Review on 🚗 Hodozzy Dual USB Double Din Car Stereo Android GPS Navigation Touchscreen Bluetooth Radio, 10.1 Inch Split Screen Display, WiFi, Mirror Link, Steering Wheel Control, Video Output + Backup Camera Included by Lisa Davis

Someone else has a pretty solid long review that gave me a good idea of what to expect so thanks for that. This will also take a long time, but hopefully it will help someone. I've always been the "cheap high-end" car audio guy. I try to get as much bang for my buck as possible. This usually means buying a mid-range head unit, spending more money on the front speakers, and beefing them up. Then I added a modest sub. I've been watching these cheap Chinese devices for years and I realized that 2020 is the year I'll spend $90 and see what they can do. First impression, for the money I'm thrilled. It looks great and seems to be working fine. It's basically just a cheap Android tablet with some car stereo features and hardware, which is great. Once you actually use it, you realize that this is a very affordable tablet. With terrible wifi. I first hooked it up in my living room with a 12v power supply and a bunch of junk speakers just to play around with. The first thing I noticed was that the interface is quite slow. Not unbearable, but nowhere near as fast as a new (or old) phone or tablet. I can probably live with that. Be sure to set the time zone and units of measurement. Next thing I know, Wi-Fi is almost useless, which is a big disappointment. In my home, which has great WiFi coverage for all my other devices, I can barely go to the Play Store and download apps, even if my stereo is 10 feet from my router. I was planning to download thousands of songs through Spotify to play offline, but I have doubts about being able to do that with this connection. Learn to make it work. It seems to work better with Wi-Fi tethering to the phone, perhaps because it's so close to the device. The Bluetooth connection seems reliable and connects automatically. So I set up Tasker to automatically connect my phone when it's connected to the device, giving me some sort of internet and the ability to use Android Auto. That brings us to Android Auto. I think it greatly improves the user experience if you can get it to work. It's faster than using native apps on the device. I've been playing around for some time and finally got it working with a reloaded head unit app. It works wirelessly but it still requires 2 taps on the stereo to start when you get in the car. I tried setting it up to automatically connect to the HUR Wi-Fi app but couldn't get it to work properly. But my setup of Tasker with Wi-Fi made things easier when the head unit server is running Android Auto on your phone. (Developer settings, 3 points) I'm planning on adding a subwoofer and an amp for an external speaker soon, so I checked the voltage on the RCA pre-outs. The auxiliary voltage measured was around 1 V and the subwoofer far below that, unless the subwoofer was set to maximum level in the settings. That's not enough for most amps, so I'll try linear drivers to increase the voltage. Another option is to use the speaker outputs and line output converter(s). Installation. Oh boy. I have installed over 20 stereo systems in my life. They're all pretty straightforward. Get a dashboard kit for your car, install, attach the grommet that comes with the stereo, attach and you're done. It's not like this. It comes with 2 ambiguous brackets that can be attached to your stereo in at least 3 different ways. And NO instructions. And the non-detachable 10-inch screen makes it nearly impossible to use traditional mounting methods because you can't get to the screws. A better solution must be found: I was able to use the radio in the car. The reception is ok, but I don't think it's great. Need more time for verification. The internal amplifier seems surprisingly good, about the same as the standard stereo. I think it needs a faster processor, maybe more RAM and a much better Wi-Fi connection. Also for more serious audiophiles it would be nice to have higher quality RCA and DSP pre outs. I've dreamed of this for a long time. a device like this that features high-quality 6-channel pre-outs with advanced signal processing capabilities. Let's say for an active setup. Unfortunately I don't think my dreams came true today but I have to say that for $90 it has a lot Edit: Well I ended up sending this device back. It's really still a decent product for the money, but ultimately the unstable Wi-Fi connection and slow interface were frustrating enough to try another device. I decided to spend the extra $100 on a similar device with a faster px6 processor and hopefully faster Wi-Fi connectivity.