Head Unit suggestions?

Question

I have a 99 Ford Ranger and need a head unit. Here are my requirements/needs/wants: Must be Sirius capable as I am getting a Sirius receiver. It must also have multi-line readout. My last head unit would show the ID3 info on one line and a clock on the bottom line. I need it to have a visible clock that is of a decent readable size. I am also interested in one that has USB for thumb drives. I do not have an iPod, but I might have to get a small one as it seems they all work for iPods and not my Creative Zen. Built in bluetooth would be a nice addition, but not necessary.

I have been looking primarily at DVD units (JVC KD-AVX2 & KD-AVX33, Kenwood DDX-512, Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD). I am trying to stay sub $400 and NO more than $450.

Any suggestions, reviews of units I mentioned?

Answer 1

I would recommend getting a dual 7inch indash touchscreen, you could proabably buy one for less than 300. I know what you saying dual I never heard of it or man that is a cheap brand but you will be surprised.My brother has a kenwood excelron and I have a dual he wanted to trade because it did not have a plug in front and the kenwwod took to long to read mp3. Most of the dual have a usb plug in front you can plug any usb device and it will play. The only downside is yes you will have to buy a voice talk control which is about 50 bucks but on ebay if you bid maybe around 30-40 bucks. If not go to www.chinavasion.com you can buy a double din for less then 400 dollars.

Answer 2

go for KENWOOD!! personally i think that no other brand tops the quality of sound you get out of a KENWOOD...

Answer 3

Jensen makes some cheaper units that, IMO, are pretty good....

Answer 4

all of th ose are pretty nice headunits, you said you wanted bluetooth and the kenwood nor the pioneer come with it built in. THey are bluetooth ready, which means you have to spend an extra 200 bucks to get a bluetooth adapter. I personally like the kenwood over the pioneer in the two models you mentioned due to the fact taht i think the overall interface looks much better and not just dull. The JVC's are amazing if you want a single Din unit but i'd say any of those would work great. If you want the bigger screen go with the Kenwood imo.