Review written by Bruce from San Clemente, CA

I have owned this product since May 2009 and enjoy it each time I drive. Here are my thoughts.
This unit is well laid out. Great display and graphics with many features, from maps - movies, radio - ipod and even SD card. Blue tooth is a must these days and works well. Ipod? everyone has one, spend the money for the ipod adapter. You will not regret it. HD radio? I find that the stations skip through the song (like a skipping CD), making it hard to listen to a whole song or station. The rear-view camera is PHENOMINAL, we love it. It covers the same area as from R side mirror - L side mirror.
The Navteq maps work well but are a little out of date. Some of our roads are still farm fields and mountains in this units map. Worse yet, JVC offers no update. You must go directly to Navteq, who, coincidentally charges for the mapping update for this unit, which is not even available yet (frustrating). At least 1 free map update should be offered, especially when you just purchase a system that has been on a shelf for how long? And the maps are so far outdated.
Other than maps being outdated, the nav. part of the system works great, with pinpoint accuracy.

This unit is well worth the coin!

Pros: Tilting face, removable face, very easy to use, all options.
Cons: MAPPING (is out of date). Very upsetting! :(

Review written by Mary from Herndon, VA

This product does it all. Though Satelite radio doesn't work well in the trees. The GPS has gotten us out of many a pickle. But beaware that when looking for Diners. IT might send you to Joe Diners House or Dolly Diners House.

In The Washington D.C. Area we would be lost without this product.
It can be frustrating trying to get to certain screens such as changing from toll roads, fastest or shortest. We wish there was a Most direct route option. Also we wish the system was faster when trying to get to pois and search results.

Review written by Dr Kev from Laplace, LA

Most versatile car unit I've ever owned and would recommend it to anyone seeking an A/V unit with additional, useful features. The navigation system is awesome and user-friendly. All operating screens are great, easy to access and read. Programming the XM adaptor is a bit tedious and can be confusing for the un-initiated. The folks who make the adaptor could do a better job with the instructions. But, JVC has done their part well.

Review written by Mike from Framingham, MA

Good product and i will recommend it to my friends. It looks great in my tacoma.

Review written by Ergibson83 from Chicago, IL

I have the NX-7000BT (bluetooth included model). This unit is great. I especially like the NAVTEQ navigation that's built in. It's my first navigational unit and so far the direction has been dead on here in chicago.

At first, I did not like the DVD playback screen, but after adjusting the settings for brightness, etc. This resolution is superb now.

It lost a point with me in regards to the fact that it doesnt show radio station information (current song, artist, etc.) without the HD tuner. It also takes a while for USB drive information to load, but thats normal of most USB compatible radios now.

If you are looking for a unit that has everything, this is definitely the unit for you. Definitely consider buying now while the bluetooth and Ipod adapter are bundled in at a discount on Sonic.

Review written by CISCO from NEW YORK, NY

ITS EVERYTHING U WANT FROM A NAVI SYSTEM AND A LOT MORE..IVE BEEN SHOPPING AROUND FOR MORE THAN A YEAR NOW AND THIS IS THE ONE FOR ME.I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL..NOT EVEN WITH THE IPOD ADAPTER. I JUST THINK ITS THE BEST UNIT OUT RIGHT NOW AND PROB FOR A LONG TIME FROM NOW.MOVIES,MUSIC.BACKUP CAM EVERYTHINGS GREAT

Review written by Don from Saddlebrook,NJ

This was a great buy and working with Sonic customer support people was very good and I'm looking forward in do business with them very soon.

Review written by Randy from Lynden, WA

Self installation was easy and use is simple to learn. I also purchased the steering control module and it works flawlessly. Picture quality is fair but sound it is great. I also hooked up my reverse image camera to the unit and have it working as well. The large screen is a big improvement over the standard 4" GPS stand alone units and route calculation is very fast.

Review written by DR from Meridian, MS

The JVC NX-7000 is a great investment. I have used Kenwood, Alpine, and Pioneer, and the usability of the JVC is by far the best for the price. The navigation works flawlessly, as well as the bluetooth option. I really enjoy the SD card function. This unit has a very nice EQ and bass adjustments also, which is great if you have a subwoofer system. The only bad thing about the unit is that the ipod function is extremely slow, but if you don't like the waiting time on the ipod function, you can transfer your songs/data to an SD card, which is much, much faster.

Sonicelectronix.com is a great site to purchase from also because they provide you with a deal on all of the required installation accessories and fast shipping.

Review written by Michael from Los Angeles, CA

This unit is decent. The JVC menus have always been pretty forthright and easy to figure out. The value for dollar is probably better than anything else in the market right now. I added bluetooth (ksbta200) and iPod (ksu20), both work. Navigation works fine.

Pros:
Detachable face is pretty tight.
Proximity sensor (you can program the proximity sensor so that the illumination goes off until your hand approaches) is pretty tight.
Programmable start up and shut down messages is pretty tight.

Cons:
Even with the ksu20 direct USB ipod cable, navigating the ipod menu from the unit is slow. Every time you push a button, it says "please wait" for at least 5 seconds. EVERY time. Very irritating.
I park in a garage. When you start the car in the garage it reads "Lost GPS signal". This is understandable until you get out of the garage, but instead it stays that way for awhile, even 10 minutes after you've left. It seems it cannot recognize the signal if started up without one...

Other than that, price is right, quality is good, and it is easy to use. I've come to realize that there is no "perfect" unit, which works EXACTLY the way you want it to in EVERY single way.

Review written by james from Windermere, FL

Excellent Product. The removal face plate is definitely a plus.

Review written by Van from Carlsbad, CA

The Good:
Start-up time is less than 30 sec. and it's ready to go. Menus are easy to navigate. Maps show good detail and directions are accurate. Customizable start-up & shutdown messages are a real crack-up. Bluetooth setup was flawless. Call quality is acceptable with occasional echo. Not bad, really.

The Bad:
Display isn't super high resolution. Movies look OK but not great. Definitely not HD-quality. Ipod album artwork display is poor. Does not allow custom backgrounds. Difficult to register more than one bluetooth device.

The Ugly:
Ipod searches a really, really (can't emphasize this enough) slow. Very frustrating and highly distracting while driving. Unacceptable in this price range. Locks-up Ipod occasionally. Very frustrating.

Overall great unit for sound quality and features

Review written by robert from yorba linda, CA

I have or have owned and used Navagation indash units from Alpine, Pionner and Kenwood. This is by far the best yet.

Pro's..
Traffic without XM radio, that shows how many lanes and what lane(s) to take to follow your route if multiple are avail. Posted speed limits shown for most highways and major streets.

Screen and interface is Very nice.

Bluetooth is BY FAR the best yet. Phone book takes 2 sec (190 entry's transfered) and Voice dialing.

Navigation lets you search for address and destination by phone number and is purely memory driven. No need to swap out disc's.

Removable double din face with included nice carry / storage pouch.

Cons.
Slightly slow Ipod everything. Not enough to matter at all.

No custom wallpapers, yet is a Windows operating system.

About a 20 sec start up delay, till the navigation is functional.