New Dasaita Head-unit

[sn_85]

I assume you are talking about the guys that support the CTH T9, why would you not buy from them if it’s coming from CTH anyway? I think having a “middleman” makes tons of sense here considering the language barrier and timezone issues associated with dealing with China directly. These guys generally offer a discount too, and frankly it comes with some amazing support over on the facebook group. Probably the best support I’ve ever had for any product I’ve ever bought. I cracked a screen during install (my fault) on a sunday and within a few hours they gave me a big discount on a replacement and covered DHL shipping and I had it in 3 days. They have answered other questions in a matter of minutes.

I’m extremely impressed with the T9. Once you realize the full possibilities of having a powerful, huge android tablet with a sim card in your dash for $500, you’ll wonder why you ever considered a $1000 pioneer. I used to have a $700 iPad pro mounted in my truck hooked up to a $100 GPS unit, hooked up to a $100 mount, all pretty much just to run Gaia. Now I just install the Gaia app and done. Not to mention, you can use the sharkfin as a GPS antenna for awesome reception.

People don't want a full, unlocked android tablet experience in a vehicle headunit. It's too cumbersome and isn't user friendly. It's like when tablets came out the android community wanted to create a full desktop PC experience on the tablet. That didn't work out well for android tablets which is why Android OS is basically dead on tablets. Whereas Apple focused more on the mobile aspect of it and essential owns the tablet market because of ease of use.

This is the same thing. When I'm driving I don't want a tablet experience nor even a phone experience on my headunit. It needs to be very basic and simple to avoid distractions. Companies like Alpine, Pioneer, Sony focus on simplicity rather than running a rooted android OS. The more things it tries to do the less optimized and the slower the unit runs. I think there's a very small minority that wants or needs the capability of a rooted android OS in a car.

 

[zonzin]

Kind of a funky aspect ratio. What is that 9x3?

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[cb1111]

The issue isn't brand name but quality.

Tesla began by putting "robust" consumer monitors in their cars and they failed at an alarming rate.

The aftermarket Chinese crap is built for features that sell. If it breaks a few months or a year down the road, then it is OK because the customer has probably moved on to the next best thing anyway.

The name brand stuff (even if made in China) is made to higher specs and will, most likely, outlive the car because they have to worry about the brand.

The Chinese crap doesn't worry about their reputation. Once the "Suckssomuch" brand is in the toilet, they just repackage it to "Sucksevenmore".

 

[NW.OH.T4R]

The issue isn't brand name but quality.

Tesla began by putting "robust" consumer monitors in their cars and they failed at an alarming rate.

The aftermarket Chinese crap is built for features that sell. If it breaks a few months or a year down the road, then it is OK because the customer has probably moved on to the next best thing anyway.

The name brand stuff (even if made in China) is made to higher specs and will, most likely, outlive the car because they have to worry about the brand.

The Chinese crap doesn't worry about their reputation. Once the "Suckssomuch" brand is in the toilet, they just repackage it to "Sucksevenmore".

Also, these companies are being subsidized by the govt, so it's not a huge loss. The problem is when these companies bring their govt support and manufacture in the US, but I digress.

 

[drewsro]

People don't want a full, unlocked android tablet experience in a vehicle headunit. It's too cumbersome and isn't user friendly. It's like when tablets came out the android community wanted to create a full desktop PC experience on the tablet. That didn't work out well for android tablets which is why Android OS is basically dead on tablets. Whereas Apple focused more on the mobile aspect of it and essential owns the tablet market because of ease of use.

This is the same thing. When I'm driving I don't want a tablet experience nor even a phone experience on my headunit. It needs to be very basic and simple to avoid distractions. Companies like Alpine, Pioneer, Sony focus on simplicity rather than running a rooted android OS. The more things it tries to do the less optimized and the slower the unit runs. I think there's a very small minority that wants or needs the capability of a rooted android OS in a car.

That's why I went with a Sony radio. Love the simplicity of it. Has a clean look and it does what I need it to do.

 

[Mutant138]

No thanks

 

[jhguth]

good luck buying a car stereo without chinese made components

 

[Mutant138]

good luck buying a car stereo without chinese made components

Good luck buying anything without chinese components to include our trucks. Not my point tho.


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The issue isn't brand name but quality.

Tesla began by putting "robust" consumer monitors in their cars and they failed at an alarming rate.

The aftermarket Chinese crap is built for features that sell. If it breaks a few months or a year down the road, then it is OK because the customer has probably moved on to the next best thing anyway.

The name brand stuff (even if made in China) is made to higher specs and will, most likely, outlive the car because they have to worry about the brand.

The Chinese crap doesn't worry about their reputation. Once the "Suckssomuch" brand is in the toilet, they just repackage it to "Sucksevenmore".

 

[jhguth]

these chinese units are less than half the cost of "name brand" stereos

 

[bjs0131]

People don't want a full, unlocked android tablet experience in a vehicle headunit. It's too cumbersome and isn't user friendly. It's like when tablets came out the android community wanted to create a full desktop PC experience on the tablet. That didn't work out well for android tablets which is why Android OS is basically dead on tablets. Whereas Apple focused more on the mobile aspect of it and essential owns the tablet market because of ease of use.

This is the same thing. When I'm driving I don't want a tablet experience nor even a phone experience on my headunit. It needs to be very basic and simple to avoid distractions. Companies like Alpine, Pioneer, Sony focus on simplicity rather than running a rooted android OS. The more things it tries to do the less optimized and the slower the unit runs. I think there's a very small minority that wants or needs the capability of a rooted android OS in a car.

Ok - I personally do want the full unlocked tablet, because I don't like my options limited. It's not that complicated, I want pandora, I hit the pandora button, music starts playing. But I get what you are saying, the SETUP of such units can be complicated and some people don't want to deal with the hassle. Keep in mind many headunits (even OEM) are running Android anyway, it's just a launcher that is already setup for you and keeps your options simple. You can recreate the exact same thing with Agama or Car Launcher Pro on a T9. But I digress...

Does it play flac, does it has a Burr Brown 24 bit DAC? dunno, don't care. lossless audio has no place in non-competitive car audio IMO, the noise floor is just way too high. I stream nearly everything these days from pandora, spotify or amazon with quality set to very-high and I'm happy. YMMV.

 

[mr_pink]

Ok - I personally do want the full unlocked tablet, because I don't like my options limited. It's not that complicated, I want pandora, I hit the pandora button, music starts playing. But I get what you are saying, the SETUP of such units can be complicated and some people don't want to deal with the hassle. Keep in mind many headunits (even OEM) are running Android anyway, it's just a launcher that is already setup for you and keeps your options simple. You can recreate the exact same thing with Agama or Car Launcher Pro on a T9. But I digress...

Does it play flac, does it has a Burr Brown 24 bit DAC? dunno, don't care. lossless audio has no place in non-competitive car audio IMO, the noise floor is just way too high. I stream nearly everything these days from pandora, spotify or amazon with quality set to very-high and I'm happy. YMMV.

some people dont want to spend $500+ on a h/u and disregard sound quality or the fact that its guaranteed to lose support in a short time. good luck with that and ALL the insane troubleshooting. everyone is more than welcome to that. the whole argument is you dont care its a piece of crap cus you want to stream amazon???? every h/u does pandora pretty easily. i use a USB drive cus internet music streaming is for sheep who dont want to find or control what they listen to. im sure china can make a solid unit and that there CAN be companies who care but not anytime soon.

 

[Mutant138]

these chinese units are less than half the cost of "name brand" stereos

I wonder why.

 

[scratchhax]

The ones from CTH are fixed I believe. The manufacturer wasn't much help and wanted you to do crazy stuff like pop resistors off a board.

 

[Vwright14]

Being kind of an Audio equipment snob that's not really locked into one brand but just quality....its so hard to trust me brand you have never heard of and know nothing about.

 

[cbuchanan87]

I’m interested in seeing how this unit operates. If you get it installed, post a video of it in action.

 

[Off-choader]

No thanks

one of the reasons I’m still using my outdated slow featureless stock japanese headunit. china is asshoe

 

[2016 4Runner SR5]

Being kind of an Audio equipment snob that's not really locked into one brand but just quality....its so hard to trust me brand you have never heard of and know nothing about.

Looks like they've been in business about 7-8 years. That means nothing though, look at Audiovox, Jensen, Pyle, Legacy. Been in business for 50+ years and they make garbage. This is just another POS out of China that looks like crap and is likely made in the same facility as the T9 and all the other junk on the market.

 

[PatrickR]

I just hope they don't try to buy out and bribe reviewers and influencers to give favorable reviews the same way Car Trim did with the T8/9 units. I somehow doubt it though, seems like the modus operandi of these companies.

Hey man, So I've always been a lurker on the forum. But I was interested in the new headunit so I came across this post. I saw this comment and just felt the need to reply.

I have the most viewed T8/T9 Headunit Review videos on youtube. They never paid me at all to give me review. I actually paid for my own T8 headunit. And my review is super honest. I just wanted a headunit that had apple carplay and this was the one for me. I wanted carplay and it delivered.

The company (cartrimhome) did however send me the T9 unit after making the video for the T8 for free but they never paid me to make a video. I do get paid in commission but literally anyone can do that if they put the time and effort into making a review video about any product.

So yeah, Hello everyone.

 

[sn_85]

Hey man, So I've always been a lurker on the forum. But I was interested in the new headunit so I came across this post. I saw this comment and just felt the need to reply.

I have the most viewed T8/T9 Headunit Review videos on youtube. They never paid me at all to give me review. I actually paid for my own T8 headunit. And my review is super honest. I just wanted a headunit that had apple carplay and this was the one for me. I wanted carplay and it delivered.

The company (cartrimhome) did however send me the T9 unit after making the video for the T8 for free but they never paid me to make a video. I do get paid in commission but literally anyone can do that if they put the time and effort into making a review video about any product.

So yeah, Hello everyone.

Thank you for proving my point. You make a commission from sales. You are not unbiased and anything you sat at this point should be taken with a grain of salt. There's a reason why they specifically targeted you and sent you a T9 unit. You gave them a positive T8 review and they figured you'd be a good person to send their new updated unit to. Your motivation then is to post an even lengthier, well detailed review, and overall positive review of the T9 unit so that 1) you get a commission 2) you get future product consideration. This business model is not new and I'm well aware of the tactics behind it.

I don't resent or hate people that do reviews quid pro quo. If you can make a buck from it then good on you. I just think it muddies the water and is a conflict of interest when you have obligations between the company and your viewers. It can lead to dishonest reviews, product pushing, and dirty tactics. Something viewers or forum members should be aware of. Not all reviews come from an unbiased and objective POV especially if there is some form of incentive. They may not have explicitly paid you to give them a positive review but there is implied incentive to do so, again quid pro quo. You can't and aren't an objective source on the matter if you have direct interest in it which is why everything you say about the T8/9 unit needs to be critically evaluated before anyone believes you.

 

[llDemonll]

I have the most viewed T8/T9 Headunit Review videos on youtube. They never paid me at all to give me review. I actually paid for my own T8 headunit. And my review is super honest. I just wanted a headunit that had apple carplay and this was the one for me. I wanted carplay and it delivered.

The company (cartrimhome) did however send me the T9 unit after making the video for the T8 for free but they never paid me to make a video. I do get paid in commission but literally anyone can do that if they put the time and effort into making a review video about any product.

lol you're the exact person we don't want to listen to for reviews, because you have a vested interest to be bias in favor of the unit. they sent you a free unit AND you get paid in commission for each one your referral code is used for.