Kenwood DNX5140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver

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Kenwood DNX5140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver

AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, VCD, MP3/WMA/AAC, MPEG1/MPEG2, iPod, USB, HD/satellite radio-ready
4 x 50 Watts maximum power with two 2V pre-amp outputs
6.1-inch TFT LCD touchscreen with 480 x 234 pixel resolution
Includes built-in Garmin navigation, direct iPod connection, USB music streaming, front panel A/V input, A/V output
One-year limited warranty

Automotive GPS Systems Product Description
6.1″ Wide Double-DIN Indash Nagivation with USB/iPOD Direct Control / DVD Receiver. Kenwood’s DNX5140 is an all-around solution for your vehicle, providing you with movies, music, and built-in Garmin GPS Navigation with maps of the United States and Canada. Get where you need to go and have plenty of fun getting there. Movies, music, and built-in GPS navigation. Click to enlarge. 6.1-Inch Touchscreen with Variable Illumination
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Kenwood DNX5140 6.1-Inch Wide Double-DIN In-Dash Nagivation with USB/iPod Direct Control/DVD Receiver

4 comments

A. J. Garcia says:

December 22, 2009 at 6:22 am (UTC -5)

Easy to use and a very nice big screen. Would highly reccommend this product.]

The only down side is the adjustment of the brightness at night. Still learning and I might not have found the setting yet.

Other wise go out and get one. I used the ipod connection for a USB connection for a flash drive. Alot of music now.

Thanks Kenwood
Rating: 4 / 5
David Hancock says:

December 22, 2009 at 6:35 am (UTC -5)

Had Pioneer Navs prior to this and they always failed. So glad to have a unit that actually works and you can never go wrong with Garmin Navigation.
Rating: 5 / 5
AcuDefTechGuy says:

December 22, 2009 at 8:57 am (UTC -5)

I just purchased the Kenwood DNX5140 directly from Amazon.com — I try to not to buy from 3rd party because I love the flexibility and awesome customer support from Amazon.:)

I installed the Kenwood DNX5140 in my 2007 Jeep Commander Sport 4×4 3.7L 7-seater. I had to buy a $150 dash bezel for the NAV unit to fit. I placed the GPS antenna right on top of the Kenwood Head Unit, which is, of course, inside the dash. I park my Commander under a concrete parking garage at work, and I still get excellent GPS reception. In other words, you don’t have to install the GPS OUTSIDE your car or even ON TOP of the Dashboard. Just install it on top of the metal head unit (magnetic). That way, no one will even see any wires!

By the way, my 2003 Honda Odyssey’s GPS antenna and other Jeep Commander’s GPS antennas are located INSIDE the dash too!!!

There are 3 NAV voice guidance options:

1)English – Female voice NOT Text to Speech

2)English Jill – Female voice Text to Speech

3)English Jack – Male voice Text to Speech

Option#1 gives the most natural sounding voice – like an actual woman talking next to you.

Option#2 & #3 both sound like “robots” talking. They do speak the actual streets to turn, but they sound so robotic it turns me off.

I ended up just turning the voice guidance off in the Audio Guidance Option menu.

So I just listen to music via my USB thumb drive (in my glove compartment) and watch the cool NAV screen give directions.

You can change the EQs to improve on your sound quality, especially if you have sorry speakers like me. I will probably end up upgrading to better speakers — most likely from Amazon.com.

What else can I say about this unit? It is great. The NAV is excellent. Calculation time takes about 2 seconds! It is extremely fast! Rerouting time takes about 1 second. The DVD player works great. The USB works great. I even changed the picture of the background, which is no big deal.

I LOVE MY KENWOOD DNX5140 from Amazon!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Macondray J. Steiger says:

December 22, 2009 at 9:45 am (UTC -5)

I first installed a DNX6140 from Crutchfield in my 2005 Toyota Sienna. Really liked it, but kind of expensive, so did some comparative shopping for a second unit for my 1991 Toyota MR2. Bought this DNX5140 through Amazon, which was considerably less expensive and the only difference being the lack of Bluetooth. I added Kenwood’s Bluetooth adapter for $100 and it’s now identical to my 6140, but at a much lower cost. I highly recommend both the DNX5140 and DNX6140, excellent units and easy to use.
Rating: 5 / 5