New Rv radio
Looking to get a new radio to replace my Jensen in my motorhome. I went online and was in awe of all the different features on the new radios. Some of them also have a GPS built into them. Any recommendation from this site?
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- Go to places like Crutchfields.com and nose around. Be wary of radios with built in GPS. Updates, if available can be very expensive to buy. One thing I would definitely opt for would be bluetooth enabled radio. They will allow you to make and recieve cell calls hands free. Which is mandatory in many places.
- I would love to have this one, I just can't quite come to terms with the price. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DNX571T/Kenwood-DNX571TR.html?search=kenwood_571tr&skipvs=T
I think that they can also add some retrofit steering wheel controls that would be very handy as the radio is my coach is a bit of a reach. Groover wrote:
I would love to have this one, I just can't quite come to terms with the price. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DNX571T/Kenwood-DNX571TR.html?search=kenwood_571tr&skipvs=T
I think that they can also add some retrofit steering wheel controls that would be very handy as the radio is my coach is a bit of a reach.
heres virtually the same thing for 1/4 the price
https://www.amazon.com/EinCar-Android-Bluetooth-Navigation-Wireless/dp/B01M6YPBSL/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1481382581&sr=8-3&keywords=in+dash+CD%2FRadio%2Fgps+system- I just recently replaced my in dash radio in my DP. I ordered a BOSS am/fm/cd with a touch screen for a little over $100. It was quite easily installed and is a huge improvement for our coach.
- I am interested in replacing my radio too. Where did you purchase the BOSS radio? Is there direct sales?
I am looking for one with a USB port so I can connect my MP3 to it. I know MP3 is old technology, but so am I. - When I replaced my radio, I checked the Kenwood & Pioneer websites and
searched for them on ebay. Got a great price with free shipping from NY.
Siggy - As for the GPS. Unless you can see it for a period of up to 30 seconds without losing sight of the road then I would get a stand alone unit..
Also most if not all built ins are very expensive to update and are NOT meant for motorhomes. The RV units and big rig stand alones are. Groover wrote:
I would love to have this one, I just can't quite come to terms with the price. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DNX571T/Kenwood-DNX571TR.html?search=kenwood_571tr&skipvs=T
I think that they can also add some retrofit steering wheel controls that would be very handy as the radio is my coach is a bit of a reach.
I replaced the in-dash TomTom that came in my RV with the Kenwood DNX571HD as I'm much more of a Garmin fan. Love it so much I just finished putting a Kenwood DNX573S in my Jeep Wrangler. This is the 2016 replacement for the DNX571. Have the steering wheel controls on the Wrangler and they all work along with the new backup camera.
Map updates come from Kenwood though, not Garmin, and the Garmin ones are not directly downloadable into these units. (I did figure out how to load them though.) As I recall the map updates from Kenwood for these units are fee but they only come once a year, not 4 times a year like Garmin.darsben1 wrote:
As for the GPS. Unless you can see it for a period of up to 30 seconds without losing sight of the road then I would get a stand alone unit..
Also most if not all built ins are very expensive to update and are NOT meant for motorhomes. The RV units and big rig stand alones are.
how does a GPS get the not meant for Motor homes status? whom says so and why?bob_nestor wrote:
Groover wrote:
I would love to have this one, I just can't quite come to terms with the price. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_113DNX571T/Kenwood-DNX571TR.html?search=kenwood_571tr&skipvs=T
I think that they can also add some retrofit steering wheel controls that would be very handy as the radio is my coach is a bit of a reach.
I replaced the in-dash TomTom that came in my RV with the Kenwood DNX571HD as I'm much more of a Garmin fan. Love it so much I just finished putting a Kenwood DNX573S in my Jeep Wrangler. This is the 2016 replacement for the DNX571. Have the steering wheel controls on the Wrangler and they all work along with the new backup camera.
Map updates come from Kenwood though, not Garmin, and the Garmin ones are not directly downloadable into these units. (I did figure out how to load them though.) As I recall the map updates from Kenwood for these units are fee but they only come once a year, not 4 times a year like Garmin.
not a chance in ell I would pay $600+ for dash radio/gps and does not even have a xm radio tuner in it
