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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
All the features you need/want at a GREAT PRICE!
I want to keep this short and sweet to give an honest opinion about the product, and to also help those of you looking to buy it some insight.
BUY THIS IN-DASH DVD PLAYER!
LoL, but seriously... this is far better than the competition. Not only is the price better, but the features and function are better. I haven't had any problems getting...
Published 8 months ago by Bill Sturgill
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Decent unit overall, but a weak radio receiver
I recent bought and installed this unit as a replacement for my older JVC KD-DV4200 that began cutting off at 30 second intervals. First, the screen on this unit looks great. Also, the options available are outstanding. There are some complaints however, mainly the weak radio receiver. The JVC KD-DV4200 replaced a Pioneer unit that had been stolen. I thought it...
Published 7 months ago by Rellog
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Decent unit overall, but a weak radio receiver, August 7, 2009
I recent bought and installed this unit as a replacement for my older JVC KD-DV4200 that began cutting off at 30 second intervals. First, the screen on this unit looks great. Also, the options available are outstanding. There are some complaints however, mainly the weak radio receiver. The JVC KD-DV4200 replaced a Pioneer unit that had been stolen. I thought it lacked the strength of that unit, but this newer JVC is even weaker still. Stations that should and did come in perfectly, are now weak and filled with static. Another beef is with the wallpaper. There are 5 options, none of which are anything to write home about.
As for other features, the bluetooth is nice, but doesn't have great outgoing sound when the car is in motion. The USB port works better than I expected, and is a nice feature, but the unit doesn't do album art (come on JVC... really???? no art??? that's just weak!) Album art makes finding music I want to listen to easier IMO, and that feature's absence is very noticeable.
There's a lot to like about this stereo, however, if there were other removable faceplate options out there, I'd have to say check them first...
Update- After a couple of months, the faceplate seems to be having issues. The stero will shut itself off. If you push on the faceplate, it usually comes back on, but there is something going on with the radio either not sitting properly, or a short developing between the connections. I'm wondering of others have been seeing this same issue...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
All the features you need/want at a GREAT PRICE!, June 27, 2009
I want to keep this short and sweet to give an honest opinion about the product, and to also help those of you looking to buy it some insight.
BUY THIS IN-DASH DVD PLAYER!
LoL, but seriously... this is far better than the competition. Not only is the price better, but the features and function are better. I haven't had any problems getting this to read thumb drives, media cards, dvd-r's, and even my iPhone works with it flawlessly.
The only little nit-pick I have about it is that the backgrounds are kinda bland and you can't use custom backgrounds. . . but the ones they do provide offer more than enough "pizazz" to make this just a slight letdown.
Moving on to features. The bluetooth works very well, especially with the supplised microphone installed and ran up to your visor. I've made some test calls and they were very clear on both ends. No complaints here!
The video quality is quite good and load-times are really fast! I have this connected to two headrest monitors as well and it streams video effortlessly without a hitch!
If you're looking for an affordable in-dash doubledin dvd solution, with bluetooth even.. look no further than this JVC unit!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Better thank I thought, July 30, 2009
After looking for a new unit to replace my factory head unit. I found this one. I have installed it and I must say. I really enjoying it. I can not give it a full 5 starts only because I have found 3 things that might end up driving me crazy as time goes on.
1) The Proximity Sensor works a bit better than I thought it would. Even when my hand is not near the radio it tends to act as if I am near it. I have made ajustments but nothing seems to stop it. And I have no idea of why it happens. But it works. The good thing about it is you can turn it off. So with that, I am not that upset.
2) Reading a USB Drive over 4GB might take longer than you thing. I timed it. A full 1:30 if you just added the drive; 45: each time you go back to the drive. I found no improvment even after using a faster 72K RPM Drive. Yet I was able to hookup a 160GB drive so I if it takes 1:30 for it to load up. I am not uspset.
3) The Bluetooth works fine with my cell phone. I love it, and the sound is the bomb. Yet, it causes my USB drive to load after every call. So right after a call, the drive has to reload (remember the 45 sec load time) after each call. This is not as fun as I might enjoy seeing that I tend to make alot of calls.
Over all I think this is a great headunit if you dont need GPS (and I did not). It has everything you can think of without the need of GPS.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Good solid receiver, works with iPhone 3GS, November 24, 2009
Installed 11/24/09, 2003 Ford E350 Passenger Van, Self Installed
First Off, this will not fit a late model Econoline van without major trimming to the dash. So I took it to a few stereo shops in town and no one would touch it because the dash had to be cut about 3/8 inch. It took me 2 days to muster the courage to cut it myself. You also have to cut off part of the mounts that hold the bottom of the AC controls behind the dash. I measured about 5 different times, and ways, and when I was done you can't even tell.
The iPhone 3GS DOES WORK when using the KSU30 cable or Bluetooth with no cable. Also, I paired my phone with the JVC built in bluetooth and I can play my music on my phone without even plugging it in (didn't know the iphone supported this#. You can also leave your phone in your pocket or purse and answer calls without getting your phone out. Also Once paired it show the antenna bar and battery on the JVC screen of your phone.
One wierd thing is that if I plug my iPhone into the JVC it will not play music unless I am in the ipod app on the phone, once I open the app the music starts playing #It also did this on my friends G1 iPhone#. Playing music from the iPhone to the unit happens very quickly, it just searches for about 3-5 seconds and then is ready to go. I have not tried using a USB drive with lots of music, no need. What I cannot get to work is my contacts on the JVC. That option is just greyed out under the phone app on the JVC.
Dialing and answering from the JVC works great, it includes a MIC that I have on my visor which seems to work fine while driving
Another great feature is that it it can display the video feed to an external monitor ONLY so you can play the radio while the rear passengers watch the monitor and use IR headphones if your monitor supports them. I was not aware it could do this and it made my wife very happy. Now we can give our 5 year old a set of IR headphones and listen to the radio, we could not do this in our 05 Tahoe. One thing to keep in mind, for some reason you cannot play music off a USB device including the iPhone when in this mode, it also states this in the manual. This unit also has audio out for the video feed unlike most of the single DIN units I looked at. Sending the audio to your remote monitor is critical if you want to use IR headphones.
Using the JVC touch panel is faster than the factory touch panel in our 05 tahoe, a welcome suprise. Menus are very easy to navigate and understand.
Very nice remote with lots of buttons, controls all aspects of the JVC as far as I can tell.
Face plate and underlying mechanism feel very solid.
Screen does not really show finger prints or smudges, another welcome suprise.
I also installed the JVC rear camera but have not found the reverse wire to tap into to kick it on when reversing. I will update when that is done.
The only negative things I have found so far are
1. you only get 5 backgrounds and can't add your own #I knew this before I bought it#.
2. I can't use the camera without the reverse wire hooked up and in reverse, so I can't see behind me while driving.
3. can't seem to get video from the iPhone 3GS to show on the screen, I get sound but no video #tried this with a G1 iPhone also no dice)
4. No contacts on the JVC, when A call comes in it just shows the number and says caller unknown.
5. There are only 3 up and 3 down dimmer settings. I have it setup to dim when the head lights go on but it still isn't dim enough and you can only adjust down so far.
Overall I am very pleased with this model. I almost sent it back when I found out I was going to have to cut the dash but after looking at the single DIN DVD units I took the risk. None of the other units I looked at had all of the features I needed and had I gone with the single DIN unit when it was open it would have covered my AC/Heater controls.
Easy as any other stereo to install, I took me about 8 hours to install all the cabling, camera, remote monitor and speakers. Instructions are easy to follow.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
phone does not work, February 28, 2010
I bought this unit for the hands free phone capabilities, I have tried 3 mics with it. I can hear the incoming calls perfectly, but people on the other end cant hear me. I'm using an LG Dare(also replaced and still does not work). also bought a new Ipod Touch, the video doesn't work with this unit. I have the adaptor, my old 80 gig did.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A Great Buy!, January 24, 2010
Purchase and shipping went smooth.
Took a while to figure out factory radio removal and new installation. Still haven't hooked up satellite option. Head works great. Wish it dimmed more at night but you can shut off display. Almost everything is adjustable through on screen touch. A great purchase!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Top of the LINE!!!, December 23, 2009
I love this multimedia receiver. It makes my system sound amazing and adds the looks to my car as well. The dvd playback on this receiver looks great and clear. I was very happy with my purchase of this product. Also the installation was E-Z but I already knew what I was doing. For the average person with some knowledge of how to install these types of receivers it will not be hard to install this one. Did I mention that the video playback is great and the sound is amazing. It makes me want to drive my car more often than usual.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing piece of entertainment, December 20, 2009
Great entertaining system for your car, a must get, I previously owned a Kenwood Excelon, but this has really exceeded my expectations so I totally recommend it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
HOT HOT HOT, November 28, 2009
I have had this unit 4 months n I love its slow because i addedth 120gb usb but other thn tht i have no compliants had it professional installed took about an hour i added my phone book from my cell so i can make calls whenever i like i love this radio. my ppl who do get in my car want to play with it cause of the touch screen
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Buggy, November 24, 2009
This unit is half decent but has a number of software bugs related to iphone source that are very annoying. I have only had the unit for a month and so far have noticed the following:
-when you set the random to 'album' it reverts back to 'song' each time you turn the unit off, or change the source, or answer a phone call on the blue tooth etc.
-Intermittently there are glitches in the sound from an iphone source. I have the 3G s iphone. Its not that bad, perhaps every third song there are one or two momentary clitches in the sound.
-I have had 3 instances in this first month where it packed a sad and I had to turn it off and restart before it would read the iphone.
-When I plug in the iphone, it starts playing and I hear the sound momentarily, then the sound dissappears - but the song keeps playing (you can see the seconds ticking by). To recover the sound I have to select another source, then select ipod source again, then everything is fine. I have to do this every morning when I plug it in.
Since I brought this unit mainly to play ipod/iphone and for the blue tooth I am quite dissapointed and really would not have purchased the unit had I known about these software bugs. Besides this I agree with the above feedback regarding the wall paper and other graphics. For such a capable screen that can play DVD I really expected some nice graphics and perhaps a glitsy EQ image, album art etc. Nothing, the ZX81 I had when I was a wee boy had better graphics than this thing.
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