Original eBay 15% off COLLECT15 deal
Great deal. I nabbed one with the 10% discount last week and thought that was a good deal…with 15% it's even better. Main seller for me was that it has an HDMI input so I can use my Rasp Pi w/openelec as an media player. You can also connect a mirrorcast adapter to it and display/control your android phone wirelessly on the unit.
I think you're really paying extra for the HDMI/mirrorcast functionality…which is not available with most headunits at this price point. Pioneer/Alpine offer it on their top end models but they are close to $1k in price. Clarion has the VX404AU which has HDMI input but the UI is a bit laggy when I tried it at Autobarn.
If all you need is a 2DIN 6/2" receiver that Sony is a good deal…
any 2din display units will support a rear camera.
When the phone is connected to the HDMI input, will it play music through HDMI? I assume it would be uncompressed as HDMI should have enough bandwidth. I'm looking for a better sound quality than bluetooth. Thanks!
I would assume so…you'd need an MHL adapter though
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_High-Definition_Link
But in the end the quality is all dependant on the DAC on the playback device isn't it? I'm not an audiophile…maybe someone else can chime in.
Yes the DAC in my Note 3 is very good (as is usually the case with Samsung/Apple phones), but the sound quality through bluetooth is definitely lacking.
I'd say if you use MHL the quality would be pretty good…mirrorcast? hopefully better then BT…
HDMI is digital so I'm going to assume that the digital to analogue converter on your phone is not relevant in this scenario.
How would this compare to:
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/226121
if wanting to add a rear camera as well?