
Not Excellent but almost..

What I liked:
I'm upgrading from a once top of the line JVC, sound quality is equal like old unit. The simple, minimalistic design is a plus, and will make your car look contemporary, blends seamlessly. The unit will play any cd you thrown at it, I even played not finalized cd's ok, even when the manual says not. I just tested cd's with mp3's because thats what I have, and provided the mp3's are recorded at least at 192kbps they will sound good enough to believe is cd audio. The unit also has interface for ipod/usb. I havent tested it, cause I don't own one (nor I will ever own it), but I will record some songs on a usb flash drive and test, but for me is not a must, I still like cd's. Also, usb port is on the back of the unit, pioneer did a good job not putting it in front, as I see it, this will: 1.Make the unit look like a good quality stereo, no some generic chinese POS; 2.Avoid to bloat the nice and clean look of the stereo face. Kudos for you pioneer, just connect the usb extension cable and hide it on the glove box.
What I didn't like:
The unit's interface is what makes most of my rants. I mean, it should be easy to make any changes fast, and painless, but a combination of things makes difficult this goal:
1.The rotary knob is kind of hard to use like a "joystick", it would be easier to put these controls around the it, not IN it, cause it's very imprecise; 2.I don't know why also the joystick is hard as hell to use, maybe is because it's new, but it also adds to the imprecise nature of the joystick. 3.The segment display is kind of hard to follow sometimes.
Conclusion:
The radio is good for a sub $100 unit, good features and pristine sound; a real upgrade from factory stereo. The interface can work, you do need to read the manual, familiarize with it, but it needs polishing in my opinion. The provided IR remote also minimize this too. Highly recommended.
Review ID: 10000000009904808

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