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Pioneer Deh-P7100Bt Cd Receiver With Full Motion Oel Display, Bluetooth & Usb Direct Control Of Ipod

User Reviews about Pioneer Deh-P7100Bt Cd Receiver With Full Motion Oel Display - Bluetooth & Usb Direct Control Of Ipod

I think its a great deck all around, other than a couple of things that could be improved. First is that the steeringwheel remote is quite touchy, you just have to find the sweet spots and what not, once you do that, it works alright. Second, and probably my biggest issue with the deck, mainly because this is the biggest reason why i bought this deck. It has a problem with reading hard drives biggger than about 120 gigs I belive, I have yet to find out what size it really does accept, that and the hard drive has to be formated to fat16 or fat32, not an impossible task, but a creative one. I've only tryed a 300 gig hard drive for music, so I have yet to get music to play from a hard drive, but Ipods work amazing on the deck. Third thing is that sometimes the hands free has a hard time recognising certain names, so you have to call them on your phone, and then it sends it through the sound system in your car. other than the name recognision problem, the hands free works great! and the fouth problem I have with the deck is that its a little quiet, for me, but that can easily be fixed with an amp.

If you think all of these issues make the deck not worth buying, your wrong. The positives of this deck are to many to mention, and far outway the negatives. All in all, this deck was worth every penny, at this price. I dont know that i would have bought it at msrp, but with it being an older deck, a year old to be exact, It has all the options at half the price. Not to mention the USB in the rear, and only in the rear! making for a beautiful finish, that pioneer is no longer doing. So all in all, this deck works perfect for me, and if it had any more, my head might explode from all the options!

So if you're looking for a way to make your older car feel like new, this is your deck! -- All around a great deck, but. . .

Easy set up and works great. iPod interface is a bit clumsy at first, but once I learned how to navigate, it's just what I was hoping it would be. -- P7100bt

all the information on this unit's specs regarding its usb usage is incorrect (as I was told via pioneer tech support manager). the owner's/operations manual, website, and online manual all list incorrect amount of folders, files, and maximum size that the unit is able to handle. it boasts ability to read over 65000 files and 6000 folders, with no limitation to the size of the hard disc or usb drive that is connected to it. this however is not the case. if you exceed 99 folders, or 500 songs, or 32 gb of information, folders, and files will not show up. as if this wasnt disappointing enough, pioneer doesnt make a model that is capable of anything more than this, not even the units with full dvd screens or in dash nav, which means a slew of other units specs and descriptions are also wrong. upon first calling pioneer, the tech support I received was garbage. the rep somehow pulled off the attitude of a pompous prick, cutting me off while I was explaining my problem and describing specifics, talking over me, and very confidently blurting out information and quickly putting me on hold, only to return moments later to confirm the information he was so sure about, and ignore the information I was trying to describe to him. when at last I had a moment to get a word in, and finally said "well, if this IS the case, that the information is incorrect not only in the products physical manual, but the online pdf, AND the website, don't you think that's a little misleading and inconvenient for someone who's looking at this information to base a purchase on?" to which he then responded "that is a warranty and complaints issue, I'll transfer you". Needless to say I hung up, called back the main number, asked for his boss, and found the answers I needed. Just the fact that Pioneer is aware of the massive amounts of incorrect information on their products there is, and have yet to do anything about it, besides provide shoddy tech support, flabbergasts me. I'm not expecting them to reprint paper manuals, but they have more than ample time to update their website with newer models and pdf's of their respective manuals, but cannot go back and edit old ones to provide good customer support and service? After this warranty claim goes through and I receive my money back I'm using it to buy another brand of head unit, one that's specs and functionality are correct, and stood behind, and who care about whether their customers are happy with their products or not. -- incorrect specs and horrible support

Pros: blue tooth works great with my HTC HERO, calls are clear and others say i sound fine. I can also change tracks while streaming blue tooth from my hero, which is a neat surprise. The phonebook synced right up and is easy to scroll through. The sound from the unit its great and the 7 band EQ is great as well. The display is nice and seems to have a better resolution that previous oel models ive owned. The Steering wheel remote is a HUGE plus since i drive a 5 speed, though you have to find the sweet spots on your steering wheel to mount it. The 2 usb jacks is cool, i can leave my ipod hooked up and then hook up a thump drive without changing anything.

cons: none of these are deal breakers, just notable. First, i recommend getting the pioneer premier 710 instead, only because the silver paint on the metal "looking" knob on the 7100 is easily scratch-able. The second day after i got this i scratched the paint on it during normal operation and ended up painting the knob gloss black, so now it looks just like the 710 anyways. Next about every three times i use the blue tooth music feature, i have to redo the av2p feature in the connection settings. No biggie, really, takes about 10 seconds to do and may be a issue with my specific type of phone. Next, the multi function button in middle has too many jobs, the older pioneers has specific track back and forward buttons which i miss, those have been replace by the ipod shuffle and some other very unused buttons.

Overall, i wanted a bluetooth stereo with good sound and a good display...this fits the bill and im very satisfied. -- Awesome, But.......