Kenwood Excelon Reference DNR1007XR 10.1" Floating Panel Car Stereo Headunit w/ built in Navigation

[@kelvin1653]

Nice to see the nav in case you have no phone service more units need to do that

[@CarlosAlvarez-hw1je]

I keep holding off on getting one of these because I know the second I get it, Kenwood will announce the new version. I'll continue to wait for that.

[@illuminati7767]

Breh...get it, it'll hold you down for a long time.

[@LeandroJack]

Man I wish smartphone manufactures got into this market. It really needs some competition

[@racereid192]

Dying market but still tablets could honestly do the trick for a quarter of the price

[@topg2820]

>Sony

[@LeandroJack]

@@topg2820 I was speaking more about the Chinese brands that are doing well offering good specs for less on their mid range phones. Xiaomi, Vivo, One Plus etc. Sony phones don't offer good value and their camera's aren't anywhere close to best despite they make the seniors those others phones carry. Their head units could be much better.

[@topg2820]

@@LeandroJack yes indeed they could be much better but infotainment is a very niche market, most of the people just buy cars with built-in ones

[@vig37]

@@LeandroJack Sony Xperia is known for one of the best DAC and camera in the business.

[@pauloparranao5534]

Once again, as usual, a great review... You are the best... Thank you Josh for giving us the measurments in mm as i requested previously... Thank you... Wish you all the best...

[@tigerlilyshouseoffish4589]

Thank you for your time and information.

[@teemplaya]

Nice video! I’d like to add 5 cameras (front, back, 2 blind spot, interior) to a 2012 Jeep JK and would like the blind spot cams to display on the unit when I use the turn signal. What interface/adapter do you recommend? Thanks!

[@Clutch_42049]

This is the best car stereo I’ve seen so far cause you can actually connect an external cd/dvd player by USB, a TV Box by AV composite, and also hook up a PS2 Slim by using a PS2 composite to HDMI converter. How far can the you adjust the floating screen to stick out? Also is it the same reverse camera(Kenwood CMOS-103) used for the front view and blind side view?

[@6028]

great review, especially the audiophile part. Do you know if my vehicles 4 camera integrated Birds Eye view will display on this unit?

[@N8TheSnake]

This is the question I am wrestling with. Have you found any head units that do sky view?

[@yosemite9143]

You should show us how to setup the hdmi mirroring for iPhone

[@paulgood2218]

Still a amazing head unit!!

[@bret9741]

Thank you for the review. It obviously is a great unit. It would be my #1 choice if not for two things. (1) the double din isn’t necessary and requires modifications to fit in my vehicle in order to fit. (2) The bezels are too large. It just looks bulky and in my F-150, it covers the round supply vents of the HVAC system. The Alpine, Pioneer and Sony systems look a lot better in my opinion. Finally, I wish alpine, Pioneer or one of these manufacturers would offer a tablet style system that is on a mount that allows the unit to be rotated vertically or horizontally. Instead of mounting the volume control on the head unit, have a separate control knob and touchpad that can be mounted anywhere.

[@merkin313]

what year is your f150?

[@bret9741]

@@merkin313 07.

[@ericperry72]

The idea of vertical mounting is awesome!

[@JoseMunoz-vh3vj]

What's going on? Nice content! Can you make a review for KENWOOD DMX709S eXcelon?

[@bluv5185]

What hdmi cable are you using I’m trying to mirror my iPhone. I have a hdmi and the lighting cable adapter and when I switch to hdmi source on the radio the screen just goes black. I’ve contacted Kenwood and they told me you can mirror your iPhone with this unit. What am I doing wrong? I have the 1057xr

[@jiriza84641]

How would you recommend this unit with a 2023 Tacoma with JBL (dumping thee JBL), the factory HU has gps and Sirius as well.

[@primetimemain]

Will it allow you to control light-bar features

[@glenfraga1775]

I Love it, however I will upgrade to the GPS unit and probably go back to Android and dump my Apple. Thanks great video 6:15 12/28/23

[@licker1997]

Can you do a review On the Rockville rv68.2c speakers that are on selle on Amazon For 94 dollars with the cross over ? Please

[@worldtraveler8372]

Whats your top 3 right now in this category?

[@mrsmith1942]

Hell well whats the new best of the best with Built in Nav & wireless android auto?

[@tominch7614]

What is the app you need to download for the weather widget to work?

[@MarieSamantha-xv2gn]

Where do I put the composet wires in the back

[@machomar11]

Will it work on a 14 Tundra 5.7 V8?

[@tominch7614]

Had it in my 14 Tundra

[@machomar11]

@tominch7614 The steering wheel controls work ?

[@bassistmau]

If my car comes with factory oem gps antenna and siriusxm antenna. Do I need to buy anything extra?

[@92hatchsi]

Josh, does it need a parking brake cable to play movies?

[@BreakersStereo]

Yes

[@jasoncaine2600]

It's Kenwood you just ground the wire

[@bassistmau]

Wouldn't rhe idatalink maestro rr2 allow the side view camera to activate once you put your turn signal on?

[@jasoncaine2600]

Yes if it did while factory

[@TorturedSoull]

All those neat features and NO BRIGHTNESS CONTROL.. This radio is 100% day or night and it's very distracting for night time driving.

[@KStatus7]

It does have brightness control

[@xCaldazar]

The manual lists 4 options: [OFF]: Does not dim the display and buttons. [ON]: Dims the display and buttons. [SYNC ](Default): Turns the dimmer function on or off when the vehicle light control switch is turned on or off. [NAV-SYNC]: Turns the dimmer function on or off according to the information (day/ night) from the navigation.

[@ne_nick]

Does it have an optical output? If not, what similar device has it?

[@FemiTheLion]

I had prepaid for this Kenwood 1007 last yr. However, I came across the Stinger H10 which has optical out. I canceled my kenwood preorder and went with the Stinger. I’m running optical out of the Stinger to a Helix dsp ultra.

[@jimgd4]

I watched all the way through to get the specifics on what features were missing compared to newer units like the Sony ES, Pioneer & Alpine- no dice. I'll never get those 23 minutes back. Long video, afraid to compare.

[@BreakersStereo]

No left right EQ but that’s about it…. Still a great headunit.

[@duceky1977]

this unit is a beast but never really understood how the prices where justified. would definitely be nice to have something other than android...

[@racereid192]

I can get a 7 inch display and a raspberrypi for 60$ and a Bluetooth adapter for 10$ so why can't these huge brands get it right? Why not just partner with a tablet maker I really don't get it.

[@duceky1977]

@@racereid192 you make a valid point if these brands had some type of competition then the prices wouldn't be so ridiculous!!!

[@damienfrizzell9394]

the price is for high end audio

[@jasoncaine2600]

​@@racereid192🤦🏼

[@cougarslayer91]

As of now kenwood portal app doesn't work since last "update" developers for whatever reason won't fix it and its annoying asf

[@louismccall]

I have a Landcrusier.... Cellular Nav is a complete waste. GPS inside is great.

[@rantuChetia-w8t]

Japanese brand is alws top

[@shadybeatsCarbon]

I have the Pioneer DMH-8600NEX and I regret purchasing it. Wish it had GPS, it has a GPS antena but you can only access GPS by connecting your phone. If your cellphone carrier is small so it has limited range outside of major cities, good luck being able to do any searches on your GPS. Waze will eat your bandwidth. If you listen to music from a USB stick, you have to leave Android Auto where your GPS is and go back to home menu to access your USB/Music Player to change songs. Split screen is only for when you use your Android Auto or Apple Carplay and the various phone apps supported by the unit. It's a pain to scroll through songs in your USB using the touch screen while you drive, a rotary knob would make it far less dangerous, you can't even use the bloody remote, which I might add is IR remote, so you have to point the damn thing at the screen, can't even mount it on a phone holder beside the unit for convenience. Pioneer, make your remotes bluetooth or something. Pioneer's unit is a waste of money, i rate it 4/10. Will buy this Kenwood next time.

[@kelvin1653]

Would be nice if they had a add on for navigation I did hear alpine is going to have add on nav for the halo

[@isaacddestroy3674]

6:16

[@twontwon89ful]

No one is showing how to screen mirror

[@MrMleewilson]

It would be nice if they'd make a smaller screen size unit like Pioneer and Alpine does. Not everyone drives a Tahoe or Suburban. An 8"-9" screen would be great. The volume knob is a definite winner and sets it above all the others. But the bezel is way too big - too much wasted space. The user interface is so 1980s - they could learn something from Pioneer and the Android based units. HDRadio, Bluetooth, and USB screens are just awful, bland and boring. Set-up screens are okay, though. Luckily, most driving time will be spent using GPS, or Android Auto/Carplay interface. Maybe Kenwood could consider hiring some graphic artists.

[@christopherconkright1317]

Navigation looks like 1999

[@elyuma473]

i got one like this in my truck but the gps is in kilometer how to chancge in miles