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Hey chaps, been a few threads in the past on putting a DVD player in, but not many pics about or reviews on whether people are happy with them.

Sure more than a few of us are thinking about it, and a decent thread with pics and people's experiances might give us the kick up the arse that we need!

Just a couple of cheaper examples I'm thinking off - both have my main wants: bluetooth, detachable screen and USB connection.

Single Din, 4.3" screen:


Double Din, 7" Screen

i have been thinking of getting one...but dont really have the money to buy a deecnt one

Yeah,I'm not looking to spend big bucks. ^ Those 2 are around the $400-$500 mark.

I had a brand new 2 dinn dvd head unit 7" screen and i f%^ken loved it for the 3 days that i had untill some tool thought that it should be his and not mine. It cost me $600 and was brillant now i have a 7" touch screen that runs a laptop underneath my seat. Ill get pics as soon as i can be bothered

here's some pics of my unit from an old thread -

S1LVERFISH wrote:


if you're running a DVD or 5.1 channel head unit,
i HIGHLY recommend getting a single din centre speaker.

it has the same purpose as the centre speaker on
a home audio set-up, and fills the gap nicely.
should be able to pick up a generic model for around $100

love having a dvd player in the car.
i currently have a plug n play version of Street Fighter 2
hooked up to one AV input,
and the cable for my Nokia N95 plugged into the other.

my next progect is to hard wire a Media Player
with a 400 gig hard drive to it

Liking the idea of a double-din screen more and more... especially if it's a removeable faceplate one so some little pikey don't take a shine to it

GO FOR IT!!!!. I have had that model in my car for almost a year now and I'm totally happy with it. Takes a while to set up all the features and the instruction book is only suitable for dunny paper. (The trick is to set your stations using the remote ) But the bluetooth is worth it's weight in gold, DVD is fantastic and the USB is SOOO much better than a stack of CD's floating around the car. It can also be attatched to e reverse camera. I also connected a TV antenna so I never miss an episode of Neighbours. Connected the whole lot to two Orionn amps and a Sub which really improves the sound quality. I'll put ap pics one of these days... You can pick one up on Ebay for about $200 from ENEON but I bought mine from an Aus distributer and wasted an extra $150. But for $350 , I'm still really happy with it. I'm in Melb if you want to check it out before you buy

OOPS, I just saw your location and I guess New Plymouth is not within driving distance so I don't think you'll be popping around any time soon

Oh yes I should warn you that they are a bitch to fit and since I had mine in and out more times than a bridegrooms @#*% I ended up cracking my surround, but that was due to carelessness on my part. but basically you need to mount it in a cradle as they sit in front of the surround and not behind like regular head units. This is because it's a 4 inch motorized screen with variable viewing angles.

Any ideas for what i can place underneath my JVC KD-AVX2 DVD player because the dimensions on it are a bit larger than the standard single din and it needs space for the motorised face to flip? I was also thinking of taking out the stereo surround and painting it a colour, could anyone that has done this them me what you did and used?

http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules/gal ... c0d4f083c5

I put in a Vu meter but it has to go above because the 4 inch screen covers the top of the meter. It did fit below but I didn't like the lookso i switched them around (photo's soon)

Hi all i have got one of these and its great does me ipod, cd's, dvd's, radio and rear camera its cool.......

that looks good..how much u pick it up for ?

hogbopper, are your dials EL Glow?

i brought this one it has everything 7" touchscreen, 2x SD slots Usb,DVD,DIvx, Tv, Aux,Bluetooth,Reverse Cam Etc


thinking of selling it for the right price as i never use all the features

takes 10mins to get at work in Hobart lol if i was in Melb it would get used

Is that the one i posted from ebay in another thread...it looks very similar. How much are you after ?

Pm me an offer

Whats the optimum size for a double DIN DVD unit..... 7",8". ECT, without having to modify the center consol

Cheers

Pic of my dvd player




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Since i was taking pics of my car, i thought might as well take pics of my in-dash DVD player. I love it! My mate at JB-HI FI in Preston-Melbourne, got me a good deal for this Kenwood in-dash DVD player. The main reason why i got...it plays DivX! So now i can rip like 5-6 movies on 1 DVD...hehe...i could also hook up my IPOD but i don't have 1, it also has bluetooth($250), navigator($1000) & TV Tuner($450) capability but cost extra..crap! I'm a big gamer so got my PS2 Slim & XBOX hooked up to it(Its currently not in the car, no space...lol), now i can live in my car...lol...but now i was thinking to hook up my PS3...lol..see what happens...my mate has got a XBOX 360 in his & its awesome! =)