172 Headunit? DAB Bluetooth - Actually decent enough?

[alexdodd]

Been done to death i'm sure... So basically i'm after a steering stalk compatible headunit with my ph1 172, not really worried about pod compatibility (thankfully )

Rough requirements are:

DAB (if its any good; ideally i'd like 1xtra )
Some kind of bluetooth hands free compatibility (hopefully parrott right?)
SD card slot or USB somewhere
A decent designed UI for browsing music on the SD or USB
Stalk compatibility
Maybe iPod, but tbh i realise i'm using iPod/iPhone compatibility less and less and now with the connector change i dont quite see the point so much.

 

[alexdodd]

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_916723_langId_-1_categoryId_165474

Something like that?!

 

[alexdodd]

Nobody any opinion?

 

[Gavin.]

That's the one I'm considering getting

 

[alexdodd]

Bugger it gonna go out to halfords today and just buy it, seems alright and I really need a headunit no more waiting around! Halfords have it surprisingly cheap in comparison to online retailers (a first!)

 

[MT AUDIO]

DAB has come on leaps and bounds since the last attempt to market it, cant go wrong with pioneer

 

[Dan_j1]

Let us know how it is!

 

[alexdodd]

Wow, well I did go to buy this but they didn't have it physically in stock in the end so I left it at that because I was at my parents in Liverpool for only a few days. Just thought about checking again now I'm back in Edinburgh and the price at Halfords has doubled! More like what I expected

 

[Gavin.]

Loads of other places still sell it at that price:

http://www.carsoundsandsecurity.co.uk/store/deh-x8500dab/

 

[alexdodd]

I know I just wanted to actually see/buy it in person first save the hassle if delivery and return... Halfords would have done fine if they had it in stock and now at a sensible price!

 

[Goodj]

You can never go wrong with an Alpine

you might be able to turn the flashing chav-lights off too