Power Acoustik PTID-8920B In-Dash DVD AM/FM Receiver with 7-Inch Flip-Out Touchscreen Monitor and USB/SD Input

I purchased this unit for my 14 year old Volvo S70. I'd typically go with something more high end, but frankly, I had a kind of freakish curiosity that perhaps I could get everything I needed without shelling out big money on a name-brand head unit. Perhaps I could save myself some money and still be satisfied. While lower price may mean "lower quality", it is important to consider the value you get for your money. Don't expect this unit to have the features and finish of a $900 head unit, because you are not paying $900 for it. That being said, for the price, I have not seen anything better. I've installed stereos on a variety of vehicles over the years, so I installed this unit myself in the garage. It took me about 15 minutes because I used an adapter harness that was made for my car. Everything was plug and play. I tested the head unit by plugging it in and going through all of the functions before doing the final install. It is worth noting that once installed, this unit, even with screen retracted, will stick out at least 3/4 of an inch from your dash/console. This is just how it is designed, and it allows for clearance of the screen when it comes out. The screen itself is what you would expect for a head unit at this price. It is clear, and the touch screen is accurate (you can calibrate it through the menu), but again, do not expect iPad quality visuals. It is suitable for watching videos, but the resolution isn't going to blow anyone away. The screen comes out and retracts with the push of a button, it is nice and smooth, and the speed that it opens and closes seems suitable. This unit loads CDs and starts playing songs very quickly, much more quickly than an OEM unit. Bluetooth is the best feature thus far on this unit. It would be foolish not to order this unit with bluetooth. I'm pairing the unit with my LG Optimus G Pro phone (Android), and the unit and phone have no trouble communicating. Once the phone and head unit are paired, you can make calls, scroll through your contact list, but most importantly of all, you can stream MP3s from your phone directly to the head unit, just as if you had a USB or DVD full of songs inserted. The interaction between phone and the head unit is fast and seamless. The overall finish of this unit is glossy piano black, and it doesn't look too "cheap". The controls are intuitive, and it comes with a remote, which I assume is for the people sitting in the back, or person in the passenger seat. Remote is decent; basically what you'd expect on a unit of this price. All of the buttons are the same size, so you have to look at the remote while using it instead of just being able to "feel" for the correct button. The LCD display on the front of the unit (while the screen is retracted) displays in simple light blue color, which in my opinion, makes it look much less cheesy than some expensive units that light up in pink/red/green/blue etc. The front LCD is simple and easy to use at first glance. The whole system is fairly self explanatory, and most people would probably be able to figure out most of the functions without even looking at the instruction booklet. I gave this unit five stars, because for the price, I cannot find any fault with it. It definitely exceeded my expectations for a unit of this price.

When you get a head unit with a motorized screen for 175 bucks from a company called "Power Acoustik", you don't expect much. I'm no audiophile, so as long as I get okay sounding music from a head unit, i'm good with it. I believe it said the retail price was $550 or something like that, and I take that with a big grain of salt (no one would actually buy a "Power Acoustik" head unit for $550, i'm sure). I got it for extremely cheap (for having a motorized screen), and so I expected the quality to be very low as well. Also, apparently some people got faulty units as well, which makes me nervous, like when I play the lottery. You have that feeling like you *hopefully* have a winner, but more than likely not... When I got the unit and installed it, I was pleasantly shocked. The unit looks pretty good to me. Overall quality of the unit looks as good as any head unit i've had in the past. The screen rolls out quickly, movies look pretty good on it. I put it into an Acura Integra, so the viewing angle is weird because of the dash layout, but I can still see the whole picture perfectly. When you plug a USB drive into the unit, it scans it for videos and plays them automatically, which was pretty cool. it does play xvid and divx encoded avi, checked both of those already. I haven't tried bluetooth yet, so can't comment on that, but i checked out the interface, and the layout looks pretty easy to use. The subwoofer channel (only single/mono RCA out, so if you have your amp set up for dual input you'll need a splitter) works very well. You can change the crossover on the unit easily on the touchscreen or using the included remote, as well as the subwoofer volume level. There's also 3 more sets of pre-outs; front stereo, back stereo, and then front/back dual out. It comes with a nylon bag for the face, and not a case, but I never remove the face anyways (head units are so cheap nowadays that car thieves could make more profit siphoning your gas out than stealing your head unit). Oh, and to kill that annoying little "safety" feature (the parking brake switch), where the videos will only play while the parking brake is engaged, that was way easily skirted by grounding the parking brake line, unlike other units where you need a completely separate component to "fix" it. I mean, what's the point of having a DVD player in your car if you can't watch movies in traffic?? (just joking, Officer) And 14 bucks more for a rearview camera (sold separately)? I'm in an integra, so it absolutely is neither needed or really useful, but for 14 bucks, count me in. Not what I bought the unit for, the unit does have inputs for the cam and tail light switch, so i ran the wires but didn't hook up the camera in back yet. I did test it out in the car before putting everything back together, to make sure i get picture, but haven't hooked it to the tail light yet or mounted the camera (license tag mount). If the quality sucks, i'll attribute that to the camera i got (ha 14 bucks, of course it's the camera) and not the head unit. All in all, i'd buy this thing again, especially for 175 bucks. I've had my share of cheap-ass head units in the past, and while this isn't Kenwood or Clarion or whatever, it doesn't reek of crapola like a Dual, Pyle, or Boss does. If you have had one of those in the past, you'll know the stench of low quality very well. For the price, I seriously doubt you could beat this thing. If you get a working unit, that is, which I did. And i'm happy with it. P.S. the USB input does not read an iphone... just FYI if you were getting it to try that. it does not work; they'd probably have to pay Apple royalties to have that function (HA just ask Samsung about how that works). I didn't try my iPod yet, but did happen to have my iphone in my pocket so i gave it the ol' college try... You can, however, (supposedly - haven't tried yet) hook up your phone and stream over bluetooth (A2DP). If i ever actually try that, i'll update the review.

Fit très bien dans ma voiture, son de qualité pour le prix et facile d'utilisation.

Despite trying three different aerials the radio reception is poor, in fact I can only receive 4 FM stations

Me llego incompleto el paquete ya que faltan todas el paquete de instalación (tornillos, media caja, llaves etc) de ahí en más está bien

Excellent product, fitted it on my Suzuki A-Star and it looks and fills like a like a much expensive item.

Very happy with it, very reliable