Kenwood Kiv-700 AM/FM/iPod(R)/iPhone(R) Receiver

by Kenwood

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 10 x 4.8 inches ; 3.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B003L83OYM
• Item model number: KIV-700
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #24,043 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

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  Electronics > Car Electronics > Car Audio & Video > Car Stereos > Digital Media Receivers

• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 7, 2010

Product Description

Product Description

Kenwood Kiv-700 Am/Fm/iPod(R)/iPhone(R) Receiver

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works OK, but interface is disappointing, August 12, 2010

By	James R. Guibault (Algonquin, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenwood Kiv-700 AM/FM/iPod(R)/iPhone(R) Receiver (Electronics)

I bought this receiver for one purpose: to play music & podcasts from my iPhone, while charging the iPhone. To that extent it performs just fine - the sound quality is decent, and the phone stays charged. The receiver's front panel is clean and simple, and fits in well with just about any car's dashboard. My beef is with the interface. For those of you accustomed to Apple's slick controls, this is going to be a huge disappointment. To perform nearly any function, you have to dig through nested menu after nested menu - otherwise it's just going to play everything on your iPod in alphabetical order, podcasts included. There seems to be no way to set a default playlist, and every time you start anew you have to reset the "Folder Random" setting or it's just going to play in alphabetical order again. Even changing radio stations requires at least three buttons or knobs, unless you use the included remote control. The remote is OK, but let's face it; anyone with kids is going to lose that remote in a week. Plus, the tiny buttons are even more of a distraction from driving than the receiver's balky menus.

I could be missing some cool setting that'll make this stereo do exactly what I want it to do, easily and by default every time I get in the car, but the clunky, incomprehensible owner's manual CD says nothing about such a thing. My recommendation: if you can get this receiver cheap, and that is more important to you than ease of use, go for it. If not, I'd try something else.