INA-W910 - Alpine 7" Touchscreen Multimedia with In-Dash GPS Navigation

• DVD/navigation receiver with 7" touchscreen and AM/FM tuner
• Internal amp (18 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels)
• Built-in Bluetooth®
• Built-in HD RadioTM
• Plays DVD Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, and CD-R/RW

I did a lot of research before selecting the W910 to replace my original stereo in a 2003 Suburban. I selected this unit because of its quick start-up time and clean, simple interface, and Alpine quality. About the boot-up time: Alpine advertises 6 seconds... and while this may be true for the start-up screen, the actual time to view an image from a backup camera is 12 seconds. Not the end of the world, and better than some other units, but it was not quite as advertised otherwise it would have received 5 stars.

Navigation is simple and easy to use. Built-in free traffic is great. For security's sake, it would be nice to require a PIN code to use the "home" and address book function, but I just use my neighbor's address :)

Built-in HD Radio sounds awesome. Between the Pandora functionality, my iPhone music, and HD radio, I have no real need for satellite radio.

I added an HCE-200R rear camera and am very happy with the sharp image an multiple views. I plan on adding the 200F front camera soon which will really help my wife be more comfortable when she needs to drive this very large vehicle. NOTE If you plan on using the 200 series cameras, note that the camera module connects to the head unit via an RCA plug. Alpine says you can select different camera angles directly from the INA-W910, but this is only for the directly-connected 300 series cameras. In my case, I needed to mount the controller pad that came with the 200R camera. Not a huge deal, just not as "clean" an installation as I would have liked.

My iPhone connects perfectly via bluetooth and the voice recognition is fantastic. When plugged into the cable, music on the iPhone can be navigated very quickly.

I used a video bypass module (do an internet search) so my 3-year old (she sits in the middle, center row) can enjoy her Sesame Street videos can watch her stuff while we are on the move I have no plans to watch video while driving... that is just plain stupid.

I also used module that allows my steering wheel buttons to work. This was the only way I would be happy with a radio without a simple rotary volume knob. For me, a simple twist will always beat a tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap every time. Doesn't anyone else find these type of controls annoying?

As for cons, and I will nitpick here because the unit is generally awesome: 1)the navigation display resolution could be a bit better (videos are great, however), 2) The overall system font is a bit strange as it seems like it was made for the visually impaired, 3) the clock font is so tiny it is almost like reading the fine-print from a pharmaceutical company ad. Also, the clock is not visible when the unit is off. I thought it would be an issue, but there really is no need to turn it off, and 4) there should really be a hard button to turn off/turn down the display for night visibility.

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I researched forever before purchasing this unit and I could not be happier! Everything that it does, it does extremelly well. The user interface is very quick; much better than other products I researched.

The navigation works very well and it gets a satellite lock almost immediately.

HD Radio is actually pretty cool. It starts with Analog, and then when it locks onto the Digital station, it indicates 'Digital' at the bottom and the sound quality increases noticeably. The highs are much crisper and it sounds like CD quality.

The iPod and Pandora app integration are great and controlling both via the large touchscreen is preferable to acutally using the iPod/iPhone.

The GPS display does a great job of indicating traffic on the display, live, as you drive. The graphics within the GPS are fine, not great, but everything works so well, it is a minor negative.

The BlueTooth and handsfree works very well and callers often don't know that I'm handsfree. I can even use it with the windows down!

I think this is the hidden gem in hands-free, NAV and DVD head units!

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I bought and had this professionally installed by an authorized Alpine dealer on my 2008 Honda Pilot. Also installed Rear camera, Hands free mic, and new speakers ( along with an alpine amplifier MRX-V60). I have been using this for about 3 months now, and several short trips and atleast 2 long trips

Everything works more or less well, but it does leave us wanting for a few things....

First the pros:

Bluetooth works beautifully

Rear view Camera is great ( not sure what model camera the dealer installed, but I paid about 60$ for it).

Radio, ipod connectivity etc are top notch

Navigation works well.. with some shortfalls ( in cons)

Love the auto-adjusting feature of the clock ( with some concerns)

Now the cons:

1. The menu behaves differently at different times

2. I would have expected a high end head unit like this to offer more power to speakers out of the box... ( this would have helped me avoid the amplifier install)

3. Navigation: Re-routing is a disaster, especially if it is playing music from ipod. It takes as much as 45seconds to re-route, sometimes longer!

4. Clock: the font size is a disaster someone else has also mentioned this. What did the designers think?

Considering that there are no good head units with similar set of features, i guess this is one of the decent ones out there. I could have given it 4 stars... but i really felt more like 3.4 or 3.5. Hence the 3 star rating.

I am sure either alpine itself or one of its competitors will come out with a better version at a similar or slightly lower price. If you are not in a hurry, hang on for the next version.

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Glad I waited. The Alpine INA-W910 in-dash unit delivers what I was looking for. The HD radio, Bluetooth, GPS, Movie, and iPod functions all work as they should. My favorite is the Pandora Radio connection; it just makes listening to Internet radio a breeze. The truly best part is the how all of the interfaces function together. The unit's interface is very simple and even though some have complained about the size of the on-screen characters, I love it for its easy glance-at functionality. The GPS unit functions as advertised; I have not had any issues. The map's on-screen adjustable look can be tailored to your taste and is not overly-bright at night, which is one thing I was very concerned about. The text-to-speech driving commands are not the best; the system does have issues pronouncing street names. One small issue is that the unit is a little bigger than the old unit, so it doesn't sit flush in the dash, protrudes about ½ an inch, it's just something I got used to. I did look at both of the similar Pioneer and Kenwood units, and am still very happy I choose the Alpine. If you get a chance, try to see it in action at your local Car Audio store, playing with it next to the other units sold me on this one.

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After the install, this was great. The GPS works great. I have traveled in the States and Canada. It works great. It is accurate with when to turn and the distance counting down to turn/destination.

I sync up my iPhone. When the car is on it syncs to my phone when I'm outside of the vehicle. It plays the movies on my phone, music videos, everything.

**If you live in Canada. Anything to do with the Pandora feature will not work. Because of being in Canada.