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Review on Hizpo Car DVD Player: Toyota Camry 2007-2011 Android 10 Quad Core 8 Inch Screen GPS Navi BT Radio RDS DTV AUX USB Android/iPhone Mirrorlink SWC Rearview camera USA Map by Joseph Marshall

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Well designed radio

Excellent replacement radio/navigation/backup camera. It takes some time to get used to as the user interface is slightly different from the Android phone system it is based on. The manual helps a little, but basically you just push the buttons and see what happens. I also bought a Hizpo wiring harness for the JBL system that I have in my car. The Toyota JBL system is only 2 channel not 4 channel so you would think the wiring harness would give you a smooth transition from front to rear like the original but that is not the case but it could be. So to get a front/rear balance, I connected the rear speaker outputs of the radio (4-wire connector only) to the rear speakers, cut the rear outputs of the JBL amp and connected them to this 4-wire radio connector using extension wiring . The front speakers use a JBL amplifier, the rear speakers use an amplifier in the radio. Sounds great but they had to include cables to connect to a JBL amp, crimp connectors, a schematic and instructions. The factory antenna diversity connection is not used on this radio and does not appear to make any difference to FM reception. They include a steering wheel app that allows you to program the controls on your steering wheel to perform various functions. However, what they don't tell you is that you have to press the app launch button, then repeatedly press one of the listed function buttons until it lights up, then press the button on the steering wheel, then bind the action to that button. You can either use the built-in map function or Google Maps. They can even use both at the same time, which is fun when they're trying to talk to each other. The Google Maps app is a bit more chatty and shows real-time traffic when connected to your phone's WiFi. The rear camera works great, but the back of the cable could be a bit longer. All in all a great radio missing only a wiring harness and instructions - and once you figure it out it works great.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
  • Communication with seller