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    Cool Will HU's bought in the US work in AUS

    Will a headunit bought in the us work in a car in aus. Obviously the cd and
    mp3 will work, but im not 2 sure about the radio. Are the frequencies different? This is what i'm looking at buying.
    Pioneer USA - CD Receivers
    it is soo much cheaper over in the us even when u take postage into account.

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    Yes, american headunits are capable of the same frequencies here in Aus.
    By the way, that's a ripper price for that HU!
    I think i might get one =D
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    The AM frequencies will probably be off. The US use 10kHz increments while Australia uses 9kHz increments. The Australian versions allow you to select 9 or 10kHz, but usually the US models only allow 10kHz, so some frequencies nearly match up while others are totally off.

    Make sure you get a pro to install it because if you stuff it up, you have no warranty.

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    Just a few words on that deck....it's aesthetics is awesome. It's user friendly interface....well, thats just an arse.
    You put you left foot in, your put your right foot in , you take your left foot out and you slide it all about!

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    oh yeah, you MAY not totally sure but you may have issues with the BT
    You put you left foot in, your put your right foot in , you take your left foot out and you slide it all about!

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    Too bad the overseas AVIC units won't work over here

    The AVH-P6000DVD is region 1, so you'd have to rip all your region 4 DVD's to be able to play them.

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    Nah, only the Asian version will have our region for DVD. So you can get them from China, Thailand, or wherever else is sellign them on eBay but you won't have any warranty.

    Only Australian AVIC units will work with the Australian maps.

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    The AVH or AVIC?

    Either way, JB is probably the easiest place to bargain with...

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    I went to Strathfield and bought a few other things aswell

    I didnt really want it but at that price I couldnt refuse...
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    Strathfield pays over $2k for it (wholesale price), they can't sell it for half of what they paid... They would have made up the other $1k with the other items you bought.

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    I also bought a Pioneer GMD7400M amp, 12" Sledge hammer 600w sub and Pioneer TSA1672S 6" 3 way speakers for $757
    $1747 all up with the headunit
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    That's weird because they paid over $2k for just the screen, so they lost money by you coming into their store...

    Good work on the deal

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