JVC Bluetooth In-Dash Digital Media Receiver with Dual USB Ports

• In-dash AM/FM, MP3, WMA Digital Media Receiver with Remote
• Built-in Bluetooth A2DP streaming
• USB 1amp connection supports use of a USB splitter
• Detachable front face plate | Wireless remote control included
• Peak: 50 watts x 4 channels | RMS: 20 watts x 4 channels

I've had this unit for a full day now and can say I am still truly amazed at how far technology has come in such a short time. This coming from a complete tech freak! This thing is awesome! I have no regrets whatsoever buying this. I just want to echo the same thing everyone else has already said. This unit does not have a built in cd player, but that was the least of my concerns as I have not bought a cd in at least 7yrs. This unit does everything else you can want and does it well.

First of all I love how customizable this receiver is. You can set different color schemes for night and day with this receiver. I like that during the day I can have a bright colorful scheme running and at night I can have the radio blend into the same colors as my dash lights(dictated by turning headlights on or off). Not only that; the colors are fully customizable, meaning you basically have a digital color wheel using the 3 primary colors. Be creative; blend them to your heart's content!

2nd I like the Bluetooth functionality of the unit. Hands free calling is a breeze! I mounted the microphone that comes with the unit to the steering wheel. No one I talked to has had a problem hearing me or even noted that I wasn't directly on my cell phone. When receiving a call, you can have the unit light up a different color and all the current caller id info displays on the head unit. Just hit the little phone button and your call is connected (there is also an option for auto connect). You can place calls very easily by pressing the phone button which brings up a menu of options (missed calls, dialed, received....etc). To take that a step farther, using my iphone 4s...you can hold the phone button for 2-3 secs and that will bring Siri up. Just ask Siri anything you would normally ask her (like what the temp is outside or call my wife) and her replies are broadcasted thru your speaker system. Not to mention that while the receiver will let you know when you receive a txt message, you cannot reply or open the message thru the receiver itself. However using the unit to summon Siri, you can have Siri read you your txt message and reply at will; as she will confirm with you everything before sending it.

My last comment about this unit is it is very versatile in regards to the iphone/iPod and I'm pretty sure just as much with the new wave of Androids. I just happen to have an iphone, so that is what I can speak on! I wasn't 100% sure by reading the description on Amazon if the unit would fully support Bluetooth streaming from my iphone. It does without any hiccups; anything that's playing on your iphone (nav apps, Pandora, games) will play thru your system using Bluetooth. Most Apps you can control thru the units' fast forward, rewind, pause, etc. Now if you want to be able to search thru playlist/albums/ artist or have complete functionality over Pandora (ability to thumbs up or down tracks, bookmark, etc) via the receiver, you need to connect the iphone via the usb port which also charges your phone. I usually just Bluetooth my music as I find it more convenient to just hop in my truck and press the play button (auto connect) all without removing my phone from my hip. It's nice to have the usb capabilities when needed and I'll probably use the usb port to charge the phone when I need it anyway. I cannot speak on the Aux in as I have not used it. I'm sure it works fine. The radio/tuner works very well and if the radio station broadcast the coded txt, the name of the song/artist will appear in the display.

All and all I think this is a steal at $80. Yes it doesn't have a cd player or detachable face, but cd's are a fading technology! To some of us it's already obsolete. With this era of digital media we're in, I personally see more and more "Media receivers" like this coming to market and being the norm. To say the least, I'm extremely pleased! Thank you to everyone who left a comment regarding this receiver! It truly did help me decide to purchase!

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This head unit has many features, and for someone who does not have any CD's is an incredible value. *IT DOES NOT PLAY CD'S*, so make sure you have your music on a flash drive or your phone. In this day of age, I feel CD's are mostly obsolete anyways. An mp3 with a good sampling rate will sound good, and you can store literally thousands of them on a 32gb flash drive, or on an sd card on your phone.

Front/Rear USB

Bluetooth Streaming

Bluetooth Calling

Front Auxiliary input

2 RCA Jacks (Front, Rear/Sub)

I am running this in an S-10 Blazer Xtreme that has a 5.3 v8 in it with a loud exhaust, so I wanted something a little more than the factory unit to punch through the engine rumble. I use this phone in conjunction with a flash drive, and my Droid X. It's nice to be able to stream the music on my phone, but keep it plugged in to charge on my charger. This is the primary reason I purchased it. A plus is it also has Pandora Droid support, supposedly, although I haven't tried it. I use it with all Sony speakers, nothing high quality like some of my previous systems, but I'm not going for super high end on this... just a reasonable system that can be heard over my v8.

It has ample EQ adjustments for getting the sounds just right, and ample color adjustments for a nice aesthetic.

Ultimately, I would buy this unit again. It was between this and a higher quality Kenwood unit for nearly $70 more that had blue-tooth streaming. $70 better spent on an amp or subs

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I just purchased this unit today. It has bluetooth, check; it has ipod/iphone control, check; it has aux in, check; it has front USB, check; it has 32 color led to choose from, check; All this and the only thing it's missing is a detachable face. I know amazon says there's a detachable face feature but it's an error. Do I recommend to purchase this unit?; Hell Yeah. This has almost everything I need for under $100.

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First, let me start by stating the obvious... how good something sounds is a very personal and subjective thing so likewise reviews will vary. Having said that, the quality of the source material, connections between components, and of course the speakers all play an important role.

To provide further context, a majority of my music has either been ripped or downloaded at a 256Kbps bit rate in AAC format. I listen to music through my 3rd generation iPad via USB connection or my HTC EVO 4G (non-LTE) via USB connection or bluetooth streaming (only if I'm in a hurry though or don't have my USB cable with me read on to find out why).

In my experience, listening to music via direct USB connection from either the iPad or EVO is superior to bluetooth streaming. I attribute this to a couple of things 1) the signal-to-noise ratio and frequency response seemed noticeably worse via bluetooth streaming. I had to turn up the volume on the JVC substantially to even hear the music and the sound simply didn't seem as full or rich to me. 2) when streaming via bluetooth the source device's digital-to-analog converter is used, which in many cases including mine, is inferior to the head unit's converter. Connecting directly via USB means the JVC digital-to-analog converter will be used. One more thing to note about bluetooth streaming, and this could admittedly be a limitation of my EVO, is that artist/song/album info is not displayed on the JVC and I could not navigate or change songs via the JVC.

Another knock against the JVC is the completely unintuitive controls as others have mentioned. I've had this unit for a few weeks now and still find myself fumbling around trying to navigate the menus. I find it particularly cumbersome to navigate my music collection when my EVO is connected via USB. The menu integration with anything other than an iPod or iPad just seems terrible, that and it seemingly takes forever for it to index music on the EVO and start playing (sometimes it just gets stuck indexing and won't work until you shutoff/turn on the vehicle again very annoying!).

One other minor issue I should mention, and maybe it's just me, but you can probably find sometimes while I'm listening to music I get unexpected dips in the volume. At first I thought something may be wrong with the song itself, but I've gone back to the songs where this has happened and it doesn't always occur. To me it almost seems like maybe the JVC isn't getting a good constant supply of power... perhaps it's a bad connection somewhere, but I have my doubts about that as I felt like I did a really good job wiring the unit and the battery in my truck is