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 get what you pay for March 3, 2009
jewels (WA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I bought this radio for my brother in law that just got his first car and it didn't have a radio. I didn't realize that it was an analog tuner but that is ok the kid just wanted some tunes. it is a radio that you only get what you pay for, really cheap.
my purchase was excelent, i love Amazon!! November 27, 2009
Deibys R. Pérez
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
My item was sended well protected and just in time,not crash, not hits, i like the responsability and speed that you deal the product, im sure i'll continue shopping by here, Thanks!!
 Pyle Car MP3 player November 16, 2008
Barrie B. Strachan (Cedar City, Utah)
40 out of 48 found this review helpful
This unit is not for everybody, but if you want a simple, inexpensive low-end MP3 player for your car, it may be for you.
The AM-FM radio has digital tuning and works fine, but has no presets. If you feel you need 30 station presets, don't buy this.
The MP3 player has front panel slots for an SDHC card as well as a USB thumb drive. Buttons allow you to skip up/down one song, 10 songs, or a complete file. Additional controls include a rotary volume control (way better than pushbuttons in my opinion), a rotary "tone" knob that doesn't do much, a MUTE button, a LOUD button which is supposed to enhance bass and treble but doesn't have much effect, clock setting buttons and the file control buttons. The display is large and easy to read and is illuminated with a nice bright blue light. The front panel also has a mini phone plug input for an Ipod or CD player.
The claimed 160 watt power output is ridiculous. The unit draws about 8 watts primary power while driving two 4 ohm speakers at full volume. The real power output is probably about 5 watts. This provides adequate listening volume in my convertible at highway speeds, but it wil NOT shake the car or shatter your eardrums. If you want more power and enhanced tone, you could connect the player to one of the many available power amp/equalizers on the market. There are no RCA outputs on this player but many external amps can be connected direct to the speaker outputs.
The bottom line is, you're not going to get a $300 car stereo for under forty bucks, but if all you want is a simple device that handles SDHC cards and has a rotary volume control, without the added complexity of a built-in CD or cassette player, this unit fills the bill. An external equalizer/amplifier will add much improved tone and volume performance at considerably less cost than an integrated unit of comparable quality.
MP3 PLAYER February 17, 2010
Larry Miller
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I put this player on my motorcycle and it great with usb and with the sd.card.
At last April 26, 2010
Tedward (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got so tired of having pretty much only two choices in car stereo. 1) Get a simple stereo and end up with low wattage and archaic features, or 2) Buy something with the features and power I wanted and get a removable faceplate/ disco nightmare/ graphically assaulting thief magnet.
I just wanted something to play songs from my iPod. And buddy, this is it. it plays loud enough that I can listen on the highway with the windows open. It has a good Aux plug in, right in the front. And the SD/USB inputs are a great bonus. I picked up a 4GB card and filled it with old favorites. It even recognizes folders, so you can put whole albums in their own folders and play each one separately.
The only real downside I've seen with this is the power input. If you hook it up to a switched power line, you lose the clock every time you turn off the car (oddly, not the position on the SD card, though). Or, if you plug it into a full time power line, you have to turn the radio off each time or risk draining the battery. I went for the switched line.
The cards and USB have to be formatted in FAT32 (they don't list that anywhere), but most digital cameras can format them properly for you.
Simple to install, loud, full featured. Focus is AWAY from AM/FM: no presets, etc.
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