Android Head Units

[The_Hawk]

I've got two digital radios, both of them "Bush" Brand.

Originally I was just looking for a portable radio to use at the drive in (FM Reception), but when I saw the DAB+ in this unit I snapped it up. Reception is great with very few drop outs, although it is using a pretty large antenna. When used it has been sitting on the TV cabinet so near lots and lots of electronic stuff and it’s worked great.



Last year I was looking for a portable unit to take to the footy for the live coverage. This time around I was looking for DAB+ and this was one of the very few units available. As it turns out the small delay in digital is useless for the footy so I ended up only using the FM while at the game, but DAB+ everywhere else. On the train on the way to the game the reception is almost passable although unlike FM which fades out and goes crackly digital just stops when reception is lost. Bridges and tunnels are terrible, although it’s worth noting that switching to FM doesn’t really make reception much better but I will say the static fade out is far more pleasant than the audio just cutting in and out.





But to the point, I’d be very interested to hear from anyone running a proper in-car DAB+ unit on how well (or not) they work.

[cheddo7]

A heap of new VW Android models here:
Specialties DVD Player - Tradesolution HK Ltd.

Bugger I've already purchased a 7", would've liked a dual core 8"....

[daveaus]

I've been running this one for about 4 months and Im pretty happy with it:

IN Dash CAR Head Unit CPU 1GHz Pure Android 3G Wifi GPS DVD F VW Passat Golf | eBay

Only major issues are you have to put up with 20-30seconds of silence while it boots and the mic for the bluetooth is useless. There is a big thread on xda developers about this unit.