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South Africa, Pretoria
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Review on πŸš— 7'' HD Touch Screen Car Radio with Apple CarPlay & Android Auto, Bluetooth, AM/FM Receiver, Backup Camera, Mirror Link, USB/AUX Input by Vincent Lott

Revainrating 3 out of 5

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So far this is a mixed bag. Bought two, one for each car. 2015 Nissan Rogue and 2010 Nissan Sentra. It is not compatible with the Rogue's pre-installed rear camera. The rogue camera does not use an RCA output and therefore cannot be connected directly to a stereo head unit. As far as I can tell the stereo is not compatible with the steering wheel controls on the Nissan stereo. The stereo wiring diagram shows a brown wire for the steering wheel controls, while the OEM connector has four wires. Also, the head unit didn't quite fit the Metra dash until I bought it to fit the Rogue. I did not complete the installation and will probably return the device. I was able to fit a stereo in the Sentra but had the same issue with the steering wheel controls wiring. When I connected my Android 10 phone via USB to test Android Auto, the stereo gave me a "You need to update the software" message. This is frustrating as the product description says the stereo is compatible with Android 10. The manual says to contact the vendor for an update, but doesn't say how to contact them. So far, a Google search hasn't turned up any useful information. On the plus side, everything sounded good on my test drive this afternoon. I like the simple interface and the way it navigates through folders on my USB stick much more than my previous stereo. I had no problem connecting my phone via Bluetooth, but it started playing Spotify as soon as I connected it, even though Spotify wasn't running on the phone at the time. It also didn't show any information about the Spotify tracks it was playing. A strange feature - it took me quite a while (and googling) to figure out how to set the clock. Once found, it was easy to set up. It can be set to 12 or 24 hours. The strange thing is that there is no 12:00-12:59 in 12-hour mode. It goes from 00:00 to 00:59, then to 01:00; it counts noon as 12:00 and lasts until 12:59 and then 13:00. I'll be living with the Sentra's stereo for a while and see how I adjust to it before making the final decision on whether or not to keep it. or revert to the replaced dual model.

Pros
  • Delivery was very quick
Cons
  • Not the best