Customer Reviews

Boss BV12.1BGT 12.1" Flip-Down Widescreen TFT Monitor with Built-In DVD Player

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Great product...manufacturer was very helpful in the installation process..first installer said it could not be installed in a Honda van..manufacturer said that it could be done..went to a second installer and he completed it in 2 hours and at a cheaper price..

If you have a professional complete the installation, the manufacturer extends the warrantee from one year to three years...the unit comes in black, but includes the necessary parts to have it be grey or tan. The dvd player sends the signal thru the an FM signal to your radio, so the sound of the dvd player goes thru all the speakers in the radio. Once your child can use headphones, then the signal will go to them, and you then can listen to your radio again!!

Only problem so far is that the remote does not work very easily, but the controls on the front of the unit are very user friendly and easy to get to.

Our daughter loves the dvd player and it keeps her entertained while in the van... I would recommend the Boss DVD player, as it was one third the cost of the dvd player that the car dealer installs and twice the size of the screen..a win..win..

I bought this item from Amazon and had it installed at Best Buy. It has all the options of every other system on the market and at a much better price. Three hours after dropping my van off at best buy, they called to say that it was fully installed, but they weren't happy with the sound quality and asked me to come take a look. The installer was concerned that you could barely hear it even when the sound was turned all the way up and that there was too much static coming from the car radio. After installing a wire to plug the sound into my AUX port of my car's radio, the static was gone, but the sound was still too quiet. The installers tried more than once to sell me a unit from the Best Buy store and return the Boss unit. Turns out the unit itself has a volume up and down, turn it up on the unit and then turn the radio back down some - it all evens out. Once we left Best Buy (getting out of their building) the static from the built in wireless FM modulator was gone, the sound was great. The picture is also good. With the matching casing, it looks like it was factory installed. It's only been 1 day, but SO FAR, SO GOOD.

A+ for Amazon and the Boss unit, but C- for Best Buy.

I ordered this unit from Amazon last week as it had all the specs I was looking for. It did not disappoint. I installed the unit in my '08 Toyota Sienna, and not only does it look great, but functions great as well. The picture is good, and the FM modulator works well too. We bought 3 IR headphones for the kids, and they work well too.

We will be using this for the first time on a road trip to Palm Springs, so we're excited to keep the kids occupied during the long drive.

Just a little note - I first was going to have this installed at Fry's Electronics. I did not get the feeling the people I talked to at the 2 different branches knew what they were talking about. They tried to up-sell me on things I knew I didn't need (like a DIFFERENT FM modulator), and also said they would need to install a bracket in my headliner that would drop down a couple inches. This just didn't sound right to me. I took the unit to Best Buy instead (install would cost $30 more than Fry's). He wired my RCA cables under the seats for free, didn't try to up-sell me on things, and made the unit look fantastic. (no ugly drop-down brackets needed) Best Buy also has a lifetime warranty on their service, which makes me feel happy about the work they did. I know you can't judge a COMPANY by their employees, but I just happened to have a much better experience with Best Buy's $200 install.

when i read the reviews for this item i thought it was the one for me. when i got the dvd player installed and turned it on i noticed a green spot on the screen. i researched the problem and found it to be a stuck pixel. my son noticed as soon as we turned it on so i sent it back for a second item. when i received the second and got everything hooked up it also had a green spot like the first only on the other side of the screen. needless to say i was not as happy with my choice to go with boss. since i already had the holes in my headliner set for this model i figured a third time might be the charm. well i was way wrong on that one. only difference was this one had two spots on either side of the screen. as much as my son would love to watch cartoons when traveling i am sending this one back and saying goodbye to boss. i had a power acoustic in a prior vehicle and had no trouble. guess i am going back with them. hope others have better luck with boss than i did.

I have purchased this on Amazon last year and had it professionally installed. After one year of using it, the dvd would not stay on. After a few minutes of watching, the dvd would turn off by itself.

I might be the unlucky one and get the defected product. But when contacting Boss Audio System after many hours of waiting on hold for tech support. They have advised me that I didn't have it installed at their authorized dealer and therefore, they will not honor the 3 years warranty.

Anyway, I'm paying them $160 for the repair. Let's see the round 2. I will keep everyone posted. But here are a few bad things about this product:

1. Not a wide screen
2. Heavy
3. Not so reiable.
4. NO, you can't not watch any video format using the SD or the USB slot. Those for pictures only. WTH, why would the kids be entertained by a slide slow of pictures or even listing to MP3?

Overall, I would give this product a -1 star if i could. Hate it!

I bought this product less than 1 year ago, had it professionally installed, and it is already broken. They advertise a 1-year warranty that will increase to 3 with professional installation - but the devil is in the details. You need to pay to have the item uninstalled, pay to ship it to California, include a $20 money order for return shipping, and then pay to have it reinstalled. By the time all that is complete, it is almost as much as buying new. Ridiculous.

I did a lot of research before buying this unit and I'm not disappointed at all. I installed it two weeks ago on my 2005 MDX and it's working like charm so far. My little princess loves it. The screen size is perfect but expect it to block your rear view mirror completely. Both sound output works great i.e. IR Transmitter and through Radio.

This DVD player works very well when not in a city in stop and go traffic. It worked flawlessly on the highway. Very easy to operate, amazing picture, and easy menu functions. Vehicle: 2005 Chevy Suburban with the rear A/C controls. We did have to relocate the controls, they are just taken out of the housing and tucked into the headliner by the DVD player. Works great and I would highly recommend it.

Our DVD unit failed after about 9 months of use. We got the dreaded blue screen of death (BSOD). I know this is a computer term, however this is exactly what happened to our DVD unit. You would turn the unit on, and all you would get on the display is a blue screen. Best Buy had to uninstall the unit so that we could ship it back. And boy, what an ordeal to ship it back. You have to pay shipping both ways ($28 to send to them, plus a $15 money order which costs $2 at local 7-11). The fine print says they can repair your unit, ship a new unit or send a refurbished unit. Honestly, if it failed under warranty why should I have to pay ? $45 bucks now out of pocket now. Hopefully we do not get somebody's refurbished unit. Another annoyance is that you cannot use the remote from the driver's seat. The remote only works when you are seated in the back facing the front of the unit. I have now learned to feel the buttons with my finger tips, count over 2 for the power button and then feel for the last button to press play. All the buttons are flush and feel the same, so you have to learn to count over. All of this while driving of course. I would have preferred an hdmi input connector as well so that I could attach my ipad but instead this unit relies on the old component input type.

Our installer actually would not install this. He said it was too big for our 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan and it may collapse the roof. He was seriously impressed with the size of the screen though when he first saw it and said: "Niiiiiiice!"
I wish, wish, wish it would have worked for us.