Pioneer AVIC-X930BT
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT Review
This is a review of the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT 6.1″ In-Dash Navigation AV Receiver with iPod/iPhone Control, Bluetooth and Pandora!
The Pioneer AVIC-X930BT is one of Pioneer’s higher end in dash DVD and navigation systems. This really is a fantastic piece of kit with a beautiful screen and a well thought out interface. The iPod controls are intuitive, and the bluetooth works well. Unlike previous models, the AVIC-X930BT is very stable, and has some great customizable features.
One really cool feature that I like about the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT, is it’s ability to integrate with Facebook! Personally I am not a huge fan of updating my status every 5 minutes, but for some people they love sharing every part of their life with the world. This amazing piece of kit will actually speak your status updates to you while you’re on the move. If it’s not something you’d use, you still have to appreciate the technology behind this, it’s truly amazing!
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT: Main advertised Product Features
Here are the main advertised features of the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT.
- Double-DIN AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, MP3/WMA/AAC, JPEG, DivX, navigation receiver
- 2D and 3D GPS navigation with maps of US, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Puerto Rico with spoken street names and lane guidance
- MOSFET 50 Watts x 4 peak power with three 2V RCA preamp outputs allowing you to expand your system!
- 6.1-inch touchscreen display with widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio and an impressive 800×480 screen resolution
- Features built-in Bluetooth, Pandora integration, direct iPod control, playback from USB and microSD, and an auxiliary input
The Pioneer AVIC-X930BT iPod compatibility list is very extensive, and the map information is up to date using the latest maps from Tele Atlas. If you don’t have an iPod, playback from a USB stick or microSD card works very well too!
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT: Aha Radio
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT Radio
The radio on the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT is developed by Harman International, and is one of the “coolest” platforms I have seen. Basically it translates any text based content into audio, and actually works really well.
You can get traffic updates, radio stations, and as I mentioned above even your face book updates, oh and twitter updates too!
The bluetooth works pretty much seamlessly for both streaming music and phone calls. I think bluetooth technology on the whole is a little problematic, but this auto connected every time without any problems. Anything can be played through this interface, or you can buy the optional cable to connect directly if you want to be able to control the device from the screen itself.
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT: Navigation
The navigation screen presents a full qwerty keyboard which enables easy input of city and road names. The screen also seemed very responsive making it a joy to use. The Tele Atlas maps contain information for the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. These also include 12 million points of interest to help you find what you need wherever you are!
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT Navigation
Pioneer AVIC-X930BT: Hands Free Calling
Having tried just about every make of bluetooth hands free systems out there, the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT worked like a dream. It takes a few seconds to connect after initially starting up the device due to the boot time, but pulls your contacts into it so you can scroll through and dial your number directly from the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT itself! The call quality was clear with minimum feedback or voice distortion as you would expect from such a device of this quality.
Let’s look at some of the reviews on the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT
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Customizable heaven, Great Interface ***** (5 Stars)
(Chicago, IL USA)
I had the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT installed in my 2011 Subaru WRX a week ago and have great things to say about it. There are endless good things about this nav unit. However, here is how I break it down.
1.One of the best ones is the mat finish display that does not hinder with the sun’s glare.
2.The customizable home screen shortcuts is awesome and gives you a smartphone feel to you.
3.iPod interface and song/artist/album/album art display is brilliant. It is quite pleasing to the eye and readily readable.
4. Navigation has newest graphics and a host of information on the screen (also a borderline negative coz it is too many options on screen that can be turned off too).
5. POI search is not the most intuitive coming from an Acura owner, but one can get used to it.
6. Contacts syncing from your Bluetooth connected phone every time it is paired is a great feature, the contact list updated in the pioneer memory from any changes made on the phone.
7. A2DP profile for streaming Bluetooth music works well too, but with my BB it take a few steps, I have not tried with another phone.
8. I also tried to play music from the micro sd card which is a nice touch and plays well.
9. There are so many features in this car I have not tried after all this.
I have also not tried the Pandora or aha yet, sadly I am a Blackberry user and am hoping Pioneer will release updates to support this. I also have not tried to play Video from my iPod or DVD, which it supports.
Cons:
1. Way too customizable for an ordinary user, but one does not get this unit unless you want the level of customization and aftermarket creativity.
2. Does not support voice commands, I don’t know why they did away from that since the earlier model had it. This means you have to either dial from the phone directly or use the dial pad / contacts on the screen, but its not difficult to do either at all.
3. Pioneer does not allow you to use your iPod cable to play music through USB, you have to purchase the additional iPod cable (here’s the direct link) that I paid $50 to buy from the installer. This is pretty lame, since the album art and song infor showed up, but no audio, they include a 3.5 mm pin for the audio alone.
4. Still not very pleased with the FM response compared to my Acura, but this is 1000 times better than my Subaru stock stereo’s FM.
5. The mute level can be customized so it can be reduced by 10db or 20db or full mute. Funny enough that I get to choose this for Tel only or both Navi Guidance and Tel but and not separately. I like it to be full muted for calls and some music can play with guidance since it takes a while for the guidance to complete (distance/lane/highway #/direction) and don’t want to have no music at that time. The other day I received a call and the caller could hear my music since it muted down only 10db. So I changed it to mute all, and both navi guidance and tel are muted down entirely. Finally I now have it to reduce by 20db for all, so now while on a call, I could have been listening to music at a reasonable volume and it muted down by 20db.
Overall, the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT is a great unit, good value for the money you pay, and is firmware upgradable through micro-sd slot (should Pioneer release Blackberry compatibility ;-D)
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Pioneer AVIC-X930BT Bluetooth
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If you spend the time to really get to know this product, you will not be disappointed. It’s certainly one of the best systems I have seen on the market today.
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