Double Din Car Stereo with Dash Cam and Backup Camera for Enhanced Road Safety

RICARDO CECCHETTI: Ordered this stereo at the end of May to replace the factory stereo on my old truck. I use it one or twice a week to tow my boat, so I wanted a cheaper option with a back up camera.

When it came in, it was nice and fairly easy to install. Backup camera was nice and had a good picture.

Now the front facing camera was kind of disappointing. It would only record if it was set in front camera mode, which meant you could not listen to music. Ok no big deal.

Here is where the problems start happening. The unit would over heat on longer drives with the music at a higher volumes and shut itself off, again no biggie, I could live with that.

Then around the 2 month mark, out of nowhere the unit completely stopped working. Would could see it come on, but nothing on the screen and no response from any buttons. So I contacted Amazon about a possible swap, and first thing I was told was that I could not return it. After some discussion, had the wife handle that she’s good at it lol, I got a replacement.

So now here we are another 2 months later and the unit has failed again. This time it barely wants to work. It produces sound, but...

United States on Sep 15, 2022

Hospital RatHospital Rat: They put just about everything on this unit. I really couldn't believe how much this stereo was offering for the price. I just installed it today and I knew it was nice very quickly. My original plan was to wait a few days to install the backup camera but I got a real charge from the system so I did the camera immediately. I was attracted mostly to the Android Auto, Apple Carplay, backup camera, 16 band EQ, steering wheel control, and the built-in mic. A lot of stereos have a clunky clip mic on a wire but the mic is on the top corner closest to the driver and picks you up quite well. My mom and Dad said the call quality was good. Touchscreen works as well as you need it to; nice and responsive. The EQ really lets you get the best possible sound. 16 bands is "above and beyond" but I made use of it all. Steering wheel control was easy to hookup with three wires once you lookup what wires on your factory harness(es) are used for that function. It learned the buttons on the first try. The backup camera actually turns on when you put the car in reverse! My wife has a Sony that still requires tapping on the screen to switch over to the camera but this is all...

United States on Jun 26, 2022

Paula Foster: (Not Paula, but her husband) I installed this head unit in my Hooptie 03 Mercury Mountaineer that I will never get rid of. After 19 years of a stock radio, it was finally time to modernize. Amazon stated that this unit would not fit, but if you buy the Schosche ICFD5BN install kit, it will. I haven't installed a head unit in a car in over 30 years but if you follow the directions from SJOYBRING and Schosche, you will be fine. Don't secure the ground (black) our constant power (yellow), will explain. I suggest getting a universal car rear view mount for the back-up camera. If installing in a SUV, you may need extra wire to reach the reverse light to activate the camera. When installing the front camera, you will need to have access to the ground and constant power for install. Now you can close out all wiring and install. The power is stronger then the OEM unit and sounds quite well with the factory speakers. The Bluetooth and android audio took a few minutes to sink up, now works awesome. The bottom touchscreen buttons are a bit small, but work. The only issue I have, not big, coming out of reverse, it's slow going back to the main screen and cycles...

United States on May 29, 2022