Pioneer AVH-2500NEX In-Dash 2-Din Touchscreen Stereo Receiver with DVD/MP3 Playback Capability

Fred T ColeFred T Cole: I installed this unit in my Toyota Matrix and I am loving it. The AVH 2500nex is one amazing stereo head unit that does it all. Android auto works perfect and allows hands free calling and texting. Google maps works great as well as the many other apps this unit uses. DVD function is great for entertainment as well as CD,s . IPod connection is perfect and the aux connection is a big bonus. So many functions along with Alexa make this a great choice for people that want to upgrade there existing stereo and want all the bells and whistles.

Canada on Oct 20, 2023

HugeFan: Love it. Great sound, easy installation and user friendly. Worth the money spent. Installed it in my truck and looks like it was stock.

United States on Jun 17, 2023

Damian Williamson: Bluetooth works. Apple carplay works with USB only in my case which was a little disappointing but not a big deal. Definitely an awesome upgrade though. Just make sure you get the right harness for the wires in the back. You have to solder the harness wires to the new stereo and then the harness plugs into it's socket already in the vehicle.
Also love the microphone feature that I just clipped onto where an old button was on the dash, the wheel lock (which locks automatically in a rav4 after 2005 pretty sure, in any case never pressed it before and was fine).

United States on Apr 06, 2022

rob short: Works great with either android or iphone, get the cable they recommend. Great built in power, plus plenty of rca outputs. Best eq with great adjustments to perfect your sound. If you have to share the car the radio doesn’t store your phone info. If you take screenshots on your phone it’ll take one of the radio too. DVD player is nice since you can’t play videos from your phone ( but I think you can from a usb , I haven’t tried). Navigation works great. Does more than I need, would definitely put this or one like it in another car

United States on Aug 31, 2021

Z.Wright: I purchased this head unit because it had Android Auto and Apple Carplay. So far I have been pleased with the radio.

The sound is very clear, the touch screen is responsive, and the settings are easy to navigate.
Pros:
- easy to install
- works great for Android Auto and Carplay
- good sound quality

Cons:
- the USB is ONLY on the back
- I installed a replacement cigarette lighter USB to solve this
- USB can only connect to a single input
- Even though the input from the cigarette lighter USB only connects to 1 data input, the power draw causes the radio firmware to crash
- Poor NVM.
- When you turn off the car and turn it back on, the radio stays on the same station, but the indicator for station number (1-6) always reverts back to 1.
- More of an annoyance than anything
- No volume knob. (Something I wish I had but purchased this without thinking about it).

All in all, it is a good radio and I'm pleased with it. Just a few minor issues.

United States on Mar 28, 2020

JoeJoe: I’ve always had (and been happy with) Pioneer decks. Decided to finally update to a double DIN with Apple Car Play and am very happy I did.

1st off, I’m using this almost exclusively with my iPhone via Apple car play. I can’t comment at all on its Android Auto functionality. As far as the other sources, yep, it plays cds / dvds, HD radio, among other sources. They work well as expected.

The ONLY reason I’m giving this 4 stars is because the instruction manual is pretty bare regarding the user interface. I thought that since I’ve always had Pioneers I’d pick it up quick, but it took some time. To buyers I’d simply recommend this: use it for a week and it’ll all make sense. Once you’ve used it for a bit it’s all pretty intuitive.

The touchscreen is awesome. I was concerned because it wasn’t a capacitive screen, but those concerns were laid to rest in minutes. It works great. It isn’t like the old touch screens of the 2000’s phones. No complaints.

I can’t comment on the internal amp as I’m running all external amps for all six channels. The 6 channel pre-outs all work great like all my old Pioneers, with...

United States on Feb 13, 2020