T**.
Inportant Update...STAY AWAY FROM THIS ITEM!
So I took a chance on ordering this radio because of the value and because I wanted a single DIN radio for my Corvette. I have to admit that I'm not incredibly pleased with this radio and I have reasons why which I will list.First of all to tune in a station you have to use a set of small left and right buttons which advances one station at a time. I still have not figured out how to memorize a station as the instructions that come with this unit are well let's just say less than understandable. I had thought that by holding down one of the left and right buttons that it would tune across the available spectrum but it doesn't do that not very cool.The picture quality that the little player offers is not too bad but definitely nothing to write home about though. As far as the backup camera I really hadn't decided to install that so no review on that part.The sound quality distorts as volume goes up even though I purchased a nice set of speakers to go with this unit that can handle up to 240 W, the 45 W per channel that this unit puts out apparently is just not enough to really drive a set of speakers.The one thing I do like about it is that it has a big knob to adjust volume but it would've been nice to say use the same knob to tune in the channel.As far as the Bluetooth is concerned, the radio head unit quickly found my phone and connected to it. But once again sound quality was distorted considering the fact that I had to turn the volume up on my phone to get it to play through the radio loudly enough to hear.The unit did lock up on me one time and I had to remove power until I noticed that there was a little button that said RESET on it which I'm assuming was for resetting the unit when it locks up. So far it hasn't done it again, but now I'm waiting for it.For the money paid, let's face it you get what you pay for I have it all installed now and honestly really don't want to rip it out just to send it back I will probably just use it till it dies and then I'll get one that's really good. However in the meantime if you don't have a lot of cash and you want to get some tunes in your ride this is probably a good way to go about it. Oh I forgot to mention the remote, the remote is basically line of sight if it's not close enough to the unit it does nothing. I had to mount it on the right-hand side of my steering wheel and unfortunately it doesn't stay in place due to the fact that the elastic tends to get loose and stretch.My advice honestly, spend the extra 40 or 50 bucks get something that's got a name on it that you can trust and steer clear of these cheaper Chinese units. As I said if it wasn't all installed I would be sending it back.I do hope this review helps this is Tony a.k.a. the Motorcycle Man signing off until I do another reviewEDIT: I decided to go ahead and update this review for anyone who might be considering buying this piece of cheap garbage!I've had this installed now for about two months, and just this last weekend the unit decided to die for good.Up into this point it had been giving me a great deal of trouble with locking up, not powering off by the power button, and not changing modes. I had to use a paperclip several times on the RST button which is the reset button for this unit.Another very disappointing aspect of this head unit is that it seriously has no power. The more the volume goes up the more distorted the sound becomes and I'm running mine with four speakers. It appears that the unit is putting out about 16 W maximum and cannot drive for speakers let alone drive two.And then to add to this whole debacle, their customer service is crap! I have written to them three times requesting an operators manual and I have been ignored three times. I am so incredibly upset, and that's not the fact that the equipment is garbage but that the manufacturer does not stand behind their product.Okay here's the overall bottom line, DON'T BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP!Save your money get a decent head unit like I just had to do. It just makes sense that you do get what you pay for as everybody has often said even me the Motorcycle Man has often said. The new head unit that I just received has now cost me over $200 when I add in the cost of the old unit that I'm throwing in the trash.Stick with a good quality head unit and you're not going to go wrong.This is Tony, a.k.a. the Motorcycle Man signing off.
B**T
Awesome product for the money
I love this radio. I have a 1990 Mazda Miata, with room for a single din radio. I used this to replace an old pioneer unit that was in the car. Install was a breeze, color for color on the old harness. Hooking up the backup camera was straight forward, and it works great.Radio quality is good, bluetooth connects automatically, backup camera looks okay, it's a small screen and resolution is low, but it gets the job done of seeing how far the object behind me is.Great value for the money, I wanted something single din that had bluetooth and backup camera, and this was a steal! Plus, having a physical volume knob is awesome. So many aftermarket radios have buttons, which are fine, but turning a knob is so much easier without looking down.
B**K
Camera/Screen and BT work fine. That's all I needed.
I've had it for 2 days.Pros:- Screen for your backup camera in a single din stereo that doesn't have to flip out- Mostly works. The back up camera/screen work well enough as does the Bluetooth. These are the main two things that I wanted.- Inexpensive. Despite the things that don't work, the price is impossible to beat.- Even though it has several flaws (and that's just at the beginning, we'll see how long everything else lasts) I did pay much for it so what else should I expect. So... overall, 4 out of 5 stars.Cons:- I can't figure out how to set the 18 radio stations. One review said that it wasn't until after he left a review that they sent a special remote, that doesn't come with the stereo, which has numbers on it for saving the preset stations. Maybe leaving this review will mean that I get that remote too. With out the ability to set stations the radio gets a 1 out of 5.- The remote that does come with it only picks up when it is within several inches of the stereo and does not pick up when attached to my steering wheel 15 inches away. (1 out of 5)- Mirror link will show my phone screen but will not play my phone audio... basically useless (1 out of 5)- The screen is a TFT screen, which means it does not display well from angles. Unfortunately my stereo is not where my speedometer is, so I can't really see a map even if I can bring it up from my phone.- It also froze on me the first day and I had to remove the stereo to unplug it from the back so it would turn off. Not sure what that was about but hopefully it doesn't be come a thing.
A**S
Dead after less than two months
last few weeks radio began to freeze and wouldn't turn off when car was off, console wouldnt respond. would have to unplug radio/battery to reset it. few days ago radio just goes black while in use and refuses to power on again, harness was soldered and shrink tube insulated so no short possible and old stereo still powered on and worked. no visible burn out on radio boards and fuses for both radio and car radio circuit are good.i can only assume something on the board shorted and failed, but no visible damage can be seen.
J**Y
worked for less then a week
Don’t waste your money worst buy ever. I had it professionally installed And I was working great the Bluetooth left lots to be desired but I was still pretty happy 6 days later everything went black so I returned to the stereo shop that installed it they checked everything and discovered the stereo was not repairable had to buy a new one.
K**Y
Good value, good customer service.
Installation is simple and the unit works as expected. I've been using it daily for about a month. The only negative is that the only way to save FM stations is by pressing and holding the number on the remote. The problem is that the remote that comes with the stereo does not have any numbers on it.After leaving this review the seller contacted me an offered to give me a replacement unit with a remote which allows for the saving of specific radio presets. I am very pleased with the customer service.
L**E
I like it.
I am very impressed with this little stereo. I was affrade it would not work that well because of the price but it works very well. Have had it for about a year now with no problems. The operating system is a bit frustrating to use and navigate through files and folders but over all I like it.
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