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02-27-2010, 05:27 PM
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Kenwood 9140
I am wondering if anyone has installed a Kenwood 9140 Nav system with Kenwoods back-up camera in their coach. They look and seem great but I'm wondering if anyone actually has used one and what they think. Thanks, Jennifer
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[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Jennifer Stackpole
1987 Newell, 40ft #143
DD 8V92 Silver
2010 Cannondale Tandem
No Name Tandem Mtn Bike
1973 Triumph GT6
2012 AWD 4-door Mini-Cooper
3 Ford Trucks
Just another fanatical motorhead
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02-27-2010, 11:21 PM
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i have lots of nav systems. i have a clarion with a 30gb hdd under the seat in my truck. i love it. having said that....
in the coach i use garmin mobile pc on my laptop.
i am not a fan of having a joint backup camera/nav system. if one goes bad, you have to replace both.
i put in the capability to view my gps over the 32" front tv while driving as well.
just my 2 cents worth.
tom
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02-28-2010, 01:26 AM
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Jennifer,
I don't have the Kenwood, but I do have the high zoot Pioneer AVICs. It has the capability of running the camera into it. I can't see the screen very well because it suffers from the LCD symptom of having to look straight at it. Any angle and you lose the picture very quickly. I also like to wear polarized sunglasses, and they render the LCD screens useless.
It is totally counterintuitive as a NAV system. Kenwood may be different, I just mention it so that you will know to look at it carefully.
Oh it's got more bells and whistles than you would ever use, including DVD player, and 5.1 sound out.
I don't use if for NAV. I run Streets and Trips on a Laptop with a GPS USB plug in. I like that setup because I can play with my routes off line, in the comfort of my easy chair, and pick the way I want to go. I then save that file to bring up any time I want. The Pioneer will not let me do that. I also run, like many others, VMSPc at the same time with Streets and Trips. The VMS is a monitoring software for the engine that feeds off the DDEC signals.
I see you have added a 'Dale tandem to the quiver. Good on ya. Rhonda and I got out today. A whole day of sunshine here, we couldn't believe it.
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02-28-2010, 03:21 PM
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I would have to go along with Tom on this one if I were to make a choice. I have used the Garmin mobile pc program on my laptop as well.
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