Eclipse AVN5510 / AVN52D

Excellant buy!!!

I was worried about buying this system online but I did anyeays.
Great system! I was very pleased with the system and thought it was a excellant buy.
I did order other items that im having trouble with but the eclipse kicks a**!!!

AVN 5510

Overall the Eclipse AVN-5510 works as promised. Very expandable system, hope to add a backup camera.

Pros:
- Large screen is great, looks like a factory installed nav system in our 2000 Lexus ES300
- iPod integration is good
- navigation works well in metro areas
- straight forward installation using Metra adapter harness and double DIN scosche kit

Cons:
- we have taken several trips in rural areas where vocal turn by turn guidance is not available
- iPod playlist searching is disabled while parking brake is disengaged (Eclipse calls it a safety feature)
- no FM radio station text display (at least I haven't figured this out yet)

Great CD/DVD plaver and NAV

I installed one of these in my 02 Trailblazer. Not sure if I would like it after the mixed reviews I have read on the navigation drawbacks on these in dash as compared to a garmin stand alone nav. unit. Let me tell you I have used a Garmin 330 and this is as good at navigating and has a larger screen. Poi search is a littler better on the Garmin but not enough to make a huge difference. This is also a great dvd player. The screen is very crisp and clear. I have it hooked up to my Memphis Bell amp, 12's and 4 6.5 inch 2 ways. Sound quaility is clear but there is mild alternator hum which wasn't there while my Pioneer Premier 860 was hooked up. Isn't bad enough for me to go add a noise supressor at the moment, maybe later. This is one of my favorite in dash units i n the price range. Especially since I can leave the nav dvd in while I listen to my cds since it has dual slots. Though if you watch alot of movies and wany nav you might go with a 6610 for the extra money.
Ryan

LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!

I had this product in my 06 tahoe and I used the navigation a lot. Even thorough it didn't come with the U.S. map I had found one and It helped me on all my trips. The dvd quality is amazing and the feature that only plays when you park is perfect for safety.

What a killer christmas gift

I received the eclipse 5510 for christmas from my wife and what a great head unit. I put it in a 2006 toyota tacoma double cab and with the dash kit it fit perfectly. The pro's that I really like about it is the tilt screen so I can make it a flush mount. It is pretty user friendly but I wish the directions manual was more in depth on each of the functions than it is. Some really good features is it adapted to my truck nicely and I was able to keep my factory steering wheel controls. I also like the fact that I can watch d.v.d's without the parking brake applied. Sonic electronix sent the wrong wiring harness with it but the installation place had one so no big deal. I also wish it had a fuction that would let me turn off my pre-amp outputs like the pioneer models do but I will keep messing with it till I get it just right. All in all, I am very pleased with this unit and would strongly recommend it.

AVN5510

This unit is awesome! it does pretty much everything. it takes some time playing with and reading the manuals to master the operation but once you get the hang of it wow! I need to up grade my speakers and maybe find the TV tuner/satilite TV set up and I will be complete!! Highly recommend this unit!

Awesome Unit! Better than expected experience.

This unit works flawlessly for me here in Ontario Canada.

My only gripes with the unit are as follows:
The address function should default to the current city, as opposed to every city in the database. I know I can specify the city first, and then add the address, but for my purposes, most of GPS requests are within the same city I'm currently in. I admit this is a small gripe.

The auto-reroute is fast, but not as fast as my ipaq gps system.

My concerns about requiring the parking brake to enter in new addresses was quickly relieved... for some reason it sounded worse than it really is. With the speed pulse sensor installed, the map will let you change addresses as long as your car is moving slower than 5 mph. (in my car anyway)

This product has impressed my non-technical wife as well... which translates to her using the thing successfully 99% of the time. If you are married and want a unit that will pass the 'wife test', this is the one.

Ease of Use

The Eclipse has a hot of great features, but the most important is that it is the easiest HU to use. The Nav system is the same that is found in most Toyota/Lexus system.
Sound quality is excellent. Only qualm is that it isn't as customizable as, say, the Pioneer units. You can't customize the wallpapers, or illumination, for example.
Finally, now, for the price, you can get the AVN6620, or even some of the newer units from Kenwood that have more integration built-in, like Bluetooth or iPod control.
The manual, instruction are excellent.
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