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The Pioneer AVIC-N1 in-dash navigation and DVD combo player was the first smash-hit success for in-dash navigation, and one which redefined the marketplace in terms of form, function and price, according to industry members.
On the market from April 2004 to April 2005, the Pioneer AVIC-Nl ranked No. 1 in dollar sales, quickly knocking Alpine out of the top slot and winning almost half the business in its class, according to The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.
Even Pioneer's competitors credit the AVIC-N1 with redefining the navigation category. At a time when many systems were priced over $3,000, the AVIC-N1 combined a flipout monitor, DVD player and navigation into a single chassis for under $2,000. In addition, it could play a DVD and audio while navigating, furthering the budding subcategory of "audio, video, navigation," now known as AVN.
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