Pioneer Electronics, purveyors of fine mobile and home electronics, invited the RevdCars.com gang down to Long Beach to check out their annual Road Show event. A special once-a-year event, the Road Show is a Pioneer dealer- and media-only event showcasing new products and technologies soon coming to a Pioneer Electronics dealer near you. This year’s Road Show focused on 4 new double-DIN in-dash navigation and multimedia headunits, ranging from $600 to $1,600 MSRP.

Affordably priced at $600 MSRP, the AVIC-U310BT should be a hot seller. With a long list of features for the driver wanting a step up from the typical stock car stereo, this navigation headunit should perform quite well:

• Full-color 4.3-inch WQVGA touch screen display
• 2GB on-board memory
• AVIC-FEEDS for customized POI lists
• Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling
• iPod / iPhone control
• 2 RCA pre-outs
• XM / Sirius / HD Radio compatible
• Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever (ASR)

The AVIC-X710BT ($900 MSRP) and the AVIC-X910BT ($1,100 MSRP) is the next evolutionary step from the U series. With a bigger screen and a host of other features, these two models should fit well the needs of most mobile electronics enthusiasts:

• Full-color 5.8-inch high-resolution WVGA touch screen display
• AVIC-FEEDS for customized POI lists
• Voice control for iPod / iPhone and compatible mobile phones
• Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling
• iPod / iPhone control
• 3 RCA pre-outs
• XM / Sirius / HD Radio compatible
• Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever (ASR)
• Built-in MSN Direct tuner (AVIC-X910BT)
• DVD playback (AVIC-X910BT)

As Pioneer’s flagship in-dash navigation product, the AVIC-Z110BT ($1,600 MSRP) elevates the game even further over its Z-series predecessors:

• Full-color 7-inch high-resolution touch screen display
• Customized touch screen interface
• Highway Signboard Guidance
• Voice input for navigation
• 4GB on-board memory
• Built-in MSN Direct tuner
• DVD playback
• AVIC-FEEDS for customized POI lists
• Voice control for iPod / iPhone and compatible mobile phones
• Built-in Bluetooth for hands-free calling
• iPod / iPhone control
• 3 RCA pre-outs
• XM / Sirius / HD Radio compatible
• Pioneer’s Advanced Sound Retriever (ASR)

Last but not least, a select group of Pioneer dealers were tasked with building SQ (sound quality) oriented sound systems in demo vehicles utilizing various Pioneer mobile electronics products. In keeping with the sign / mood of the times, builds were kept someone on the low key side, including budgets. Regardless, the builds reflected a very high level of creativity, quality, and, of course, clean delivery of music. Congrats to these Pioneer dealers for putting together an awesome presentation.

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Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
Long Beach, CA
www.pioneerelectronics.com