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Clarion MAX675DVD 7" 2-Din Multimedia Station for Car Stereos
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Good - with limitations
(4 out of 5) by G. Howard on Jan 10, 2008 (San Diego)First - the Ipod interface is definitely neat looking, but it has some limits. The sound quality is awesome - because of all the adjustments possible, I was able to tune the output to make even my crappy stock speakers sound really good. However it seems like Clarion stopped halfway through developing this product, didn't user test it and missed on some standard features and simple changes that would have made the product much better. Here are my top beefs:
1) No support for RDS - so local radio station and song info is not displayed. If you have Satellite however, it is supposed to show that info - I do not have Sat radio so I cannot confirm.
2) No support for Bluetooth phones in the same way a Prius Nav system has - you can add a bluetooth adapter - but it does not let you dial from the touchscreen.
3) Scrolling through Ipod is a little slow and clunky with a lot of music - you cannot select a first letter of the album or artist - which if you have a lot of music can make it tedious to get to the middle of the alphabet.
4) Turn off the ignition and when you turn it back on, you cannot navigate back to the playlist or album you have been playing which is even worse because of the previous issue.
5) The default Tuner screen just shows a big blank screen and the station number - while in tuner mode you can view a list of all your presets, but you have to press a button each time you power on or switch to tuner mode to get that view - that view should be the default.
1) No support for RDS - so local radio station and song info is not displayed. If you have Satellite however, it is supposed to show that info - I do not have Sat radio so I cannot confirm.
2) No support for Bluetooth phones in the same way a Prius Nav system has - you can add a bluetooth adapter - but it does not let you dial from the touchscreen.
3) Scrolling through Ipod is a little slow and clunky with a lot of music - you cannot select a first letter of the album or artist - which if you have a lot of music can make it tedious to get to the middle of the alphabet.
4) Turn off the ignition and when you turn it back on, you cannot navigate back to the playlist or album you have been playing which is even worse because of the previous issue.
5) The default Tuner screen just shows a big blank screen and the station number - while in tuner mode you can view a list of all your presets, but you have to press a button each time you power on or switch to tuner mode to get that view - that view should be the default.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
All in one multimedia station extraordinare!!!!
(4 out of 5) by Denis Ambio on Dec 26, 2007 (Bushkill, PA)I've been a car audio/video installer for the past decade, and I love this unit! I installed it in my 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5 SE, and equipped the MAX675VD with a Clarion Sirius tuner and an iPod cable for my iPod nano. This unit performs EXCELLENT!!!! Everyone compliments it, and loves how easy it is to use. My only complaint (and a minor one) is although you can choose 8 different wallpaper colors, I would have liked to see either a way to install wallpapers on flash memory or the unit come with more, and/or some kind of visual graphic equalizer/screensavers. Other than that, the sound is clear, crisp, and the unit never fails me! Always a loyal CLARION customer!!! (Note: I am an independant installer and I do not sell/distribute a specific product line.)