I am looking for a replacement for my Head unit. I want it to be satelite ready and still be able to play my DVD's thru my dvd player.

Any suggestions?

 

I love my Alpine INA W910. Fantastic stereo, Nav, DVD, & integrated blu-tooth wireless. If you got the bucks, I don't think it can be beat.

 

This is what I have and love it...
Pioneer - 50W x 4 MOSFET In-Dash Navigation Deck with Partial Detachable Faceplate - AVIC-X940BT

 

pioneer is the only way to go. 4400bt if you dont want nav

 

If you have an iphone or smart phone I'd recommend the pioneer app radio 2 Pioneer SPH-DA100 AppRadio 2 Smartphone receiver at Crutchfield.com if you don't need to play CD's or DVD's from your head unit. I've found that I watch movies from i phone in my truck as often as I do from the DVD player anyway. This is the direction that video is headed.

Sony has the new miror link. it looks cool but I haven't played with one yet.
Sony XAV-601BT DVD receiver at Crutchfield.com


I also like the JVC KW-AV60, which has very good iphone connectivity including the ability to use GPS from your iphone app, along with a dvd player.

If you aren't a smart phone guy and you still want a pioneer right now I'd go with the AVH-P3400BH to get DVD and bluetooth up front.

If you wire the "jumper" between switched power and the factory DVD power lead you can play DVD's through your DVD player with any aftermarket head unit (or even no head unit at all). You'll want to check out this thread: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-retained.html

All of those except the appradio2 can control the newer satellite radio units if you already have one, or it can be added to the receiver by adding the antenna and a module. To keep your satellite radio on the appradio, you would have to use your satellite radio over the internet on your phone, which isn't practical in rural areas.

Personally, I think the phone radios are going to be what every car has in the very near future. But both the ones above require you to physically plug your phone in to the USB, which is a pain to do every time you get in your car. The mirror link would be ideal because you have a traditional car stereo with cd/dvd, sat radio, etc, so you don't have to plug in your phone, and the bluetooth still works wireless (as it will on all of them). Its a nice bridge between traditional units with "enhanced iphone connectivity" like the jvc and the pioneer above, and the "smart phone controller" like the appradio2.

 

I was thinking about getting this one
Clarion NX501 Navigation receiver at Crutchfield.com

 

I am not a fan of buying integrated GPS units. My experience has been that the map support isn't there after a year or two, and most people don't upgrade head units every couple years. Thats why I like the units that allow you to use GPS apps on your iphone or android phone. They are constantly updated and many of them include built in antennas so you get a good strong GPS signal. There are some advantages to a nav unit, though. Depending on which nav/gps app you get for your iphone, some only download the route, and if you lose signal and deviate from the route, it won't be able to download new directions. The nav units have all the maps built in. I'd definitely recommend putting your hands on a nav unit and playing with the navigation and seeing how easy it is to enter addresses and stuff.

The reality is that you can get a really nice head unit for $300 and a really nice GPS unit that sticks on your windshield for $150. And integrated GPS units are still $700. When the GPS becomes outdated you can just buy another, and its portable so you can put it in any vehicle or unplug it and use it to navigate on foot or bicycle if you are in a city. Its nice to have it integrated into the head unit, but on a cost basis it doesn't work out.

 

Pioneer 4400bt plays music through Bluetooth as well. Also they are inexpensive compared to most. I have one in all 3 of my trucks

 

Is that a europe only model? All google links are from europe.