Customers express satisfaction with the Garmin GPS, navigation, sound quality, ease of installation and use, HD radio, backup camera, features, and volume knob. They find the Garmin GPS easy to use, the navigation user-friendly, and appreciate the great sound even with factory speakers. The installation process is manageable, taking about 2-3 hours, and the stereo is easy to use and program. Customers also enjoy the HD radio's clear sound and the convenience of the backup camera. However, some customers have concerns about the remote control, display accuracy, and glare on the screen in sunny conditions.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
awesome system...
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this system is EXACTLY what i was looking for; HD radio, GPS, XM radio, CD/DVD player, ease of use, and it looks terrific... *just buy it already!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Sound quality
Cons mentioned:
Screen
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great stereo with lots of great features
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This stereo receiver looks good in the dash of my 2010 Chevy Cobalt coupe and it works flawlessly. I love the Bluetooth and Garmin navigation that's built into this Kenwood unit. The GPS Garmin navigation comes to good use when I go on long trips and what's nice about it is that you can play music or listen to SirusXM Satellite Radio and still use the turn by turn features on GPS. I also enjoy listening to SiriusXM Satellite Radio when I'm driving on the road. The DVD is a plus because I sometimes like to watch DVD movies in the car. One problem that I have with this stereo receiver is that when the sun is out, the glare from the sun can make it hard to see the screen when I'm driving during the day. But overall this Kenwood DNX572BH is a far better in-dash stereo receiver then the last in-dash stereo receiver I had which was a Pioneer AVH-X3600BHS.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Cons mentioned:
Screen
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent All In One Deck for your money
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Kenwood has been my choice in car audio for only 4 years. I purchased an Exelon deck first and it is still in use with no complaints. This Garmin Nav Deck with DVD capability was always a wish list item. After drooling on this for 2 hours in the store, I took it home and installed it in my 2003 Ford F250. The decks installation was fast and relatively easy. the sound and functionality of everything was flawless. Even setting the presets went faster than expected. The only cons are the screen can be difficult to se in the daylight, at night the screen is really bright-but there is an option to turn off the display and keep the unit on and the volume knob is small for my large fingers. There was no remote with it, but the remote for my Exelon works fine with it. End result is this deck is the crème de la crème.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Navigation, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent after market choice
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Very happy with this system and service received with installation at Best Buy. My factory system created some challenges that a lesser quality system was not able overcome. This upgrade helped bridge the stock product and after-market system very nicely. Sound is clear, system is easy use, navigation great, and back-up camera clear. VERY grateful to Dan on the Geek Squad for his knowledge, perseverance, and dedication to me getting a good product.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Hd radio, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
HD Radio, SiriusXM and DVD
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I purchased this radio expecting the Geek Squad to install it. As it turns out they could not due to my vehicle's audio configuration. They WILL NOT modify any components and the dash bezel needed to be cut. I reluctantly started the installation and it was very easy. I love all the goodies included with this head unit. I love the integrated GPS. I installed the GPS antenna on top of the radio. I did not want the antenna on the dash and the signal strength is maxed out. I installed Kenwood - Performance Series 6 X 9 speakers and WOW. The sound is great. I really like the SD card compatibility and the HD radio sounds great too. The SiriusXM radio tuner works very well to. Over all very pleased with the purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great unit
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Easy install with my vehicles adapter harness. The gps is very good, I added the Idata link system so my vehicles info such as warning lights, tire pressure can be displayed on my unit. Radio works great and the sound quality of HD radio is amazing. Bluetooth link to my phone was easy and works flawlessly. No complaints.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for my use
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Bought this to replace my factory unit in my F150. So far, I've only used the iPod / iPhone source via bluetooth, the SiriusXM source, Pandora, HD Radio, Navigator and Phone and they all work very nicely. The EQ also helps make a major improvement in sound from what I've been used to. Many presets are available for the SiriusXM. There are other sources that I don't believe that I'll ever need like iHeart Radio. The touchscreen is very responsive, too.
Really there's only 2 minor things that I wish were different:
1) The clock is very small for my 43 year old eyes. I find myself either relying on my phone for the time, or fumbling to find and put my reading glasses on. (Maybe I should just go to the eye doctor but until then, this is a very small clock placed in the upper right corner of the screen)
2) I kinda wish that I could rearrange the icons to suit my needs like I do on my iPhone. iHeart Radio is firmly placed on the first source page and my SiriusXM app is on the second. Not a deal breaker but just a tiny wish. All-in-all I would definitely recommend this unit to everyone.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great replacement for factory radio
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I purchased this radio after reading some of the reviews and I must say that I'm glad I did. I wanted something to replace the factory radio and I wanted it to have a built in GPS navigation system since the factory radio required a disc that needed to be updated. Rather than spend $250 for another disc I decided to update the system.
I like the Bluetooth capabilities, however, the downside is that sometimes it takes a while to connect to the music on my phone. Not that big a deal for me. The plus on this is that the antenna on my car is broken and would cost a considerable amount of money to replace so having the Bluetooth capability allows me to use my phone as a radio and the sound is great. It's actually better than having an antenna.
The GPS is also great, but I'm still trying to get used to it. I haven't had a chance to read the entire downloaded manual to see all the features, but when I do I will provide more information. For now I would definitely recommend this product as it has already exceeded my expectations.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice radio
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Great sound even with factory speakers, Garmin GPS is very easy to use, Blue tooth works well, I bought a backup camera and hooked it up it also works well. I'm very happy with this uint
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio, Navigation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Car stereo.
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This is a great car stereo. The combination of navigation,Bluetooth, HD Stereo, iPod,phone gives you all the options you would expect in a car stereo.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good stereo overall
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I purchased this stereo with just about every additional item to connect to it. There are some things I like and some I dislike.
Dislikes:
- I use an iPod Classic with the unit frequently. When playing a playlist in shuffle mode, it will restart with the song last played when restarting the vehicle, but it is the first song in the playlist again. Also, if you shut the car off and the iPod has ended an album, it automatically starts playing all songs alphabetically.
- The current time is displayed only in the top right corner at a size that is not even remotely visible by the driver. My factory stereo was the only clock in the vehicle, so to have this design is annoying. When playing in iPod mode, it will display the time in a larger display. When in GPS mode, no current time unless maybe you choose a different dashboard.
- Most Garmin GPSs come with lifetime traffic. For traffic with this unit, you have to download an app to your cellphone and use data to get traffic. What is worse than that is my iPhone 5 cannot be connected for apps via Bluetooth because it then kills the USB cable playing my iPod Classic. Since I have set my phone up via Bluetooth, it should be able to play the phone in Bluetooth and the iPod Classic in iPod (USB) mode.
- The unit will give a small display at the bottom in GPS mode with data about what music you have playing. Often, when trying to scroll through the Points of Interest, I will barely touch that display and it boots you away from the GPS screen to your music screen. You then have to go back to the GPS screen and start over searching for the Point of Interest.
- The GPS directions only go through the front speakers, but the directions kill the music completely in the car while they are being spoken. I really would like to still be able to have the music playing in the rear speakers since it doesn't do the directions via them. I do not know what it would do in DVD mode in the back seat as I do not have the DVD feature set up.
- We purchased a remote for this stereo. It works great with the GPS (and really helps prevent the scrolling thing I mentioned earlier) but does really nothing with the music except change the song. It would be nice if you could use it to choose a new album and such with the iPod mode.
- I drive a convertible, and the glare on the screen by the sun makes it completely unviewable.
Likes:
- The SiriusXM interface is actually pretty decent. Being able to type a station by the number is very handy as it would take you forever to scroll through stations.
- Changing your home screen is not too difficult. I don't use Pandora or iHeart Radio, so I am glad I was able to move other things to the home screen.
- With the correct adapter, steering wheel controls are available. This was a must for me.
- The Bluetooth phone seems to work good. I didn't have Bluetooth in my car and really wanted this feature. I often fear people will say I echo in a situation like that, but no complaints by anyone I've talked to on it.
- I like the double din over a motorized single din. Most of the single dins didn't have GPS installed as well.
- The rear view camera mode has lines set up that you can use to help you know when to stop backing up. The license plate camera I bought can't be adjusted perfectly with the lines, but the lines are able to be adjusted, which I've never done, but the tech at Geek Squad showed me how.
Overall, I'm very satisfied with the unit. I really recommend the remote as it is not included (model KNA-RCDV331). It's only available online but reasonably priced.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Navigation
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Kenwood DNXZ572BH CD/DVD Navigation Deck
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Exceptional CD/DVD Navigation Receiver. Built-in blue tooth. Easily pairs your smart phone to make and receive phone calls. On screen access to your playlist of music. Also comes with wired usb cable for ipod and or iphone and it also charges your device. Built-in mic for phone calls. Touch screen activated. Loaded with Garmin Navigation. Has a front usb port for updating the navigation maps.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
nice upgrade
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just had this installed a few days ago. fact is, the sound is quite superior to my original equipment. i have an older vehicle without a navigation system or bluetooth, so the garmin system is certainly easier to use than looking at the screen on my phone while driving. display is easier to see than i thought it would be. it is a relatively easy touch screen. all in all i traded my old system with a so so sound for a great sound (that can be customized) and an easy to read navigation system that is easy to use. all controls work fine so far. all this for the price of only about three car payments if i had wanted to trade up to a newer car. only trouble i have so far is scrolling while driving. i am bad at multi-tasking!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great in dash unit
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Has everything a 83 years old driver needs plus. If it has a short coming it would be that it is some what difficult to change modes whilst driving, otherwise I love it and John the installer did a great job in helping me with it
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Lots of features. Still learning them all.
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Definitely a high end unit. Lots and lots of features. Love the Garmin mapping feature. One issue that disappoints is the overall volume. Seems like I have to crank it up to 2/3 full before I can clearly hear while driving. Talked to installer said that is normal for Kenwoods. May need to buy a low end amp to boost the volume. Other than the Volume overall nice unit.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Stereo
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Absolutely love this thing. It has everything you need, GPS, Satellite, HD, Pandora, iHeartRadio. For my mustang with the Maestro interface I can even control my climate system and get vehicle info and gauges that show data about my performance, tire pressure, etc.
While I did find it cheaper elsewhere I bought via BB for the geek squad coverage.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great GPS
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I wanted an in dash GPS with Garman and that is exactly what this is. Also has tons of other features. I would recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Gps
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for my car
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A great addition to my car. I used to have a portable GPS. Now I don't have to wait for a long time to start the GPS. It's easy and convenient to use. I can use my smartphone with it. It's worth buying for.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Gps
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent Unit
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Has been easy to use. My phone works great. XM is very good also as is the FM. Must get used to the touch controls but an overall good buy.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Gps, Hd radio
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent features
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Upgraded 2004 Lexus with this product, made auto feature modern and great. Did this for wife's car and she is very pleased. Geek Squad (Devin) did an excellent job of installation.