mikey - the 9857 or the 9856 ? which one ?


http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/products/prod...?model=CDA-9857

http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/products/prod...?model=CDA-9856

 

and what do you think about that little blackbird thing they got?

 

I was leaning towards the 56 myself...the 57 main difference is the bio-lite display. Thats a big up-charge for a fancy display.

 

I haven't seen it in person yet..Alpine's typical slow release :banghead; I wish they didnt farg it up with mp3 and other ...its a friggen GPS..why cant it just be a GPS? The ability to hook it up to an external monitor/dock is killer!

 

okay,

I was thinking the same about the biolite.

That is cool about the monitor hookup for the blackbird, that makes it VERY appealing to me. Plus it's the nicest looking outboard unit I've seen.

I agree about the mp3 shit. that's just dumb.

 

They could have dropped the features and had a price point more competitive with Garmin and Tom-Tom, but this is Alpine we are talking about..they have all the answers.

 

when is the ivw200 supposed to show up?

 

Put a date out of your ass...that will be more reliable than any Alpine release date you ever get!

 

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