Kenwood KDC-MP208 - Radio / CD / MP3 player - Full-DIN - in-dash - 50 Watts x 4

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• ASIN: B000VAZGM6
• Item model number: MP208
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #27,561 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 21, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
This versatile in-dash lets you play your MP3/WMA/CD discs and plug your iPod or media player into the handy front Aux input. Supreme technology provides superior sound quality from compressed audio files, and an RCA pre-out can be used for a full-range amp or subwoofer amp output.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Sound, Great Value for money, works internationally, April 14, 2009

By	Mamado (Wilsonville, OR United States) - See all my reviews

Pros:
- Easy installation (printed Manual lists steps and wiring instructions)
- Very good sound even on plain vanilla speakers
- Front AUX in
- Tuner has great reception
- Can show good info while playing (Artist or Album/Title or Title or Clock, ...)
- Supports any kind of CD I tried
- Can browse by folders
- Easy navigation
- LOTS of presets for FM
- I don't have an amplifier so I haven't tried the preamp output, but it is good to know it is there
- Solid construction, it feels very well built
- Of course the PRICE :-)

Cons
- Can't browse MP3's by file name or title, just folder then track number, even that is not the track number in the ID3 tag it is the number of the file in the folder.
- Can't cycle between info shown at playback, you select one kind of info and you are stuck with it :-)
- Doesn't support playlists (or I couldn't find a way)
- Screen not readable in direct sunlight (expected)
- It would be nice if it had a pouch for the frontplate, but that is asking too much for the price

Note: Though the manual says that only 138 and 238 has the ability to switch between US tuning (step=0.2 and range till 107.9) and European tuning (step=0.05 and range till 108) the same trick works for the 208.
To switch between tuning mode:
1- turn off the player
2- Press 1 & 5 (Tuner presets)
3- At the same time press SRC
Voila (Note all presets are removed when you do this)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An okay receiver/CD unit, January 12, 2009

By	R. Jones (D/FW area in Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this unit to replace a Kenwood unit in my truck that failed. Since the dimensions were the same, it was a "plug & play" installation (as I had anticipated). This unit is definitely not audiophile quality, but is better than the original factory unit and met my needs. Hopefully it will outlast the Kenwood unit it replaced.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BUY, January 12, 2009

By	SUNSHYNE (DANBURY, CT USA) - See all my reviews

I BOUGHT THIS AS A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR MY FIANCEE. THE PRICE WAS EXCELLENT, AND THE PRODUCT WAS EVEN BETTER THEN EXPECTED. THE INSTALLATION WAS EASY, AND THE SOUND IS GOOD QUALITY. I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS PRODUCT FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS A NEW RADIO, BUT DOESN'T WANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY