JVC KW-NX7000 Double Din Navigation with 7″ Wide Touch Panel Monitor
May 31st, 2009 | 38 views | Posted by in Cheap Car Electronics
JVC KW-NX7000 Double Din Navigation with 7″ Wide Touch Panel Monitor w/ DVD/CD/USB/SD Media Card & 2.0 Direct Receiver
Double Din Navigation with 7″ Wide Proximity Sensing Touch Panel Detachable Monitor, iPod Direct digital audio transfer provides the highest sound quality from an iPod connected via USB 2.0 while keeping your iPod fully charged.
JVC KW-NX7000 Double Din Navigation Superior Navigation Technology with Built-in Flash Memory allows the use of Navigation functions while listening to various multimedia sources such as DVD/CD/USB/SD Media Card. 12 Million Pre installed map graphics and points of interest along with [RDS-TMC] Real-Time Traffic Tuner to keep you in route to your destination. Bluetooth ready, Satellite ready, HD Radio and Rear-View Camera Ready.
- AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, CD, CD-DA, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV, USB, iPod receiver with on-board GPS navigation
- 4 x 50 Watts maximum power with three RCA pre-amp outputs
- 7-inch TFT LCD touchscreen with 480 x 234 resolution
- Includes auxiliary input, USB port, direct iPod control, navigation; add JVC adapters for HD/SAT radio, Bluetooth
- One-year limited warranty
JVC KW-NX7000 Double Din Navigation with 7″ Wide Touch Panel Monitor
I installed the JVC bluetooth module and this works great with my blackberry. Given the price differential between the Kenwood and the JVC, I do think Bluetooth should be built in as it is on the Pioneers.
I have not yet installed the HD radio module as this requires an antenna splitter (KS-U21) to continue getting traffic. Unfortunately, part KS-U21 is virtually unobtainable at this time. I am also waiting on my ipod interface so will have to provide an update on that later.
Physically the unit looks good. As installed in the Civic it looks very close to a factory install. The removable, flip down, screen is a great feature unique to the JVC. The screen is nice and large, defintely bigger than the DNX 5120. However, keep in mind that in some vehicles, the screen will stick out a bit more form the dash than some other units and may thus look more “aftermarket” than some others. I was originally going to install this in a 2nd Gen MR2 and it just stuck out to far for my tastes. In the Honda it sits in a “pod” so this is not an issue.
Install was no harder or easier than any other 2-Din head unit. It does work with the PAC Steering Wheel interface controller.
I do feel that for the price of this unit it should include some additional “standard” features. If it included either Bluetooth or HD built-in, this could make it stand out from the pack and not require another box to hide under the dash. Heck, if they just included an iPod cable or an AV cable it would be nice. Do lifetime traffic instead of 3 months. Just provide something that makes this more than another “me too” GPS. This unit costs a good bit more than the DNX5120 but it does not feel like I got a lot more.
So, is this a good head unit? Absoultely. I think it does everything well. I guess the rub is that it does no one thing great, it just has not raised the bar in any features other than the removable faceplate. Some of this could be revised in software, but the same can be said for every other manufacturer.
If this unit were the same price as the DNX5120 I would call it a toss up. You would be trading some features for others so it is a matter of what is more important to you. Currently it is a fair bit more expensive. If I were to get another GPS today, and it were between these two, I would likely go with the Kenwood.
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