Pioneer AVIC-X920BT 6.1-Inch In-Dash Double-Din Navigation A/V Receiver with DVD Playback, Built-In Bluetooth and Widescreen Display Description:
6.1″ In-Dash CD/DVD/MP3 Receiver, Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels, RMS: 22 watts x 4 channels, Double-DIN, 3 Sets of 2.2V preamp outputs, Built-in Navigation, Built-in Bluetooth, Sat/HD/iPod® ready
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2761 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: Pioneer
- Model: AVIC-X920BT
- Dimensions: 9.20 pounds
Features
- AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA/AAC/DivX receiver with GPS navigation
- 6.1-inch fixed widescreen TFT LCD touchscreen with new 3D interface and customizable home menu
- Easy-to-use navigation featuring turn-by-turn guidance, detailed maps, and voice-activated navigation
- MusicSphere technology creates unique mood-based playlists via iTunes for your iPod, iPod Touch, or iPhone device
- Take incoming calls with built-in Bluetooth and dial contacts via voice commands
Customer Reviews:
Great Upgrade
Had this installed for one day. So far, so good. Replaced an Avic 900BT. I like the new menu interface. Flicking & scrolling using the fingers. Mostly used in the Ipod, FM/AM, XM screens.
The navigation screen may take some getting used to. The maps don’t look as sharp. Seems a wee bit fuzzy around the edges of objects on the map whether in 2D or 3D mood.
You will need the current Ipod (new) cable to get this unit to work with your Ipod. Also it’s now using a micro SD card. The sound quality is an improvement. Imaging is sharper/cleaner. I do feel that the manufacturer skimped about 64MB on the RAM. With these newer units going back about 3-4 years they’re beginning to behave more like a computer (what with boot-up times & being able to update firmware/wallpaper via SD card) so when they skimp on the RAM it really affects the overall minute to minute usability of the unit. Thankfully with this unit you don’t notice it as much but a bit more memory would have helped.
The Ipod interface is really nice & has a 3D look to the menus. Same when in the XM/FM/AM radio menus. Touching names/items causes them to slide, flip & rotate to reveal additional choices. Very neat. I still like the way that Pioneer has been programing these units in the sense that if you’re driving & you touch a menu feature it doesn’t automatically time out & revert back to the original or home screen if you take too long to make a choice. Had a few Clarion units few years back that used to drive me crazy with this feature. Ohh, video off Ipod works as well.
Will be purchasing a micro SD card so I can change the boot up picture from the Pioneer logo to an image of my choosing. Kinda sucks having to purchase a micro SD card for basically a one time use, but. . . . . . On my 900BT I had installed my own start-up photo but that unit used SD card so I just borrowed the card from my digital camera.
Not too many comments on the GPS portion of the unit as yet. Going to have to figure out how to adjust the trip method on the fly (fastest route vs. shortest distance kind of thing).
Ohh man, the Blue tooth feature works the way it’s supposed to. I’m using an Iphone & I was able to not only sync contacts onto the Pioneer but I was also able to stream music from the Iphone as well as other internet audio. Pandora & many other internet radio stations I play on my Iphone using various Apps. Can’t believe it worked so flawlessly. Didn’t even have to use the manual. My phone book synched in about 1 minute & I was able to stream audio via blue tooth in another 1 minute. On the unit’s menu you just select blue tooth audio & within seconds whatever is playing on the phone comes through the car speakers. No fuss, No scuss.
So far I would say this was a great buy. I know that Pioneer will shortly be releasing more units using this menu interface but I decided not to wait & went ahead & jumped on the first one out the door. We’ll see how well that decision fares in the next few months. I still say that compared to other manufactures, who offer blue tooth as an additional item (module) to purchase I’ve always appreciated the fact that for the past 3 plus years Pioneer has built their blue tooth connectivity directly into the unit. I looked at the current Alpine “top of the line” unit a few days ago & they’re still asking you to buy a separate blue tooth module. While I’m willing to entertain arguments regarding unit stability & only paying for features you’re going to use, I still say Boo to those manufactures that implement this approach, and Yeahhhh to Pioneer for their blue tooth approach.
Great head unit, but needs some product support
I received this as a gift from my wife for my birthday. I’ve been looking at an double din in-dash head unit with GPS, bluetooth, and the ability to control my ipod. I was leaning toward the Kenwood DNX 8120, which is now out of production. I was excited to see that this unit has the ability to control my ipod and cell phone with voice commands. I do not have the HD, Satellite, or back-up camera modules connected to this unit.
+ The back lighting can be customized to any color under the spectrum to coordinate with your dash.
+ The stereo reception is excellent with the capability of showing the call sign and song being played if you live in a metro area that has stations that do this.
+ The bluetooth connection is also excellent, in both reception and transmission.
+ CD/MP3/WMA player is exceptional with the ability to play up to 4.7 gigs of MP3 off of a DVD.
+ DVD/MP4/DivX player is excellent and the only digitization noticed was with darker tones (typical with small led displays).
+ The GPS is accurate and was able to keep up with my vehicle in a seven story parking garage when I was on the bottom two floors. I could find no specifications on whom makes the actual GPS software/hardware for this head unit; but after using it I believe it is probably a Magellan based set-up. I have not navigated anywhere with this yet, having only traveled around town. See my next item regarding the voice for turn-by-turn. I’m afraid that I’ve been spoiled by my Garmin Nuvi 680 for so long that anything else will fail in comparison.
+/- (mainly minus) The voice recognition is mediocre at best; hit or miss in functionality. I’ve got an ipod classic with about 45 gigs of music on it and it took almost four hours for the head unit to sync to the ipod. It will recognize some artist requests, no album requests, and will shuffle play. It will recognize your phone book and connect to multiple numbers but it’s diction and pronunciation of those items is awkward (i.e. mo-byle for mobile) Steven Hawking has better oratory skills than the AVIC x920bt does. It’s in desperate need of a software update in this regard, ala Garmin’s website.
- Eco-drive is a gimmick that does absolutely nothing, kind of like the Ford Escape Hybrid’s dash screen with all the stupid leaves that “grow” on it when you’re driving in the most eco-friendly ways. Pioneer needs to puff-puff-pass and move on to some software that will actually benefit the driver, like a better voice command data push.
- (big minus) The Music Sphere trump card that Pioneer and every other shop selling this item trumpets is non-existent to consumers. I called Pioneer’s customer service center about the voice recognition issues (which they said had no updates to the software, yet) and asked where I could find this on their website. I was told by the agent that they have been told not to mention it, nor are they able to tell anyone anything about it (release date, how big of a software push et cetera).
All in all I am happy with this gift. I am disappointed with the customer service and some of the features of this head unit. Hopefully Pioneer will come around to supporting this new product the way it needs to be, especially since it is one of their flagship products.
Excellent product, works as advertised
First off, pandora link and the musicsphere app are not out yet as of this writing. So I couldn’t test those features.
Pros-
Fast boot up around 8 seconds.
Excellent button response, there is no lag what so ever.
Great use of screen size showing good information for ipod, album art, play time etc.
3d transition effects are very neat and adds to the wow factor.
FM tuner shows all the over the air data information when provided (station name, song playing etc)
Very good physical button layout
Navigation works ok very good on details and voice guidance is good. Has a lot of options.
Enter address by voice, search by poi name like “find the nearest starbucks”.
Search for artist, album etc using voice commands, works well.
Great pairing with iphone, when listening to voice mails, an indicator on the stereo screen says “voicmaiil” and will disconnect when finished automatically.
Clear voice quailty on bluetooth hands free
Dial phone by voice and call using phone books names, (no need for phone book transfer its all done in the back round automatically)
Supports stereo bluetooth
Plays DVD’s and Video from ipod/iphone.
Supports micro SD
Love the layout buttons, and ability to custom the menu screen with icons, for frequently used options.
MP3 dvd’s work grat, and show all good information
I love the ability to drag the song lists up/down to view it instead of the button taps, all part of the 3d interface.
Cons:
Where is the pandora link app so I can use it with my iphone (get the song information album art etc)? Month in my car, still no sign of it, or word.
Where is the musicsphere app? It’s missing in action.
Dated look on map details like water, grass, street look etc.
What’s up with the red line that connections your location arrow to the destination? And why can’t it be turned off?
What is the real point of ecodrive feature? It’s pretty worthless.
Enter address by voice almost takes longer then punching in the numbers manually. Also it defaults to alabama? No matter what state your in , which means you have to tell it, change state, then say your state name every time.
You HAVE TO bring up the map screen to have any sort of voice recognition become functional. The VR engine will not startup until the map screen is selected, no clue why that is but its annoying.
FM tuner is extremely confusing if you don’t read the manual. It is not intuiative at all, hidden buttons all over. You have no idea if your going to select preset station or .1 mhz up or down.
The interface features on the ipod screen is also pretty confusing at first.
YOU MUST READ THE MANUAL! I don’t always do that but it was a must with this unit. It’s very deep in features and you will miss out on a lot if you don’t.
Overall an excellent upgrade from the f series I had. Every feature has been improved, upgraded or at least kept. I love the faster start up time. and the 100 percent better use of screen space and physical button layout. Also the quick select buttons for the source along the left is excellent and makes a lot of sense and its much easier to use. I can’t get over how great the new 3d drag to scroll and move things around is. It really makes any other unit i’ve seen on the market look dated by comparison.
Pioneer has a winner on their hands, if they could just push out the pandora link app and music sphere app, I think i’d say this is worth 5 stars, until then its a solid 4.
Amazon.com Product Description
Pioneer’s double-DIN AVIC-X920BT integrates sophisticated navigation capabilities with groundbreaking features, including a revolutionary 3D touch slide interface, Pioneer MusicSphere and ECO Graph. In addition, the AVIC-X920BT features 4GB of flash memory, a large 6.1-inch WVGA touch screen display, a 3D graphics accelerator, DVD playback, built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling and music streaming, USB and iPod/iPhone connectivity, a micro SD card slot, back-up camera input, and more.
A double-DIN navigation receiver with a wealth of groundbreaking features. Click to enlarge. |
ECO Graph offers a a visual representation of your vehicle’s environmental impact. |
Complete iPod control, including voice control and the unique new MusicSphere feature. |
Access Pandora stations through your iPhone. |
Enjoy All Kinds of Media
The AVIC-X920BT offers audio and video playback from the most popular formats. Whether you’re enjoying DivX files on DVD, MP3 audio on SD card, or iTunes AAC files on CD, there are dozens of playback options for your favorite media.
You can also access your favorite Pandora stations through your iPhone.
Ditch the Headset With Built-in Bluetooth
Take incoming calls through the AVIC-X920BT, and be heard clearly without a headset courtesy of Bluetooth technology. Connecting your compatible phone is easy and gives you instant touch screen access to your contacts. You can also dial a contact with the sound of your voice by simply saying “Call Jack Smith.”
Audio User Interface Revolution With 3D
A new user interface features dynamic shortcuts for all built-in or connected media sources, more prominent album art display (when applicable), and improved display of audio track data. The intuitive touch slide control is utilized for audio/video source selection and for searching through new media such as iPod/iPhone content with a new, improved ABC Search and dual-speed scroll for List Searches. 3D animation makes the user interface a completely new, easy to use and intuitive in-car experience. The AVIC-X920BT also features a customizable home menu, which allows users to drag and drop up to 15 function icons into the home page display for easy one-touch access.
MusicSphere
Pioneer’s new MusicSphere for the AVIC-X920BT allows you to easily create instant playlists from the music in your iTunes library. MusicSphere uses an advanced plug-in that works with iTunes to intelligently construct playlists from your massive music collection by analyzing attributes such as feeling (bright, energetic, gloomy, relaxing calm), rhythm pattern, Beats Per Minute (BPM), and more. Playlists are stored on your iPod or iPhone and accessed through the AVIC-X920BT’s MusicSphere interface.
Navigation at Its Best
The AVIC-X920BT offers a comprehensive map database from Tele Atlas covering the entire United States, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii, enabling users to route to millions of destinations including more than 12 million points of interest (POIs). Additionally, the unit features enhanced voice recognition including the capability to input destination addresses by voice-you can simply input an address by voice or find a place to re-fuel by saying, “Find the nearest gas station” or “Find the nearest McDonalds,” and so on.
ECO Features
For eco-friendly consumers, the system also features the second generation ECO Driving function with new features that provide driving status reports and the driver’s impact on the environment with visual images on-screen. Through Pioneer’s proprietary AVIC FEEDS PC software, the unit can estimate the fuel cost of trip routes as well as the vehicle’s CO2 emissions through detailed Drive Reports. Through a proprietary fuel consumption algorithm, AVIC FEEDS can also log and archive driving data and analyze driving habits to generate various reports with suggestions to improve fuel efficiency.
ECO Graph
New to this generation of eco-conscious features, the ECO Graph feature provides a view in addition to 2D and 3D, which divides the map view screen with a new graph to provide drivers with a visual representation of their environmental impact. Additionally, when a route is set, the unit will calculate a Drive Score based on driving efficiency which factors abrupt stops and accelerations and idle time.
Your iPod (and iPhone) Will Thank You
On top of being an exceptional navigator, the AVIC-X series delivers an iPod experience that blows away FM transmitters or cassette adaptors. Even at the first glance, you will fall in love with the easy-to-use touch screen controls for your music and brilliant 6.1-inch display for your videos. Album art is also beautifully displayed.
With the optional cable (CD-IU230V) connected to your iPod, you will notice how easily you can find songs, videos, artists, or playlists with a few simple taps of your finger. The AVIC-X920BT also features voice-activated control of your iPod. Simply say the name of an artist, album, playlist, or genre to bring up the next song.
HD/SAT Radio Ready
The AVIC-X920BT gives you plenty of room to expand your broadcast options. With optional tuners, experience the vast channel selection of XM Sirius Satellite Radio and HD Radio.
What’s in the Box
AVIC-X920BT Main Unit, Installation Hardware, User’s Manual
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