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Great Ipod control if you have aux in jack |
May-09-12 |
| Reviewer:
Rhino
from Cedar Springs, MI
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I have previously used Harmon Kardon dp1us drive and play. That system worked alright but was missing some features that this Kenwood unit has. I love the fact that this unit can be matched to the stock dash illumination. With the dp1us you are stuck with blue. The display on the Kenwood unit is pretty good, a little hard to see in sunlight though. As far as controls the only change I would suggest to Kenwood is to make the control knob smaller and make it so that when you turn the knob it changes the track. Currently you have to push the know to the right or left to go forward or back which is a bit cumbersome.
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A good alternative for factory upgrading |
February-10-12 |
| Reviewer:
Mitch
from Atlanta, GA
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I wanted to somehow get bluetooth calling in my wife's Honda Odyssey. She also listens to SIRIUS radio 95% of the time while driving. I saw this package and figured it was something that could fit my needs for both. For the price, it was worth a shot. Got it, installed it and it works great. We already have an AUX port on our radio so that made it pretty simple.
Keep in mind that while 3 accessories can be used with it (bluetooth, SIRIUS & HD radio), only 2 can be hooked up to it at once and one has to be the bluetooth kit (for a passthrough port). I hooked up the BT-300 and SIRIUS VDOC1 adapter (w/ Starmate 6). Was able to get it all working good. I was even able to use an older SIRIUS windshield mount to use with this Kenwood display unit. It fit perfectly & is mounted in a good/stable area.
The only slight tricky part (& reason for losing a star) was wiring it up. I decided to wire it directly to the Honda fuse box. Easier and no need to splice or cut factory wiring. Can also remove it easier if needed. Be sure to have a good ground (black wire) connection as well. I initially didn't have the black wire connected to a good source and all my accessories didn't work at first. Talked to a Crutchfield tech and as usual, they were great. Found a better ground (floor seat bolt) and it all then worked perfectly.
My wife now loves having hands-free bluetooth calling (& its safer). The USB port & bluetooth audio are a bonus and great too. For the price, can't be beat
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Inexpensive way to add to a complicated system |
February-05-12 |
| Reviewer:
JoeB
from Concord, NC
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I was looking for a way to add my existing Sirius plug and play to a 2008 BMW 328i without having to use an ugly bracket. This made it simple and since you can change the display colors it made it look pretty darn close to factory. This also gave me an easy way to add bluetooth (via the separate BT-300). Install was pretty painless. The hardest part is getting used to navigating. Much like BMW's iDrive, navigating the menus is not always intuitive but the more I use it the happier I am.
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Good idea in theory... |
December-28-11 |
| Reviewer:
BobB
from Irwin, PA
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Thought this would be a good way to integrate a few inputs into my 97 Acura RL factory HU; after some research, found out it only lets you do 2 choices from iPod, HD radio unit, Bluetooth, or Sirius/XM. It really doesn't make this clear in any advertising, unless you download the manual. It also has RCA line inputs, so you really have a choice of 3 inputs, but this lack of choices is a drag! I went with an iPod and HD radio choice; the HD unit is OK, but if you jump between different sources there is an OBVIOUS sound quality difference between iPod and anything else (not the units' fault). It also won't always recognize my iPod, nor will it charge it. Very frustrating! Way too many menus to customize settings, tough to learn. The control knob feels like it's going to break off at any moment. The display is nice, but not enough lines to be effective. Too many negatives to recommend to anyone.
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reduced for a reason |
November-08-11 |
| Reviewer:
miguelito
from hawaii
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Well lets just say you get what you pay. I attempted to install in my 2003 BMW and immediately thought what a remarkable gadget. The looks and feel of the wheel control seems flawless and the display unit looks great. I managed to fit all that stuff in pretty good and fired up the unit. Only to find out that my factory's auxiliary input never picked up the source. Frustration sat in after many hours of troubleshooting to only "guess" that this unit simply will not work in my car. So I am back to using my 2nd gen Touch in my hand yet again. This unit looks very promising but simply is incompatible in my car's factory stereo. I am not sure if it was a defective unit but I was not going through with this again and decided to go a different route.
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