ECLIPSE AVN726E – Navigation system with DVD player, LCD monitor, digital player and radio
- Built in navigation
- 50 x 4 watt
- Flash memory navigation
- Direct food connection (USB)
- CD, DVD, MP3, WMA, DIVX playback
Product Description
The widescreen 7″ display makes good use of advanced digital image processing technology for a vivid image that is in its own class. Contrast is optimized as are color depths and contrasts. This digital-to-digital TFT monitor keeps all data transfers in digital format, eliminating noise and the smearing experienced with analog conversion processes, just like the best LCD TVs.To deliver the best possible sound quality, the AVN726E’s audio circuit components are speci… More >>
ECLIPSE AVN726E – Navigation system with DVD player, LCD monitor, digital player and radio
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about 2 years ago
12/7/2009 – I have recently installed the AVN726E in my car. I am pleased with the unit with one exception. Eclipse claims the unit supports “hands free operations” for using Bluetooth cell phone capabilities, however, it does not support voice commands. This means you must take your eyes off the road to type in a telephone number or if you are able to download your phone book from your cell phone you must once again take your eyes off the road to find the person/number in the phone book and select that individual then make your call. Prior to purchasing this unit I had a simple $69 hands free unit on my sun visor which allowed me to simply press the call button on my phone then give a voice command to call a person listed in my phone book and talk without taking my eyes off the road. I think Eclipse missed the mark on their “hands free operation” claims for such a simple technology and for the expense of the unit.
Ernie – Colorado
Rating: 3 / 5
about 2 years ago
This product works perfectly! I have a 08 Tundra Crew Max and the eclipse nav works awesome, instal was a breeze and all the functions work better than I could of asked for. It has some issues with roads on military posts, but other than that it is very good. Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 / 5
about 2 years ago
CNET did a good review for first impressions. Once you have the unit for a while you realize its not all its cracked up to be.
Had mine for about 6 months now. Gripes-
#1-every time you start the car and push the nav button it says its not linked and takes 2 minutes to link to the GPS satellite(I just sit there)
#2-I burned an MP3 cd and put it in. It played fine but for some reason rendered the buttons a heavy 30 second lag. So I tried to turn the volume up-nothing. Tapped a couple more times-nothing. Then 20 seconds later volume maxes out and I have to stop in traffic with my wife to shut the car off-volume maxed out. Needless to say I won’t play an MP3 CD ever again.
#3-There are colored lines on the 2D map-seem to be some kind of history. I’ve played with all settings-advanced and basic-and can’t get them to go away. Sometimes they don’t even follow road-just go from source to destination-covering the real streets I need to see.
I called Eclipse about #1 and the guy said “We’re making a firmware update for that-be looking for it in a few weeks”. That was 4 months ago.
I paid about $1600 for this unit from Crutchfield 6 months ago-today I get an email-Crutchfield has it for $780. Don’t wonder why.
Adage-don’t but the biggest, best, and baddest-it hasn’t been tried and tested yet. [expensive] Lesson learned.
possibly worth the $770 Amazon wants for it if you can deal with #1-#3.
Rating: 2 / 5
about 2 years ago
Folks,
I got this unit installed recently in my 2009 odyssey. It is a great unit and once you have it, you fall in love with it. It has so much to offer.
1) Navigation is so user friendly. The 3D maps are so precise, clear and beautifully layed out.
2) Radio and Sirius radio is awesome
3) Picture is so bright and clear.
4) Bluetooth is wonderful!
6) IPOD connectivity is great and one can view videos/music on the screen from Ipod.
7) This is the only unit in the market that can play a DIVX CD
In nutshell, I recommend this product wholeheartedly with no reservations.
Rating: 4 / 5
about 2 years ago
After extensive research into the best GPS double-DIN unit for my F150, I narrowed the search to the Kenwood DNX9140 and the Eclipse AVN726E. I had the AVN5500 in my old car, so I was aware of the numerous strengths and weaknesses of the Eclipse product. Truth be told, I’m not a huge fan of the 5500. The video integration is great, but it leaves a LOT to be desired with regards to the GPS and iPod playback. Ergo, I was open to the AVN726E, but extremely skeptical after my previous disappointment. After reading the specs on the new unit, though, I was convinced that the 726E was exactly what I was looking for! (It should be noted that I never actually messed around with the DNX9140. It was another late-model high-end double-DIN that got equally great reviews, but I settled on the 726E after learning about the product improvements).
The following is a laundry list of reasons why I am so satisfied with this new unit (in no particular order):
1) Navigation is now a hard drive-driven application. In the 5500, a map DVD was necessary. The hard drive format works much better. First off, it is much faster to load and seems more efficient. Additionally, I don’t have to worry about scratching or losing the disc (a $300 replacement). Updates to the map are performed via SD card behind the faceplate. Lastly, I now have the ability to keep a movie in the DVD slot while using the GPS.
2) The GPS is a bajillion times better in the 726E. For such a high-end product, the 5500 had some glaringly obvious flaws in the GPS platform. For instance, you weren’t able to search by zip code and POI look-up was atrocious. You couldn’t perform a blind search of restaurants or gas stations. Instead, you had to input the specific name of the POI and the unit would then find the closest match. It was ridiculous. The 726E has made vast improvements in this regard. Zip code search is quick and easy. The POI search is also great. It’s similar to the Yelp application on my iPhone (without user reviews). I can find all of the closest restaurants, gas stations, etc in seconds. It plots them on the map close to me, close to my destination, or along my route. Phone numbers are also given. It’s fantastic.
3) The GPS options are another great feature. You can choose to view the map in 2D (classic format, above-view) or in 3D. In 3D, the user can adjust the road view for a variety of angles (it looks like the default angle is around 45 degrees downward). The map will show buildings along your route in a realistic silhouette. It seems pretty cool, but I opted for 2D simply because I’m so used to it. You can also change the voice to one of 4 or 5 pre-set choices.
4) The iPod integration is unreal (with the use of IPC-709 iPod cable- $30). I use my iPhone for virtually everything media-related in the 726E. The iPhone recommends going into Airplane Mode to reduce interference, but I can’t notice any discernible drop in quality (it’s important to me to have access to incoming calls). Once connected, all functions of the phone are accessible through the head unit. You can search and play by artist, album, genre, playlist, etc. It’s so great! Additionally, all of the video I have on my phone shows up beautifully on the 7″ screen. Moreover, once connected, the system actually charges the iPhone! I couldn’t be more thrilled.
A few negative features I read in online user reviews and my opinions:
1) “You can’t adjust display output.” UNTRUE! You simply need to hold down the AV button to access the video settings.
2) “You can’t adjust the GPS voice; it’s too quiet.” UNTRUE! You can adjust the volume quite easily. Everything is accessible via the touch screen. I will say, though, that the navigation unit will take a little getting used to. It’s not completely intuitive, and the trillion features complicate things a tad.
There are other minor improvements and options in the 726E, but these are the main reasons I’m so ecstatic with my purchase. All of the gripes I had with the 5500 have been thoroughly resolved. I couldn’t be more happy with my purchase.
*If it’s of interest, I also outfitted the set-up with the back-up camera and the Sirius tuner (you need BOTH the ECL-SC1 and the SCC1 to enable Sirius. That kind of sucks, but there you have it.) I’m in love with this set-up.
Rating: 5 / 5