Alpine IVA D901

Alpine IVA D901

 

A picture is worth a thousand words and one look immediately tells you "all pictures are not created equal." The IVA-D901 has 400% more pixels, that is 1.15 million pixel elements,... more...the picture is proof enough. Along with 50W x 4 built-in power and 3 PreOuts (4 volt), it's ready for SAT Radio, a Hard Disc Drive (HDD), navigation and more. The ultimate mobile theater system is now a reality and this DVD player with a motorized screen performs flawlessly.

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Superb Touchscreen Navigation
A review by bboothe83 on Alpine IVA D901
Jul 1, 2008


Author's product rating:   Alpine IVA D901 - rated by bboothe83


Advantages: Touch Screen, Hard Drive, Xm Radio, Picture Quality
Disadvantages: Disables Steering Wheel Controls

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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I received my commission check for the first two weeks of the month and it was a little larger than usual, so I decided to treat myself to a new toy. When I bought my King Ranch F150 4WD, it didn't have touch screen navigation, so I decided to do something about it.

Whenever I purchase anything, I try to get the best of whatever is out there. I have always been a huge Alpine supporter. I have had nothing but good experiences from using Alpine products. When I started looking for a new touchscreen navigation system for my truck, I immediately went to the Alpine website to see what models were available. This model was the best on the website, so this is the one I chose.

According to Alpine, this model has 400% more pixels than all other touch screen units, so the picture on this thing is beautiful. I put in a DVD soon after installation, and the picture and sound from this unit was far better than what I expected. This unit has a built in amplifier, so you don't have to worry about purchasing that separate. The power for this unit is 50W x 4. This unit also has satellite radio built in, so all you have to do is sign up for the XM membership and everything else is ready to go. The XM fees are around $10.00 a month. If you are worried about theft, the screen on this unit is detachable so you can place it in a secure area. The navigation system is great on this unit as well. It is very easy to read the maps, and the 7inch screen is big enough to see where you are going. I also like the fact that it has a built in hard drive so you can store tons of music, pictures, or movies on the unit so that you don't have to have the CD with you. The only thing I didn't like about this unit is that it disables your factory steering wheel audio controls. This really bothers me alot! This wouldn't have been a deal breaker, because I love this unit!

Below are the specs from the Alpine Website:

AV System Features: DVD player with LCD monitor / AV receiver
Form Factor: In-dash
Control Features: Rotary encoder
Kit Content: DVD player with LCD monitor, AV receiver
Security Features: Detachable faceplate
Supported Devices: CD changer, DVD changer, Satellite radio receiver, MD changer, CD player, DVD player, MD player, Navigation system
Additional Features: ID3 tags support, CD text, Rear-facing camera capability

DVD Features: DVD player
Form Factor: In-dash unit integrated
Media Supported: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, CD, Video CD
MP3 Support: Yes
DVD Repeat Modes: Title, Chapter
DVD Search Speed: 2x, 8x
Slow Motion Speed: 1/8, 1/2
Dynamic Range: 95 dB
Horizontal Resolution: 500 lines
Media Load Type: Slot-load
Multi Language Select: Yes
Multi Camera Angle Select:: Yes
Signal To Noise Ratio: 105 dB
Audio D/A Converter: 24bit / 96kHz

Monitor Features Car Monitor Type: LCD monitor
Diagonal Size: 7 in
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 800 x 480
Total Pixels: 1,152,000
Design Features Motorized
Form Factor: In-dash unit integrated 
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Sound Quality Excellent sound quality 
Picture Quality Very good quality 
Design & Look Excellent 
Range of Features Excellent 
Value for Money Good value for money 

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