- AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA/WAV/AAC, DivX/MPEG4/WMV/H.264 receiver with GPS navigation and MSN Direct
- 4 x 50 Watts maximum power with front/rear and three sets of preamp outputs
- 7-inch motorized widescreen TFT LCD touchscreen with 800 x 480 resolution
- Includes auxiliary input, USB port, SD card slot, iPod direct control; add optional tuners for SAT/HD radio
- On-board Bluetooth for hands-free calls, on-screen dialing, music streaming and more
Product Description
PIONEER AVIC-Z110BT 7-Inch Flagship In-Dash Navigation A/V Receiver with DVD Playback & BluetoothAmazon.com Product Description
The AVIC-Z110BT is Pioneer's flagship in-dash navigation system, and comes with th... More >>
Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT 7-Inch Flagship In-Dash Navigation A/V Receiver with DVD Playback and Bluetooth
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for me this unit is like a beautiful new shinny ferrari powered by a lawnmower motor! screen and maps look very nice; good layout with menu’s fairly well organized; navigation voice audio is clear and easy to understand so my initial impression was favorable but after a few days of use, my only thought was why did i buy this slug…
– no support for cd changers but many feel that because of usb drives and ipods, changers are legacy…whatever!
– touch screen has a sweet spot that is small and off-center so it’s easy to make the wrong selection and have to waste time on a redo…
– no IR functionality which means wireless remotes cannot be used and this unit really needs one…
– xm works great BUT xm traffic is not supported, only msn direct…
– no exterior mute button….
– installing the hd radio module disables regular am/fm functionality…
– route guidance has no introductory statement to start your route, you just start driving and eventually it begins giving directions…
– route guidance audio does not identify by exit number, street or exit name, just take next and you must look at screen for what next is…
– last unit i had gave me my vehicle speed as well as the current posted speed limit, this unit gives neither…
– adding a route is real work. to start a route you must type each and every complete word exactly, it does not help you complete words with suggested common choices nor is it flexible when searching…
– when recalculating a route, it says nothing and starts the process very slowly
– there is a search by address voice function, but it’s slow and awkward, using it is a real struggle…
– no voice commands for basics such as “go home”, “cancel route”, etc. so you must touch screen through several menu layers for them…
POI TRULY SUCKS…
– POI appears to first search alphabetically and then by proximity instead of the other way around or some other strange way, i’m really not sure what it’s doing but i am sure it needs to be doing something different…???
example: when i select POI> ATM> it gives me pages and pages of Bank of America locations beginning with the closest at say .02 miles and one after another extending out to about 40 miles until it reaches some internal limit. i can be parked in a Washington Mutual parking lot staring directly at their building from 50 feet away and this unit’s POI> Banks> will not find it and all of the other POI menu choices seem to follow this same goofy search method. the only way i have found to locate a POI (other than Bank of America) is to type it or use the voice command “find the nearest” and even then the results are questionable at best. for example it comes back with nothing when asking for nearest in-and-out burger or 7/11 store, go figure…??? another example would be i ask it for the nearest kragen auto parts store when i was +/- 100 feet from a location that had been there at least 15 years and this unit did not list it and gave me one 4.5 miles away as being the nearest to my present position..???
actually the POI function on my wife’s $130 portable navigation unit works much, much better than this one…
i have received comments from several individuals about my review, all of which have been very critical and challenging, even down right angry…??? but it’s clear to me that none of these individuals are owners and everyday users of this product. their motives are unclear but they would be better served to write their own reviews (which none have done) instead of being so concerned about mine, unless they have some vested interest to serve by discrediting my comments…???
PIONEER TECH SUPPORT…
i can speak only to this product when it comes to my experience with pioneer tech support and it’s not very favorable. maybe because this model is very new not everyone there is completely up to speed on it yet (in which case they shouldn’t be taking the support calls) but i was given very different answers for the same issue and in the end, none were correct and they seemed more interested in getting me off the phone than resolving whatever issue my call was about and when they did promise to research an issue and call me back, that callback never came…
no way do i recommend or would i consider buying this unit again…!!!
Rating: 3 / 5