I'm looking at purchasing this HU in the next few days. Found a kick *** price! If anyone has experience, let me know.

JVC KD-AVX33


Here's the stats...
-3.5" DVD Player Wide-Screen Monitor
-Players and Portable HDD Devices up to 10 GB Capacity
-Rear USB Port for Video and Audio playback from Flash Memory Drives, Digital Audio Built-In
MP3/WMA/WAV/CD/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible with ID3/WMA Tag
-DVD-R/-RW+R/+RW/Multi-Border Compatible
-Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
-Phonebook Transfer (up to 5000 numbers)
-Hands Free Calling
-Incoming Text Message Display
-Voice Recognition Dialing Depends on Cell Phone
-Telephone Muting
-Audio Control and Streaming
-GIGA MP3 Multi
-HS-IV Tuner
-7-Band iEQ/High Pass Filter
-Ready for iPod In
-Satellite Radio Ready
-DivX Ultra® Certified
-Wall Paper Setting
-JPEG Display
-Dolby Digital/DTS Optical Digital Output
-AV Input Terminals
-Front/Rear/Sub/Video Outputs
-Gold-Plated Video Output Terminals
-Shock Proof Memory
-Amp Defeat
-Motorized Detachable Faceplate
-Steering Wheel Remote Ready

That's alot of ****!

But what does "Steering Wheel Remote Ready" mean? Will I still need the universal PAC SWIX? Or do the steering wheel controls jack right in?

Also, what kind of labor costs am I looking at having it installed, with the microphone and DVD functions?

Thanks for the help guys, just trying to get the shopping list together.

 

dont do jvc...jvc=poopy. Get a sony. best bang for your buck. want to be fancy and have coin to blow? get a pioneer

 

Well, this deck got some awesome reviews. I've already bought it and it's on the way.

 

Sony Head Units suck. I went through 2 because I thought Sony was the best at one time. I buy nothing but Alpine or Pioneer nowaday's

 

JVC is fine. I won't buy Alpine because they make you buy overpriced accessories to do anything. Next models will need an extra accessory that costs $50 to change the damn volume.

 

I bought an Alpine from crutchfield and it came with a free ipod adapter. I was really happy with crutchfields service and it came with the wiring harness and head unit mount for free. I love my alpine and the ipod adapter is awesome. check it out.

 

Crutchfield does include "free" adapters on some models but thenyou pay alot more for the unit with them at times. Most of there products are way overpriced compared to some of the other online stores.

 

DONT GET SONY!!!!!!
I got this panasonic and I love it.http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Panas...oductDetail.do

 

I had a Sony HU that lasted forever. It was in two different cars and full blast all the time.

 

10 years and more ago, Sony was great.

 

sonys buttons fall off

 

i love my new alpine and i have also had JVC love them both.

 

$400-$500 is way too much for any kind of HU. Make sure you dont get your **** broken into, I would be so pissed if I spent that much on just a HU, not to mention everything else powered by it, to have it stolen.

 

I'm a pioneer guy myself. Mine is an old one though, and rather worn looking, but it sounds better than the stock HU does (and doesn't have the wacky volume **** where it seems like all or nothing sound, wth is up with that..)

Eventually I may get a nicer HU but for now I'll keep my old one. It works and nobody wants to steal it anyway since it looks a little beat now lol