PYLE PLMR19W AM/FM-MPX PLL Tuning Radio with SD/MMC/USB and Weather Band

by Pyle

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 9.6 x 4 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001582RZC
• Item model number: PLMR19W
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,118 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Pyle’s Hydra series has the solution for your marine audio needs – this PLMR19W head unit is capable of tuning AM/FM, weatherband (so you’ll always be prepared), and playing MP3s from your USB stick or SD card. It’s rated at 4 x 50 watts, so each speaker has plenty of independent power. And it comes with everything you’ve come to expect from a modern head unit: a 30 station memory, an auxiliary input to hook up an MP3 player or iPod, and a dot matrix LCD display. The LCD screen is backlit and shows relevant track info. A wireless remote control means you can change tracks without having to get up. Adjust volume, bass, treble, balance, and fader using the built-in controls, all illuminated by cool blue light. Marine coating keeps this head unit ticking through the elements. Pyle’s head units will have your music sounding great at the dock or in the middle of the ocean.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars you get what you pay for, September 25, 2009

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Robert Hebb (nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PYLE PLMR19W AM/FM-MPX PLL Tuning Radio with SD/MMC/USB and Weather Band (Electronics)

I couldn't find a whole lot of reviews of this product when I was shopping so I'm making it a point to review it for future shoppers.
First things first. There are several websites that state that this is a CD-R player. I can assure you that there is NO CD player on this unit. It is strictly SD card, USB, and radio.
I also found one owners manual that stated how to remove the detachable face. well there is no "detachable face" its a one piece unit.
The first thing I noticed when I pulled it out of the box is that it is extremely light. (I'm thinking cheaply made) it may be however that it just doesn't have a cd player in there to weigh it down i don't know.
After a couple days of use, I have decided that it is pretty cheaply made, the volume knob is grinding and i can feel considerable resistance on parts of the rotation. It is also kind of loose or wabbly. (technical term)
Another downside I've found is that I can't search tracks or directories in USB mode like I thought I was going to be able to do. So now I've got like 600 songs on a flash drive plugged into it and the only thing I can do is skip ahead by 1 track or skip ahead by 10 tracks at a time. It does list what the song title is and the directory that it's in but I can't search through the directories at all.
There are a couple different owners manuals for this thing. One is on pyles website, but it's different than the one that came with my unit. The one on plyles websites gives detailed intructions on how to search through directories, (which doesn't work) and on my manual there is no indication of how to do so.
But when i press the button to search for tracks i do get a "trk srch" display, but when i turn the volume knob to actually search through them (as per pyles website) the only thing that happens is the volume goes up :)
It seems to be a decent unit for the price. $73 plus shipping so i can't complain too much. radio and weather band work as described. I haven't plugged an sd card in there yet so i can't comment on that function.
if you have questions before purchasing and want an actual owners answer email me at foehammer at citcom net
I purchased this unit mainly for the "marine" aspect of it because it's going in my jeep wrangler that often sees some stray water inside of the vehicle. we'll see how it holds up.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great deal, May 27, 2009

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Offroading "TUKKR" (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: PYLE PLMR19W AM/FM-MPX PLL Tuning Radio with SD/MMC/USB and Weather Band (Electronics)

This is a great deck. I was skeptical because of the price but it has been great. The sd slot is awsome. You can put 100s of songs on it insert it and the remote controls everything and all info is displayed on the deck. I only have 2 negatives which is the tuner is not very good. I had a Sony before and it picked up 10 times better. And it doesnt have much power. But I put an amp on it and its great. I don't think you can beat it for the money though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID the Pyle PLMR19W!, April 9, 2011

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Eric R. Lindquist "Rick" (Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PYLE PLMR19W AM/FM-MPX PLL Tuning Radio with SD/MMC/USB and Weather Band (Electronics)

I only gave this unit one star because I could not give it NO stars.

This unit failed within a month of installing it on my boat. At that point, it was a bit dinged up from the installation process, and I had already disposed of the packing it came in. After it got wet when rain blew into the bridge during a thunderstorm one night, I heard something topside and went up to investigate. The radio was ON and PLAYING, possibly resurrected by the lightning.

"It's aliiiive! It's alliiiiiivve!" (apologies to Dr Frankenstein)

This unit is cheaply manufactured, the knob is very insubstantial and the readout is unreadable in just the tiniest bit of sunlight. Besides, the display is monochrome. I didn't think anyone made those anymore. One big gripe: It will not let you manually tune in stations, which means that if a station's signal is not really strong, the radio will scan right on past.

At this point, I cannot control the majority of functions from the front-panel buttons, only via the remote, so it works -- sort of.

Do not buy one of these for use in any sort of "harsh" environment, which probably also includes any highway vehicle that may get parked in the sun or into which a little rain may fall. Pay the extra bucks and get a quality unit!