Head Unit Opinions: Panasonic CQ-C8803U

[Sarcazmo]

I really liked my old Scion head unit. When I played a CD, it displayed the artist, track number, song title, etc. My new stock unit in my frontier is junk, all it displays is the track number.



I`ve been researching new units and the Panasonic looks like a good deal. I think it does everything I want it too and it allows for some add ons in the future.



The only thing I`m curious about, how can you tell if it has a connection that allows you to hook up your mp3 player directly? I`m not looking to control it through the head unit, but from the acutal mp3 player.



Anyways, anyone have any experience with this unit? Or have one to recommend? Thanks!

[Pb2theMax]

The best bang for the buck has to be the Pioneer DEH-P880PRS. Five years ago a unit like this would have cost over $800. You can get it on Ebay for less than $300.

[Sarcazmo]

Looks like a great unit you recommended. However, upon doing some more research, I`m really looking for something with a USB port.



I don`t care for iPods at all and would like to use my little flash player through the player. I`ve read that if you use an auxillary port you`ll experience quite a bit of signal loss, so going through a USB port is recommended.

[Sarcazmo]

Any opinions on either of these two players?



Pioneer DEH-P6900UB - Digital SpeedRead II Mechanism • 24-Station (18FM/6AM) Presets • IP-Bus System Control • CD/DVD Changer Control • 7-Band Graphic EQ - , In-Dash Head Units, Receivers, CD Receivers with MP3 , WMA Playback - Sonic Electronix



Kenwood eXcelon KDC-X791 - CD/MP3/WMA Receiver with Remote • Peak: 50 watts x 4 • RMS: 22 watts x 4 channels • CD player with built-in MOSFET amplifier • 64-color fine dot fluorescent display • Rear USB and auxiliary inputs • iPod controls (with opti