Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT

Excellent

Very easy to install easy to use very functional

the best Stereo I have ever owned, no issues

I love every aspect of my stereo, I would recommend it.

Best car stereo I had yet

Installed it myself on my Volkswagen Passat and works perfectly. I love the fact that it has all the connectivity you can think of: Ipod/Iphone, SD, USB, Bluetooth, audio. GPS is very accurate and maps are good. It is able to multitask (GPS, music playing and phone calling at the same time) without freezing or errors. The sound is great and you have a large variety of settings.
In conclusion, it is my best stereo to date and the Sonic store was a great experience, prompt and accurate.

Perfection

I would recommend this to anyone looking to drop some cash on a series in dash Nav. I was originally looking into something from Alpine but lets face it their double din units look like dinosaurs. This unit looks sleek and up to date.
Pro's: Very easy to use, Very customizable, 8band equalizer, Lets you control an iPod either on the unit or the iPod it self, customizable splash screen, and the navigation is very responsive.
Con's: Installation isn't recommended for newbies (me) had a pro do it.

Pioneer Z120BT Eval

I’ve had the Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT for about six months now. It was installed in a 2008 Ford Edge which has the Ford Sync with a premium sound system.
First off, get the auto program steering wheel interface. The PAC unit could not cut the mustard after spending too much time (hours) trying to get it to work. The Axxess auto program unit was a snap.
If you have the Ford Sync you will be disappointed in the Z120BT. The support for Bluetooth, phone, and voice command are far superior in the Sync. Pioneer has a lot more work on this. Ford Sync is always available and is activated by pressing a steering wheel button but the Pioneer requires you to first use the touch screen interface to turn the voice command system on before you can press the activate button. The voice command is part of the GPS system not the radio. I liked the Ford Sync so much better; I am thinking of re-installing the factory radio. Hopefully Pioneer can improve their unit with a software upgrade but I doubt it. The voice command is a joke. I guess it would work better if a spoke Japanese but giving it commands is a waste of time even for phone dial.
After using a Garmin for many years, the Pioneer GPS is also a disappointment. The first five times I tried to use the GPS to give directions the address was not found. I am talking about well established locations that have been around forever like a golf course and a VFW hall for example. Supposedly there is a map update but I cannot find it anywhere on the Pioneer site plus I should not have to update a product I just purchased. I’d say the maps are at least 10 years old right out of the box. My Garmin gives me the next cross road and distance to it on a full-time basis at the top of the screen and the name/route# of the road I am on at the bottom. The Pioneer GPS only gives this information when you are in trip/route mode. Otherwise you have to read the map detail to know the next intersection coming up. I was able to find national chains for Banks and restaurants but no local restaurants will be found. So if you select “Mexican” restaurants you get Taco Bell and other nation chains but no local ones.
If you have an Apple iPod or iPhone then you will be happy because the Pandora application gets downloaded for use but if you have some other device or MP3 player the organization and playing features just suck and not worth using. It’s like the Apple devices are your only choice. What good is a hard drive in the unit when you can’t organize it if you have an MP3 player?
Because this is a “high” end unit I was expecting more from the radio. You cannot record radio even though there is a hard drive available. It would be nice if the unit could be like a radio DVR where you could stop and pickup live broadcasts so you don’t miss anything. The screen is huge but the screen real-estate is wasted. The display has mostly redundant information. The time display blocks out radio settings for the higher channel information, current channel information is redundant to current display and the lower channel display just tells you the pre-set number. It would be nice if the display was used to tell you what song was on those presets but it just works like a tradition button radio.
Here is what is keeping me from going back to the factory radio, the sound quality. This unit made a very big difference in the quality of the sound. It is as different as night and day. The Pioneer is so much better than the factory radio even with the factory speakers. I could not believe the difference and improvement. It is outstanding.
If your primary reason for getting this unit is for the GPS then get a Garmin and use it in conjunction with your factory radio. However, if you don’t mind giving up Ford Sync to get better sound quality then you might want to consider this unit.

pioneer avic-z120bt

This is a Pioneer Avic-z120bt. All and all i give it a 3.5 out of 5. The DVD quality is very good. It is ok for navigating through all of the options while driving. It has everything you could ever want out of a in dash cd, dvd player. The navigation is horrible on it. I would have rated it 4.5 out of 5 if the navigation was better. The GPS will turn a five minute drive into a twenty five minute drive. If going on a state to state tip trip it works fine. In my home town I just have to get to the freeway, then it will do ok. The back-up camera is a very nice added feature. I had to buy the CAMERA separate, but highly recommend getting one if you plan on buying this for your vehicle. When starting your car, it will take about fifteen to twenty seconds for the Pioneer unit to turn on. That being said, you can start the car put the vehicle in reverse and the back-up camera will work without a problem. After backing out of your parking spot the Pioneer head unit will be ready to operate. You can watch netflix or youtube from your Iphone and I think a droid will work as well. I have a ipod in my glove box loaded with tons of music, and am able to control the ipod from the head unit. I recommend the Pioneer avic-z120bt, if you do not care about the navigation. If the navigation is important to you, I highly recommend doing some more research on other brands. I hope this helps. I made a video on this product. You can see it at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y3yxSbinuVQ

Great!!!!

The unit Z120bt is the best product I very bought for my Nissan Rogue 2009, it has great sound and great features very thing u need in a head unit this is the one. When they told me that it is one of the hot's product in the market. There are saying the true. I thank you, Sonic Electronic for have this product it a good deal.

Great!!

Thank you Sonic Electronix for have this product at a good deal to buy. Z120bt is the best head unit any can buy . It has very thing down to sound, looks and much more, if any one it reading this buy the unit stop think u would never go to another dish head unit very.

could be better

The function note is:
Design 10/10
Sound : 10/10
Video : 10/10
ipod control : 10/10
Bluetooth audio 10/10
Sirius: 3/10 (only one line display)
Pioneer software : 0/10 (Avicfeed and iphone app. is worthless for now)
GPS 2/10 (Not accurate if you don’t program a destination)
And check if your car have a vss output ! ! !
If yes, the GPS is MAYBE better.

I don't think I’ll buy Pioneer again, but I’ll definitely buy sonic stuff again. Very nice shopping experience and the all include price is very appreciate.

Decent

its a good deck but i dont like how u cant change the background colour and themes like u can in a jvc....