JVC KT-HD300 Add-On HD Radio Tuner Works with J-Bus (Silver)

by JVC

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001465O82
• Item model number: KTHD300
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Product Description

The Radio Radio Works "Hd Stereos. Includes Fm As Eliminates Constatly To Programs. Jvc And With Kd-Pdr80 Kw-Avx710 Kw-Nx7000

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does what it is intended, June 30, 2009

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Joseph Good "Captain Nerd" (McKinney, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: JVC KT-HD300 Add-On HD Radio Tuner Works with J-Bus (Silver) (Electronics)

There isn't much that this is supposed to do other than give HD radio and it seems to be working like a champ.

I had this wired in to my JVC KD-AVX77.

I wish I could rate HD radio in general, though. It's all hype with little substance. If you're deciding between buying the HD radio kit or adding an amp or getting a higher end deck, go with the other options. Only add this if you have a lot of cash and just want to blow it on something to say, "Hey, I have HD radio!"

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, November 8, 2009

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Florida Customer (greater Daytona Beach) - See all my reviews

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I have this connected to a kw-avx820. This unit actually improved my non HD reception and the HD unit works great.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Its not like regular radio!, June 2, 2010

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John Platt "alwaysonjohn" (Clarksville, TN) - See all my reviews
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I got this for my JVC-AVX820. I live around 60 miles from nashville which is where most of the fm broadcasts are transmitted.

Positive: When it works, it sounds great. Install seemed easy as it only needs to plug in your power, ground, and the antenna, then the antenna goes back in to your dvd player. The company i went to just installed it below my dvd player on my 2008 Ford Mustang and it took less than an hour. Locally (within 50 miles) I have around 8 stations that really broadcast digitally (provides the rds data such as artist name and song title and it sounds like better quality aka 128kb) and they happen to be my favorite stations too, some of the other stations just broadcast the same low-bit songs over a digital transmission and you can tell, or they still broadcast in analog only. I even have some stations that broadcast different streams on the same channel. You just hit an up arrow on my dvd player and it will change between the normal Nashville 101 The beatz to a 101 Jazz Channel. However I am finding that the digital signal drops while you drive which has never happened to me on analog! You would think that since you get a station in analog that sounds great (the signal doesn't drop) that in digital it would be even better, but that is apparently not true. The digital signal is different and you need a strong signal all the time or it will switch back to analog which leaves me to my first negative comment.

Negative: My unit keeps switching from digital to analog and the digital broadcast is significantly louder! So it keeps going quiet or getting loud as i drive. It happens when i'm driving around all the time unless i'm in the city where it's broadcasted aka Nashville.

Final thoughts: Don't waste your money on this unit. I would rather listen to "normal" radio that doesn't cut in and out! After installing, i found myself listening to my iPhone due to this problem, plus my iPhone sounds better with 256kb songs. Since it requires more money to take this unit out i have decided to leave it in rather than returning it, but what a piece of junk!