CES 2016: Pioneer and JBL Debut New Aftermarket CarPlay Systems

[rdlink]

as do I, and I've owned lcd displays since they were a thing -- which is why I know they bleed light even on a black screen image. there is no such thing as black (absence of light) on a backlit device. LCD screens always emit some light.
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you're wrong. I own one too and have often thought that it was producing too much light as I sat in the car. sometimes it even caused me to find the menu option to turn off the display entirely.

that you're oblivious to how these screens work doesn't mean everyone is. OLED would be superior to LCD in this regard and you can't tap dance around that.

I'm not "oblivious to how these screens work." I know that on OLED screens each pixel produces its own light, and onl LCD/LED screens the pixels are lit by a backlight. And that an OLED pixel that is switched off is completely black. I get it. Understand now?

In a pure black light scenario that might make a difference. But this isn't that scenario. On the CarPlay screen there are 8 brightly colored icons in front of the black background. And they, along with the other bright elements on the screen make up about 50% of the screen real estate. The light they produce far outshines the light bleed from the black pixels on the background. If you were to somehow get rid of the 8 icons, which would essentlially negate the point of having the screen on in the first place you would then be able to reasonably say that the light bleed from the background makes a difference.

Yes, OLED would make the contrast between the icons and the background much more distinct. But it would NOT make the overal light shine from the display noticeably less.
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I got the Pioneer 4100NEX for $600 this week at Car Toys. Depending on what car it does add up for the dash kit and harness. I got mine set up by professionals so it costed me around $1,300 total with financing for my VW Jetta '14 TDI. I had to get it hooked up to my steering wheel controls etc. Factory backup cam was proprietary so I ordered one on ebay that works. Wasn't able to do this when I got the car more a year and a half ago because the Fender amp wasn't supported at the time. I'm sure it won't cost as much as what I paid for. Best to check a car install place to get a quote and info on what parts to get.

Been using it for a few days, I love it! I got rid of my suction cup phone mount on my window.
It has HD Radio. It also has satellite but I don't use that so I didn't pay to get it hooked up. You can hook up a usb stick with music on it and plays any format including lossless. Album artwork is displayed nicely on HD Radio. I think it's the best one to get. The other NEXs are more expensive because of the built in GPS stuff. Who needs GPS when you got a phone that constantly updates for free. I couldn't get Waze to work since Pioneer does support it. Might be a problem on Waze's end. Hope Apple Car play supports more than just radio apps when iOS 10 rolls around.

I am looking at one of these for my car. I don't plan on buying a new car anytime soon as my current 2006 Crown Vic is just fine. Would rather spend $600 bucks than $40K.

Any suggestions on which one would be the best bang for the buck? I'm actually hoping it will fit.

I would suggest looking into the Kenwood that's comparable to the Pioneer. I had the 4000 in my car for about 8 months before it was stolen. And I replaced it with the 4100. I have not been very happy with the stability of either. Seems very buggy. I truly regret not buying the Kenwood when I replaced the stolen unit.

 

[vakulchyk]

I bought an iPad mini a few years ago to make a custom setup in my 91 MR2 Turbo. The iPad mini fit almost perfectly in the Radio spot and and would have required very little modifications to mount.

But, shortly after I purchased the iPad mini, CarPlay was announced for aftermarket head units, and decided to wait for a double-din fit, instead of the mod.

I still have not purchased a CarPlay unit for that car yet, and since I bought my iPhone 6s plus, I been having thoughts of mounting the iPhone. The fit is smaller than double-din, so making a custom mount would be so much easier than the iPad mini.

I will probably end up going with the Alpine though.