Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD 2-Din DVD Multimedia AV Receiver

DVD/CD receiver with internal amp (14 watts RMS CEA-2006/50 peak x 4 channels) * 6.1" touchscreen * plays MP3/WMA/WAV files recorded on CD and DVD * compatible with Pioneer iPod adapter, Bluetooth adapter, satellite radio, HD Radio tuner, and CD changer *

This is a great item for the price. It arrived on time and in perfect condition. We had to take it to best buy to get it installed which i DO NOT recommend! It cost another $300 to have it installed! Great buy as long as you know how to install yourself!

i bought this unit from amazon months ago,installed it in my truck enjoyed the display,sound, having owned pioneer decks before,but was very dissapointed when the unit would change it's source option out of the blue while playing and this would keep on happening until i turned the unit off.Then it would start happening again occasionally while playing,can't be bothered to return it i think i will just try to get it repaired.i just thought it would be trouble free for a while longer than couple a months.

For the price, this is definitely one of the best non-nav DVD headunits out there. Pair this with the optional Bluetooth Adapter (CD-BTB200) and optional Ipod Adapter (CD-I200) and you have yourself a very complete system (minus Navigation).

For setting this up to view DVD's while driving (bypass safety lock-out), you'll need to get a standard 5-wire automotive relay and wire it up per these instructions:

1. connect "30" to the parking brake wire from the headunit
2. connect both "86" and "87" to ground
3. connect "85" to the remote turn-on wire from the headunit

What this does is send a pulse to the headunit to trick it into thinking you've turned on the parking brake. If you simply connect the parking brake wire to ground only, it will not work.

The DVD, CD, Radio, Ipod, and Bluetooth functionality on this headunit are all great! The touchscreen is very responsive too. One of the best features is the ability to change both the external buttons and the on-screen display (OSD) colors to match your factory interior gauge lighting. My 2008 Subaru STI comes with all red interior lighting so I selected the AVH-P4000DVD to have red buttons and red OSD.

PROS:
- Ipod controls w/ CD-I200 are amazing: mimics real Ipod controls on the screen (Except for scroll wheel), responsive, and charges Ipod while docked
- Bluetooth Module (CD-BTB200) works well as long as you update the software of your phone (I needed a software update on my Blackberry Pearl 8100 to get it to work properly)
- External Volume knob, very helpful
- Clear 6.5" screen, dims when headlights are on for night viewing
- Touchscreen very accurate and responsive
- External button and OSD screen colors can be customized to any interior (Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Violet) for factory look
- DVD playback is great
- Easy to use interface

Cons:
- only 2 pairs of preouts (front and rear/subwoofer)
- No navigation, but that is why its so cheap
- No remote control comes standard (optional CD-R55)

Just get it. You'll love it.

Excellent timing, pristine condition. Everything went smoothly. Can't complain. Definitely will use this vendor in the future.

I didn't give the product a higher rating since the business that installed it, did it wrong and I lost my ability to watch dvds. That isn't an issue with the product how ever it still makes me wonder how hard it would be to install. I do not enjoy the fact that it has a very complicated parametric equalizer on it. I listen to everything from Classical all the way to rap so I found myself always messing around with it to get the right sound (which by the way was never achieved) I had to settle with using the crappy presets (Vocal, Powerful, Max Bass, ETC) I got used to the way it sounds with in a week or two. The touch screen works great, no issues with that. It is however suppose to dim when you turn on your headlight and mine doesn't, I suppose that is due to the lame so called professionals that installed it and didn't do something right with the wiring. I am over all pleased with the product. What I like best is I got a portable hard drive and hooked it up to the USB connection and have all my music on it. That is way better then any ipod could do. 160GB+ of music. It loads quickly as well. Excellent product for the price. Just be sure you get "real" professionals to install this device.

SOUND: 8
USABILITY: 6