For those not sure if they want indash or portable navi

06si · 04-19-2007, 05:13 PM

Alpine and Eclipse have both come up with units that use portable navi attached to a double din indash unit.

The eclipse unit is paired with a portable tomtom navi that attaches to the faceplate. The unit alone only plays CD's
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-7nmu3Kh...0&I=099AVN2210

The alpine unit is paired with 2nd version of the blackbird (Alpine's portable navi) and slides into a slot behind the faceplate. The faceplate is a large touchscreen face that plays all types of CD's and DVD's
http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/comp...=133&year=2007
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-1B9JBKD...550#morephotos

I hope this helps some people out. I think it is a good idea and would like to see how it ends up.

jballer187 · 04-19-2007, 05:51 PM

Thanks doode, you may have altered the future of my Si.

06si · 04-19-2007, 06:58 PM

Found some more info on the Alpine Unit. It is apparently called the IVA-W205 and is $899+$499 for the blackbird. I have a feeling they will give a discount on the blackbird if you purchase the dash unit at the same time.

bikinpunk · 04-20-2007, 10:47 AM

Yea...the blackbird is kind of nice.

If you don't get the new w205 unit from Alpine, you can buy a docking cradle ($200 or so) that allows you to connect it to another alpine in-dash unit and use that unit as the screen. Then you can still take it out of the dock and carry it with you when you're done.

It's a much better solution than the DVD-ROM hideaway unit they have which retails for $1400+.

04-19-2007, 05:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
06si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida Age: 23 Posts: 3,880 Kenny G iTrader: 5 / 100%	For those not sure if they want indash or portable navi Alpine and Eclipse have both come up with units that use portable navi attached to a double din indash unit. The eclipse unit is paired with a portable tomtom navi that attaches to the faceplate. The unit alone only plays CD's http://www.crutchfield.com/S-7nmu3Kh...0&I=099AVN2210 The alpine unit is paired with 2nd version of the blackbird (Alpine's portable navi) and slides into a slot behind the faceplate. The faceplate is a large touchscreen face that plays all types of CD's and DVD's http://www.alpine-usa.com/US-en/comp...=133&year=2007 http://www.crutchfield.com/S-1B9JBKD...550#morephotos I hope this helps some people out. I think it is a good idea and would like to see how it ends up. Last edited by 06si; 04-19-2007 at 06:58 PM.

04-19-2007, 06:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
06si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida Age: 23 Posts: 3,880 Kenny G iTrader: 5 / 100%	Found some more info on the Alpine Unit. It is apparently called the IVA-W205 and is $899+$499 for the blackbird. I have a feeling they will give a discount on the blackbird if you purchase the dash unit at the same time. Last edited by 06si; 04-19-2007 at 07:08 PM.

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jballer187 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: burlington, ontario Posts: 1,122 Jonny iTrader: 3 / 100%	Thanks doode, you may have altered the future of my Si.

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bikinpunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Age: 26 Posts: 3,098 Erin iTrader: 3 / 100%	Yea...the blackbird is kind of nice. If you don't get the new w205 unit from Alpine, you can buy a docking cradle ($200 or so) that allows you to connect it to another alpine in-dash unit and use that unit as the screen. Then you can still take it out of the dock and carry it with you when you're done. It's a much better solution than the DVD-ROM hideaway unit they have which retails for $1400+.