Update after 3 months of use: The BT stopped pairing with any phone. Tried resetting the unit. Started pairing again disconnecting and connecting the car battery. Looks like some kind of software/firmware bug. Pain to disconnect the battery every time this happens.
Near power lines, the HD signal is lost. May not be specific to this unit.
Pros:
- Excellent value. You get HD radio, MP3/WMA CD player, USB input, 3.5mm input, remote control and bluetooth ready for less than what you would spend on a Sony unit.
- Bluetooth adapter works flawlessly. I installed this in a 99'accord which is a noisy car on the freeway and my friends could not tell I am calling from car BT. Infact, my handset picks up a lot more noise.
- BT works with voice dialing feature with my SE w810i.
- Good sound quality.
Cons:
- Hard to read display in bright daylight.
- No option to turn off BT when the ignition switch is off. My phone stays connected as the car is parked less than 50 feet away. A bit annoying.
- Radio is picking up some "alternator whine". This could a grounding issue and nothing wrong with the unit itself.
- The "display" mode that shows song, title, artist info etc doesn't stay in that mode when radio is turned off and on.
- No option to continuously scroll title, artist and station info all together. You can get this info separately by pressing "disp" button repeatedly.
- Cannot store any phone numbers on the unit although it remembers last 5 dialed, received and missed numbers. It would be nice to provide a phone book on the unit itself.
- Buttons are a bit tiny. Call hang-up requires pressing a tiny button for 3 secs. There should be a dedicated button for this.
Dual XHD6425 4X50 Watt Bluetooth-Ready HD Radio and MP3 Player
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