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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
works well for me
Pro: the price was right with the nav and it is well integrated. The sound is right up there with the Alpine I had before. It does run my iPod Nano as advertised. When I played a DVD, it played the music but not the video (because the parking brake was not on)...that was cool.
Con: I tried as hard as I possibly could to find a DVD player that would let me search...
Published 11 months ago by Ed Perkins
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
A fair to good item
The good;
Sharp video, easy install and works very well with the additional Sirius radio. Does all that it says it will do. Easy to bypass the DVD park thing. Seems to be reliable. GPS antenna very sensitive even when located under large rear window.
The bad:
Just doesn't do it real well. Except the Sirius. GPS has neat features, but will take you on...
Published 10 months ago by Jimmy Z
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
works well for me, September 13, 2009
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
Pro: the price was right with the nav and it is well integrated. The sound is right up there with the Alpine I had before. It does run my iPod Nano as advertised. When I played a DVD, it played the music but not the video (because the parking brake was not on)...that was cool.
Con: I tried as hard as I possibly could to find a DVD player that would let me search through the iPod titles...this unit is down near the bottom of that capability <sigh> about the best you can do with the iPod is put it on shuffle or make some good playlists. It may be that the next generation of gear will do this, but for now, you're almost better off getting a unit with a aux jack on the front and using the ipod itself.
The Nav is good but is very different than the Garmin Nuvi I have. It gets a fix very quickly, but got totally confused yesterday when I tried to go to a nearby town using backroads. I had to turn the nav off after I made one turn it didn't like. The Garmin seems to recover better and recalculate your trip when something is wrong (like the road it wants to use is closed for construction).
The voice sounds like one of those answering phone synthetic voices that reads your credit card number back to you, not near as nice as the Garmin.
Once I get over how cool it is having it all-in-one, I will starting thinking about how much I spent to have a stereo that sounds about as good as the one I had before, plays an ipod almost the same as the one I had before, and has a nav almost as good as the one I had suction-cupped to my windshield that I could put in any car I drove.....it is cool having a touch screen and I guess that is the feature I really paid for.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
A fair to good item, October 30, 2009
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
The good;
Sharp video, easy install and works very well with the additional Sirius radio. Does all that it says it will do. Easy to bypass the DVD park thing. Seems to be reliable. GPS antenna very sensitive even when located under large rear window.
The bad:
Just doesn't do it real well. Except the Sirius. GPS has neat features, but will take you on some really odd routes. Try it on some familiar routes to see how it thinks. Maps are lacking, especially for rural detail.
Really brief and vague install manual, in many many languages. Has one wire from the receiver whose function is never revealed. Never used, don't see any ill effects.
Sirius info when display is closed is very brief, no title or artist.
Should have a panel for aux a/v, usb inputs, instead of just loose wires, very tacky.
Rather deep chasis, wire package. Make sure you have plenty of room in the dash.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Nice radio for the price, September 25, 2009
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
I just received the NZ409 and elected to have it professionally installed instead of doing this myself. Everything I've read online said that the 2003 Honda Civic is pretty "tight" and it may not be easy to do this as an amateur. In addition to the head unit, I also had a backup camera, Sirius SC-C1 Satellite Radio and Blue Tooth installed.
The good news: The Clarion's menus are pretty intuitive and easy to navigate through the different levels. The radio doesn't need any additional hardware adapters for Sirius. The SC-C1 receiver plugs right it. The receiver display provides nice options for saving the radio and satellite presets. My iPod iTouch was recognized immediately and I was able to navigate through the different playlists easily. I tried the DVD feature and it seemed to work well. The display is sharp and bright (although I probably won't use this much). The GPS works well and the guidance seems to be accurate. It acquires a signal quickly and has a very bright and understandable display.
The bad news: You'll need a USB extension cable if you plan on using this feature of the phone. I got a 6' long extension and leave the wire coiled up in my glove box. The fact that it plays DVD's is nice, but unless you're planning on sitting in your car for 2 hours burning the battery or your gas, you won't get a lot of use from this feature as the parking brake has to be on for this feature to work. I understand it's a safety feature, but it's still something you'll have to deal with. I had some issues with the BLT370 working with the head unit. Both are Clarion's products and switching the blue tooth unit didn't yield any better results. The book is still out on this feature as no easy answer seems to make this work. Another weird knock on the GPS is the voice of the guidance director. It seems very "electronic" and has the same kind of sound as the box used by people who have had radical throat surgeries. It also takes a bit longer than other units I've used when recalculating your route after a mistake.
All in all, I think it's a great value for all of the features it has. As of right now (2 days after my installation) I'm really happy with my choice of an aftermarket radio selection.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
It's OK, January 4, 2010
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
I've had this unit for about 2 months now and I have to say I'm not as happy with it as I hoped I would be. This unit was listed as the only model that could provide GPS in a single DIN size, which is why I purchased it. The other selling feature for me is that it supports the steering wheel controls. I did have some trouble getting everything working correctly, but that did get worked out. The GPS, on the other hand, leaves quite a bit to be desired IMO. I hate the fact that I cant just enter a zip code to find a location - I have to enter the state first. That seems stupid to me. Also, I have tried to enter several locations in my city, and the street isn't listed. When the screen is up, during the day is is often difficult or impossble to see, so that doesn't do much good. I still rely on my handheald GPS which I can position so I can see it and it's much easier to use.
As far as listening to the radio or music when the display screen is retracted, it's annoying that I can't set the clock and have it be the default display. I have to push the display button to show the clock, and then if I adjust the volume, the display reverts back to the radio station or the CD track. That's also stupid. There should be the capability to set the preferences I want. I do really like the USB interface and I can have thumb drives that will play for days without having to repeat (I don't own an iPod). Another good point is the sound is great.
The remote control is funky in that it has to be almost straight in front of the unit to work. I was riding in the passenger seat of my Dodge truck and I couldn't just point the control from my lap - I had to hold it right in front.
I'll (have to) keep this unit for a year or 2 as it was pretty expensive, after which I'll be looking for a replacement. I wouldn't recommend it.
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Not bad but wanted a little more, April 30, 2010
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
I got this system to replace my 6 disc Bose unit in my Nissan that broke. I had it installed by a professional shop and they did a good job as far as the install goes. However the unit is underpowered compared to my Bose system (as was expected). The Nav seems to be ok, the voices that are available are pretty hard to understand as well as sounding like an old answering machine. I had a problem with the volume of the voice at first but solved it after some troubleshooting. For what I paid for the unit ($499) im pretty satisfied so far. I guess we will see in a few months or so. Another thing, my Bose sub that is located behind the drivers seat no longer works. I asked the people who installed it and they said that it was an external amp issue not a headunit problem. Oh and also I have not yet been able to get it to play mp3 discs which is a reason I got the unit.
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For the price its one of the best, March 15, 2010
This review is from: Clarion NZ409 7-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Electronics)
I had it for about a week and its been great. Everything is easy to operate, I love how it has a speedometer which is dead accurate. The touch screen is good and the sensitivety is great.
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