Double DIN OLED with wireless CarPlay and Android Auto

GeX · 9 Nov 2022 at 15:56

I suspect what I want doesn't really exist, less so for a budget of around £500..
I'm looking for something double DIN but with an OLED screen, no mech as it has to be shallow (near the top) to fit properly and I want wireless CarPlay and Android Auto.

I'm not really interested in offbrand Android based head units, and have been looking mainly at Pioneer and Alpline units.

Alpine - iLX-705D Premium 2DIN Digital Media Station, car stereo featuring DAB+ digital radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility

www.alpine.co.uk

DMH-C2550NEX

The Pioneer DMH-C2550NEX modular digital multimedia receiver offers installation flexibility with its 6.8" capacitive touchscreen display, which can be mounted separately from the hideaway main AV chassis. This chassis contains the processor, memory, tuner, amplifier, and all input/output...

www.pioneerelectronics.com

Those are two that I know fit, but don't meet the other specs. Styling wise, I prefer the Alpine with the buttons on the bottom of it.

Does anyone know of any units off hand that aren't awful?

Clarkey · 9 Nov 2022 at 16:42

Neither of those have OLED display. The Pioneer is a resistive touchscreen also, probably want to avoid anything like that.

GeX · 9 Nov 2022 at 17:56

I know, I said as much!

jpaul · 9 Nov 2022 at 21:07

GeX said:
I'm looking for something double DIN but with an OLED screen, no mech as it has to be shallow (near the top) to fit properly and I want wireless CarPlay and Android Auto.

It's only mercedes no - panoramic in newer S class who have oled in car ... all the others if the suns at the wrong angle ymmv, you could get an oled Android tablet though
(e: that's because oled isn't reliable enough for car use yet ... but in an S class enough margin to replace it after 5 years)

If you care about sound quality though (nothing else matters), Alpine pays more attention to analogue design than Chinese HU alternatives , even if their software support might be less flexible