JVC KD-R820BT

Looks awesome

This head unit just looks amazing. It has all the features you can think of. You can change the color of the screen and buttons.You will not regret getting this head unit.

Great buy

Very happy with this deck. Alot of options and audio settings for a very reasonable price.
Pros:
-Button/screen color change
-2 USB ports, use front for Bluetooth adapter(it's tiny and barely noticeable), rear for iPod cable so no wires sticking out.
-Bluetooth works very well and sound is clear, never miss a call now due to the music being too loud (pauses song then resumes when call ends)
-Bluetooth wireless audio play, works well with my iPhone 4.
-Good button layout, push the volume knob for mute/pause, back button which is awesome
-Sound quality is very good including iPod. Bluetooth wireless audio is not as good but still pretty good
-Control iPod from deck or the iPod (older iPods only work through the deck)

Cons:
-When scrolling through artists on the iPod menu, twisting the knob to quickly activates the speed search where it goes up by 10 artists at a time. This can be a bit annoying if only trying to get to the 'C's for example, but it's convienient if trying to get to say, the 'M's so it's just a half con I guess.
-The iPod takes approximately 10-15 seconds of "reading" or loading before it plays.

Bottom line, great deck, works, looks and sounds excellent. Pros FAR outweigh the minor cons. I would definately recommend this deck.

WOW, great stereo, great price!

Bought this for my daughter's auto and she absolutely loves it. This stereo gives her the ability to use almost all of her multimedia devices. Plus it has a dual Bluetooth, so, both her phone and her boyfriend's phone can be paired with this stereo. The Bluetooth with this unit works great, it's hard to tell if she is using her phone or the Bluetooth. She loves the ability to change the colors on the display. And the sound quality is just what you would expect from JVC. All in all, a very nice unit and a great price!

Amazing head unit!

Couldn't be happier with this head unit. It has just about every feature you could ask for, and everything works as well or better than they claim.

Works well for the most part

This works well and satisfies most of my needs. However, it does not work too well with the Galaxy Nexus. The pairing takes a bit of time and does not play automatically nor does it display the currently playing song with the phone.

I wanted to find out how to update the firmware but the instructions were a bit confusing as well.

JVC KD-R820BT-Love It

I got this head unit in and have loved it. The bluetooth was very easy to set up and sounds great playing Pandora from my phone using the rear cable as the bluetooth dongle (Android phone) You still have to control the app using the phone rather than the head unit, but that's fine. I haven't gotten a phone call yet so I can't speak to the call quality, but I imagine it will work well. The set up is very easy and intuitive. It sounds great and has all the adjust-ability that you would expect for a high model number unit. Both High and Low pass filters, 9 band graphic equalizer as well as a few preset equalizer options.

I was hoping for more variation in the color control, but it was more than sufficient for matching my car's interior lights. (Pontiac) And can be adjusted by zone (buttons versus screen), by day or night, and even if you want the menus to be a different color when you go into the menu section. (I like that, its a quick glance to remember that I haven't completely left the menu section).

The USB port on the front read my 8 gb flash drive very quickly. Switching between folders seems to be fairly intuitive and it reads and scrolls the ID3 tag. One of the draws to this unit was that it gives track/station frequency information as well as the clock all at the same time. No more flipping between the two. Another tiny con is the case that holds the faceplate is a hard plastic with just a small piece of foam in it. I prefer having a soft cloth case. For the money, this is an exceptional unit. And the shipping and service from Sonic was excellent as always. The free mounting bracket and wiring harness is a nice touch.