| | |  | Receivers with Screen | Home » » » Alpine IVA-W505 2-DIN Mobile Multimedia Station (Black) | | | | | | | Description: | | The IVA-W505 is a versatile AV head unit that provides complete media center capabilities through effortless touch-screen control over all your in-vehicle digital media sources. It’s the full-featured 2DIN solution you’ve been waiting for – with full USB support for iPod, including iPod Video playback and a built-in DVD/CD/MP3/AAC/WMA/DivX player. It features a new customizable graphical interface, as well as full Bluetooth connectivity for both hands-free and streaming audio. Don’t forget about navigation either. This unit also offers an in-dash docking station for the Alpine PMD-B200, so you can simply put your Blackbird portable nav right inside of the IVA-W505 and enjoy the larger 7-inch screen for a true fixed nav experience. The IVA-W505 is ready for all your favorite media, so you can enjoy full control of your in-vehicle entertainment. | | | Features: | |
• The IVA-W505 offers an optical digital output for the very highest in sound quality.
• Bluetooth Ready.
• SIRIUS or XM, Alpine brings your choice of satellite radio inside your car.
• Add a rear view camera to your vehicle to make your drive easier. See what¿s behind your vehicle, right from your IVA-W505 screen.
• Hear it, Tag it, Download it, Never forget it!
• Now if you're on the road, and you hear a song you like from an HD radio station, you can tag the song info right onto your iPod
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.38 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.94 inches | | Product Weight:
| 10.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 15.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 15.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 10.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Cool Product - lots and lots of features in one unit!Jan 26, 2009
By J. McWhirter
UPDATE:
Alpine's customer service did get in touch with me, and I was able to resolve my Navigation issues...therefore, I would move my rating from 4 to 5 stars - but it won't let me!
Original review:
First let me say that I thoroughly enjoy this Alpine head unit. It really does everything you can imagine from an entertainment / navigation unit.
BTW - I purchased a PMD-B200 portable navigation unit that 'docks' into the IVA-W505 head unit. In addition, I am using the optional USB cable to connect to my 80 GB iPod.
The head unit will play both video and audio from the iPod. Basically, it can play anything that your iPod can play (video, audio, books, TV shows, etc.). In addition the unit can sync to your phone via bluetooth (I happen to have an iPhone) and the phone book syncs every time I get into the car. The 'handsfree' works seamlessly - when someone calls me the audio mutes, and as soon as I am done with the call, the audio (music) comes back on at the level it was prior to the call - and song plays from where it was interrupted by the call.
On the navigation side of things, I like the 3D mode - you can watch points of interest go by on the map, etc etc. The 'sky' on the nav unit changes from day to night...simple, but cool feature.
Supposedly, there are over a million points of interest...to which many in my town seem to be in there...
One note - I haven't been able to figure out what the 'address book' is in the navigation unit - it didn't seem to sync from my phone - and I had to manually input the addresses I wanted in the address book - which is cool I guess, it limited the entries in the book itself.
In summary -
PROS -
-Access to navigation, phone, iPod, DVD/CD all in one unit - VERY COOL!!!
-Interfaces very well with iPod - all iPod functionality is available in head unit (previous head unit only partial iPod functionality, playlist only)
-Screen resolution is very good - which makes movies crystal clear, and helps in day time viewing.
-Many audio and video adjustments - from bass, treble, subwoofer, and high pass filter, to contrast, color, screen height/width etc., etc.
-Just good to have so much functionality in one head unit...
CONS -
-Owners manual might as well not exist, I have a USB cable that doesn't seem to go to anything (it goes with the nav unit, but with no software updates, and no computer interface why include it??)
-Graphic User Interface (GUI) is REALLY funky - you have to learn how to use it - not intuitive at all (and I own 2 Macs, 1 PC, Xbox360) - there are actually two menus, one for the audio / video side and one for the navigation side - and each have their own 'setup' menus etc....
-NO support on the Navigation side of things - Alpine actually isn't releasing updates for the navigation maps, and NAVTEQ (the people who they purchased the maps from send you back to Alpine (NAVTEQ's customer service was quick to respond and outstanding)
Overall, I am EXTREMELY pleased with the performance of the unit, and would recommend it to anyone.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Worked as advertised!Nov 01, 2009
By Ed C
"Edong"
Finally had the chance to have the Alpine IVA-W505 installed and as advertised, it worked perfectly. Video is very clear with the audio more than sufficient when played with the factory installed audio system in my 2008 Honda Civic. Had a slight problem though with my ipod touch since the unit cannot read the video files. Nonetheless, the audio is crisp and does not skip a beat, thanks to the additional cable (KCE-422i) i purchased, also from Amazon. Over-all, the unit met my expectation.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
The BEST 2-din DVD touchscreen on the marketDec 03, 2008
By Dave Kuenne
"97 Dodge Avenger"
I have been thru 6 different headunits on my show car in about 3 years and this is BY FAR the best unit I have come across. The menus are easy to navigate and looking for MP3s on the unit is way better than the previous JVC that I had in my car. I don't have a single complaint about the 505 yet, and I recieved the unit from the first shipment to the US.
5 stars +
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Alpine W505 & NAV JUNKMay 13, 2010
By G. Tsuda
"Online Shopper"
Alpine IVA-W505 2-DIN Mobile Multimedia Station (Black) I bought 4 of these. My work truck, my wife and 2 daughters cars. Nothing but trouble from DAY ONE. I travel 3 to 5,000 miles a month. I use car navigation extensively. This NAV unit would send you the wrong way, the long way, and constantly locked up requiring turning off and on, or even having to turn truck off and on. If you add a stop to your NAV route system will freeze requiring re-start of car. Local audio store who installed this unit showed Alpine Rep how going to Washougal, WA from Longview, WA, approx 55 miles, would take you across the Columbia River into Oregon and out east on Hwy 84 to cross back over the river and head back west to Washougal. Over 100 miles. Both audio store and Alpine would not make good on this. From day one none of the 3 different Alpine navigation options would work correctly. And the W505 will not work w/ the new iPhone 3G. They came out w/ an adapter for the 3G but system would play a few songs then lock up. Terrible product.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Good but not greatSep 23, 2008
By A. Ma
The unit was recommended to me by a local car audio shop. Bought it over the phone and they put it in without me even see the unit first. I know, a little crazy. They told me it's the top of the line so I took their word for it. I never had other after market unit before so I have no basis for comparison. I thought it was expensive but it looked much better than the single din units. Trust me on this one. The touch screen is cool but I don't care much for the graphics. Very plain and only two themes, I would expect more at this price. How about some themes and skins? If they can do it for a darn cell phone, why can't you do it in a big hunk of metal like this, Alpine? Worked fine for my iphone and ipod, but the album cover is fuzzy. The sound from the ipod/iphone is a good but not great. It is much, much louder than my factory-installed unit, so it's great if you are looking to play some loud music. My ear drums were bleeding half way through the loudness setting so I can't tell you how loud it will get. My factory installed radio was not loud enough for some of my mp3 even at the highest volume. Did not get the blue tooth yet because the current Alpine bluetooth does not work at all with iphone. A new one is coming out, I heard. Did not get the GPS, which would be an Alpine Blackbird II, which also had lousy reviews. A new one supposed to be coming out before holiday 08. You just slide the portable GPS unit into the loading slot behind the video screen, a good idea if Alpine ever make a decent portable GPS. You can also get a back up video cam if you want to, not sure if it's worth $200, why not just turn you head? Finally, they are ordering me a cable so my passerger "wink, wink" can watch DVD while the car is moving. So may be I will update the review after that.
Bottom line, bare bone unit that work with ipod/iphone out of the box. Expect more bells and whistles for this price. For a fee, you can add blue tooth, GPS, rearview cam, HD radio, XM.
Just in case you have a Jaguar x-type, I ordered a mounting kit and wiring kit ($95 shipped) from bluspot.com.uk and you can put any single and double din unit in your car. Your dealer would tell you nothing would work, which is a lie. They also said aftermarket system will kill your fiber optic network, which is also a lie.
Now I have the DVD bypass installed. I was blown away. The picture is sharp, the sound is amazing. Wow, it's worth just getting it for the DVD alone. The screen also tilt in various angles for viewing. I have a little more time with the ipod interphase also, so still pretty happy with it.
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