My biggest gripe about my HU is that during the day, I can't see the display. Nothing. The angle of the 5th gen Max dash makes it worse. Who here has an HU that they can see clearly during the day? What model is it? I'd like to hear from 5th gen owners (because of the dash slope), but all comments are welcome!

 

I have the kenwood excelon Headunit. I see it perfectly

 

I have a JVC mp3cd HU, I can see mine just fine too.

 

If u read correctly, he asked 5th gen maximas to post. Your 92' dash is compleatly different

 

oops, sorry

 

If YOU read correctly then you would notice he says that all comments are welcome, not just 5th gens. I'm not trying to start arguments here, just trying to help newbies feel welcome a little.

 

 

I can see mine just fine in direct sunlight.

 

I see mine without any problems, even when the sunroof is open and the sun is behind/over-top of me. I've got a Kenwood KDC-MPV7019 HU.

 

My Clarion sucked in daylight when I had it in my Blazer. I haven't put in the maxima yet

 

I can't see jack shee-ite. Even with the different angles that the deck provides.

 

Isn't this why the HU's have brail on the keys?

 

Thanks for all the comments guys, I now have a better idea what to look for. Seams that the newer Alpine/Kenwood/Pioneer decks have better visibility; or maybe just newer decks in general.

I know Pioneer uses Kodak's OLED (Organic LED) in their displays, and I had heard that Kenwood and Alpine also signed on for it, but wasn't sure if they were using it yet.

 

I thought a couple companies had bought the rights from Pioneer. But maybe Kodak had it first. My Sony is definitely in the group of old, no-can-see-um's.

 

Kodak developed it. Pioneer and Sanyo were two of the first to buy the rights to use it. I see now that Alpine is using it in their CDA-7998 deck, calling it Bio-Lite. And Kenwood is using it in some of the eXcelon decks and calling it Organic EL.

 

I know this is off topic, but what is so good, or the difference between "regular" displays and Kodak's OLED? To me the display looks like a Game Boy; not good.

 

i can see my excelon unit perfectly too, and if i did have a problem, it can tilt for a better view

 

i have the sony cdx-mp70 and can see it great in direct sunlight

 

The OLED is a LCD alternative that is brighter, better daylight visibility, much wider viewing angle, and doesn't leave trails for better animation. The reason these particular head units look like Game Boy is the manufacturers chose to go with a passive matrix single color display for cost. But OLED is also available as an active matrix full-color display. Kodak site about OLED.

 

i can see my clarion multimedia deck fine in the sun..it has some anti glare thingy on the screen

 

I saw mine perfectly Eclipse CD-8062. $th gen though. I have done quite a few Eclipse,Pioneers,Kenwoods and Alpines in 5th gens though, and no problems.

-_Don