
Originally Posted by
moda
Meh. Not a definitive statement, just my thoughts, particularly with the influx of people coming in wanting advice on whether to buy it. Don't want to give them the wrong idea about what the DNS is/was/will be/won't be, you know? I'd say it's particularly dependent on the cost. ~$400-500, great buy. $700+, not so much, you get to a point where you'd be better off spending the money on an OEM RNS or Zenec/Dynavin/Pioneer/Alpine unit. The DNS is freaking miles better than ANY other chinese unit on the market. When you put it in the context of 95% of the aftermarket headunits it competes and wins, but I don't think it can compete with companies that have much deeper pockets and a proven track record like Pioneer/Alpine/Kenwood etc.
Edit: The other thing to consider is there is pretty much nothing else that competes with the DNS, really. All other chinese headunits are rubbish. If you want full OEM style, you either just spend the money and get an RNS510 or go for the Zenec (~$1200+) or Dynavin (~$850), or you go for aftermarket style with Pioneer/Alpine/Kenwood and an idatalink module and mounting kit (which all adds up to a lot of money). There is nothing else out there even worth looking at, as far as i'm aware?
It's also just the way the market has gone at the moment. WinCE is a dead platform, most manufacturers are going towards Android, and Android Auto/Apple Carplay are the new hotness. The DNS810, with better MFD functionality, better BT, DAB+ radio, get rid of the internal GPS and all other software and JUST use AndroidAuto/CarPlay, that would be my ideal headunit.
As far as i'm concerned I have no issues with Sandy's conduct inside or outside of this forum. He has always been attentive to my messages/emails, certainly can't fault him, and I certainly don't blame him for the way the DNS went. That's all i'm going to say, the question is entirely inappropriate in my mind, anyway.
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