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Pioneer AVIC-F700BT In-Dash Navigation Audio Receiver with CD Playback and Advanced Voice Controls
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Customers Reviews
2010-03-01
Good system for the money
I have owned this for a little over a year now (it was a Christmas gift in 2008). I love fact that it is all in one, and most of the time, moving between features (XM to maps to GPS) is fairly straightforward. I also like that the XM info is so detailed, much more so than with the portable unit I used before. On the whole, I am happy I bought it, though I have a few "wish list" things I wish it did (or didn't do).
Issues I have with it:
The GPS system talks too much. It tells you to "turn left in ### miles, quarter miles, and feet" multiple times. I haven't figured out a way to shut it up, so if someone else who owns it has, please share.
When trying to use the Point of Interest search feature or directly looking for a business, the system is very slow, sometimes to the point that I think it's frozen up. I have seen friends' Garmins and they do have a better system than this one. I just didn't like it enough to be willing to have that, the portable XM unit, AND a normal in-dash radio/CD player.
The preset keys for the radio are not easy to use when driving. So pick a station and hope you don't get a lot of songs you hate. I did get the addon that allows me to use my steering wheel controls while driving and it was well worth the money. If you have that option in your car now, I would recommend getting it.
It is hard to keep this thing clean. It bugs me (probably the most of anything about it), so if you're really fastidious and you get this, be prepared to either clean it constantly or be annoyed with fingerprints.
I did not pay for the connectors for iPod, because I swore I would never own one... then six months later the iPhone 3GS came out and I ate my words. And I regret not having it installed. It will now cost me a lot more for the installation to be done separately.
In spite of all my grumps, I really do like the system. I've seen a couple I like more, but they also cost about 4-6 times what this one did.
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2010-02-12
a very big disappointment!
This unit was a very big disappointment. I did not know when I bought this unit that it was so complicated that it would require a car audio specialist to install costing me Ugh! $250 to install! The installers, A&S of Allentown told me that this was a refurbished unit even though it was listed as new from this seller on Amazon. Most important to me when I am driving to work is to be able to see the time to know if I should drive faster, if I'm running late... And the time display on both the map and the music is no bigger than this type- impossible to see while driving! Also, another stupid thing about the design of this unit is no "off" button! I had to go through several menus to get to the "off" selection on the touch screen, definitely not something I could do while driving nor would want to do just to turn the damn thing off if I need to concentrate on something else and want to turn the music off! I was very disappointed that there is no such thing as a security device with this unit.. It was suggested I also purchase an obnoxious car alarm to prevent a thief from breaking into my car for it. At the very least you'd think the morons that designed this unit could've built some false front to it to make it look like a cheap generic stereo to foil the thieves but no... I was also very disappointed with the sound. Too much Bass! There is nothing worse than listening to my favorite Sarah McLachlan and hearing a bass (that is supposed to be a very subtle background sound)drowning out her beautiful voice! I am not one of those morons who wants a car vibrating with the bass as I thump down the block. This system did have the option to make adjustments to the sound but the only option I could find that would reduce the obnoxious bass was called "flat" which in fact did sound "flat" as it eliminated the high notes as well. I plan to resell this unit to someone who likes a lot of bass... I cannot comment on the blue tooth as I only use my cell phone for emergencies and never tried the GPS. I had the unit replaced with a Clarion which cost me only $140 and the sound is absolutely phenomenal! I love my Clarion! The sound is sublime(: And the display defaults to the time in Large letters! AND it has a detachable faceplate to foil thieves! Thank you Clarion(:
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2010-01-21
Good product but..
Good product, but it has a lot of bugs and you have to wait at least one minute after you turn it on. It is slow, and the upgrades and support is not good. Sound great, the ipod works great, video looks nice.
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2009-11-24
The best option for price and features!
Bottom line up front: Get this unit!! Its cheaper than the F900bt and it has literally all of the same features! Initially, the unit suffers from some buggy software but Pioneer really pulled it together and released software upgrades that made this unit FAST, ACCURATE, and EXCELLENT! The unit connects flawlessly to HD radio, Satellite radio, and plays the standard formats very well. The unit accepts a wide variety of media including SD cards, USB thumb drives, and CDs. There is no stopping this unit and it sounds incredible. If you are debating on getting this unit, you cannot go wrong. Just make sure you install the software updates. It makes all the difference. [...]
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2009-09-23
Nice unit but it has ongoing problems
I've had it back to the dealer where I bought it due to speakers cutting out when the I-POD is running . This has been an ongoing problem and the dealer has no idea how to fix it , they say pioneer is working to correct the problem but my car has been back to the dealer 4 times in about a year .
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