(Same as XOD1735 but with No TV Tuner, XOD1735NT) Double DIN 7" TFT-LCD Touchscreen Monitor with DVD, DivX, AVI, VCD, CD, MP3 Player, Remote and Front USB Input (XOD-1736)
Review written by Victor K. from Chicago, Illinois
If you're considering buying this unit then my strong advice to you is to find something else. Here's why. The "touchscreen" is unresponsive. Sometimes you have to tap something several times to get it to work. The interface is absolutely horrible, especially one that controls mp3 playback. Think MS-DOS in distorted green color. Screen resolution leaves much to be desired so if you were planning to watch DVDs with it you won't plan to do that again after you actually watched one. The controls are impossible to use combined with unresponsive touchscreen made especially true while driving. And if you press one too many buttons it's gonna hang and require restart. There's no night dimmer so it's gonna blind the hell out of you at night. Contrary to what the box says there's no iPod interface, so usb port is completely useless as it won't even charge your cellphone. It has no cuztomization features at all and very few audio and video adjestments. Only two months after I bought it I decided to replace it and took it out of my dashboard long before it's replacement as gaping hole in my dashboard seemed a better alternative to having this unit there. Even thought about putting my old tape deck back. That gives you some idea how much I liked this unit. I've found almost no pros to it aside from it's price. But after all you get what you pay for.
February 8, 2008
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Review written by richard from willingboro, NY
well I installed this unit in my Ford Explorer 2004 the does what it says....mostly the controls are a bit confusing but works fine after some tweaking. the touch screen response with a delay overall the unit works OK for the price. And also you have to notch the bottom of the panel under the unit it overlaps.
My first experience has been all positive. I was the service manager for Alpine electronics and now own my own business. Looking forward do doing business with them again.. Customer service means everything to me.
