Jensen VM9311TS - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner

Average customer rating:

good

Great LCD

Great DVD receiver at a cheap price

Great features for the prices, but handicapped by many limitations

Jensen VM9311TS - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner

Manufacturer: Audiovox
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

CD/DVD/MP3/WMA/iPod and XM Ready Receiver w/ Fully Motorized 7" Wide Touch Screen

160 Watts Peak Power (40 Watts x 4)

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ASIN: B000IBMJ0U

Product Description

Audiovox became a pioneer in the wireless industry, selling its first vehicle-installed wireless telephones in 1984 as a natural expansion of its automotive aftermarket business. Its extensive distribution network and its long-standing industry relationships have allowed Audiovox to benefit from growing market opportunities in the wireless industry and to exploit niches in the consumer electronics business.PRODUCT FEATURES:CD/DVD/MP3/WMA/iPod and XM Ready Receiver with Fully Motorized 7" Wide Touch Screen;160 Watts Peak Power (40 Watts x 4);jLinkDirect - High speed direct connect interface for playlists, albums, artists, songs, photos, videos;Charge and control your iPod directly for the radio;Intuitive iPod interface;GIGA MP3's/WMA's - Burn up to 999 MP3's or WMAs on a DVD;Compatible formats: DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW, CD-DA, MP3, WMA, SVCD, VCD, AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2 & JPEG;336,960 Pixels (1440W x 234H);Front, Rear and Subwoofer pre-amp outputs;1-pair Auxiliary RCA A/V inputs;1 NTSC composite video output for additional screens;Full function infrared remote control (Included);16-step TFT LCD tilt adjustment.

Customer Reviews:

good.......2007-06-19

very good dvd car player. I bought it because the price and looks. (a pioneer it's twice expensive) let's see if the player will work just it's looks...

Great LCD.......2007-01-20

Great LCD touch-screen. Almost everything I hoped for. Just hoped for a little more MP3 song support. Wish it would base the interface for sorting songs on the ID3 tags instead of the file name. Also, I don't know if this is a problem with my player or my amp. Occasionally, my amp would not turn on. Sometimes, I have to turn it on and off a couple of times to actually kick the amp on. Other than that, very good player.

Great DVD receiver at a cheap price.......2007-01-18

I bought this unit and installed it into my Tucson 2005 before Christmas. It enhanced my factory speaker system (with subwoofer) a lot, beating the Bose speaker system in my friend's Infinity G35. The DVD movie plays smoothly even when I'm driving (of course, you've got to enter some hacking code to bypass the no-video-playing-while-driving nonsense). Wy wife can now enjoy her huge collection of DVD movies in any long trips. I simply enjoy tons of music on DVD when driving alone.

Only 4 stars because it was stuck at some MP3's writen on DVD. It is also a hassle to install its media module for IPOD and XM radio (but why do I need them if I can put my collection of 10k MP3's on several DVD's?).

Great features for the prices, but handicapped by many limitations.......2006-11-13

I picked up this unit without high expectations, but was very surprised with the quality of this unit for the price.

The audio and video quality is superb. It wasn't installed in a vehicle with a full "system", but a plain old minivan. It replaced a 1995 Dodge Caravan factory cassette deck. Yeah, yeah I know. :)

Why did I wait so long? I used an MP3 player with a RF modulator, so I didn't care about the cassette deck. My Rio Karma MP3 player served its purpose for over a year until the cassette mechanism finally took a crap on me, so it was time to purchase a new deck.

I contemplated the idea of just picking up any CD/MP3 deck, but figured why not spend some extra cash and have a new toy that I can enjoy?

Installation was a breeze and I had it installed, wired, and running in less than 30 minutes. The dash in my van is easy to work with, so you mileage may very for ease of installation. There's nothing special about installing this unit when compared to a standard deck.

Now on to the pro's and con's of the VM9311TS:

Pro's:
- First and foremost is the price. You will not find any unit with the features this unit has for this price range!
- Audio and Video quality: playback of DivX, XviD, MPEG's, and standard DVD's are crystal clear. No noticeable pixilation, fading, etc.
- Using the touch screen to navigate through DVD's is very user friendly.
- While not an iPod user yet, the ability to connect your iPod to the unit and have full control over it using the touch screen is a big plus. I actually caved in and bought an 80GB iPod Video. I haven't received it yet, but I am looking forward to getting it. I'm dumping my entire 40GB music collection onto the iPod along with all my episodes of Lost, Prison Break, Family Guy, etc onto one piece of hardware. The ability to fully the iPod using the touch screen is a big plus!
- Full set of audio and video outputs. You can connect this unit to your external amp, subs, etc.
- Full set of audio video inputs. You can plug in your video camera to review what you've recorded, Xbox, PlayStation, and anything else with a standard composite (RCA) yellow jack output.

Con's:
- Navigating a DVD full of MP3 is extremely tedious. Here's why... You get a full dump of EVERYTHING on your screen. You can't navigate by Album, Artist, Year, etc. So if I have a MP3 album of Anita Baker and an MP3 album of Usher I actually have to "click" the directory button over 50 times until I get to the artists with their name's being closer the end of the alphabet. You can also use the soft button on the screen to the next directory, but even then you have to press it over 50 times to get through your entire collection. I called Jensen and they confirmed that yes "you have to navigate through all the albums until you get to what you want.
- To make things worse you can not fast-forward or rewind MP3's. This was also confirmed by Jensen.
- I burned a DVD of all the current Prison Break episodes which were in DivX format. They played back beautifully, but here's the most irritating problem. As soon as you turn off your deck (i.e. turn of your car) the video will start playing over again from the beginning. You can skip over to the next video file on the disc, but again, after power-cycling your vehicle the deck will start over with the first file on the disc.
- As with the MP3's you can not fast-forward or rewind individual video files. This was confirmed by Jensen.
- No ability to change the look of what I call the operating system (OS). You can't change the wallpaper, color scheme, etc. What you see is what you get.
- Navigating through a DVD burned with hundreds if not thousands of MP3's is extremely slow. The OS definitely needs tweaking and enhancements, so I'm hoping that Jensen releases firmware updates in the future.
- Every time you turn your vehicle off and restart it, it takes up to 40 seconds before the track you were listening to resumes on a DVD-R. Navigating and resuming playback with a standard 700MB CD-R is faster when re-starting your vehicle.

So with all the cons aside it's still a pretty nice unit for the price. When the iPod arrives I'll post an update and let you guys know what I think.

It's unfortunate that I had to plunk down another $330 just to get the deck to be more user friendly and functional, but my hands are tied.

For somebody not looking to use the more advanced features such as playback of DivX files this deck is perfect for them. Remember that you can't fast-forward or rewind MP3's, so that may irritate even the non-techie.

So with review coming to an end I give this unit a 3 out of 5.

George

Audiovox VM9412 - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner

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Audiovox VM9412 - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner

Manufacturer: Audiovox
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Product Description

The VM9412 Multi-Media head unit has a touch screen, is satellite radio-ready and iPod compatible, letting the user control and charge his iPod. It is compatible with storage devices such as DVD, MP3 and WMA. The VM9412 features AAC for enhanced playback of media files and RDS which allows FM stations to broadcast their call letters, song and artist information.

Jensen VM9411 - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner / TV tuner

Average customer rating:

Excellent!

Jensen VM9411 - DVD player with LCD monitor and AM/FM tuner / TV tuner

Manufacturer: Audiovox
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW,CD-R/RW, CD-DA, MP3, WMA, AVI, MPEG1/2/4

ASIN: B000ES1YEY

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Audiovox became a pioneer in the wireless industry, selling its first vehicle-installed wireless telephones in 1984 as a natural expansion of its automotive aftermarket business. Its extensive distribution network and its long-standing industry relationships have allowed Audiovox to benefit from growing market opportunities in the wireless industry and to exploit niches in the consumer electronics business.PRODUCT FEATURES:DVD/CD/MP3/WMA/TV/iPod/XM ready receiver with fully motorized 7" wide screen;160 Watts peak power (40 Watts x 4);Multi-zone capable;Media Module - input adapter for TV antenna, XM Radio and iPod;Made for iPod - watch videos, view photos, playback music and charge your iPod from the radio;Underdash jLink Adapter (Included) - quick connection for your iPod;TV Tuner and TV antenna (Included);16-step TFT LCD tilt adjustment;Back-up camera input with reverse override;Front, Rear and Subwoofer RCA outputs;Full Function and 'Kid Zone' Remotes (Included);1-Pair Auxiliary RCA A/V inputs.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent!.......2007-01-09

Excellent in every way: installation was straigh forward, just got the adequate ISO/DIN support for my van (Chevrolet Express). Usability and functions are great, TV signal still requires some more work on my side to improve reception. Highly recommended in every way, included price/performance.

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Customer Reviews:

WORTH THE PRICE.......2006-03-22

This little T.V. does everything it says it does .I recieved 6 channels right out of the box .Great for camping trips and power outages.

Perfect for Florida hurricane season.......2005-12-01

I wanted an ultra- cheap battery operated tv for blackouts during Florida's delightful hurricane season (if you are thinking of moving to Florida, forget it, unless the idea of living for weeks without electricity, not being able to afford home insurance, paying California prices for houses the size of bungalows, and dealing with loads of transient people with shady pasts appeals to your sense of adventure). It takes 8 C batteries and works just fine. It lasts about 16 hours on 8 batteries so stock up. It made the weeks without electricity more manageable. I also advise you to get lots of battery operated lanterns, headphones to block out the deafening sound of backyard generators, and a gun to protect yourself. Welcome to Florida!

Horrible.......2005-08-02

Hi, i am writing this review in Guatemala but i live in california. I bought this thing for my nice here in guatemala and it did not work

So cheap it's a no-brainer.......2004-09-14

I bought my cheap little Chinese made jWIN Mini TV/Radio at a base exhange for $14.95 because I could not believe the price. From the exterior look of the unit, it appears to be a clone of the Memorex that costs twice as much. It performs as advertised although the manual tuner is a bit hard to read and it is badly engineered so it's impossible to get some stations at the end of the bands. If you can get it for a price in the teen$ then go for it.

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BEWARE SAMSUNG DLP DESIGN FLAWS!!!.......2007-03-30

Consumers should be aware of serious design flaws which exist in Samsung DLP televisions. Cooling fans and color wheels are highly susceptible to failing. (As a non-techniocal person I should have no idea what these parts are, but alas, I bought a Samsung DLP) Expect these to fail within 1-2 years. Expect to pay approx $400 to replace the color wheel and $200 to replace the colling fan. That is, if your service technician can find them in stock anywhere. These parts are commonly in a national backorder because of the very high failure rates.

You should also expect the lamp to fail sooner than advertized. Many people need to purchase a new lamp between 1-2 years, and some more often than that. The lamp costs approx $150-$250 depending on your model, but you should be able to replace it yourself without too much difficulty. This cost will be in addition to replacement costs for the color wheel and colling fan. Please remember that these maintenance costs are recurring, and you will have to fix them again in another 1-2 years.

While I was very satisfied with the quality and performance of my DLP, my color wheel failed very early. I called tech support to report a grinding noise, and was told to "turn it off", wait 15 minutes, and turn it back on like this would fix the problem. After doing this for a while, the color wheel finally failed, actually shattered! Now I am out of warranty, and Samsung wants nothing to do with me. I have even tried ordering the part myself from two different online vendors, and they are both backordered indefinitely! It has been 6 weeks and they have no estimate for when this part will be available. Samsung cannot even give me an estimate when the supply of replacement parts is expected to meet demand. I have had my TV for 18 months, and apparently there is a national epidemic of them breaking at the same time!

I have a 42" Samsung Plasma which is a beautiful set along with a 26" CRT. Both are wonderful products, but Samsung is selling DLP LEMONS and will not stand behind them. DLP is a great bargain up front, but a maintenance NIGHTMARE! You will pay in the long run, and by the long run I mean every 2 years. If you still want to purchase a DLP television, PLEASE BUY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! IT WILL SAVE YOU A TON, BUT YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CIRCUIT CITY TECH TO FIND PARTS WHICH MAY TAKE MONTHS!

I expect Samsung to abandon their design flaw riddled DLP sector, and focus on their beautiful plasma line. Expect DLP prices to drop even further, but please...LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP!

What can I say..........2005-11-01

about a TV that quits working after 22 hours. Well, for one, I would be hesitant to buy another Samsung product. This may be the finest TV since sliced bread, but it would be hard to prove by me. In addition, their so-called Customer Service Center is ill-named. All they do is serve as a middle-man for the third party repair center. Apparently Samsung has no quality control standards for these centers as it is a mystery to Samsung when the repair center will contact a customer and how long it will take to make a repair. I have been waiting over 4 days for a call back. A TV that doesn't work, can't be returned, and no one knows when it will be repaired.

Changes standard definition to high definition (almost).......2005-08-10

Excellent picture in both high and standard definition formats. Also best tuner that I have seen, I get hi-def broadcasts from over 70 miles away. This is with an outside over the air antenna, prior to this tv, I was using satellite reciever with over the air tuner and could not get any broadcasts over 50 miles away.

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