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looking for recomendations for NB head unit (AUS)

Postby magenb » Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:00 pm

The car audio market is a very different place since I last messed around with them, so not a lot of stores left and barely any info on the products for the selection either.

Really looking for a head unit mostly for Android auto (calls, GPS), so not looking for anything super high spec. A couple of rear USB slots so I can hide wires, something that fits in the double din slots, so about a 7" screen. Happy to consider the Android head units too, if they have a recent version of android and enough grunt to actually play long podcasts or long set.. the current kenwood taps out at ~45 mins.

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Re: looking for recomendations for NB head unit (AUS)

Postby bruce » Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:40 pm

Lokiel talked about and recommended the fleabay China units.

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Re: looking for recomendations for NB head unit (AUS)

Postby magenb » Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:06 pm

Just installed a 7inch Eonon (ua13) unit with android 13. It just fits with a universal double din trim add-on. Its on the cheaper end of the scale, so it's not going to set the world on fire, but it works, has wireless android auto and a bunch of other stuff I'll never use :). I still need to play around with the sound setting but the defaults not too shabby.

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Re: looking for recomendations for NB head unit (AUS)

Postby ManiacLachy » Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:13 pm

Make sure you update the firmware on the new headunit if you haven't already. My one came with old firmware and a few bugs, and these Chinese Android units can be a bit buggy out of the gate.

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Re: looking for recomendations for NB head unit (AUS)

Postby Okibi » Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:36 am

Of the standard dual din decks i'm a big fan of the Kenwood units and the Kenwood dash cam that work with them.
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