in September, attaches to the windshield and is solar-powered, eliminating the need to change batteries. It sells for $59.99 on Amazon.com.
Vehicle DVD players
There are a range of options for DVD players. They can be mounted in headrests and sun visors, on the dashboard and on the ceiling. Screens can be as small as 5 inches and as large as 17 inches. Prices can climb to more than $1,000.
Still there are more affordable options.
• The Boss BV9990 has a 7-inch, dash-mounted touch screen and can play DVDs, CDs, AM/FM radio and MP3 audio. It's $199.99 on Amazon.com.
• Roadview offers a 9-inch headrest with a built-in DVD player and screen for $201.93.
• XOVision has an overhead 9-inch monitor with built-in DVD player that feeds sound through the radio for $147. Don't want to hear the SpongeBob DVD while you're driving? Headphones are extra.
Satellite radio
Some cars, including models from Toyota, Honda, General Motors, Hyundai and Nissan, are already equipped with radios that offer XM Satellite radio, which has 170 digital channels. For those that aren't, XM Satellite radio offers a $79.99 unit you can plug into your car. Subscriptions start at $9.99 per month.
But that’s made up for by the fact that the AVIC supports video. Sure, for safety reasons it’s restricted to when you have the handbrake on, but just the fact that you can play back video from your iPhone on your display is fantastic. If you have rear screens in your car, you can use the AVIC to send video from your iPhone to the rear seats while you use the satnav.
Of course, there’s also the built-in DVD player which will do the same thing, as well as play back CDs (both audio and MP3). The SD card also plays back music, and although I didn’t get to test it, the specs say it’ll play back DivX and H.264 files via either the SD or DVD slots.
There’s also the ability to play stereo Bluetooth through the system, and if your car has steering wheel audio controls, you can get them wired up to control the AVIC, although the car I was driving didn’t have them.
Being a Pioneer car, the audio playback was pretty awesome, but most of that was the speakers. In terms of controls, the touchscreen managed most of it, although there are dedicated volume and track forwards and back buttons on the bottom of the screen.
Bluetooth The Bluetooth functionality is a godsend. My last car had a Motorola Bluetooth hands-free kit installed that used the car’s speakers, and despite being valued at a few hundred dollars, it had nothing on the AVIC’s Bluetooth. For a start, the AVIC has a screen, which lets you see details a more traditional Bluetooth system could only dream of. Once you’ve paired up your phone, you can see your signal strength and your network on the screen. But the killer is the ability to copy your contact list from the phone over to the AVIC’s 2GB of internal storage, which means you can easily call anyone on your contact list with a few presses of the touchscreen. You also get missed calls, recent calls and a shortcut to your home number easily located on the phone’s main screen.
Considering the legal implications of using your phone while driving these days, this is almost worth the price of admission in itself. OK, not quite, but it’s still the best implementation of installed Bluetooth I’ve played with.
Satnav There’s a lot to be said for navigation on a seven-inch screen. It’s easy to view, easy to control and, well, that’s pretty much it. Considering I’ve long been lamenting the fact that satnavs tend to be fairly stagnant in terms of new features that are actually useful, having a device with such a big screen was quite refreshing. It uses the latest WhereIs maps, which shows off things like golf courses on the screen as you drive past them. It’s also big enough that it can display your music track information (and album artwork) on the screen at the bottom, even with the satnav running.
There are a couple of other noteworthy aspects to the satnav – first off, it’s a learning device, so if you like to take a particular shortcut, it’ll start directing you that way when you next take that route.
The other big thing is a result of the device been installed – the device will actually track your position when you drive through tunnels. No beeps and messages about lost satellite reception. No confusion about underground exits. In other words, proper navigation wherever you are. And that’s awesome. It really is.
The AVIC-F10BT comes with SUNA traffic, although I have no idea where the TMC antenna is. It’s certainly not running along the bottom of your front windshield, and doesn’t need to be plugged in each time you want to use the satnav.
The Menu This device costs $2999, plus installation. It’s the top of the range Pioneer AVIC system though, and offers the ability to control rear screens and audio output if you have a truly kickass speaker setup in your car. It also works with a reverse camera, which can be installed as an optional extra.
But despite all that, $3K still seems pretty steep. But there are a couple of things to consider – if you’re buying a new car, you’re likely to pay that much to get a satnav option, but you’ll probably miss out on the whole Bluetooth and iPod functionality. The other thing is that Pioneer have a cheaper option , which has a smaller screen and fewer functions, but maintains the core aspects of the device (iPod, Bluetooth and satnav) selling for under a grand (plus installation). Considering top of the line satnavs cost almost a grand, that’s incredibly good value. You do need a double DIN free in your car, but if you can spare it and the cash to get it installed, I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending this system. It’s a complete solution for most of your in-car needs, and well worth the price of admission.
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