some alpine screens may have better picture quality, I did not mean to refer to that. The kenwood STOMPS the alpine because of the touchscreen functionality of the navigation. No other navigation without this ability will compare, no matter what picture quality it provides. Alpine will have to copy this function in order to stay in the market. I think it is hands down one of the best touchscreen navigation system.(with the navigation unit included of course) The ability to navigate your navigation with touchscreen only, is an industry leading technology. Alpine will catch up with their newer models of touchscreen navigation. In my opinion Alpine will never catch up at this rate when it comes to visual appeal. There products all look bland and out of place in a flashy dash like ours. Also, you can never be too harsh, opinions are meant to be really subjective because they reflect feelings.