The Apple iPhone 3G, iPod Nano 4th Gen, iPod Touch 2nd Gen, and any other newly released iPods can be controlled using the iPod adapter above; however, charging will not be possible unless you purchase the Scosche IFWA PassPORT charging adapter.
Steering Wheel Control Ready: PAC SWI-Xv1 required and sold separately
Front-panel auxiliary input: 3.5mm (headphone jack) allows connection to portable media devices such as MP3 players, etc.
Front-panel Mini-USB input: MP3 & MP4 playback from 4GB or less capacity flash drive
The thing to keep in mind with any lower brand is it always has a lot of features for the price.
And the biggest trade of for this is the GUI--aka Graphic User Interface, or to keep it simple, the Menu.
You look at the other/older Power Acoustik, Farenheit, XO Vision, Pyle, Boss, etc. and you will notice the menu and GUI just plain sucks!. It's not intuitive and looks horrible.
This new Power Acoustik unit and a very select few others have a new GUI and it is 100x better than any of the older stuff.
First of all it actually looks pleasing. It doesn't look cheap or generic. Each menu is animated, you won't feel bad accessing it in front of people like the other cheap units--although this isn't that cheap.
As for the stereo itself, it looks just like a JVC counterpart. I don't know about the JVC one, but this Power Acoustik has an OVERSIZE face, though it does not really say it in the description, be prepared depending on what vehicle dash you are installing this in.
The screen itself and that proximity thing is accurate. Never had a problem.
Check youtube, for videos on how everything looks as far as menus.
There is no multi-band EQ, just basic treble, bass, balance, and fade.
You can change the background of the main menu screen, as well as add pictures to the slideshow. Although it is weird how you save pictures to the unit and I still can't get the picture I want to use to take up the entire screen. There always seems to be a black border no matter if I use a 4:3 or 16:9 image.
Unit has 2 separate non-fade subwoofer outputs and built in xover and volume control.
Unfortunately while playing files from SD or USB, it is still the generic folder menu like the older cheapo units. However it is a bit easier on the eyes. It shows artist, track, and album ID3 tags BUT it doesn't scroll, nor does the file name list scroll, so you are almost always certain to have everything cut off. Close but not quite there.
On screen menu with DVD playback and file playing with SD and SUB has greatly improved due to the new GUI. It no longer looks generic and hard to navigate.
Screensaver function is nice. Radio function also looks nice. Unfortunately no HD-radio or add on, and no RDS. RDS is a must I don't know why they still don't make it more common. You can see station info and track names, like HD radio without the HD quality sound.
Overall a nice unit and a great improvement for a lower name brand.
March 20, 2009
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Review written by m_gaster from jacksonville, FL
pretty cool in-dash setup. the screens are a little difficult to navigate while driving, particularly the sound adjustments. the SD card pictures are odd looking when viewed on the screen. i guess the controls take some getting used to. 4.3" screen is cool if you are 10, so take advantage of the extra video output to add a nice 7" screen. i guess these guys are up and coming, because if they get all these features refined, they will be the big boys in the car audio biz.
Plug and Play Charging Adapter for iPhone 3G • Charging Adapter For Select iPod Nano, iPod Touch, and iPhone 3G • Specifically Designed to Fix the Charging Error
