I’m late getting this post online. In November 2017 I saw that Pioneer had come out with some single DIN size touch screen DVD Receiver called the AVX-3300NEX.. This unit comes with a 7″ touchscreen that unfolds when you turn on the vehicle. When you shut off the engine it folds neatly away. It will play CDs and DVDs, is SiriusXM compatible and can be used with a backup camera.

We had been living with the Pioneer stereo for a year and enjoyed it, but the controls were difficult to use because of their small size. The idea of having a touchscreen for controls PLUS a backup camera were too much for me to resist, so I decided to go for an upgrade. I could use my existing Sirius XM tuner, so the main job was installing the backup camera and stuffing the unit into that single DIN height cavity. I contracted the job out to the same local store that installed the old unit.

The first photo shows what the new unit looks like installed and operating. When the unit is powered up it slides forward and unfolds  into place. When the transmission is put into reverse, you get a clear backup camera image with range finder lines to guide you.

As you can see, it covers two of the upper air vents. The second photo shows the profile view. The unit can be operated without the screen being up. A simple click of one button will retract the view screen even if it is playing. The third picture below shows what this looks like. It’s clean and simple and I just love it!