Alpine 7998r
08 May 2008, 02:47 PM
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Alpine 7998r
I have a Apline 7998r headunit in my Scooby which was installed as a part of a professional ICE install...
I wanted to install a screen for SAT Nav, as the Tom Tom is just doing my head in...(Only had it a week)
Alpine has suggested i get rid of the Headunit...bing 5 years old and got for a Alpine IVA-W205r, also a new model is being released soon IVA-W505....
ALPINE IVA-W205R
Any thoughts?
Sam
I wanted to install a screen for SAT Nav, as the Tom Tom is just doing my head in...(Only had it a week)
Alpine has suggested i get rid of the Headunit...bing 5 years old and got for a Alpine IVA-W205r, also a new model is being released soon IVA-W505....
ALPINE IVA-W205R
Any thoughts?
Sam
08 May 2008, 03:38 PM
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I nearly bought a W202r which is similar, really nice unit and the touchscreen on it is great. I ended up going for a 9887r instead though.
You need to buy the sat nav separately for it W205r, but it does have cool dock functionality for the Alpine Blackbird. Going to be a lot of money all in though...
It depends what you are after, as the 7998r is legendary for sound quality and I don't think the new unit will measure up on that front. However, if your speakers and amp are not a similar standard then it won't matter too much.
So, for looks and nice functionality go for the new one, if it was me I would be tempted to stick with the TomTom for a while and see if it grows on you - I use it on my PDA in the car and must admit it does me fine.
You need to buy the sat nav separately for it W205r, but it does have cool dock functionality for the Alpine Blackbird. Going to be a lot of money all in though...
It depends what you are after, as the 7998r is legendary for sound quality and I don't think the new unit will measure up on that front. However, if your speakers and amp are not a similar standard then it won't matter too much.
So, for looks and nice functionality go for the new one, if it was me I would be tempted to stick with the TomTom for a while and see if it grows on you - I use it on my PDA in the car and must admit it does me fine.
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