Dasaita finally launched it's T9 version headunit. Looks nice.

Amazon.com: Dasaita Android 10.0 Car Radio for Toyota 4Runner 2010-2019 Bluetooth 5.0 Stereo GPS Navigation Head Unit Multimedia Music Video Player 4G 64G PX6 DSP Android Auto Wireless Carplay: GPS & Navigation

It looks nice. But is it controlling HVAC? It appears to have HVAC controls on the screen, but it's on a non-climate controlled 4Runner. If it adds climate control - maybe it would be worth adding. My guess is it's not really doing that.

Also $650 with nothing more than some basic broken English description? Gonna have to do a lot better than that.

Also - this looks a lot like a product pusher ad without a star...

This might be interesting once we have a decent description and photos.

It’s not controlling HVAC. A lot of these Android style stereos have a built in canbus which displays open doors and HVAC usage on the screen. The t9 does the same thing.

I don’t like how the volume and frequency select knobs are so close to the climate control knobs. Overall it’s another android table/radio.

I’ve had my t9 which is the competitior for a few months and it’s pretty awesome once you work around the bugs.

Waze and google maps is awesome.

what would you say are the biggest issues? is wireless carplay functional yet or is it still required to use a dongle?

It's too bad one of the major car audio companies (Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood, etc) couldn't make something like that. Heck, or even team up with companies like Dasaita and take what they've done and fine tune it and work the glitches out of it.

Alpine has one but it sticks out like a sore thumb. Some crack head is liable to break in and and try to steal it thinking it's an iPad.

Looks good, but no way in hell I'd buy until reviews are out there.

it’s hard to say as some people have no issues and some have minor issues. Just depends on how you use it.

Most folks just use it as an android tablet. They use Bluetooth to stream music and make calls. There’s a SIM card slot so you can use data directly on the unit. Or you can hotspot from your phone.

For me, I use it mainly for CarPlay. I’m not after watching movies or surfing the internet while I’m in the car. I just want maps, music and be able to reply to texts while driving.

With CarPlay theres 3 ways to use it. First way is to use the native app called tlink. The t9 has a built in bt/WiFi hardware built in. So out of the box you can start using CarPlay. Second option is to buy and external wireless CarPlay dongle. This will then connect to your USB port and then bt/WiFi to you phone. Lastly, is to buy a barrier Bluetooth dongle.

One of the biggest issues I have and many others is sometimes you get in your truck and t9 is completely unresponsive. No sound activity on the screen. Almost like it’s asleep. To fix it, I just depress the physical reset button on the bottom lower screen. It reboots and it’s all good again.

I like it. It’s the best looking head unit for the 5th gen imho.

Meh...

so who wants to be the guinea pig for this?

I agree the Alpine one doesn't fit well, but I like the floating head units. The problem is their's is more of a 4:3 fit whereas the new Pioneer is 16:9. I cut a piece of paper using the dimensions they provided on crutchfield and it looks like it's going to fill that area almost perfectly. Putting my order together within the next couple weeks so I'll happily be the guinea pig on that one.

https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/P.../DMH-WT8600NEX

Looking forward to your review on the DMH-WT8600NEX

are these type of headunits worth it for the normal owner? wife has no complaints with OEM but she came from a 2000 single cab gmc sierra so...... lol

I don't trust any other the cheap chinese headunits. Once you start digging into reviews you see alot of negative. Heck, even the paid shill "influencers" have to start their "raving" reviews with "we had to do this, this, this and this, then do this work around for this...."
Forget it. I have yet to see an aftermarket unit that is reasonably priced that works well.