tv head unit

[peakey]

Hi a few years back i had a tv head unit in my car it was a kenwood touch screen tv. Im now after another headunit for my s3. As it been so long since iv had a tv in my car i was wondering if someone can clear a few things up for me.

My old kenwood had a tv tuner that you had to hide (it was the size of a suitcase) do the new ones come with the tuner in the head unit now.

My old tv used to slide away into the dash do the new ones come with a clip of type screen as i dont fancy avin the screen in the car at all times as its a bit of a god send for the ba£$%rds that tryed to nick the old one i had.(even tho i did have some alarm fob type thing as a code for it)

Im also in need of one that will play mp3s or even better DVD disc full of mp3s

sorry to sound a bit out of date but im getting old

cheers

And just for the record can some tell me the model of my old kenwood screen all i can remember is that it cost me 1000 quid from halfords about 6 years ago. Id have the same screen again if i could remove it of a evening.

 

[dualmono21]

the alpine screens will do all you require plus a few things extra
some models are touch screen but if you want the best picture go for one that isnt

 

[AJO]

this is the kenwood unit i have

KVT-627DVD main features:

7 inch widescreen TFT colour active matrix display

New fully-automatic 'Z-Action' open / close mechanism

Interactive touch panel control with OSD (on screen display)

DVD disc menu direct-touch operation (with highlight-control mode)

FM / MW / LW radio tuner with 24 station memory presets

Maximum output power 50W x 4 (MOSFET power IC)

Three preamp outputs with 5 volt level (front / rear / subwoofer)

One RCA AV output (PAL or NTSC, according to source)

One RCA AV input (PAL / NTSC auto selection)

One RCA video input with mirror mode function for rear view camera

System Es+ tone control

System Q sound preset system

Installer and backup memories for audio and video settings

DVD video playback

DVD+ / DVD- R/RW compatible (video format only)

WMA / MP3 decoder for compressed audio files. ID-3 tag display

MPEG 1/ 2 video file (.mpg and .jpg) playback

Removable front panel section and four digit security code to deter theft

Complete with full fitting and operating guide​

 

[peakey]

Whats the price on that mate what can you remove from it

 

[peakey]

Removable front panel section and four digit security code to deter theft

answer half my own question

 

[SteveTDCi]

try www.caraudiodirect.com I have an alpine and went for the single din for security issue. However it looks like you can remove the screen on some of the double dins. I like my alpine but will probably replace it in the near future.

 

[m40rcd]

the kvt627dvd is £330-£400 quid, apparently brand new on ebay :icon_thumright:

 

[peakey]

without sounding to stupid single din and double din ????

 

[peakey]

can i watch normal tv with that kenwood one or do i need to buy a tuner for it. My friend has a freeview box in his car can i just use one of the as the tuner

cheers

 

[SteveTDCi]

you will probably need to buy a tuner, its not often they are included. Single din is like the kenwood above ( audi concert ?? ) the double din is twice as wide ( symphony ?? )