best nav/dvd in dash player?

[cencal]

just went on to the pioneer site, nothing there about fitment for the hummer h2, it does have a unit for the escalade, will that fit on our h2's?

[HummBob]

Eclipse, In My Opinion, ARE THE BEST.

I checked alot of different head units out when I bought my Eclipse 2 years ago, and am still VERY PLEASED!!

PM kodiakz, he can hook you up

[MDimitri]

The Pioneer and Eclipse are very nice unit's, but if I were you I would wait a bit longer for a really good unit. The next generation units are going to be PC based and will provide you with tons of extra features: here is one site just for an example: http://www.gnetcanada.com/ Here is another exampe:http://www.allproducts.com/ee/autovision/20-lcdtv.html As you can see when it's a windows XP pro or Vista OS you'll be able to transfer things back and forth from your Home or Office PC to the vehicle with ease, you can browse the web, GEO Map using GPS nav maps of trails for off roading, play movies, music, games, run onboard diagnostics of your truck,navigate using GPS, hook up your truck with a live cam so that you can watch it from anywhere...etc The possibilities are vitually endless. You can run your business from the comfort of your rig without stepping foot into the office!! Best of all it's fully upgradable and configurable unlike some of the NAV units out there now. Just make sure you have a giant hard drive like a 300-500 gig system. In the future we will all be fully connectd via WAN's and LAN's, eventually all of the appliances we own will talk to one another through your home PC. Just think it sure would be nice during the winter when you get up in the morning having your truck start up automatically, turn on the seat warmers, plan your commute and start playing your favorite music when your ready to go out the door!!

[wingnut2u]

It is just my opinion, but what about something like the Alpine IVA-W200 double din monitor, then you can connect an external nav system that will be easy to replace when the next generation nav units become available. Only downside is that it will not be cheap to go this route. I have the Alpine IVA-W200 and just purchased the NVE-852A navigation system, heavily discounted, off ebay. I have yet to install the nav the unit.

Just my $.02

[Mike (by the beach)]

I put an AVIC-Z1 in my 2004 H2. I did have to cut/ dremel some plastic behind the oem radio to make it fit flush. I love it -- I have >30 CDs on the hard disk - it sounds better than the stock bose system I had and the maps seem good for my area.

[cencal]

mike any pics? im stoked that the alpine unit can be made to fit!!

[vip808]

Check out KenwoodUSA products. I have the Kenwood DDX-8017 and the sound quality, fit and features out shinned my Eclipse AVN5495. Unlike HummBob I've had to replace faulty Eclipse equipment and received very poor customer service from Eclipse Fujitsu-Ten.
The Eclipse AVN5495 is an all in one unit (DDX-8017 needs a separate hide away unit) If you plan to keep the stock speakers the Eclipse would better suit your installation.

[kodiakz]

You can absolutely install any double din unit in an H2 with the right kit and no modification whatsoever. The Eclipse units are very nice and I find they have the best nav solutions. However, the Z1 has a better screen and MUCH better Ipod, xm, and Sirius interfaces. Eclipse has released some ipod and sirius interfaces but they really blow!! Kenwood is also very nice but you will need to install at least one hideaway box with their systems. If you want pure nav and very good sound, go Eclipse. If you want decent nav, fairly good sound and very good interfaces, go Pioneer.

[Mike (by the beach)]

I am out of town -- but will take a photo this weekend and post it ...

[Boar-Ral]

Originally Posted by MDimitri

The Pioneer and Eclipse are very nice unit's, but if I were you I would wait a bit longer for a really good unit. The next generation units are going to be PC based and will provide you with tons of extra features: here is one site just for an example: http://www.gnetcanada.com/ Here is another exampe:http://www.allproducts.com/ee/autovision/20-lcdtv.html As you can see when it's a windows XP pro or Vista OS you'll be able to transfer things back and forth from your Home or Office PC to the vehicle with ease, you can browse the web, GEO Map using GPS nav maps of trails for off roading, play movies, music, games, run onboard diagnostics of your truck,navigate using GPS, hook up your truck with a live cam so that you can watch it from anywhere...etc The possibilities are vitually endless. You can run your business from the comfort of your rig without stepping foot into the office!! Best of all it's fully upgradable and configurable unlike some of the NAV units out there now. Just make sure you have a giant hard drive like a 300-500 gig system. In the future we will all be fully connectd via WAN's and LAN's, eventually all of the appliances we own will talk to one another through your home PC. Just think it sure would be nice during the winter when you get up in the morning having your truck start up automatically, turn on the seat warmers, plan your commute and start playing your favorite music when your ready to go out the door!!

The biggest problem with these solutions is that, in general, the companies producing them are much smaller than Pioneer, Kenwood, Eclipse, etc. and do not have the same budget to allow for things like interface design. I built an AutoPC and integrated it into my Avalanche four years ago, and it used most of the same software that you see in these solutions, including the interface. In fact, I was in contact with GNet Canada in regards to this and the problem is that, as neat as it was to have a PC in the vehicle, it was still a pain to access all of the features, the interface was a little clunky, and there were random slowdowns at times, the limitation of using a PC rather than a system designed for one purpose in mind. After I built my AutoPC, I bought a Pioneer navigation system for my next vehicle, and it worked perfectly. Fast, easy to use, and the interface is built for efficiency. I really liked it. AutoPCs do have a place in vehicles, but I am hesitant to recommend them for navigation anymore.