The alpine is going to be a really nice unit when it comes out. I was talking to some guys at AVE and they said the only true difference is gonna be the touchscreen, which the alpine wont have. I believe it comes out sometime in august/september? *shrug* correct me if i'm wrong. I got cheap and bought my dvd player seperate and just got a Rosen 7inch wide screen in-dash...Picture is good and the price was convenient for how often I actually use it.