Customer Reviews

PYLE PLCD3MR AM/FM-MPX In-Dash Marine CD/MP3 Player/USB and SD Card Function

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I was looking for a replacement unit for my 1996 Bayliner boat. The factory unit stopped working and needed to be upgraded anyway. I was going to buy the "mechless" version of this unit, but decided to spend the extra few dollars to have the CD player as well.
The radio has good reception using the built in antenna on the boat. No static or fading. Works as expected.

I used a couple of different SD cards to test it. I filled up a 2GB and a 1GB card, both formatted to FAT32. Popped them in and hit the shuffle button. No issues, both played just fine. One card I set up with directories and was able to skip from one directory to another.

CD Player worked fine, although I will probably never use it.

Sound was better than expected in a boat at normal volume. Although when volume was high, it did get a lot of distortion. That may possibly be the fault of the speakers as they are 14 years old and have been exposed to the elements. I will be installing new speakers soon and will update this review if it sounds any better.

*UPDATE*
Added new speakers. Sounds much better. The old speakers were shot. Volume on this unit is still not great, but in a boat it is more than enough.

The term "marine" was not explained well on site. It means white, permanent undetachable face plate. Other than that, it fits perfectly into a standard in dash mount for your car. I replaced another after market CD player and wire configuration was identical. So pushing the same wires back into the same tight spot was the only real challenge. No holes to cut.

The 160 watts are more than adequate power. But the ability to handle SD Flash chips and USB and CD is extremely handy.

This is the 2nd Pyle in dash unit I have owned. The other car died before the Pyle did.

the radio is an excellent buy. it is hard to find a usb radio in the market worth its price, and this one was well made and sounds great

I wouldn't buy this radio. When I first got it all was well. It felt a little cheap but I expected that. I got it all connected and the radio worked fine, although the button layout and menus were confusing at best. Then a month later I had to take the radio out to put a seal around it. When doing so the back screw that held it in fell back into the radio, there was nothing there to keep it from doing this. Afraid of a short I had to open the radio up and get the screw out of there. It wasn't under power at all during this. When it was all back together, after voiding the warranty, the radio didn't work right. All the buttons do is change the band, any button I press will just change it from FM, AM, AUX,Card.

Don't buy it, it is made very cheap.

Unit arrived quickly and in perfect condition. Very easy installation and all functions tested (radio, cd, ipod) worked perfectly. Attractive display and decent sound quality, especially for the price paid. Very satisfied with this product.

buttons are intermittent almost like one is stuck... beeps all the time while playing music.... very annoying but otherwise an ok unit... i need to get it replaced soon

I must state how very dissapointed I am with this radio. It failed to even power up right out of the box (yes, it was wired correctly). I'm not sure why there was a QC Passed sticker on the product unless the QC person was asleep at the wheel (or test bench). Back in the box for return. I had to buy another radio elsewhere because I didn't want to wait another ten plus days for another one. I wouldn't recommend this product to anyone. My advise, buy a different product.

I just purchased my first and last Pyle device. This radio looked to be exactingly what I needed to replace the old device in my houseboat and was excited to receive it... Thank God I read the instructions, took their advice and mocked up the radio with temporary speaker and power wires. This thing would not even light up, totally DOA. I closely checked my wires, even with a meter to assure that power was getting to the radio, checked their fuses, even used a separate 12Volt power supply to double check my original setup... NOTHING! Giving Pyle the benefit of the doubt, I ordered a replacement device from Amazon, same scenario, even had a friend check my work to assure it wasn't something I was doing... STILL NOTHING! I appreciate Amazon replacing this device in a speedy and effective manner I just hope they're charging Pyle for their efforts because obviously Pyle's Quality Control leaves much to be desired. I'm requesting a refund this time... I'll deal with Amazon again, no problems there... but Pyle never again!!

This marine stereo is perfect for not only the boat, but also our Yamaha Rhino which is exposed to the elements. When we are up in the mountains where there is no reception, we use our MP3 player. It works great!

This unit is advertised as a "Marine Audio System"; however, the first day I received the unit I installed it in my boat and it would not play a CD. Confused I went to the owners manaul and looked at the trouble shooting guide. It was then I discovered that the cause could be that the "Temperature on the unit could be to high." HELLO, ya it is on a boat......don't advertise this as a "Marine Audio System" when in fact it is far from it. Don't buy this unit if you plan on installing it on a boat!!!!!!