Here’s another nice looking blaupunkt double din car stereo, the New York 800. This Blaupunkt gps is another fine example of Blaupunkt’s quality stereo equipment.
Starting at the top of the list, this unit has a 6.2 inch display with an 800×480 pixel resolution which gives a nicely clear and crisp picture. Whilst it’s still a fair way from HD quality, with this size screen you won’t notice much, if any, real difference. The TFT screen is a touchscreen and settings such as brightness, display switch off timer, wallpaper and clock display can all be adjusted
The Blaupunkt gps uses iGo primo, which whilst not as widely known (at least to me) as TomTom or Garmin, does provide a similar quality of gps detail and operation. It provides all the standard features such as voice directions, 3D views, POI and so on. The data is stored on a micro-sd card and can be easily updated via the net.
For those of us with iphones or ipods, it supports, as far as I can tell, all of the various versions out there, and so far I haven’t come across anyone with problems with regards to connecting or compatability. Just plug your idevice in via usb and everything should work as expected. Hands free calling is also supported as well as phone book access of up to 1,000 entries. You also have missed, dialled and received calls history lists which can come in handy.
For play back abilities, the New York 800 doesn’t miss much. For video it can playback AVI, DivX, MP4, MPEG, MPG and Xvid, all via usb, sdhc,sd or mmc. Phot display is limited to jpeg and jpg, but I don’t really see this as a problem since they are the most common formats used. For sound/music, it supports mp3 and wma. You can browse and do file searches without interrupting playback and will also display album art when connected to your iphone/ipod.
As well as the above media mentioned, this unit also supports DVD, +/-R, +/-RW, -ROM; VCD; CD, -ROM, -R/-RW; with all the related functionality you would expect.
The radio supports both AM and FM wave bands, as well as radio data system, alternative frequencies, clock time, enhanced other networks, program service name, program types, radio text, traffic announcement and traaffic program. It only has 30 station memory, but this will probably be enough for most people.
Overall this is not just a nice looking, but also functional double din car stereo and would look and sound great in any car system.