Kenwood DDX514 (DDX-514)

Great radio!!

Great unit,
Pros:
DVD playback very nice, you can see clear even on sunny day, screen size is big enough to see from rear seats (I have Honda pilot)
Sirius radio great sound.
Touch screen Menu: very intuitive
USB play back, just like regular mp3 player, I am using an 8 gig flash drive works great.
Cons:
Radio reception is very static, may be because my Pilot has antenna build in to rear window.

Overall: If you purchasing this radio to watch DVD, and listen to XM, Sirius, or IPod.
I would highly recommend it.

It's OK

I've had this for 6 months now.

The unit is OK, and everything seems to work as expected. Works well with my iPOD touch, and plays video good also.

But what I don't understand is, after the 100's of features they programed into this thing I have yet to find a auto seek button? It has 3 SEEK modes, none of which will tune to a station for about 5sec. then move the the next station ect.... till you find a station you like. This is one of the most basic function a radio should have.

Also sometimes the AUTO dim doesn't work.

Great Radio

Great product, easy to use, good value. Kenwood makes nice products.

Feedback

Head unit is great!! The only negative thing is that it's hard to see during the day, other than that this is a great buy!!

fast shipping

i would recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a great dvd/cd player it has great color and sound

Best Kenwood IMO!!!

After careful review online i purchased this kenwood deck and i am so impressed by the look and sound. It has a great touch screen and is very easy to operate and very user friendly. The look is almost stock with the scosche install kit and the wire harness was very easy to install.

Great addition to my Equinox

I have owned this for a little over a week

If you are thinking of purchasing a great head unit, save yourself the trouble and just buy this one. I looked, researched and compared head units and for the price this does it all... I went into local retail stores and specialty stores ($499.99 was the best price i got not installed or any other mounting/interface stuff either that was all extra) It's got room to expand if needed...so if you are on a tight budget (like me) you can always add later...that's what I am doing a little at a time..I purchased the head unit and will wait to get the bluetooth, XM, and rear camera later when I have the funds or they make great birthday/fathers day/holiday gifts..

Ok for the real review...I love this thing...The screen is nice and big. The touch screen is sensitive so you don't have to slam it hard..Once you get used to navigating the menu's it's pretty easy to get around. The A/V audio input in the front should be on the right side of the radio not the left..get's in my way...It is a bit bright at night but I can live with it. I like the knob volume control..Love the USB input..got a 4gb loaded it with music and away we go....overall this is a great unit the sound is great, you can even play a DVD with the volume in the rear speakers and listen to the radio in the front so that is awesome...especially with kids...(easily bypass the video lock by grounding the wire to frame and the video plays all time)...

Good luck choosing but don't waist too much time because I did all the research and you won't be disappointed with all the features, besides Sonic keeps selling out of them and for a good reason...it's a great unit...

I installed it myself on my 08 Chevy Equinox and it took about 2 hrs. I also had to install a GMOS-LAN-01 for my GM vehicle to keep the Onstar and door chimes...

Good luck and write a good review cause it deserves it...

Nice as long as you don't have an iPhone

This head unit is really nice to look at and has some great features. I purchased this with the XM and Bluetooth modules. Everything works great until you try to make a call while listening to the music through an iPhone plugged into the Kenwood iPhone cable. The music should stop allowing a conversation to occur. Instead, the music mutes momentarily and then starts playing directly through the phone making it impossible to have a conversation. This is not revealed in any review I've seen on this product. I called Kenwood today and spoke with "Tim". Tim's response was that they were aware of the issue, it wasn't Kenwood's problem and that I should call Apple. Had I known this was an issue and that Kenwood's customer support was so awful, I never would have purchased this unit. As long as you have a phone other than an iPhone, it works as advertised.

Excellent Product, you definitely get what you pay for.

I really like this deck, it sounds great!!! One of the pluses is that it's really easy to figure out all the things it does. It pretty much programs itself. Another one of the pluses is it has a place to hook up your iPod or other device. So much easier than having to use Bluetooth. It's just a nice deck all around. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.

Excellent Product, you definitely get what you pay for.

I really like this deck, it sounds great!!! One of the pluses is that it's really easy to figure out all the things it does. It pretty much programs itself. Another one of the pluses is it has a place to hook up your iPod or other device. So much easier than having to use Bluetooth. It's just a nice deck all around. I would definitely recommend it to a friend.