New Pioneer Car Systems Launched - Page 8 - Team-BHP

low_bass_makker · 8th January 2008, 10:17

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Originally Posted by vid6639

Yeah, tell me about it. I just got teh 5050UB fitted into a friend's Estilo and it took a few attempts to understand the menu after being used to the old pios.

Pioneer changed the menu, never knew that. Will try experience one today

saintsinner · 8th January 2008, 12:20

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

From the location of the eject button YES.

Good catch!! the new series feels a bit cheap though, specially the buttons. tried the 4050 & 5050, but then settled for 7950

s0uljah · 8th January 2008, 14:37

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Originally Posted by vebmetal

You like the looks? IMHO the new series look quite bad (at least in pictures, since no one on TBHP has posted real life pictures yet

)

Yeah I like the looks of the 7000UB. Brushed aluminium facia, looks upmarket na

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 8th January 2008, 18:49

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Originally Posted by Eddy

Does any Pio HU satisfy all these requirements ?

- USB support
- Front loading CDs
- Aux-In
- Cost < 7000

Check the 4050 and 5050. I think the only difference between 5050 and 4050 is that cd loading.

sudhi_des · 8th January 2008, 19:13

@BaCkSeAtDrIVeR

Right said 4050 has option for slot loading and in 5050 we need to remove the face first. But in look wise 4050 is looking better in flesh. And also in grey market price differene is 800-1000.

So better go for 4050 and then invest the saving in speakers or buy the 2gb pen drive

JayD · 8th January 2008, 20:49

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

Pioneer changed the menu, never knew that. Will try experience one today

Not worth it! It feels horrible to even touch!!

jkdas · 8th January 2008, 20:52

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Originally Posted by JayD

Not worth it! It feels horrible to even touch!!

Tried on 5050, liked the looks but went wrong through navigation.

nvc_4125 · 8th January 2008, 21:06

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Originally Posted by jkdas

Tried on 5050, liked the looks but went wrong through navigation.

i just installed pioneer 5050UB in my car today.
first time i m confused but after some time i get familiar with its menu.
display is large and clear at night. u can easly connect ur usb device with it.
they give 1.5 m extansion cable with it.
it cost me 6300/- without bill.

s0uljah · 8th January 2008, 21:29

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Originally Posted by JayD

Not worth it! It feels horrible to even touch!!

More than 3 peopel told me the same when the 2007 x950 series was launched. That it looks "fake" and is very cheaply built

vid6639 · 8th January 2008, 21:38

Well yeah the 5050UB seems to be very slim and it has a joystick like big button like the sony ericsson. I'm scared of breaking it if I pres/turn it hard.

What's worse is that the button is very inaccurate and leads to wrong presses on a number of occasions. Instead of select by pressing the knob many times it goes to left or right.

blueraven316 · 8th January 2008, 21:39

The pio 5050 indeed is not built as good as the 5950, but it definitely sounds better, and one has to get a hang of how to use it that's it, but it definitely sounds better than last year's model.

Bass&Trouble · 8th January 2008, 21:45

I dont know why the "feel", "touch" is mattering so much. You dont have to marry it.

In person, the Pioneers seemed to be exactly as good (or tacky, whichever way you prefer it) as the older ones, and sounded like that too. The menus are different (a bit similar to Blaus that I've detested over the years for this very reason), some buttons are like 'feather touch'. Otherwise they seemed perfectly fine, just like the Pioneers have always been. For the grey price, i wouldn't complain.

Which regular Pioneer head unit of the yesteryears is the benchmark for "impeccable build quality" and "oooh... its so hot to touch, I almost orgasmed"?

I want to check it out too.

low_bass_makker · 8th January 2008, 21:52

Very true not all the pioneer were soild bulid remeber the rubber button series It was a very bad thing on the pioneer part but they soon changed the series.

vebmetal · 8th January 2008, 23:04

I am not to familiar with all the HUs etc, but I know that when my friend installed the 5950, I was pretty disappointed that to navigate through your ipod songs, you had to use the up/down/left/right buttons, and not the jog dial as would have made intuitive sense. The result was that it was a futile process to try and navigate through your songs on-the-fly, and you were better off creating playlists. This makes me think that it's better to have a flash drive then rather than an iPod.

Anyway, is this also the case with the newer models, or have they made it better, or have they made it worse?

low_bass_makker · 9th January 2008, 11:03

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Originally Posted by vebmetal

I am not to familiar with all the HUs etc, but I know that when my friend installed the 5950, I was pretty disappointed that to navigate through your ipod songs, you had to use the up/down/left/right buttons, and not the jog dial as would have made intuitive sense. The result was that it was a futile process to try and navigate through your songs on-the-fly, and you were better off creating playlists. This makes me think that it's better to have a flash drive then rather than an iPod.

Anyway, is this also the case with the newer models, or have they made it better, or have they made it worse?

The cheaper models have buttons but in higher models there is jog dial, Which is I think in the newer series also.

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vid6639 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,364 View My Garage	Well yeah the 5050UB seems to be very slim and it has a joystick like big button like the sony ericsson. I'm scared of breaking it if I pres/turn it hard. What's worse is that the button is very inaccurate and leads to wrong presses on a number of occasions. Instead of select by pressing the knob many times it goes to left or right. __________________ \ / ][ \|) `/ [_] "!" (\./) (o.o) ( X ) This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him achieve world domination.

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Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,068	I dont know why the "feel", "touch" is mattering so much. You dont have to marry it. In person, the Pioneers seemed to be exactly as good (or tacky, whichever way you prefer it) as the older ones, and sounded like that too. The menus are different (a bit similar to Blaus that I've detested over the years for this very reason), some buttons are like 'feather touch'. Otherwise they seemed perfectly fine, just like the Pioneers have always been. For the grey price, i wouldn't complain. Which regular Pioneer head unit of the yesteryears is the benchmark for "impeccable build quality" and "oooh... its so hot to touch, I almost orgasmed"? I want to check it out too. __________________ Operator! Give me the number for 911!

8th January 2008, 21:52	#118 (permalink)
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,820 View My Garage	Very true not all the pioneer were soild bulid remeber the rubber button series It was a very bad thing on the pioneer part but they soon changed the series. __________________ 156.6 db, naa....time is coming to cross it......

8th January 2008, 23:04	#119 (permalink)
vebmetal BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 698	I am not to familiar with all the HUs etc, but I know that when my friend installed the 5950, I was pretty disappointed that to navigate through your ipod songs, you had to use the up/down/left/right buttons, and not the jog dial as would have made intuitive sense. The result was that it was a futile process to try and navigate through your songs on-the-fly, and you were better off creating playlists. This makes me think that it's better to have a flash drive then rather than an iPod. Anyway, is this also the case with the newer models, or have they made it better, or have they made it worse? __________________ People who talk in metaphors ought to shampoo my crotch. -Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets (1997)

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8th January 2008, 19:13	#110 (permalink)
sudhi_des Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Faridabad Posts: 15	@BaCkSeAtDrIVeR Right said 4050 has option for slot loading and in 5050 we need to remove the face first. But in look wise 4050 is looking better in flesh. And also in grey market price differene is 800-1000. So better go for 4050 and then invest the saving in speakers or buy the 2gb pen drive

8th January 2008, 21:39	#116 (permalink)
blueraven316 BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 897 View My Garage	The pio 5050 indeed is not built as good as the 5950, but it definitely sounds better, and one has to get a hang of how to use it that's it, but it definitely sounds better than last year's model.