Reviewer:John Lammert
I have had several Android decks and none of them were as advanced as this one, nor were they specifically made to fit in place of the original OEM stereo. There are pluses and minuses to this deck. Pluses: Large HD touchscreen Many network connection options Sounds good, but, see minuses Mounts in place, but, see minuses Steering wheel controls work OEM camera works without installing the one that came with it OEM GPS antenna works if you buy a third party antenna wire adapter Fakra Z Male to SMA Male Cable - I got it on Amazon Can plug in usb hard drive for video on the go, which also feeds to the existing OEM video screen on the ceiling Netflix and some other video apps work as well, but, see minuses Apple CarPlay does work, but, see minuses Minuses The CAN box does not properly disperse the rear audio which makes the volume in the rear lower than it should be, nor does the fader control work for the rear speakers. There is sound but it is compromised a bit There is vastly different volume when switching between some sources. I/E between radio and CarPlay, . Overall, the system is laggy when going into video app’s especially. Some video apps don’t work, such as HBO Max. The app installs and you can see the content, but it won’t play. Only a black screen when pressing the play button. The screen mirror function does not work with my iPhone. It seems like it wants to work but it doesn’t. I have found no way to rearrange the home screen layout to get rid of the icons I don’t use as much. There is no way that I’ve found to limit the brightness of the panel leds which would be a great option. It fits into place but it causes the top of the trim panel to bow out a bit. I like the deck, but it really needs more RAM and Octacore processing. I may return it for an Octacore with 4GB of RAM, but I don’t know if that brand will be as plug-n-play as this one.
Post time:11/17/2020