excelon72 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I recently purchased the new Pioneer AV-8400BH from crutchfield. As always crutchfield sales and tech support are the gold standard by which all others are judged. But back to the headunit. There are a few negatives but overall i would say i am very happy with the unit here is the list of things i liked #1- It is a beautiful head unit both in the dash and how the screen looks. #2-It is reasonably fast switching app to app and source to source #3-The iphone controls/interface is PEERLESS. Simply amazing. not only do you get the basic beautiful itunes/iphone screen but you also get the car media app from pioneer which is FANTASTIC. #4- MOTION X ROCKS!!!!! and you can even buy a upgrade to have FULL functionality on the pioneer head unit #5- The Pandora interface is wonderful #6- The sound quality off the head unit is much better than i expected. Currently i do not have an interior which is part of my huge audio build which you can see here, http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/137431-scion-tc-daily-driver-to-show-worthy-project/page__fromsearch__1. However i hooked up the head unit to just my one set of components and i must say not bad for a head unit SQ wise. #7-FINALLY a glove box sized manual, IN ENGLISH in ONE manual!! #8-Not one but TWO usb ports in rear Ok so onto the negatives #1- the safety parking is BULLSHIT!!!!! half the functionality is shot unless your parked. literally the navigation kept shutting off when i released the parking break. i understand safety but they took it too far. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND a bypass device. i bought this one for 19.95 and it works GREAT! Amazon.com: Parking Brake Override Bypass Fully Automatic Video in Motion Pioneer Custom for AVH-P8400BH Better then PAC TR7: Electronics #2-The stupid fraking %&$#&^#&*^&%$@%$@@^%#%^%#%$@#%$@^ iphone cable is MASSIVE. now i too did not believe the reviews but it not only is 70 fraking dollars but its ugly and so heavy and thick that is actually sags when locked into the socket. and even with a fraking 70..00 cable the ugly ass usb stubby needs to be extended and the connection of the extension is soooo loose i had to use electrical tape to keep it connected... BOOOOHHHHHH pioneer on the worst cable EVER!! #3-Last but not least SIRIUS listeners BEWARE. PIONEER HATES YOU!!!. they only give you one TINY line of crappy info text with a hiddeous stupid "i" smack dab in the middle of the screen that you need binoculars to find...SO you make it impossible to use nav while not parked but you will make me squint at one line of crappy text while i am driving but you will give XM people 3 lines.^&$^%$&^$&%#&^#$%$U% FU pioneer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 is this a front usb input for ipod with no choice for rear? THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiAnT4LYFE Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 N8, all the inputs are located in the rear, with the exception of the SD and CD slot behind the face. OP, I couldn't agree more about this deck. I'm just waiting for that same relay to get here so I can watch some vids. I absolutely love this deck and it's well worth the price difference (~$100) over the 4400bh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelon72 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Here are some pics rather than looking at catalog images this is the sirius screen that caused my rant this is the home screen And the pandora screen. and the ipod screen the main one not the car media app one and a pic of the bag showing all the inputs. they did a nice job input wise this thing can take anything and finally the saving grace of the setup the bypass module that can be purchased at this link and works great! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QE03IM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillaCam Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 The gui looks a lot cleaner. Is the bypass still the same, just use a relay? or is it more complicated now? And the fact more than one person agrees does not make it a circle jerk, it makes it a bukkake scene and you're in the middle Chick took 3 shots of Jager, and then, pissed in my mouth.. B5 Passat Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshman6969 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 should be able to go straight to ground with the parking break, on newer models at least from what ive heard, but again im not 100% sure Legal TL scores145.6 on the dash sealed up in the low 40hz area with the port out145.5 on the dash sealed up @30hz with the port inless then 1k clamped on a 3.5k! Why would you EVER WANT flex?huh?...flex is what can make the lows lower and more air being pushed correct? My FeedbackJeep-BuildlogPT LOSER buildlog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelon72 Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 there are 3 wires one for ground, one for remote, and one to tap into the brake wire. you cannot just go to ground it will not fool the processor. for 19.99 IT IS WORTH IT LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelon72 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 as requested here are some other shots. sorry about the quality of the shots for some reason photos on my friends iphone are nowhere near the quality of mine..... ok here is a shot of the ipod car media app ok here is a shot of the advanced app radio home screen the motion X app map screen the INTRAX map screen the PHOTOS app for viewing the photos on your iphone the INTRAX traffic incident reporting app the XTRA MILE app the RDIO app the sound equalizer screen the netflix app at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 looks very clean and sleep and im a pioneer hater. THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excelon72 Posted April 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 i have been a Kenwood Excelon lover for over 15 years. but after blowing $1000.00 on an excelon 6960 only for it to be one of the biggest turd head units i have ever owned and it is my 13th excelon. so i decided to give pioneer a shot and besides my listed complaints its great. The sound countouring is not great but i have several devices that make headunit sound contouring unnecessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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