(UPDATED) gadget-town sent it out real fast Free shipping I was amazed! Looks great in my Silverado I'm able to watch music videos & movies off my USB drive. Sounds great just ordered a micro bypass frm Amazon to play movies & music videos while I drive I'll update again. Will be adding woofer & amp soon
I am enjoying my car radio and so far I am happy with my purchase. It was installed by a radio tech who installs radios and alarms in cars. When it was first installed however I had to take it back because it did not come on after starting the car. I had a black screen. Tech did a reset (button at the front to the bottom) and I have not had that issue since so, so far it's good. My only thing is it does not play MP4 videos so I have to find another video format so my passengers can watch music videos. **UPDATE: MP4 & AVI video formats do not play on this car radio. The radio supports 3GP video format. I play my videos from the USB. DVD Movies play perfect from the disc. Lovely quality as well.
Very happy so far. I needed a basic head unit with Bluetooth, backup camera input and steering wheel control integration, and this works as expected. I've been using an AVH-4100NEX for the last four years in my car and it's been great, so I knew Pioneer was a good choice. Edit: I forgot to mention I installed this in a 2005 GMC Sierra 3500 with the Bose system and it fit with no modification or cutting of the dash or supports required.
I have a 2004 4runner Limited V8 with JBL amplified speakers and subwoofer. The factory stereo did not have bluetooth. I wanted an inexpensive stereo with bluetooth connection and a touch screen. I paid a local car stereo shop to install it. Everything works great and fit perfectly. The sound quality is much better with this stereo. There's no need to upgrade my speakers.
My setup bought off Amazon.
Pioneer AVH-210EX in-Dash 2-DIN...
SCOSCHE TA2079B 2003 to 2009
PAC RP4.2-TY11 Radiopro4 Ty11
Vehicle Backup Camera, Esky Rear
APPS2Car Parking Brake Bypass
Feature Product
- Bluetooth: Built-in Bluetooth, Hands-Free Profile (HFP), Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), Secure Simple Pairing (SSP), Serial Port Profile (SSP), and Dual Phone Connection.
- 5 Display Colors With 112 Key Colors
- Expandability: Single, Rear UBS Input, Rear AUX Input, Back-up Camera Input, Wired Remote Input, Composite Video Output, 1-3. 5mm (Audio/Video) Mini Jack AV Cable, and USB Direct Control for iPod/iPhone.
- Digital Media Playback: CD/CD-R/CD-RW Playback, DVD/CD/USB MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV Audio Playback, and DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RW MPEG-1/MPEG-2/MPEG-4/AVI/DIVX/WMV/JPEG Video Playback
Description
showAuthorized(); Step up your car A/V experience Pioneer gives you a way to add full-fledged multimedia options to your car without straining your bank account. Their AVH-211EX DVD receiver offers a responsive touchscreen, built-in Bluetooth, serious sound tuning ability, and plenty of ways to enjoy your favorite entertainment when you're in the car. Bluetooth makes your drive better With this Pioneer's built-in Bluetooth, you'll make and take calls safely while keeping your hands on the wheel. And the included external mic ensures that whoever you call will hear you loud and clear. If you've got favorite streaming services or music files on your phone, you don't even have to plug in to listen to them throughwireless audio streaming. Great sounding music You can play CDs, connect your audio device to the aux input, and enjoy control over your iPhone and Android phone via USB. You can watch DVDs when the parking brake is engaged, or send the video output to optional rear-seat screens when you're mobile. The AVH-211EX rocks out with a powerful amplifier, supported by a versatile 13-band equalizer that tames the rough spots in your car's acoustics. If you're looking for even more punch, connect an amp or powered sub to the three sets of preamp outputs and kick things up a notch. Want to keep your steering wheel controls? In most cars, you'll need an adapter to retain those controls with this car stereo. Connect a few wires, then program the adapter for your particular car and radio, and you'll retain the convenience of your steering wheel controls. You'll see the adapters that work with your vehicle when you add this receiver to your cart. Bluetooth note: Use of this receiver's Bluetooth features will depend upon your phone's Bluetooth capabilities. Learn more in our article explaining Bluetooth profiles . Smartphone note: If you're going to use your smartphone with this receiver, be sure to check "Details" for compatibility information.
This is a great unit. I have replaced the factory unit in all my cars, and several others over the years, and Pioneer continues to be a strong contender with great products. I would have rated it with 5 stars, but I am hard to please. The instruction manual leaves you guessing with some aspects. I have watched a dvd movie, excellent quality. I hooked up an amp and sub located in the trunk with no problems, and those are running great. I also bought a cheap backup camera and installed it too. I got it to work, but it was a challenge. The instruction manual did not (in my opinion) tell you how to connect all the necessary wires, and that certain wires also needed to be connected in order for the unit to function properly as a display unit. However, I am still very satisfied with the purchase. For the price I don't know if it can be beat. A few other minor complaints are the user interface could be a bit more friendly, as in setting up custom sound either through the equalizer, or setting up specific speaker volumes etc... I also hooked up an ipod, both ways and tried it. I am currently using the hdmi connection cable, so that will allow a user to swap between an ipod and iphone. The bluetooth works flawlessly. I have had some issues with the unit not recognizing my ipod, but that could be an ipod issue, as it is an older model that I have had for quite some time. There are several apps that you can put on a phone and use the cable to connect, but I haven't really found them to be all that exciting. You can use siri, and it will provide directions through the radio by just having bluetooth turned on. All in all I would say its a great unit, probably has loads of other features I haven't used or figured out yet.
I've been using this unit for a few days now, and I've tried out several features of the unit. I like what I see so far, so I'll comment on what features I've used.
USB device support is great. The unit almost instantly recognizes my USB device, which is packed full of music and videos. You can "create a database" on the head unit for the USB volume and store it in memory so accessing files and folders is extremely fast. Much faster than units that read the info from the filesystem "on the fly." The Kenwood DDX unit that I have in my other vehicle does it that way, and it can take a half a block or so after I leave my driveway before music starts playing. This Pioneer X2600 has it up and playing in seconds after the car starts.
So far it's been pretty good about supporting whatever DIVX video formats I throw at it, although resolution scaling and sizing can get a bit... weird.
Sound quality I can only judge by my stock speakers (car is only a week or so old so I haven't swapped anything else yet), but it seems good. Volume is louder than the stock speakers will tolerate. I'm glad that Pioneer finally got away from 3 band EQs. The EQ in this unit is very nice, can be adjusted on the fly with touch controls, and all bands of the EQ are individually adjustable. This is a far departure from the crappy EQs in Pioneer units I've had in the past (except for the DEH-P8600MP, which had an awesome EQ).
I don't typically attach my phone to the unit via USB, so I haven't tried out the app feature support. The UI for all other features and functions seems very fast though. Settings are easy on this unit - you just touch them to change them. For example, to change the clock or date, you don't have to follow some long process to updates them (Settings > System > Time > Set Clock, etc.), you simply touch them and you're instantly there. The UI is very intuitive like that and even without reading the manual it only took me a minute or two to figure everything out.
The LCD display looks good. It's a bit hard to read in the sun sometimes. It says it's LED backlit, but it could have been a lot brighter. The touch screen is the old "membrane" style resistive touch screen and not a newer capacitive style. This can make it awkward when using "touch and drag" controls like those found in the EQ or when scrolling a carat on a long menu without having to tap arrow buttons. I do like the option to be able to completely keep the unit from dimming when the headlights are on, even when the illumination wire is hooked up. This is nice for driving during the day with your headlights on - like when it's overcast and raining but still bright out. I have owned units in the past where they give you the option to adjust brightness when in "dim" mode, but even the max wasn't nearly as bright as the max with the headlights off.
The UI layout isn't as bad as my Kenwood unit, but it isn't the prettiest. I wish they would have had the App Radio 3 UI designers in on this one. Everything is there and easy, it just looks a bit cluttered at times. Not unusable or anything, just not as elegant as it could be. Ability to change colors to match dash illumination is pretty standard now, but always welcomed. I had no problem interfacing this unit with an ASWC-1 steering wheel control kit, so I could keep my wheel functions. Pioneers are some of the easiest to integrate with those units, just a TRS jack on the Pioneer site.
The unit supports navigation via an add-on module, but doesn't have navigation capabilities included. This keeps the cost down for someone who doesn't need it. Personally I just use my cell phone. Bluetooth to the phone will allow you to hear the turn by turn through the head unit. You also have the option of using the unit in App mode with the supported navigation apps, though I haven't tried this yet. If you want a unit with integrated nav, you're probably better off skipping these AVH units and buying one with it built in, as the add-on unit is kinda pricey. At least they give you the option though.
FYI for the bypass on this unit - grounding the parking brake lead no longer works on the newer Pioneer units, as they expect you to do a sequence of apply, release, and apply the parking break to unlock video functions. This can be solved with a simple rocker switch, or a $20 module from Amazon. I opted for the switch, and hid it in a not-so-obvious location.
I'm kinda at a loss on this one. We’re all trying to get a double din without spending the $400-$1000 that we keep seeing. This is not a lottery winner for the $1000 unit but for a top brand it’s quite fantastic. This unit does EVERYTHING that the best units do 95% of the time. PLUS, I’ve had Lexus, Ford, and Garbage Chevy and Bluetooth ability this blows them away. So for a simple, high reliability unit, this more then does the job.
No reproduce cualquier formato de vídeo. Debo convertirlos a los formatos específicos, con determinados nitrates de audio y vídeo, etc. En fin, no es así nomás que se pueden ver videos, pero no es un problema único de este modelo. Lo positivo: interfaz intuitiva, buena conexión Bluetooth, muy buen sonido con parlantes de fábrica del carro, buen precio.
Great stereo with tons of input options. It has usb on the back, and an extension cord so you can place it at you convince. It also has a headphone jack on the rear. I ran an extension cord for this and the usb into the lower conviemce bin on the dash of my wife's tahoe. I just drilled a small hole on the top and ran the cords through it. This allows you to have the cords out of the way when not needed. I put all my wife's music on a thumb drive and plugged it into the usb cable. Now she has 12 gigs of music with no commercials or having to use her data up :) it also communicates via Bluetooth and has everything needed for hand free communication. You can listen to your dvd movies if you want to while driving or watch them while parked. Yes you can make it play DVDs while driving if you bypass a safety feature, but why would you do that when you should be paying attention to the road.
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