Sorry yeah I missed out the 'x' on the pioneer models I mentioned.
Thanks guys but such split decisions haven't really helped ha. I had a single din alpine in my last car, bought it brand new in 2007 and still works well and really easy to use, but probably because I've had it so long so I know where everything is.
Good news about the camera for the Pioneer! I'm sure all the models across the range connect them in the same way then. The picture of the alpine camera has a big box with weird wires so I'm guessing you can't use any old camera with RCAs. From experience you tend to need a big box for everything with alpine you add on. Or you did on my old head unit.
So now onto my next question what's the difference between the 8500 or the 5600? I compared them online but the more expensive 8500 doesn't seem worth the extra money unless I'm missing something?