Pioneer Avh-P3100Dvd 5.8-Inch In-Dash Touchscreen Double-Din Dvd Multimedia A/V Receiver Immediately

Just recently bought this for my 1997 Nissan Maxima w/o Bose, and waiting for it to arrive. Only looked at double-din to match my current factory radio. I was seriously also looking at the Pioneer FH-P8000BT, but liked the idea of a touch screen. I went to a local B&M that had them both hooked up, played around with them a bit, and decided I really liked the touchscreen. The controls for the P8000BT seemed kinda wonky to me, but I'm sure I would have become accustomed to it. But for only $35-40 more, I get the touchscreen, with ability to change backgrounds and tweak the colors to match my green/white dash, and frontside USB. Oh yeah, and DVD/divx, which wasn't in my original plan, but to get the cool touchscreen...well, the DVD comes with.
I don't use my phone much, so the need to also add another box for Bluetooth wasn't a big deal. If it is for you, then seriously consider the 8000BT which has it built in.

Also thinking about getting the add-on HD box, only because putting this in will be a bit of a pain and thought I'd add now what I might want later, so I won't have to pull this out again. I see that Pioneer says for the 3100 to use the new GEX-P20HD, which isn't available on Amazon yet. Anybody have any experience with the newer P20HD vs the older P10HD. Can I still buy and use the P10HD?

Anyway, I'll update later after I get installed and tested out.
Just hoping a few more folks would add their inputs/expierence with this new model, and to see if I can get anymore ideas on the HD aspect of it.
Thanks, will post back on how it went in 2-3 weeks.


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4.20.09 Update:
Just finished the install this weekend. Yes, it rocks!
Likes:
- Touchscreen is very intuitive with all the controls.
- Equalizer, even though a 3-band, provides quite a bit of tweakability.
- Three level Loudness control adds that extra oomph to the highs and lows. This way you don't have to muck with your EQ on the fly.
- Ability to adjust the button panel and screen color to match your dash/mood.
- Display Off. You can use this to turn off the display but keep the unit playing. Then touch the screen and it comes back on long enough for you to do whatever, then goes back off after several seconds of idle screen time.
- BSM (Best Station Memory) is nice if you travel out of range of your normal area. It'll quickly capture the 6 clearest signals.
- USB port has a little cover you can slide down when its not in use.
- The factory background pics and "videos" are OK. Haven't tried setting up my own background pic.
- I dropped the HD idea and went ahead and bought the Pioneer XM Tuner as well. It integrates well.
BTW. If you call XM and use the code XMSCION03, you can get the XM Everything package for $77/yr + free activation! Not too bad.
- It sounds really good! I upgraded my speakers about 8 months ago, and this drives them well!

Dislikes (but not enough to knock it down any further):
- I prefer a rotary volume knob. I like being able to adjust the volume without taking my eyes off the road. A little knob would have been great, but maybe that woulda ruined the aesthetics? I'll probably get used to the button location, but sometimes I'm pressing + when I want -, and vice versa. Maybe a different feel to each button would have been the thing...
- When using USB drive, you can't do a list of the albums. You have to scroll through to find the one you want. This is OK if you only have a few albums, but if you have a lot... Oh well.

I also did the video bypass thing using a rocker switch. I installed it into an unused slot in my dash and it practically looks factory. I definitely recommend this cause you'll look really, really cool to all your friends.
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