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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
USB and AUX on Front Panel. Seems like a solid unit.
I'm fairly happy with this unit's performance. No head unit will have everything you want, but this came close in some areas, nailed it in some areas, and was mediocre in others. I needed a DD unit for my car because the stock unit is DD. I single DIN unit would have looked spartan in the dash.
PRO:
1. Has both USB and AUX in on front panel...
Published on September 26, 2007 by D. W. Dallam
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Perfect, if only it fit...
This is a beautiful receiver that I have heard a lot of good feedback on. However, Amazon claimed a double din would fit my 07 Ranger, and I found out after getting it that it does not. Thus, I am out the shipping to and from as well as a 15% restocking fee, putting me out [...]
Published 14 months ago by Joshua Chase
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39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
USB and AUX on Front Panel. Seems like a solid unit., September 26, 2007
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
I'm fairly happy with this unit's performance. No head unit will have everything you want, but this came close in some areas, nailed it in some areas, and was mediocre in others. I needed a DD unit for my car because the stock unit is DD. I single DIN unit would have looked spartan in the dash.
PRO:
1. Has both USB and AUX in on front panel.
2. Has a clean built in amp at 20wts RMS and a 24 bit DAC converter.
3. Has subwoofer control in panel allowing you to adjust what DBs go to the sub, such as 185, 90, and I think something like 45, which is explained in the manual, and this is read out on the LCD panel as High, Medium, and Low. Both Crutchfield and JVC said the additional Bass, Treble, and Midtone adjustments DO NOT affect the subwoofer out. This means that you can use your stock speakers in your car as midrange and treble and line out the bass to your subwoofer. Or, adjust a smaller amount of bass to your other speakers while not affecting the subwoofer bass output. This is exactly what I wanted--electronic crossovers adjustable in the deck itself.
EDIT May 30th: This is not true. The bass adjustment will increase both the bass in the stock speakers as well as the subwooofer, but the crossover samples down how much bass you get in the stock speakers. I wanted the unit to leave the stock speaker's bass, midrange, and treble separate from the woofer bass adjustment. Still, it does a good job of crossing over the stock speaker and I don't feel this limited the sound of the system too much--except that you don't get enough MID bass in your stock bass speakers for some songs. Not a show stopper at all.
4. BT unit is small and self contained with no power cord. It has a single DIN plug that plugs into the back of the deck, and that is it. My stereo installer said it was "nice and easy" and that it saved me about 20.00 bucks on install.
5. The BT is 99.00 compared to Sony BT devices at 200.00.
6. The deck's lights do dim when I turn on my headlights, just like it should. You can turn this on or off in the deck itself.
7. It has everything that I mentioned plus XM, Sirius, BT with 99.00 adapter, plays .wma 9, .aac, MP3, .wav files from my SD card plugged into a card reader and directly into the front USB panel. I have my entire CD collection in 160bit aac on one 8GB SDHC card at my finger tips. It does not play DVDs with music, but that was what I traded for the front panel USB and AUX--I never insert a disk anymore, thus I rarely need a CD player, much less a DVD player.
8. Allows you to name radio stations. Some other features that are uninteresting to me, but there if you want them.
9. Seems well built and quite when you insert a disk. Buttons feel positive and firm and the knobs feel like quality.
10. Huge knob in the center of the unit for volume and other adjustments after you hit call buttons, such as bass, treble, etc. It's a control knob of sorts, plus volume.
11. Relatively cheap compared to other units that DON'T have both AUX and USB ports on the front, which is rare. I picked it up for 180US plus 99US for the BT adaptor.
12. Professional stereo installer said he didn't like the "fancy" nature of the LCD, but the technical aspects of the deck he said were "nice" and "surprising" and "up there with the best Alpines and Pioneers that we carry."
CON:
1. Not really intuitive operation, although you get used to it and it's very easy, just not laid out as well as it could be. Random, Loudness, and several other buttons should be on the front panel, not in mode option buttons or personal settings. For instance, the Sub woofer DB setting is buried under personal settings, while the sub woofer volume is in another push first button where treble and bass are found (but this isn't too much to be concerned about). Too, I would have liked the option of different colored LCDs on the front panel, instead of 6 different analyzer bumping light options--sort of circus. You can turn the dancing analyzer lights completely off, at least.
2. The LCD read out is far too big giving it a sort of adolescent look. If the LCD were about 75% smaller, it could contain much more information (although it does scroll) and look much more professional.
3. The faceplate is not removable--hope you have insurance. It screams "please steal me."
Edited:
I've owned this head unit for around six months now and I guess there are only a couple things that are really annoying. The unit will sometimes not remember where you left off when using the USB port, skipping many folders or songs. You have to name each folder starting with 000, 001, or 01, 02, 03 or the unit can't find some of the songs or folders. Also, you are not suppose to leave the usb reader plugged in when you start the car--which means you are expected to remove it each time. I've never done this and had no problems. So the main thing is that it will sometimes fail to start up where you left off.
Edited 05/27/08:
I've owned this unit for six months now, and I do have two things to report that are VERY unsatisfactory:
1. Bluetooth menu is all but un-navigable.
I can't explain why, it seems random, like pushing buttons in a carnival to get specific menu items up, where sometimes you get the same result with the same series of button pushes and sometimes you don't. Sometimes they come up (following the manual directions) and sometimes they don't. It's VERY frustrating. Last night I needed to pair a new BT phone, and one of the menu items WOULD NOT come up, no matter what--it was the Auto-Answer feature that I wanted to turn on.
After maybe two hours of trying to get this stupid menu item up, I gave up. Tomorrow I'm having the unit uninstalled and sent in for repair. I'm already looking at different units because I don't want to waste my time fiddling with incompetent navigation flaws in this unit.
The first phone I set up after I had the unit installed did go reasonably well, but this time it simply refused to bring up specific menu items. It also kept defaulting to "connect" which means you have to either cycle through the SOURCE button to cancel it, or wait for it to give you an error, then restart the procedure again.
2. Blue Tooth Microphone NOISE!
People are reporting to me that the noise from the BT unit's microphone is horrible, almost to the point they cannot hear me (e.g., "Sounds like you're next to the Los Angeles International Airport!!"). I have the microphone mounted right next to the rear view mirror near the headliner. There is no option for noise canceling either, so you're just stuck with poor BT microphone performance.
Last, the BT navigation from the head unit itself, well, good luck. It's about the same level of futility as trying to get the menu to work correctly to pair and set up BT options, as commented above. You'll have a wreck long before you find the number you want.
Voice activation for calling via your phone passes the commands over well, however.
There is something else that pissed me off too: A few of the options available are not defined, such as BT muting. This menu option--in the main menu, not the BT menu--gives you three option, Muting 1, Muting 2, and Off. You won't find what muting 1&2 do, though, simply because whoever wrote the manual decided you didn't need to know--"Just pick one and STFU!"
I actually would not recommend this unit because of the way it skips around the music on the USB drive after you start and stop your car, plus the horrible menu in the BT section. On the other hand, if you don't need BT options and you don't really care if your music skips to a random folder the next time you jump in to listen, it's a pretty good unit.
To be fair, I haven't tried loading up a CD with AAC or MPs files to see if it skipped around after shutdown and startup. I did have a CD loaded with about twenty songs from two different disks and I did not notice it jumping on startup and shutdown.
I also wanted to comment on something I thought was a negative in my first update. You must number the folders with the prefix 01, 02, 03, or 001, 002 and so on. This is actually a decent condition because then you don't have to play the music folders alphabetically. You can group them however you want using the numbering scheme. But then again, if you really do just want an alphabetical listing w/o having to number the folders, you're out of luck. I use a bulk renaming utility on my home computer to set all of the folders and songs up, so it's fast. Most people though don't have the time to figure out bulk naming software in order to do that, which makes the numbering scheme a one by one act of time consuming frustration.
Well, there you have it. I hope that this helps some. You may want to look at a few newer units coming out with this technology, such as Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine and Clarion--the higher end units, not the Target models for 99.00US
I'll have the installers remove the unit. I'll send it in, get it "repaired" and remount the microphone over the visor this time. And that reminds me!
This is another hit against JVC: The warranty is not a replacement unit, but repair ONLY using, at their discretion, refurbished parts! You don't believe me? Get a copy of their warranty and see it in black and white, or call and ask them. I couldn't believe that. The entire warranty is repair, use of refurbished parts (they mean used parts they scavenged off of other systems), and that's that!
So this means I'm out with a hole in my dash for around two weeks.
PS--Check out the Kenwood DPX502. I'm getting that unit today. I did send the JVC back, but only to make JVC repair it for my trouble. A friend of mine who has had a stereo installation business since he was 21 has the DPX502 in both his truck and car and he reports that the unit is flawless and the BT option works perfectly in both cars, with no road noise (We became friends a few months ago when I took my Tacoma in to have an AMP and sub installed, plus talk to him about the JVC unit at his shop. They took it out, tested it, didn't charge me anything, and that's when I asked what other unit he recommended, to which I found the Kenwood installed in both his vehicles). I'll post a review once it's in and I tear into it by testing it's functionality, as I have done here.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent head unit, June 29, 2007
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
I have always been a Pioneer or Kenwood guy because you know they are high quality. But I thought I'd take a chance on JVC because this player had everything I was looking for at a great price. I put this head unit into my '06 Mustang GT and with the previously upgraded Infinity Reference speakers I am extremely pleased!
I wanted a Double Din CD/MP3 player with an Aux-In and USB port on the front. Not only did the XG-700 have those options but I loved the user interface. I like the knob for easy volume control and the large buttons buttons. Station presets on the left and other function buttons on the right. The LCD screen has a large and bright readout and the display is very easy to read. The USB option worked quickly and I had not problems plugging my MP3 playter into the Aux-In.
Sound quality is a 100 times better from stock speakers and head unit, of course. Installation was a relative breeze and the fit is perfect.
The only negatives are that the face is not detachable and the display does not dim when the headlights are turned on. The manual basically says the dim option is hit and miss. You can manually dim the display, though.
Basically, I highly recommend this head unit.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent unit for the price, January 12, 2008
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
This unit had all the features that I wanted in a double-DIN headunit. The only thing I would improve is the trim piece that is included was not wide enough for fitment in my Acura, and I had to glue an extra piece of black plastic behind the included trim to fill the 1/8" space on each side. The other minor complaint that I deducted was its somewhat weak tuner section with was not as good as my provious unit, a Pioneer. I noticed some stations had static at some places in my neighborhood which previously were clear. Otherwise, I think this is a great double-DIN headunit for someone who does not want a touch-screen, and who want real buttons.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Very Statisfied, June 24, 2008
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
My Standard Stereo was fading and I wanted and needed a Bluetooth unit as the cell phone laws in cailf where changing. The bluetooth was an hundred dollars more and after installation my bargain unit was over $500 bucks.
Love the bluetooth, I now prefer talking on the phone through the unit.
deep conversations in surround sound is GREAT.
I find a slight improvement in sound and like other computers it is overly complicated. The usb hookup is great, I can connect my flash drive using the usb and my i pod with a simple cord from Radio Shack using the aux connection. woo hoo.
The display is overblown with disco lights what JVC should have done away with the dancing displays and spent more one the very large display that shows the artist and name of the song.. as most are cut off and imcomplete.
At the end of the day the JVC looks fine, I sometime which the face would come off.. Sounds good, and if I were younger easier to navigate.
this was bought last christmas and installed not long ago.
Delivery was fast and I have had no problems... its a good buy.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Pretty good, January 8, 2009
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
I've had one of these in my 2003 Altima for about 18 months now. Haven't used it with any external attachments. Typically have used it to play MP3 files off a USB flash drive. In that regard, everything has gone as expected, except that the device apparently doesn't support all USB flash drives. I'm still trying to work out whether it's a voltage thing or something else, but while I've had no problems using the stereo with a Memorex 12GB drive and a Corsair Survivor 16GB, I cannot get it to work with an 8GB or 16GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro. The other "con" is that setting certain options (e.g., the clock) is not intuitive.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Replacement for Factory Radio, August 24, 2008
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
Everything from packaging to instructions is excellent.
Installation is a breeze even for the mechanically or electrically "declined"
USB Source music issues have been described ad-nauseun so no need to use space on that.
My only gripe is that I wish the unit had radio station tuning via a rotary knob rather than an up and down switch. I took a star for that.
Remote control is great. I put a piece of velcro (hook) on the back of it and hooks to my headliner, this location always protects the remote from Ultraviolet Damage and as a bonus I always know where it is.
If you choose to purchase, don't forget while you are at it to buy the wire harness adapter.
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Outstanding !, August 4, 2010
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
I have had 2 other JVC receivers since 2001 through 2009 before I bought this one. All of them have fulfilled my expectations. I used to go to the stores to try and compare among the available stock. I always picked the ones that fitted my budget, sounded better, were easy to operate and had the features that I wanted. That was years ago when it was easier to do that in person. I was not looking for another JVC specifically and did my research again. This time I had to find online the .PDF user manuals of some of my candidates to compare them because I could not test them all at the stores.
In the end this brand and model was the winner. Here is why:
-I wanted/needed a Double Din format receiver (the previous ones were single DIN). I have bought recently a Honda Accord 2000 that was using the factory installed stereo and I wanted to replace it and utilize the available space.
-It has a nice design and well distributed traditional push buttons that you can feel without looking at them unlike the newer trend of flat not-raised buttons and touch screens.
-It reproduces MP3 CDs which I have a lot and WMAs which I don't like but it's not bad to have it. It has a USB port in the front for external media (Thumb-drives or external HDDs).
-You can see the time clock at any time regardless of any other function taking place, it has its own dedicated spot on the display.
-It only has 8 characters available for displaying song information compared to my previous ones which had 11. I thought it would be very bad but I performed a quick test with my previous one by placing my thumb on top of the last 3 characters and it did not bother me that much (because it SCROLLS).
-The most important feature that I was insistently looking for was a better way to handle the EQUALIZER I'm so glad with this function on this model. You can adjust BASS, MIDDLE, and TREBLE with very simple steps unlike many other receivers including the ones I owned before. You don't have to look at the thing but you may if you wish... Once you locate the "Select" button, push it once then you can adjust BASS with the big Volume knob, push it again and you get to the MIDDLE frequencies, push it one more time and you reach to the TREBLE, it's that easy. These levels are stored per each of the 5 customizable equalizer profiles. You cannot control the frequency bands you are adjusting but it sounds great regardless. If you keep pushing the "Select" button you can adjust other stuff but this time the manufacturer gave priority to the EQUALIZER functions and i totally agree with that, this is the best way for me because these are the settings that i use/change more often.
-If you had a USB device plugged in when you turned off the engine, then when you turn it back on it resumes playing where it left off, if the device is not present then it still asks you for it without changing to another source then if you plug it back in it resumes normally.
-I did not buy it for the other features like Bluetooth or hands free calling or Satellite radio so I cannot say anything about those.
-I also tested the AUX input with an Ipod and it worked well.
-When I decided to buy it no body was selling it at the stores, I had to buy it online. But when I tried, 3 days after I placed my order they informed me that it was not in stock. I called 3 other listed sources but they did not have it either. It seemed to me like it was or was going to be discontinued soon. Then I decided to buy it used from Amazon Marketplace in "LIKE NEW" condition and it was indeed pristine. It has been 2 months since I bought it on 06/03/10 and I'm very happy with it.
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superb input sources, April 6, 2010
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
The JVC receiver does the right job, the USB input shines here, fast files reading compared to CD, AUX-IN useful for portable devices. Support various audio format with very good sound quality and many tuning features, compared to other brand the JVC supports the seeking within the audio file as well as pause/resume from the position, yet I found some downsides:
1) Doesn't support MP3 with lower sample rate such as 11kHz
2) Playing WAV file from CD is not supported
3) Accessories like blue-tooth and ipod adapters are not included with the receiver
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Huge Disappointment, March 3, 2010
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
I was so looking forward to this unit. I bought it primarily because of the price and it did everything I wanted it to do (I thought). I've had it in my car for about 3 weeks and I wish I never bought the darn thing. Here's my biggest complaints.
1) It is not user-friendly. I'm a pretty tech-savvy guy but it took a long time to figure out the nuances to this machine.
2) Is not compatible with steering column controls
3) Even with the JVC iPod adapter, the unit does not show the artist name (oddly it shows the song name and album but not the artist)
4) If I want to play just my U2 files, I have to scroll for about 3 minutes through all the musical artists arranged in alphabetical order
5) Even with the JVC satellite radio adapter, I have major issues with lengthy "loading" and the unit will sometimes just stop recognized the satellite feed (and I have to turn off/on the entire unit)
Overall, I would not recommmend this unit. Spend the extra money and get a high end unit that can display a bigger menu and produce a cleaner sound.
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Nice, sounds good; USB far too limited, October 29, 2009
This review is from: JVC KW-XG700 Double DIN In-Dash CD Receiver with Front AUX Input and USB Port J-Bus Expandable (Black) (Electronics)
So far so good. 20 minutes to install (bought harness with it).
Sounds good and has seemingly good reception. CDs load and play without issue. Settings seem easy enough to change.
USB is nearly worthless-25 character filename limitation, 128 character tag limit. This means I can't copy music straight from music folder to a USB thumbdrive-I have to chop the filenames and remove as much of the tagging as possible. This isn't 1998-I don't know why JVC can't simply read long filenames like every other device out there while ignoring the parts of the tag it doesn't understand. On another note, Data CDs don't seem to have this limitation.
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