Pioneer AVIC Z2 - Navigation system with DVD player, LCD monitor, digital player and radio | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pioneer
Category: CE
Buy New: $899.00
New (11) Used (1) Refurbished (3) from $819.00
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7394
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 7
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 14
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AVIC-Z2
Model: Z2
UPC: 012562847443
EAN: 0012562847443
ASIN: B0013G6O9G
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 7.0-inch Screen Size 16 - 9 Aspect Ratio 1440 x 234 resolution Touch Panel | | • | Anti-Glare Screen Coating AG | | • | 10GB HDD Music Library, 20GB HDD Navigation | | • | Picture Adjustment - Brightness, Contrast, Color, Hue, Dimmer Settings | | • | Motorized Disc Access Display |
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Product Description
The next generation of the ultimate in HDD navigation and multimedia is here. Pioneer's AVIC-Z2 is a double-DIN size, all-in-one system equipped with a 30GB hard disk drive (HDD) to deliver information, entertainment, and convenience on the road. Between the Z2's ultra-fast processing and the massive Tele Atlas database offering 12 million points of interest, getting where you need to be has never been so easy. And with a built-in HDD music library, DVD playback on the large 7-inch display, and iPod direct control expansion, the Z2 ensures that you'll be entertained every minute along the way.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 I would not give this to my ex-wife September 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Life before the Avic = :) Life After = :(
No worries - today is celebration day! I am finally getting this piece of garbage uninstalled. No more driving lost because the navigation quit halfway through my trip, no more listenting to Helen Reddy for hours because the unit locked up when the heavy metal station changed format, and no more
The avic-z2 worked ok for the first four months - if you discount the awkward ergonomics:
> pathetically small buttons which I guess is ok if you have small hands, but I certainly don't want any of my dates to see that I can use them well
> useless iPod interface (must scroll five songs at a time to find one you are looking for - fun with 4,000. Have you ever looked for that elusive Bananarama song while driving? Well, don't. Is is embarrassing to here it is playing when the officer arrives after plowing into the back of a cement truck because)
> Radio station screen that does not display the 6th station preset without scrolling and no RDS? Really?
> No easy way to turn it off
> No dedicated buttons to go to the function (radio, XM, CD) so you have to scroll through using the small buttons
The navigation was ok if you consider the learning feature never worked. One year and the unit never learned that I never take the road out of my neighborhood it suggested. I think the learning feature was just a prank by pioneer.
The blue tooth was always intermittent, but then four months later the real problems started
On cool mornings below 55 the screen was dark until I held down the video button and then pushed the screen, on hot days over 80 the unit completely locked up, the cd/dvd drive motor often ran without discs in it, the disc door stopped working consistently, and on and on.
I tried the firmware update, but that was obviously another fake put out by pranksters at Pioneer.
I will never buy from Pioneer again. In fact, I will use Pioneer ownership as a reference when I evaluate the judgement of others.
If you work at Pioneer, you obviously hate all of us. I would go so far as to suggest that you are a terrorist. Your parents probably threw a party when you chose an out of state college. Your girlfriend probably is in a support program for battered women.
The only car I would put this in would be a Pontiac Aztec. That was the only product sold in the last 10 years that was worse. And I am including that stupid Head On thing. I think the Avic should be sold by that Oxyclean guy.
 Best GPS out there September 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've looked at other car NAVs, even bought an external one for my girlfriend.. 95/100 of them would rate below the Pioneer Z series. The graphics are great, much better than other cars. My co-worker made sure to make that comment a dozen times..
The features and options are great. Bluetooth is great, tons and tons of addons.. 7" screen to watch DVDs or aux for ipod video.
Make sure you upgrade the firmware, and the addon ipod interface box is miserably slow(use the built in aux instead). These two minor points don't detract enough not to highly recommend it.
Not Perfect - but an Excellent Unit! August 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have two of these, both originally AVIC-Z1 units. The first came with a used car I bought my wife. The 2nd unit I picked up after using the first one for a while. I had to have one of my own!
The nav system works very well, and has saved me on numerous occasions. The voice prompt with street names is great. The ability to find resteraunts nearby.. or to pin locations you want to remember in an address book, or the history of past destinations you can easily scroll. Very convenient. The hands-free bluetooth for my Treo 680? Works great. Voice prompting to dial numbers, or answer, so I don't have to dig my phone out of my pocket while driving. CD Recording so you can build your own collection of music. You can delete tracks you don't want, and build playlists which mix the CD's you've recorded.
I installed the 2nd unit myself in my '07 Hyundai Sonata. Complex? Sure, lots of wiring, running the microphone through the headliner, hooking up the gps antenna, the speakers, the bluetooth receiver... It took a good couple days (wiring the harness was the first day). But it all works great, and I'm no rocket scientist. I've had no problems with the unit, which I bought as a refurb over a year ago.
The best part? Hey, its hackable! Frome time to time I remove the 30gb laptop harddrive to make backups on my computer just in case there is a failure. Need to update the software with new maps or firmware? Its available online. Just finished updating both of 'em to a Z3. Want to disaable the parking break check for using your Nav while driving? No problem, instructions are online. Install your own custom backgrounds? Piece of cake. How many other devices let you do all this?
Anyway, I love the unit.
Is it perfect? Not even close.
* It won't copy MP3's onto the hardrive, it only burns CDs. So with people with large MP3 collections... decompressing and writing as standard tracks onto a CD is all you can do to transfer.
* Want to transfer music from one AVIC to another? Too bad... It'd be nice if there were a USB interface for a thumb drive.
* The nav maps are usually behind the times. Pioneer doesn't update that often, so the TomTom Software I have with my PDA is always more "up to date".
* The interface is quirky, but you do get used to it. TomTom has 'em beat here though.
* The nav doesn't let you select "cross streets", which TomTom does, and I miss that feature.
* It typically takes extra effort to get your steering wheel controls to work. I've done it, but it took an interface controller from another company.
* The up/down station change buttons are "tuning" buttons, so it doesn't toggle up and down your stored "favorite station" list. Both irritating and dumb!
* The bootup time IS SLOW. I figure its just a PC, so I don't worry about it... but I do understand it bothers people.
* Although the unit hooks up to the "speedpulse" wire on the vehicle, it uses it for navigation accuracy only. What about dynamic volume control? Heck, my OEM Ford unit has that... turns the volume up in relation to the cars speed. I mean, the wire is HOOKED UP ALREADY!
But having said all that, its been a great unit (units). I don't even have the rear view camera, or XM radio, or the IPOD interface hooked up...
 Completely Satisfied June 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am very pleased with my Pioneer AVIC-Z2 radio/navigation system. It was refurbished, but it works like it was brand new. The seller shipped the product fast and everything works fine. The system is so worth the money. I recommend this to anyone looking for an in-dash navigation system.
AVOID!! DO NOT BUY!! June 16, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have owned this unit for almost a year now and have had nothing but problems. Lots of freezing issues, even after I upgraded the firmware. It's always a question whether it will boot up. And when it does, it takes forever. I have to reset the unit at least once a week. Now, after all my other troubles, I have NO sound.
It's a shame because it should be a great unit. The graphics are amazing on both the map and the XM radio icons. But even when the unit is working properly, the software is subpar. My 200 dollar Garmin portable is a far better GPS. Imputing addresses is awkward and cumbersome. POI is almost useless. The iPod interface is a waste of time. If you have an iPod with a couple thousand songs like me, it can literally take you 20 minutes to scroll through your entire library. The ONLY way to do it is to create specific playlists and keep them at a minimum because scrolling artist, album, song, etc is so slow. There is no trip calculator to tell you average speed, miles driven, etc. It boasts a route learning system, but that never works. It's estimated time of arrival is based on average speeds already imputed into the system so it's usually way off.
The point is, it looks nice and flashy, but it's a real disappointment. Maybe they've made some improvements on the Z3. Also beware that when I had this installed it totally messed up the electrical system in my new H3 causing several stalls. This was the fault of the installer, but something to consider with new vehicles -- once you begin messing with the innards, you risk permanent damage. I had to install a new amplifier just to make this work.
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