Eonon D5150Z 7"

[Cadeez]

I am also interested in this unit, really can't beat that price... I may jump on this after a few adult beverages lol.

Haha never drink & click!

I'm planning to get one of these as well.

Edit:

I just did actually.

But the newer version.

https://www.eonon.com/Android-Car-GP...PS/GA6150.html

Comes with rear view camera too.

Oh nice, thanks for the info! And congrats on the purchase! Let me know how the install and aftermath goes if you would. Does it come with orange lighting around the buttons to match our cars interior lighting?

The Eonon units are incredibly lacking IMO. Low res screens and a laughable amount of RAM really restricts their abilities, IMO.

You get what you pay for.

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Perhaps, but I'm not an electronics snob and I know very little about this type of stuff, what would I need RAM in a NAV unit for? And low res? I won't be watching movies, just maps and radio stations, the display looks pretty good from the pics I've seen. I'm willing to bet this unit is a hell of a lot better than my Business CD. And if I'm honest, it would just look really nice in my car. But I'm definitely interested in your opinion, which unit is better? And what's the cost of the other units?

[Johnmadd]

Haha never drink & click!



Oh nice, thanks for the info! And congrats on the purchase! Let me know how the install and aftermath goes if you would. Does it come with orange lighting around the buttons to match our cars interior lighting?



Perhaps, but I'm not an electronics snob and I know very little about this type of stuff, what would I need RAM in a NAV unit for? And low res? I won't be watching movies, just maps and radio stations, the display looks pretty good from the pics I've seen. I'm willing to bet this unit is a hell of a lot better than my Business CD. And if I'm honest, it would look really nice in my car. But I'm definitely interested in your opinion, which unit is better? And what's the cost of the other units?

I'm in the exact position as you and totally thinking the same exact things.

[Sreten]

Well, GA6150F is a newer unit with Android and HD screen apparently.

Doesn't look that bad to me. Sucks it's slow to boot up but it is an android system.

[Pilot05]

.... I know very little about this type of stuff.....

I own a couple of these units, a D5150 in my ZHP and a D5124F in my E39. You'll know a lot more about radios after you install it. The only way to own/learn an Eonon is to install and configure it yourself. Do not hire an audio installer.

Installation is pretty easy and they look pretty good. As for function, they are also a big step up from stock. Both my units are Windows CE based nit android. Maybe you wait until Sreten installs his to see how it goes. Radio quality/reception is often not as good as stock.

Buy it direct from Eonon ( their site or their eBay site ) or they might not offer after-purchase service. As it is, service after the sale is a pretty weak, and if you have to return for a refund, you will take a big haircut. I don't believe they have any service people in the states, so support emails take at least a day. 3 years ago Eonon was a newer younger company and their units often had a few bugs. I think they're better now.


Fun is resetting the unit and have it totally go to Chinese. I had to learn the Chinese symbol for " languages" in order to restore it to English!

Good luck

[UdubBadger]

Good to know, thanks! You say love-d, what do you have now? Why the change?

It was originally in my ZHP, then transferred into my E46 M3. When I eventually sold that I had an E90 M3 so it stayed with the outgoing M3.

EDIT: Actually no, that's not right. I got the Dynavin first in the ZHP then decided to switch over and I couldn't have been happier. THEN I swapped it into the E46 M3 when I sold the ZHP, and so on...

[az3579]

Haha never drink & click!



Oh nice, thanks for the info! And congrats on the purchase! Let me know how the install and aftermath goes if you would. Does it come with orange lighting around the buttons to match our cars interior lighting?



Perhaps, but I'm not an electronics snob and I know very little about this type of stuff, what would I need RAM in a NAV unit for? And low res? I won't be watching movies, just maps and radio stations, the display looks pretty good from the pics I've seen. I'm willing to bet this unit is a hell of a lot better than my Business CD. And if I'm honest, it would look really nice in my car. But I'm definitely interested in your opinion, which unit is better? And what's the cost of the other units?

You need RAM to be able to run apps. The more apps you have loaded into memory, the more RAM it uses. Since a decent chunk of the RAM is used by the system, it doesn't leave much room to run more than a couple of apps at a time. The low amount of RAM in my Eonon unit prevents me from running Bluetooth music and GPS at the same time. The music stutters in this very simple scenario. No, it's not my phone.

The low res will be an issue when you try to run apps that aren't designed to be run at such low resolution. Pandora had some odd button placements, and using Google Maps proved to be difficult due to the extremely limited scrolling space due to the low resolution screen.

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[Johnmadd]

Thanks BP.

[Cadeez]

Well, GA6150F is a newer unit with Android and HD screen apparently.

Doesn't look that bad to me. Sucks it's slow to boot up but it is an android system.

Awesomely detailed vid, but you're right about the boot up time. Any way to speed it up? Is that you, or did you pull that off youtube? It's gonna take me a year to learn how to use this thing haha

I own a couple of these units, a D5150 in my ZHP and a D5124F in my E39. You'll know a lot more about radios after you install it. The only way to own/learn an Eonon is to install and configure it yourself. Do not hire an audio installer.

Installation is pretty easy and they look pretty good. As for function, they are also a big step up from stock. Both my units are Windows CE based nit android. Maybe you wait until Sreten installs his to see how it goes. Radio quality/reception is often not as good as stock.

Buy it direct from Eonon ( their site or their eBay site ) or they might not offer after-purchase service. As it is, service after the sale is a pretty weak, and if you have to return for a refund, you will take a big haircut. I don't believe they have any service people in the states, so support emails take at least a day. 3 years ago Eonon was a newer younger company and their units often had a few bugs. I think they're better now.


Fun is resetting the unit and have it totally go to Chinese. I had to learn the Chinese symbol for " languages" in order to restore it to English!

Good luck

I plan to do the install myself, hopefully it's within my skill level. Thanks for the info! Is the below link to their ebay site? Also, you mention that yours were Windows based, not Android? Do these come with alternate software you can download? I feel like such a noob...
https://www.eonon.com/Android-Car-GP...PS/GA6150.html

It was originally in my ZHP, then transferred into my E46 M3. When I eventually sold that I had an E90 M3 so it stayed with the outgoing M3.

EDIT: Actually no, that's not right. I got the Dynavin first in the ZHP then decided to switch over and I couldn't have been happier. THEN I swapped it into the E46 M3 when I sold the ZHP, and so on...

Ahh copy that, glad to hear you liked it though.

You need RAM to be able to run apps. The more apps you have loaded into memory, the more RAM it uses. Since a decent chunk of the RAM is used by the system, it doesn't leave much room to run more than a couple of apps at a time. The low amount of RAM in my Eonon unit prevents me from running Bluetooth music and GPS at the same time. The music stutters in this very simple scenario. No, it's not my phone.

The low res will be an issue when you try to run apps that aren't designed to be run at such low resolution. Pandora had some odd button placements, and using Google Maps proved to be difficult due to the extremely limited scrolling space due to the low resolution screen.

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Great info, much appreciated. I don't plan to load any apps on it (I wouldn't even know how), and maybe the updated GA6150 version will have addressed some of those issues? To be completely honest, the reasons why I'm interested in getting one is for Bluetooth streaming capability, GPS and because it looks much cooler than the stock Biz CD. I'll probably never use most of the functions

[az3579]

To be completely honest, the reasons why I'm interested in getting one is for Bluetooth streaming capability, GPS and because it looks much cooler than the stock Biz CD. I'll probably never use most of the functions

That's all I bought mine for, and can't even do both of those things at the same time. It's sad.

[Cadeez]

That's all I bought mine for, and can't even do both of those things at the same time. It's sad.

Well that's just very odd it would be designed like that... Thing is, I need a new radio regardless, so the alternatives are to buy another Business CD for $100+, go aftermarket (nope), or pay $270 for this thing. All in all, I think it's still a pretty good deal.