Eonon D2205 Car DVD vs. Pioneer P4250

Why Eonon can get your money’s worth? There’re some expensive famous brands in car audio market like Pioneer, they are also very similar to our Eonon unit. But we would like to take a full comparison for you, since Eonon is so confident and proud of our decent and affordable products, through this detailed review, you can easily find the real truth behind. Eonon can even compare to big brand. Hope it really helps you when making desicion.

1. Appearance:

Eonon


Pioneer


They both have 6.95 inch screen and standard ISO 2 Din size. There’s no space for DVD gateway, so they both use Motorized Slide Down Control Panel to hide the DVD gateway behind. The buttons in the panel are similar, but Eonon unit has the USB output outside the unit, and hide the MIC input. It’s very user friendly.


2. Input & Output:

Eonon


Pioneer


Both of them have all the frequently used inputs & outputs. But the inputs and outputs are assembled in different ways. One is assembled directly to the back of the unit while another is with cables.
Eonon:
It reserves lots of Radiating Area for power amplifier, and will have great radiating effect. It looks a bit complicated but, actually it’s very convenient for wiring cables and very easy to understand.
Pioneer:
The Radiating Area is smaller. And the cables need to be connected to the back of the unit, it will easily cause the block of the internal parts.


3. UI
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Menu:
Eonon


Pioneer


Eonon:
UI is clean and to the point. It’s easier to find the most frequent used buttons.
Pioneer:
All the buttons are put together, it will more likely to make you puzzled and cause the incorrect manipulation.


-System setting


Eonon


Pioneer


Eonon:
It uses picture & icons, which are more vivid and easy, you can even set the parameters without reading the manual guide
Pioneer:
It uses traditional dropdown list.


- Radio

2 different styles of radio UI design.
Eonon


Pioneer


Eonon:
D2205 has nearly all the other options for easy operation. You can search and store the favorite radio channels at ease., and choose the right one to listen to conveniently.
Pioneer:
P4250 includes additional EQ set while Eonon doesn’t.


4. Screen effect

Eonon


Pioneer


The display effect of Pioneer is a bit more clear. although they have the same resolution 800 * RGB * 480.


5. Sound effect Parameter:

S/N rate of Eonon D2205:
CD ≥ 90DB
USB/SD ≥ 90DB
DVD ≥90DB
FM/AM≥ 55/47DB
We admit that the Pioneer unit has better sound effect.

S/N rate of Pioneer P4250:
CD ≥ 96DB
USB/SD ≥ 95DB
DVD ≥95DB
FM/AM≥ 72/62DB


6. Bluetooth:

Eonon


Eonon:
It allows you to pair the phone with the DVD directly. What’s more, it has a phone book to enable easy search of names.
Pioneer:
It needs a Bluetooth adaptor to make it work.


7. iPod

Eonon


Pioneer

Eonon:
It can show the song title, but without artist name, album tile or any other info.
Pioneer:
It can clearly display the Song title, Artist name, album tile, etc.


8. Other features:

Eonon

Eonon:
It has additional screen shot & desktop switch feature.

Pioneer:
It doesn’t include this customized feature.
All of the above is analysis of external part. Let’s go ahead to discover the internal assembly technology.


9. Key parts:

-CPU:
Eonon：
R8C CPU, 20MHZ, and 7.5KB RAM+ 128kb Rom flash memory.
Pioneer:
It uses V850E 32bit CPU, with run frequency of 48MHZ, and it has 60KB RAM memory plus 8kb Rom flash memory.
The CPU of Pioneer is a bit better in statistics, while in the process of operation, they have little difference.

-Decoding IC:
Eonon uses the YE8082, Pioneer uses MN103SH13UP, both can support disc format of DVD/SVCD/VCD/CD-DA/HDCD/OKO/CD-ROM, MPEG1/2/4 video decoding.

We also check the chassis, amplifier IC, radio tuner, TV tuner of the unit. Almost the same. It dues to mature development of the car audio industry. Factories use almost the same components, which make the features are now becoming increasingly affordable and standard of the market.


10. Fabrication technology:

Eonon


Pioneer


-PCB PanelBoth PCB panels are good, clean and tidy. The arrangement of the component will not affect the features of the unit basically.

-Internal structure:
Great internal structure will prolong the durability of the unit. For the instrument are based in a car which is always moving and vibrate. Both of their structures are firmly fixed.

Eonon



Pioneer


11. Price
Pioneer:
P4250 is around $579 in the market.
Eonon:
D2205 is $239 in our website.
Pioneer has the reasons to cost more, in one hand, Eonon is not as big and famous as Pioneer. In other hand, Eonon is based in Hong Kong, we can lower the cost, while Pioneer is based in Japan where the material and salary are comparatively more expensive. However, with similar features and inside components, Eonon shows its great advantages to you.

http://www.eonon.com/eononCompareShow.aspx?cid=13

 

A nice spec unit at a very keen price but i would opt to buy the pioneer over your unit for the following reasons -
1. The pioneer is 6 DB S/N ratio up on yours , thats nearly twice as loud.
You dont mention your T.H.D figures but i would presume they are higher based on specs supplied.
2. The pioneer has direct Ipod control and full speed.
3. The pioneer has chassis mounted hardware connections so less chance of EMF probs , also no mention of volt output at low level.
4. UK full service and support backup.
5. Most people going into a purchase like this are using amps, upgraded speakers and subs costing a substantial sum and want the best sound for their cash and any weakness in the sound source is going to be boosted when amplified.
Simplified - bad signal in = terrible signal out ( not aimed at your product just generalisation )

I am not knocking your product in any way but i would spend extra cash to obtain a good quality source unit to ensure i get the best from my investment in the rest of my audo kit.
I'm not a pioneer fan either apart from ODR spec and P90.

 

Thanks for your comment.
The following is my answer:

1. The sound volume is usually related to the AMP and speakers, not S/N ratio.
S/N is signal to noise ratio, is a measure used to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise.
The 6 DB which Pioneer is up is a little different and really hardly realized by human ear.

About the T.H.D（Total harmonic distortion） figures, there is no relevant references in Pioneer, Eonon is 0.05, I believe that Pioneer is around 0.05, will bring no difference.

2. We are doing our best to improve products in all aspects, of course including iPod using.

3. Eonon product has FCC (including, EMC，EMI etc)certification which means that our products have meet the requirement. So no worry at all.

4. Right now Eonon.com has two-year warranty.

5. This issue is related to the original equipment of the car, AMP, speakers and so on. I think the audio output of Eonon unit is good enough.
This is part of the review of using Eonon unit about sound and sub:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review684293.html
“Was it worth it? Well after running it for about 3 months now, its already lasted longer than the pioneer that broke (and is still waiting to be sent back under warranty) and it sounds better. For whatever reason the output from the Pioneer head unit to the sub cuts anything above 130hz. The eonon sends a full signal to the sub. I then use my amplifiers to tune what i hear, by putting on a low pass filter and considering my sub is only small and responsive (for bass lines) i can set it to about 200-250hz and gain a full depth of bass from the sub.”

Eonon also has a HIFI unit D1001 which uses the high-quality audio chip. About more details, you can refer to this compare article:
https://passionford.com/forum/music-and-car-audio-discussion/384133-comparison-between-eonon-d1001-non-brand-unit.html

You guys comments and support are highly appreciated. Thanks so much for your support!!

 

Point 5 - Your sub output having a full range is fantastic , this alone has tempted me to give your unit a try !!
With my bass system comprising of 4 15" subs and an AudioControl epicenter and 2 5000w rms amps - the AudioControl epicenter bass controller is an octave processor for bass but requires a full range signal !!!! but 99% of SQ headunits have a subwoofer cut off point of @120Hz meaning that a feed has to come from another source.
Your full range sub out is a great selling point for the basshead community and you should push on this key factor.

 

Wow! If your ever local I would love to hear that!

 

I would still go for the Pioneer as having tried one of your units and it failing in less than two months wasnt a good start. Then when it was returned to yourselves you claimed never to have received it even though I have the POD.

In short, a cheap equipment supplier trying to beat the big guys!

 

Always happy to give a willing punter some earbashing
USC at the pod will be the cars last outing before its time to re-shell the system , its getting really tired now and fed up patching bass damage.

 

I must admit i am sceptical but i wont knock anything til i tried it.
I will track down a 2nd hand unit and bench itagainst my normal unit , get it on termlab and check my scores.
Will post up my findings asap.

 

Anyway, THX for your purchasing.
Do you meet any problem with the after-sale service?
I will do my best to help you. PM you soon~

 

I am very interested. send you a PM

 

it is general dvd gps, i think in dash dvd player is better.