Customer Ratings & Reviews

Dodge 2500 07'

I installed this HU in my vehicle 6 months ago and so far I have not had any issues with it. Overall the number of features that are available is great. It tied in seamlessly with the stock wiring harness with the recommended adapter and after a bit of easy soldering and following directions it all connected together and worked the first time around.

I integrated my Sirius (plug and play really) as well as a back up camera with little difficulty (again a bit of soldering for power and ground). Overall I like the options that are available and in themselves they work great (GPS is quite accurate - Garmin), however the interface that tries to get them to work together is a bit of a hassle to navigate through at first.

Eventually though you will find the short cuts and become acquainted with the interface for what it is. If you want a HU that can control separate zones and play them simultaneously (such as radio front seat and DVD back seat) then this may be the unit for you. Just be aware that you initial immersion into its interface, voice activation and operating methods may be a bit of a learning curve at the start and you'll begin to wish that it had more set-up options available to the user.

Way better than I thought

When I bought this unit I had my doubts.

They were all smashed when I installed it.

Right out of the box the SQ was way beyond the Pioneer D3 I was using.

There are many menus but this radio is not for some one who just plays cds and listens to am radio.

If you are a tweaker and love to mess with time lignment,eq settings, and other sound shapping tools this is for you.

The people that gave the radio bad reviews must not be to tech savy.

I love it

DNX9104

I would highly recommend this unit. I have recently installed this system in my 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 as I opted to go without the factory navigation system. While the install required a new dash panel found online for about a hundreds bucks, the installation was very straight forward and took me about six hours. Most of the time spent was deciding on the placement of the antennas for gps, xm and the rear camera placement. Sonic Electronics recommended a wire harness adapter that made the connections much easier and everything works great, the parking break sensor is easily run to a vehicle ground and works for watching all video while under way.

Pros:

Voice commands take some getting used to but work well. Garmin navigation is the best. Sound processor allows for selection of individual speaker sizes and sounds great. Two USB connectors allows for thumb drive or external hard drive connection and ipod control. Ipod control is near perfect. Display is great.

Cons:

Boot up takes 30 seconds each time. TV tuner doesn’t appear to be available for this unit yet and it isn’t apparent if HD radio can be used with XM tuner connected? This unit does a lot and getter familiar with all the functions takes sometime.

I’ve been researching these types of systems since I bought my truck, with all the features available and the ability to expand this system along with the Garmin and Parrot built in I think this is the best choice out there.

Great unit

this unit was simple to fit, simple to use and best of all, the resolution is unbeatable.

Review of eXcelon DNX9140

All in all, I think this is a good unit. My one complaint is the amount of time it takes to do anything - there seems to be a fairly significant lag between some operations (for some reason I get it playing MP3 CD's or DVD's)

Other than that, man, the sound it excellent and the features are endless and supported well.

4 out of 5 overall

So, So

This product is a fairly good product. The look of the unit is very easy on the eyes when well lit. The unit has some trouble spots the unit screen sticks at times, it often doesn't automatically reconnect to your blue tooth device and at times will not read your ipod and usb device. The EQ has too many different pages and ins't user friendly to someone who inst technologically incline. The dvd picture is very nice. The screen is very easy to clean but it still attract a lot of dust and fingerprints. Its very difficult to upload your own pics and screen savers and to program radio stations. I've own several screens in different vehicles and this one falls in the middle. I do not recommend the garmin. Better to have disc navi, Garmin gets tangled at times and will send you the wrong way and at times will not give you any credible directions at all. The sound quality when hooked up to amps is very good, the installation was very easy. If you're frustrated easy dont buy this product. If you have time to gg through the thick instruction manuel and operate the product correctly then this is the screen for you.

Awsome Buy.

I currently have the 8120 in my 2007 altima. This Deck is amazing, Navi is on point ( i work in jails doing security all over the country) I have never lost satellite signal. The parrot bluetooth is incredibly crisp and the signal is very strong to the deck from my phone even outside of my car. The signal processor and the EQ to me is what makes this deck. I have 2 12's and a PPI amp...My highs are all stock, however this deck with all the eq options it gives you, made it easy for my highs not only to keep up with my bass but stay amazingly clean throughout. Have not gotten a chance to try IPOD...But mine came with a backup camera...AMAZING once again. The only downfall in my option would be that it doesn't have voice activation. I would STRONGLY recommend this In-dash unit to anyone that is looking at eclipse (avn) or pioneer (AVIC).

Kenwood excelon DNX 8120

This is a great product. It is very easy to figure out the menu's and customize to what works best for you. I added the bluetooth adapter which works great with the system for hands free calls. The Kenwood handles the music videos from my I pod great sound and video clarity. The only downside that I can think with this unit is it takes a few minutes for it to boot up when you start the car before your music comes on, but it really is not enough to even be bothersome.
I've had several navigation system and this by far has the best one that I have ever used. I would not hesitate to purchase another unit should I trade cars.

great product

This is a great radio. I recently installed it into my 03 Acura TL-S and it works great and the ipod interface is superfast. The starup for the radio in general takes about 15-20 sec to really turn on.

Dnx8120

I installed this unit in my 07 accord and I'm very happy with it. It has no bugs that I've seen.

BUT because I'm such a picky person I'll tell u everything that annoys me about it.

1. The USB port only plays music and can not play any videos.
2. The music u play from the USB port can not be fastforwarded or rewinded!
3. The buttons on the unit are hard and small, so after a while of turning the volume up or down, your fingers might hurt. This isn't a problem if you can control the unit with your steering wheel.
4. The navigation on this unit is very acutate. However, it's a worthless feature for me because when browsing the map, you have too zoom in all the way to see the name of a small street. So I use my iPhone for navigation. Garmin should take some tips from google maps.
5. The button arangements look like they were thought up by a child. For example, when using the Bluetooth feature, your have to press one corner of the screen to select the person u want to call and then u have to press a button on the opposite end of the screen to make the call. This pattern is seen throughout the unit including in the iPod.

Those are some of the things I hate, but like I said, I'm a very picky guy. Yes I want the perfect unit and I don't think kenwood has any excuse for the things I listed above.

The unit functions perfectly and has never frozen on me.
It does everything that is advertised.
I'm happy with it and I don't plan on changing it.

Good unit with many functions

All in all I'm very happy with the 8120. It does everything I expect it to do. It has a lot of adjustments to tailor the sound to your liking. My only real complaint with the unit is that everything is buried under multiple menus and it's sometimes hard to find the setting you are looking for. Once get used to it it's not too bad but it can be daunting at first. Keep the manual near by.

Kenwood DNX8120 Good unit with Lots of Bugs

Kenwood did a good job packing many beautiful features in a nice unit. the DNX8120 is mighty powerful in many ways. However, I think the unit was rushed out before most of the software bugs are ironed out.
The audio/Video part works great. but the GPS and the Bluetooth telephone connection have some problems. The Garmin GPS loses satellite reception periodically even in open areas on Los Angeles freeways. Also, the unit starts sometimes with the setup screen as if it is the first time you are running the program. You lose all your favorite POI and the unit initial setup. It is annoying to having to input the time zone, date, and other setup features few times a day. Also, the voice is choppy at best.
The telephone has very poor audio quality. Your voice to the other party is very bad quality and very choppy. Useless.
I am waiting when Kenwood and Garmin harry up a software or firmware fix otherwise I am going to return my unit to Kenwood.

DNX8120 GPS in a smart car

I like it except for the fact I cannot get it to alert me when Iexceed a specified speed. There is an option I found that turns speed alerts on, but I cannot find where to enter a speed to triggerit.

WOW

Spent the past week using this machine. once you get used to the interface WOW. Bluetooth is great. i got the HD Radio receiver too. WOW. The EQ is great! LOVE it!

Great Unit - Great Value

I went with this unit because it seemed like the best all-around unit, especially for the price. I had good experience with Parrot Bluetooth and Garmin Nav, so a unit that combined them into a single unit with DVD and iPod control is great.

There's a couple of little quircks with the iPod control and bluetooth that Kenwood is working out in the next firmware - but I'm very impressed with the iPod control It's very fast and works with the new iPods like the 3rd Gen Nano. Interface is very easy and reads nearly instantly. The video out is incredibly crisp - I've been buying Music Vids off iTunes and they look great.

You have a lot of control what shows where - like in the song title area and even on the nav screen. I really need to read the manual some day to see what else it'll do that I haven't found yet.

Nothing really locks you out while driving - other than the legal requirement of no video up front... handled only by parking-break wire.

All in all - it feels like there's a couple of things that are kind of "pieced together" about the software, but at the same time, it seems to do more and cost less than anything else I've seen. And it does just about everything - from reading USB to bluetooth audio (which sounds great from my Blackberry). It definitely feels like the most technologically advanced unit I've seen. I also appreciate that it doesn't use a DVD for NAV - since it's onboard, it's extremely fast for lookups and recalculations.

All in all, very happy.