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Old 02-05-2019, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mr_robot View Post
I finally pulled the trigger, looked at different styles over and over and thought about it over and over and decided on this unit:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Eris...25b03c00PxPbuz

The reasons I chose this unit:

1. They layout looks the closest to the OEM MK4 unit. As far as button layout, the font and even the volume knob looks exactly the same.

2. I really like physical buttons, for some reason I tend to use the buttons on the HU more than the steering wheel controls, especially the volume knob.

3. This goes back to the button/layout and the buttons I use the most are the Presets & Volume and since I got used to the OEM MK4, these will feel more natural as it's placed the exactly the same.

4. Again with the buttons, I don't like having a button that I don't use or can't use. MK4 has some and AVANT-3 is the worst offender of them all LOL

My main use for this is to install a backup camera and i-Bus so I can get my AE's running as DRLs finally!
Looks very OEM, but the 2GB RAM is very low leading to sluggish performance. I'd look for a similar unit with 4GB RAM for a great experience.

Here's a similar unit with 4GB RAM.
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...113650d26DvC5N
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