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Apr 24, 2007 | 09:30 AM

tjmax7668

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dvd vs hard drive

Hey guys,
Question for ya, which do you think is better, hard drive based navigation or dvd? Trying to decide what to put in my f250. Thanks

Apr 24, 2007 | 09:47 AM

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hard drives dont like vibration and or bass

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Apr 24, 2007 | 10:56 AM

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I don't have either so I can't really comment on them, but I do have the Kenwood navigation system which is an add on box that I believe is flash based. It also has an SD card slot to load updates to the software and maps/POIs. I am very happy with this system so far, (had it 3 months). I haven't tried updating anything yet so I'm not sure how easy that is, but I think it will be pretty simple.

Apr 25, 2007 | 06:44 AM

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Thanks for the replies guys, Beer you have the ddx6019 with kna add on box right? Thats one of the ones I am looking at.

Apr 25, 2007 | 09:30 AM

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Yep, that's what I have. There are pictures of my install in my gallery. If I was doing it again now I think I would go with the 7019 over the 6019 as it has a few new features that would be nice to have, but I bought mine over a year ago when the 6019 first came out. The bluetooth car kit is also pretty nice, but I am having issues with it right now. I can't get my phone to pair with it, but I'm not sure if it's an issue with my phone or the unit and I haven't had enough time to mess with it yet.

Apr 25, 2007 | 10:20 PM

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I have the Eclipse AVN5495 with a hard drive and I've had no problems and I'm pushing 300w to my sub. The HD nav maps out routes much quicker than a dvd based nav & it will recalculate a route if you miss a turn instantly. The main reason I went with the HD is the ability to store 3,000 songs on it.

Apr 27, 2007 | 05:49 PM

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if you get a unit with a dvd drive you may not be able to play dvd's and do the nav at the same time the only exception to this if the unit has 2 dvd drives one for the nav dvd and another for the movies. the hard drive you should be able to do both. Of course this would probalby only be a issure if you had more than one tv screen.