EONON head units? opinions

[ahmonrah]

well i'm coming along slowly, but surely with piecing together this hatch of mine. and i've been looking at headunits on ebay and came across this company called ...it's in the title.

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/7/0/4/0/2/webimg/125942892_o.jpg

they are offering this 7" double din + USnav for like $480.....basically i'm debating on either going with them for the price...but as we all know "YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR" and i'd h8 to buy it and it fuck up within 6months.....

basically it's either this go with this company, OR keep it quality and go with a known manufacturer.....

here are the specs for this unit.
- Screen Size: 7 Inch
- Touch Screen Function
- Fully Motorized Slide Down Control Panel
- Control Panel Night Illumination Function
- Compatible Format: DIVX5.0/AVI/DVD/VCD//MP3/CD
- Built-In TV Tuner
- TV System: PAL/NTSC
- Built-In USB/SD Port
- Support GPS Input
- Support Bluetooth Function
- Built-in Microphone in the control panel
- Power Supply: DC12V
- Max Current: 10A
- One Radio Antenna Input; One TV Antenna Input.
- RCA Video 1 output/ Video 1 Input/ GPS Video Input
- RCA Audio R/L output Audio R/L Input and GPS Audio R/L Input
- RCA GPS Control Input
- FR/FL/RR/RL four speakers output
- 4×50W Surround Stereo
- Image Brightness /Contrast/ Color /Saturation adjustable
- Equalizer Compensation: POP, ROCK, CLASS, JAZZ, FLAT
- Video System: Auto/PAL/NTSC
- 30 Preset stations
- FM (3x6)87.5~108MHz (Europe) Increment 0.05MHz
- AM (2x6) 522~1620 KHz Increment 9 KHz
- Under Radio model/ can select Europe /USA radio frequency
- Built-In RDS Function
- Mute on when there is incoming call
- Auto-Memory Function
- Menu Language: English
- DVD OSD Language: English/ Chinese/ French/ German/ Spanish/ Russian
- Audio Language: English/ Chinese/ Japanese/ French/ Spanish/ German/ Portuguese/ Latin
- Subtitle Language: English/ Chinese/ Japanese/ French/ Spanish/ German/ Portuguese
- Gross Weight: 3.2kg
- Install Size: 180x163x100mm
Accessories:
- 1 x Remote control
- 1 x Manual
- 1 x Power wire
- 1 x USB Cable


GPS Function:
- GPS Satellite Antenna
- Maps From Nokia Company
- Built in maps for the USA
- USA Map Language: Canada-English / Canada-French /Chinese/English /America-English/ French / German / Italian/ Mexican / Portuguese/ Spanish
- Setup the world time zone freely
- Complete computerized turn by turn voice guidance
- Support 2D/3D Map Views
- Support Male/Female Pronunciation
- SD Card slot for updating maps
- Memory stores previous destinations
- Search Option (Automotive Service/Hotel/Eat & Drink/Shopping/Leisure Center/Medical Services/Transport Information and so on)
GPS Specification
- Operation System: Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.2
- CPU: SAMSUNG S 3C 2440-400MHZ
- SDRAM: 256MB
- FLASH: 64MB
- Map Information Storage: SD CARD
- Antenna: MUTISUMI
- GPS Model: SiRF Star III
- Channels: 20
- Sensitivity: -159Dbm.
- Cold Start: 37s
- Warm Start: 35s
- Hot Start: 1s
- Max altitude: 18000 M
- Max velocity: 514 m /s
- GPS BOX Size: 110 x 96 x 30 mm
- Net Weight: 0.2kg
- Gross Weight: 0.7kg




discuss

[djQ]

looks fine to me just look for reviews of the specific model number on yahoo or google

[ahmonrah]

i've read some reviews and they are SCATHING!!!
my hesitation with buying this was well founded.

[djQ]

yup reviewes are the eaiset way to determine if you should buy a product

because i doubt anyone on the site has tried that unit first hand so reviews of it are all you pretty much have to go off of

[RedS13pig]

If you want a quality GPS.. stick with a brand name. I've seen a lot of aftermarket nav systems from "no-name" manufacturers and I have not been impressed at all..

[ahmonrah]

exactly,
i was trying to skimp on the ICE for my baby, since i know that i will NOT buy cheap shiz for the important things for the car.....footwork, wheels/tires, engine tranny.....but alas, i'll shell out the extra dough-age for the things that are immediately seen as well.

soon as i start hitting flip with dough after i buy new carpet/seats i'll worry about the interior shit. 3 months.

[de3zy]

Check out brands mart. I saw some pretty cheap there.

[Zippy69]

There are definitely good deals out there if you look. Don't disregard a brand just because you haven't heard of it, but do your homework before you buy.

[babowc]

There are definitely good deals out there if you look. Don't disregard a brand just because you haven't heard of it, but do your homework before you buy.

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[Bware113]

BrandsMart is the shnit, and they let you haggle with them alittle and make a deal, as long as you get someone cool.
But, as you stated you get what you pay for.

[ahmonrah]

i've been......bought everything except ICE.
i'll keep them in the thoughts while i get everything else done.

[spahzz]

ever owned a pair of tennis shoes from wal mart? they "seem" ok, aesthetically... but no more than 6months later they are falling apart.

keep in mind the use you plan on putting into a given item. if it sees daily use, maybe spend a bit more. if you only drive 2 miles at a time (like me)... the chances of blowing up a piece of audio equipment are less than for a commuter. if you forsee upgrading in the next couple of years anyway... you can also afford to skimp.

we all know an alpine will outlive your car and that new balances will run FOREVER. so maybe go for a base model alpine -vs- a no name touch screen?

also take into account the money you plan on spending on the system as a whole. if you are not going to upgrade wire, speakers, install subs and run a cap.. then you have no use for a top end head unit. if you are spending 2k on subs/wire/mids-highs etc... then yeah, its worth it to get the top of the line hu to match and follow suit.