Landroverwolf Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 (edited) Hi Guys,Its the son now and btw, I fitted the Sony in my little pug before my old man takes credit for that but yeah, it was nailed, disappointingly. Mind you, it flew out the dashboard after I got hit in the back so maybe it was to be expected lol!So i've been looking at getting maybe a ripspeed or something like that. But I was browsing through eBay and found these Unbranded in-car dvd/sat nav jobbies. Just wondered has anyone ever had any experience with these? Theres loads coming from China, but this dudes selling them from London:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...ht_12608wt_1165I'm well used to the phrase, 'if its too good to be true, it probably is'. So i'm still very much considering buying the Ripspeed, but I just wondered whether these were a decent alternative, or whether they're a crappy knock off. From what I read elsewhere, they ain't too bad, but ones perception of what is bad and what is good may differ, so figured I'd come here and ask (And probably register my own account after using my old mans ) and get a wider variety of opinions. Edited September 2, 2009 by Landroverwolf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve TDI Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Holly crap!!! That's got a lot of kit with it. If it works for 12 months then you've got your money's worth from it.Worth buying...??? If you don't have any problems with it and it's in English ( ) then yeah. Worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landroverwolf Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 It boasts a lot of features, but in the end, if it doesn't do the basic things right then its useless. I'm considering taking a punt and just going for it. In the end, the worst that can happen is i lose 150 quid or so. I'll survive. I've spent a lot more on booze at uni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 worth a bash mate it has 12mths warrantee so go for it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landroverwolf Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 The other one I was looking at was this:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...#ht_19099wt_851imported from China. Thats my only issue. i've bought things from china before and had issues and in reality... you can't send them back easily. I guess thats an assurance with buying it from london. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 It will probably work fine but the one thing that would put me off is the screen. It will become unusable as soon as the slightest bit of direct light hits it.You can tell it has a rahter hasey touch screen overlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 worth a bash mate it has 12mths warrantee so go for it !Is that a cross between a Guarantee and a Warranty ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landroverwolf Posted September 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Good point and I appreciate your reply. I wasn't necessarily going to use it as much of a DVD player. I've never watched a DVD in the car in my life and had a little portable DVD player for like 5 or 6 years. It was more the Sat Nav, MP3 CD and iPod features I kind of looked at. I think i'm going to give it a try. If I do buy one, i'll pop up a review on here saying whether it is worth what I pay Cheers (im off to register my own account ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiea7x Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Is that a cross between a Guarantee and a Warranty ?sure is haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Names_Buck Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 worth a punt i reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little rich Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 You get what you pay for, may sound tempting but i wouldnt....SQ is usually ****e on these things too, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I've heard that the screen quality is questionnable, but I'm really looking for the sat nav features rather than the ability to view DVD's. We'll see what pops up cheers everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I've heard that the screen quality is questionnable, but I'm really looking for the sat nav features rather than the ability to view DVD's. We'll see what pops up cheers everyone!And there was me thinking the satnav feature used the screen too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hehe, okay, I didn't write that very well. Of course the sat nav uses the screen, but i asked the fella selling them and it apparently gives you the directions out of the speakers while having the map on the machine. I would prefer NOT to look at the screen and to have it direct me through the voice. So that is where I was coming from Sorry about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one litre wonder ;) Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 if your after the halfords one i had mine fitted in my golf for about 2 months ( then took it out to sell the car ) and the picture quality was great IMHO considering how much it cost. would consider selling it as well as i love the headunit in the audi so its sitting here doing nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hi,what make/model? and also, what features?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_225 Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Just with regard to the Ripspeed ones they used to do, by all accounts the internals are all Panasonic but they're just branded Ripspeed so really they should be fairly decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I always thought RipSpeed were decent anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unheard Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I always thought RipSpeed were decent anyway?Well now you know they are for certain have you ordered one yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Well now you know they are for certain have you ordered one yet?Not yet. Been looking at a few different RipSpeed actually. I've come to the conclusion that I can always buy a dash mounted Sat Nav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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