Alpine IVA-W205 2-DIN DVD/CD/MP3/WMA Receiver/AV Head Unit (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 7 x 3.9 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000RFR9RU
• Item model number: IVA-W205
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,336 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

Product Description

Product Description

A powerful, sleek double-DIN head unit solution. Designed to easily mount flush in your dash, the Alpine IVA-W205 boasts a brilliant 6.5-inch large display for a clean, slick feel. Stay connected to multiple sources with an abundance of convenient features that give you full control from one central screen. Your IVA-W205 is the perfect starting point to expand your system. Feel free to add on, as you like. Whether you want to connect to your iPod, get all the great features of your SIRIUS Plug-n-Play device or even enjoy hands-free conversations in your car, this is the unit that is ready for multiple sources. Now it’s all up to you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and affordable, Alpine at its best!, October 25, 2007

By	D. DAY "EnochLight" (Dearborn Heights, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Picked up an IVA-W205 for my 2008 Saturn Vue Redline. Double DIN fits like a glove and the standard $29 bezel keeps it well appointed in the Redline's elegant interior (never thought I'd type the words "elegant" and "Saturn" in the same sentence)! ;-P

Anyway, the IVA-W205 does not dissappoint: the screen quality is excellent, with a defined color palette that *pops* - especially in bright sunlight. The pulse-touch LCD makes it feel as though you are pushing a button when you touch the screen - a welcome feature.

DVD navigation is intuitive and works well. No, straight out of the box, you cannot view a DVD-video from the built-in screen while driving...unless your installer offers a toggle switch to get around that (mine did!). Audio sub-features (bass, treble, width, minor freq. adjustments, subwoofer, etc) are all there, and easier to traverse thanks to the visual GUI.

Installed the iPod cable connector for my 60GB iPod Photo; makes playlist and artist/song navigation a snap with the large touchscreen LCD.

Integrates with OnStar and steering-wheel controls if you purchase the standard add-ons to make it work, but look forward to dropping another $200-$300 for that. Don't bother with the Bluetooth add-on if you plan to use it with a Blackbird PMD-200, as the Blackbird PMD-200 has Bluetooth built-in and the IVA-W205 syncs with it (hence, your phone syncs with a PMD-200 and your PMD-200 syncs with your IVA-W205 while in the dock).

About the only complaint I have is Alpine's absolutely horrific choice of GUI graphics (no customizable wallpapers, jerky scrolling of song title/artist info, just plain old..."PLAIN"... user interface - it's 2007 Alpine - get with the times)!

Overall highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, January 9, 2008

By	M. D. (Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil) - See all my reviews

This DVD system rocks!!! Not a single note of distortion. Easy to use, great touchscren. The percentage iPod search system is good. Trully incredible. I definatelly recommend it to everyone who apreciates sound quality.

4.0 out of 5 stars Alpine IVA-W205, December 20, 2008

By	A. Bryan - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the third Dvd unit i have used, tried Clarion before and that was ok, tried the Jensen 9021ts and it is actually a really good unit for the price, but nothing comes close to the clarity delivered by the Alpine in both sound and video. Have no reason to use the navigation feature, so cannot comment, but can guarantee if you are looking for a head unit to build around. Alpine does not dissapoint