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Review on 🚘 Podofo Double Din Car Stereo: Voice Control Apple Carplay, 9.5 Inch Vertical Touchscreen, Bluetooth/FM Radio, Mirror Link, USB + AHD Backup Camera by Chris Lapan

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Amazing for the price!

This is an amazing head unit for the price. But to clarify, this is not "Apple Car Play", it's just a screen mirroring feature. What works, however, shouldn't be confused with Apple Car Play. The radio/bluetooth works great, as does the screen mirroring feature. I just wish it had a full screen option instead of leaving an inch of space on either side when it's on. The backup camera works great if you know what you're doing as the instructions are very unclear. The camera cable has an orange wire at each end. The orange wire connects to the 12 volt side of the wire that powers the camera at the rear of the car. The orange wire on the main unit connects to the "pink" wire labeled "Parking Sensor". The orange wire is the "trigger" wire. As soon as 12V is applied to the cable in the opposite direction, the radio will display the image from the camera on the screen. The camera's RCA cable goes to the top right yellow RCA input. The power wire from the camera at the rear of the vehicle connects to the black ground wire and the wire that controls the reverse lights. These wires are located under the driver or passenger side in the black wire harness. It's also much easier to install if you unplug the ribbon cable from the back of the screen. So there is a large tab on the right side that allows you to adjust the movement of the screen up and down. Drag it to the right. Then before that, slide the small tab forward while removing the screen from the bracket. There is a small cover at the top where the ribbon cable connects to the detaching screen. Remove them and turn off the screen to make your life easier. Hope all this information helps everyone!

Pros
  • Car Stereo with CarPlay
Cons
  • Good but not great