Are small screens worth while?

[BaxGTI]

If that's the case then, would I possibly be better off keeping my current head unit (for music) and mounting a standalone screen somewhere..or buying the flip screen and putting it elsewhere (I'm sure I've seen a tutorial on turning the fag lighter slot into a DIN..)

[Mikester]

yeah, you could fit a din anywhere that is wide enough with the right screws and fasteners, it wouldnt be to hard, all im saying is, those flip out head unnits, ESPEICALLY ripspeed are awful for anything other than dvds, and they dont do dvds to well either

I would advise either 2 headunits (bit of an over kill) OR a good qulaity small screen headunit, and plug another screen into them, head rest screens? LCD on the passenger dash? up to you

[BaxGTI]

Again, it's all about the money... I know you get what you pay for, but I'd rather settle somewhere down the lower end of the spectrum and still have the money in the bank to kill my liver on regular occasions

[Mikester]

indeed, i agree, its just down to the fact that the smaller end of the scale is the flip out screens, that dont really make good cd players of radios, i just dont have a screen and dvd in mine at all. Have a dvd player at home, and my car is for the driving, keepin my eyes on the road and push the limits. Not watch porn in a layby watchin the real cars go by

I always laigh at all the 106's with the dvds on in the layby as all that phat cars roll past.

[Ruji]

The ripspeed units in essense are built on a pioneer platform....theyr good units, they offer equal as much quality sound for music and radio as wel as dvds. you can obviously adjust sound eq settings to cater for either media. there are several outputs and inputs at the rear so getting everything into the din slot in one piece can b a bit tempramental but u have the ability to add further screens elsewhere from the av out and also video in for things like rear view car cameras.

also on the new touch screen models, one has the ipod interface built into the unit ready to go if that any interest.

also has a seperate sub out on a mono connection and also has front and rear pre-outs in addition to that option.

so its not realy a bad unit at all..........HOWEVER,

the only exemption i can realy say is....there is no removable panel or face for security and so once its in..its in! so unless you got a fancy alarm or park in a safe place overnite....ur attracting unwanted attention.

the new ripspeed units try to be nice by solvingthis issue wiv a "cover".....but this doesnt realy help much...it'l stil then stik out a mile!

so ther ya have it...choice is urs!?

[Mikester]

Yes, the unit it self as far as sound goes is good, BUT, fuctionality, the actual user interface, on the screen, and buttons, is so useless, you will end up pulling over to make a small adjustment.

[BaxGTI]

A removable faceplate isn't really a concern to be honest, it spends 90% of it's time parked in a military base

We'll see how spending goes tonight, if it's not too bad I might invest in a decent-ish flipout instead..

[ben44]

just a warning for you, i got a £60 fine from the police for driving with my monitor up and it wasnt even playing anything!!!!

[Uruk Hai]

Complete thread hijack I know    but what offence did the police say you had commited ?