Home > Consumer Reviews > Sony MEX-1GP Giga Panel - Radio / CD / MP3 player / digital player - Xplod - Full-DIN - in-dash - 52 Watts x 4

I love Sony products and this radio is no exception. I doubt I will ever be using CDs anymore with this radio even though it could handle it if I had wanted it too. Between the radio, Sirius, and the Giapanel, I am set. The faceplate holds 1 Gig of music, in MP3 format only. Plenty if you ask me. It will only play WMA files when on CD. Not a big deal. A cable is included and it simply hooks up to your computer and shows as an extra drive on your computer to drag and drop your MP3 files too. Sort by folder if you wish to sort your music into different folders, such as Dance, Country, Etc. Flipping through the folders from the faceplate is as easy as hitting the ablum up or down butons. You also have the typical shuffle and repeat buttons. Choice what you want to display on the faceplate while you listen, be it the time or the track name. I think you can shuffle through your current folder or all your folders if you wish, but I haven't played with that option yet as much. The biggest annoyance I have found with this radio, is that it is very finiky in regards to the satellite radio channels being displayed on the faceplate when using Sat radio. I first had problems with the channels being displayed when I was setting up the Sirius service. I couldn't get the channels to be displayed on the faceplate even though I heard the stations. After speaking with Sony Tech Support directly, I had to use the reset button, which did get the stations to be displayed, even though all my settings were shot. I have found that if you shut off your vehicle before hitting the off button on the radio, your satellite radio channels won't be displayed again until after you hit the reset button on the radio again wiping everything out, having to redo all your settings. This doesn't affect your MP3s that you have stored on your Gigapanel, but you will have to set your clock and radio stations all over again. (sort of a bug) This radio just supplies SO much music, I do not regret getting it. Sony just makes such quality products, how could you be disappointed in one? It is also Satellite radio ready so wether you use XM or Sirius, I don't think it matters, but for those that don't have satellite, Look into it. It is definitely worth the few extra pennies more a month and is fairly cheap if you commute or travel alot,(about the cost of you and a significant other eating at McDonalds once) so my advice is to get it. This radio has a cool blue backlight to it that I like. It also has a fancy plastic case to carry the faceplate around in (which I probaly won't use much), and a remote (fancy, but again, probaly won't use) but there for those looking for that sort of thing. Anyway, I doubt anyone would be disappointed in this radio which you can now find around the internet for about $200. About the only thing I would have liked to see this thing do, is play DVDs, which that isn't what I was looking for anyways, and there is no bluetooth options with it, again not a big deal for me. I just loved the fact that you could store MP3 on the faceplate and that it was Sat Radio Ready. So easy to take along alot of tunes in your car, instead of a bunch of CDs. Check this radio out, you won't be disappointed in a Sony.

This is a tank! It doesn't look like a light show but the sound quality and ease of operation makes it a winner. Sony make several base models for the car. The give each one certain features allowing the buyer to choose one that fits his needs. It capably drives a Sony 10 disk changer. The Mex1GPcomes with a wireless remote, plays MP3 music and has a state of the art hush quiet amplifier. One very neat feature in this unit is a 1Gb flash memory built into the detachable face allowing transfer of mp3 from your computer to the head unit by simply bringing the detachable face into your home office and attaching via USB cable (supplied). You can store up to 500 songs! Talk about high quality audio, this unit operates quietly wth a 100 Db+ silence. The model number may change, but the Sony head units always keep the precision and quality technology affords.

I searched far and wide and this is the only product of its kind on the market today! It is great to have the 1 gig memory face unit that plugs right into your computer for adding mp3s. No messy docking stations or extra wire hookups, just a nice clean factory look. It holds hundreds of songs and has a cd player as well. Great sound quality and an excellent price. I recommend this to anyone who loves music and is in the market for a new car radio!!!

I have always had a Sony Deck in my cars. But this has the be the best one yet. You can add music to the faceplate and also play MP3 CDs. Easy to install and looks good in my truck.

Installation on this product was pretty easy,except one thing: there is a plastic frame that is supposed to go around the unit once installed, but it did not fit on my vehicle now looks kind of ugly. The frame was unnecessary too wide.
Sound is very good even with the factory speakers sound way better.
Did not like the fact that it does not have a slot to insert a CD, but you have to take the face down and is behind it.
If you shuffle music I think it can only shuffle from one source either the memory or CD but not from both of them.
When taking out the front panel feels like you are gonna break it.
But after all for the price of 150 dollars I paid for it I think it is worth a lot.