Anyone installed the Kenwood Touch Screen in their Tundra?

[Longboarder]

I have had a Kenwood 8" touch screen which I couldn't live without for GPS Nav. I am buying a new DC Tundra and am thinking of installing the double DIN Kenwood DDX7015 unit. It will fit without mods (expensive mods on my current Tundra for 8" touch screen). I want to know if anyone has used this DDX7015, 6.5" touch screen. Mostly I want to know what the user interface is like because my current one isn't very good except for GPS Nav.

[Ndcent1]

The interface is pretty straight forward and simple. Nothing to fancy. The DDX as well as the KVT715DVD and the KVT815DVD all have the same interface. Check out a Good Guys in San Diego or a Best Buy. They both carry the 715. If you like what you see then the DDX will be just what you need. Good luck!!

[Agent WD-40]

I have had a Kenwood 8" touch screen which I couldn't live without for GPS Nav. I am buying a new DC Tundra and am thinking of installing the double DIN Kenwood DDX7015 unit. It will fit without mods (expensive mods on my current Tundra for 8" touch screen). I want to know if anyone has used this DDX7015, 6.5" touch screen. Mostly I want to know what the user interface is like because my current one isn't very good except for GPS Nav.

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You can always do that.

[rn039]

The interface is pretty straight forward and simple. Nothing to fancy. The DDX as well as the KVT715DVD and the KVT815DVD all have the same interface. Check out a Good Guys in San Diego or a Best Buy. They both carry the 715. If you like what you see then the DDX will be just what you need. Good luck!!

I work at Best Buy and can get mine for $810

[Longboarder]

I work at Best Buy and can get mine for $810

Doh! Gee, I guess I should go up to Orange County

[Longboarder]

The interface is pretty straight forward and simple. Nothing to fancy. The DDX as well as the KVT715DVD and the KVT815DVD all have the same interface. Check out a Good Guys in San Diego or a Best Buy. They both carry the 715. If you like what you see then the DDX will be just what you need. Good luck!!

The brand new 915DVD (just showing up at dealers) is supposed to have an "Advanced GUI" versus the 7015's "New GUI". I really want the fixed screen versus a motorized screen because I don't want to wait for the screen to motor out (I use a backup camera). Still, the GUI is important so I am waiting for someone to have the 915 on display so I can check out this "Advanced" GUI.

[Ndcent1]

The interface on the 915 is better than the 815,715 or the DDX. It has full motion graphics unlike the other ones but the interface is still pretty much the same just alot more fancy. The difference between the units is that the 915 has Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, a TV Tuner, 2 AV in's and it also has DVD Audio playback. It does cost more than the other units because it is a flagship unit. Definately check it out though, it is a really awesome unit and it is finally out on the market!! RN039... Glad to see BB finally got the Kenwood video product and $810 is a pretty good deal. I got mine for free and that's only because of who I work for...

[Longboarder]

The interface on the 915 is better than the 815,715 or the DDX. It has full motion graphics unlike the other ones but the interface is still pretty much the same just alot more fancy. The difference between the units is that the 915 has Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby Pro Logic II, a TV Tuner, 2 AV in's and it also has DVD Audio playback. It does cost more than the other units because it is a flagship unit. Definately check it out though, it is a really awesome unit and it is finally out on the market!! RN039... Glad to see BB finally got the Kenwood video product and $810 is a pretty good deal. I got mine for free and that's only because of who I work for...

D***, I gotta get a job with you!

Thanks for the info. A convenient UI is most important so if the DDX matches the 915 on that, I would love the DDX so I don't have to wait for the 915 screen to motor out. Fancy graphics are cool but not that important. I am not sure I have heard of DVD Audio playback but I assume that is just an enhanced version of music CDs right?

Do you know anything about the Kenwood microphone option for the Kenwood Nav unit? If so, is it practical in real world environments?

[Ndcent1]

First off, DVD Audio has a higher resolution than a standard cd does. It is recorded in 5.1 just like Dolby Digital but the bandwith and frequency response are alot higher. It really sounds 100 times better than any CD I have ever heard. The hard part is getting a center channel into the car. You have to be creative with it. The Voice command feature for the nav is pretty cool. It has about a 100 commands that you use to with it. You cannot program it though with your own commands you just have the use the preprogrammed ones. Do you need it?? I think you have to ask yourself how your gonna use it. Are you always gonna be using the commands that it has or will you be just inputting destinations when you need directions. I have it and I use it some of the time. It is handy when you need something fast. Microphone placement is pretty critical because of road and wind noise. That is the only down side to it. Hope that helps you out!! Let me know if you have anymore questions...

[Longboarder]

Great feedback! Thanks!

I suppose the DVD Audio is only useful if you buy DVD Audio disks which I haven't seen around yet, so I can probably live without that.

I just got the qoute back from the mobile audio store and the Nav mic is only $80 so I will go for it. I'm going to get the Dynomat installed all around so the road noise, in theory, should be minimal. I have Dynomat in my current Tundra but have really noisy tires. I use my LZ800W touch screen with Nav all the time and couldn't imagine not having Touch Screen Nav. I don't think I would use Nav if I only had the choice of using the standard joystick approch to inputting the desired address. With the touch screen Nav, I can enter an address quick so I use it a lot. I do wish it was tied somehow to those real-time traffic maps on the internet that show traffic speeds and accidents. My life would be almost complete with that!

Besides the Nav, my other favorite multimedia system component is the Music Keg. I have every single CD I own burned to the 10GB drive and now you can get 40GB drives for this unit! I can't understand why anyone would ever buy a CD changer again.

In my old truck, I had the JL Audio 500/5 amp (big) mounted to the back wall and you can't even feel it when you lean back in the back seat. I want to keep this amp but can't figure out where to put it in the DC. In fact, I have several components in the floor compartment (under back right seat) for my current Tundra but the DC has much smaller floor compartments. In fact, because of the shape of the floor compartments, I doubt I can fit anything in those compartments. I really like that you don't see any of my current components and there isn't any false floors or anything like that. They will really have to get creative with the DC when I get it to them.

- Longboarder over and out

First off, DVD Audio has a higher resolution than a standard cd does. It is recorded in 5.1 just like Dolby Digital but the bandwith and frequency response are alot higher. It really sounds 100 times better than any CD I have ever heard. The hard part is getting a center channel into the car. You have to be creative with it. The Voice command feature for the nav is pretty cool. It has about a 100 commands that you use to with it. You cannot program it though with your own commands you just have the use the preprogrammed ones. Do you need it?? I think you have to ask yourself how your gonna use it. Are you always gonna be using the commands that it has or will you be just inputting destinations when you need directions. I have it and I use it some of the time. It is handy when you need something fast. Microphone placement is pretty critical because of road and wind noise. That is the only down side to it. Hope that helps you out!! Let me know if you have anymore questions...

[Ndcent1]

It's good to hear that you like your products. I myself could never use the Nav without the touch screen. It just makes more sense. Yes the Music Keg is awesome!! In fact there is a 60 gig already out. There should be a 80 and a 120 out close to years end. Come September we are going to release a new Music Keg, V.2 that will be really cool. It will be din size so it will fit in the dash and it will have a front and rear USB interface for portables. If you connect it to one of the in-dash touch screens, it will have a new interface that will have album art for each artisit. It will work through the navigation screen so it will show all the info for you on the screen. Yes you will still be able to have a nav unit connected as well. Lastly, it will feature a Compact Flash slot so if you get a Compact Flash Wi-Fi card and you have a home network, all your music can be transfered wirelessly. No need to take out the cartridge any more. Thats just a few things thatwe are working on. Enjoy your stuff and let me know if I can be of anymore help.

[Longboarder]

I can't figure out why more people don't know about the Music Keg. Like I was saying before, it doesn't make sense anymore to have CD changers. I guess the only thing you could say is that you do have to rip your CDs.

That new Music Keg sounds cool. I was thinking that I could reuse my current unit until it comes out but with the DDX7015, I won't have any more dins left. On my current truck, I re-did my dash and mounted the touch screen where the stereo was and then fab'd a place below the ash tray for the head unit. That wasn't the best idea because I have to reach down low to manipulate the controls on the head. Plus, insurance won't cover things not in default locations so I had to get "special" insurance that cost bucks deluxe. Is the only thing on the front of it the USB port and compact flash port? If so, I could put it under the seat since I wouldn't need to access all the time. If on the other hand, it has controls that you use a lot, it probably wouldn't be good to have it out of the way (i.e. under a seat).

You know, that is what I noticed about Kenwood, they are out front on the cutting edge (e.g. I think they had the first aftermarket touchscreen).

It's good to hear that you like your products. I myself could never use the Nav without the touch screen. It just makes more sense. Yes the Music Keg is awesome!! In fact there is a 60 gig already out. There should be a 80 and a 120 out close to years end. Come September we are going to release a new Music Keg, V.2 that will be really cool. It will be din size so it will fit in the dash and it will have a front and rear USB interface for portables. If you connect it to one of the in-dash touch screens, it will have a new interface that will have album art for each artisit. It will work through the navigation screen so it will show all the info for you on the screen. Yes you will still be able to have a nav unit connected as well. Lastly, it will feature a Compact Flash slot so if you get a Compact Flash Wi-Fi card and you have a home network, all your music can be transfered wirelessly. No need to take out the cartridge any more. Thats just a few things thatwe are working on. Enjoy your stuff and let me know if I can be of anymore help.

[Longboarder]

NDCENT1, so what multimedia goodies do you got in your rig?

- Longboarder

[Ndcent1]

Currently I have installed in my ride the Kenwood KVT-815DVD along with the KNA-DV3100 Navigation sytem. I am also running the Kenwood Music Keg, Sirius Satellite Radio and the Vizualogic 7" headrest monitors. I have also purchased a few other goodies that I have not had time to install yet. I just bought the MB Quart Q-Series components for the front and the Reference Series for the back. I also have an Lanzar Optidrive 4150 4-Channel amp and a Lanzar Optidrive 2500 2-Channel amp that came from my previous ride. Lastly I have a new Kenwood 11' super woofer that I am building a box for. I know what your thinking... I work for Kenwood but I have other brands of products in my ride. Well I do like our speakers alot and felt that I just wanted a even higher grade of speaker for my ride. We do make some great sounding speakers but just wanted that next level. I did get the sub that I wanted for it though. Our new super woofer just rocks and it fits into a small enclosure. I was gonna buy some of our new amps but they are just getting released to the market. So I will just install what I have and then this summer I will swap out the amps for our new ones. I have been trying to get it done as fast as I can but time has not been on my side with this project. Hopefully it will be done by the middle of May but it is not looking good right now. Too many things to do and not enough time on my hands.....

[pistolpete]

any recommendations for a 2004 Tundra Double Cab??? Looking for a touch screen that fits without retrofitting/cutting and would be compatible with XM radio...I've seen quite a few that can controll SIRIUS but havent seen many for XM....interested in audio, video but not too concerned about NAvigation...if it has it great if not, no big deal.