JVC KW-AVX710 7-Inch In-Dash Double-DIN CD/DVD/MP3/iPod Bluetooth-Ready Touchscreen Receiver

Amazon.com Product Description

This Double-DIN receiver can play DivX and other video formats on the wide 7-inch monitor, which is also a user-friendly touch panel. With GIGA MP3 MULTI, a huge amount of songs in MP3/WMA/WAV format can be played from a single disc. The 7-band iEQ lets you fine tune the sound to your taste. You can also enjoy iPod, Bluetooth Wireless Technology, HD Radio, and SAT Radio with optional devices.

Customer Reviews

For the price of $230 NOTHING can touch this unit. I paid $243 for it. Everything works as expected, the touch screen works better than expected. I wish it had some sort of "animations" or something in the background when music is playing..but what do you expect for so cheap. DVD player works great. Once you setup EQ sound is great. My only HUGE complaint is the lack of effective dimming. This has the most complicated (and yet ineffective) dimming system I've ever seen on a deck. (I'm 34 and have installed all sorts of car stereos, alarms, remote starts, subs etc so Ive about seen it all) First off, it has FOUR choices on how you want the dimmings handled ON, OFF, AUTO, and TIMED. How about "just dim when I turn the headlights on and the "illumination" signal is triggered? Duh. THEN it has 3 different "MAIN" levels of dimming. OOKAY. Then once you select one of the 3 levels, there is THIRTY more dimming levels from -15 to +15 for 90 different levels just when its set to "auto". Regardless, even set to the darkest position with a black wallpaper this thing is just blinding at night to the point where its not safe to drive. The background is dimmed but the display of numbers (in white) does not dim at all. Other than returning this product for a pioneer or something better..it looks like my only choice will be to purchase some non-adhesive window tint and cut it to size to cover the screen so its not so bright.

ANyone looking for a great stereo look no further. I did my homework and for the bucks, I chose the JVC. It has everything I need with easy interface and plenty of watts. I also installed the ipod adapter, HD radio module and some after market speakers in a Toyota Yaris. THe deck was easy as it slid right in, the speakers took the better part of a morning. But it was worth the effort and don't need to install a separate amp. Plenty loud enough and with the Equalizer you can tailor the sound. THe display is too bright at night but you can dim it down and the touch screen makes everything very easy to manipulate. I put JL speakers in the back and Infinity in the front. Enjoy the JL's more as they have a more pronounced frequency response in the mid and low spectra. Yeah you can add amps and subs but It sounds 100 % better than the factory and it is a clean set-up with no wires or mess and enough for my entertainment while taking long drives.

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Samsung LCD HDTV 46

I want to say first off that I also experienced the bug where the TV unexpectedly turns itself off, but after I installed the firmware upgrade that Samsung posted on 4/5 the problem has gone away.

I agree with the other reviewers that the picture is AMAZING. I am also happy to see that Samsung has added a 4th HDMI port. I was initially concerned that the "Touch Of Color" might clash with my decor, but it is very subtle especially if you mount the TV inside a cabinet. The "Infolink" feature is cute and easy to set up, but I don't see it as being extremely useful.

Now for some caveats. I purchased this TV right after setting up an LNT4661F for my inlaws, and I was quite surprised to realize that the A650 is missing several features from the 4661F, despite the A650 costing $650 more. For starters, the A650 does not have rear composite video or S-video ports (only one of each on the side). This is probably not a big deal for most people, but if you are using a VCR, surveillance cam, etc. you will have a cables plugged into the side of the TV. More of a concern to me was that the A650 has only 1 antenna input versus 2 on the 4661F. That means with the A650 you can't plug in both an antenna and a cable input. I guess Samsung figures everyone is using a set top box so they cut corners there.

By far my biggest complaint is with the Remote control. Again unlike the 4661F, the A650 does NOT have a universal remote! It's essentially a TV-only remote, although it CAN control Samsung "Anynet+" components connected via HDMI. This seems like a big step backwards and bothers me more than the other features that were removed. Also the remote is not described on the Samsung website so I had no way of knowing that the remote had been "de-improved". I agree with other reviewers that the navigation wheel is horrible ... it spins freely which makes it practically useless ... you spin the dial to make your selection, then as you move your finger to press the enter button inside the scroll wheel, the wheel moves and you select the wrong value. You have to wonder "what were they thinking?". I've seen Happy Meal toys with better tactile feedback!

Despite my criticisms and annoyance that some features have been removed, I still rated this TV as 5 stars because in my book, picture quality is by far the biggest consideration and it looks great to me. Also the aesthetics are very nice and the new features such as 4th HDMI and Infolink make up for the removed features and poor remote control.

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Samsung LCD HDTV 52

When I purchased this TV from Amazon.com I had already decided on this Samsung 52" series and was trying to decide between the 650 and the 750. At the time there was a small price difference between the two on Amazon.com. I ended up choosing the 650 because I was placing the TV inside a nook that had limited space. The 650 has a less bulky frame around the LCD screen and therefore it was only 50.2 inches wide as compared to the 750 which is 52" wide. Both screens have the exact same visual display area. Beyond trying to accommodate my limited space, I felt that the smaller frame looked nicer on the TV than the larger frame. The other reason I chose the 650 is that it can swivel on the base, whereas the 750 is fixed on its base. Because I have placed the TV in a nook, this swivel feature has come in very handy as I have had to get behind it from time to time to plug in cords, etc. I have read a lot about screen reflection and was bracing myself for a potentially unpleasant experience during daytime viewing, especially since the room the TV is in has windows all the way across two walls and is full of sunlight daily. I'm happy to report that screen reflection is absolutely no problem. The TV that I was replacing with the Samsung LCD was an older 32" Panasonic Panablack analog TV with the glass screen, which had a lot of reflection. As a point of reference, the Samsung has about 20% of the screen reflection of my old TV (judging from when the TV is off). When the TV is on, the Samsung has about 5% of screen reflection compared with what I used to have with my old TV, which may be due to the incredible brightness of the display. I spent a number of months on this decision and I feel like I hit a home run with this purchase. Samsung has certainly exceeded my expectations with this model and I have been very satisfied with my first experience of buying a TV online from Amazon.com. DEC 20, 2008 UPDATE: I've now owned the TV for more than 6 months. No regrets. The TV has survived well in a family with 5 kids under age 10. It's taken some direct hits to the screen with toys thrown by a 2-year-old but any marks on the screen easily rubbed off. It still looks just like the day I first got it and runs perfectly. I'm very happy with this purchase.

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