radio. Later on I plan to change all the sound system but for now I just replaced the HU with a kenwood KDC-735U.One of the most important things that I was looking for when I chose to get this unit was the USB device support option. I have an Iriver with 20 gigs on it and it only make sense to connect it to the HU instead of using CD's all the time.
One thing I noticed even before turning it on is that the front panel is bulky and has no elegance.
When I first turned the unit on, I was very disappointed by the 64 color screen. I was to small and not clear. The dots are huge and if you look close enough, the display looks very bad. Another thing that was noticably wrong with this unit is that the manual wasn't clear at all. I'm used to reading technical material and I have to say that this manual is one of the worst out there.
On the upside, the USB feature works well and the unit manages to read quickly the content of the Iriver HD. But even here I discovered a problem. There is no "browsing" between folders option. In order to select a folder I need to navigate one by one until I get to the one I desired. Needless to say that this is very uncomfortable when you have a large amount of folders on your MP3 player.
Kenwood were kindly enough to provide me with a software called "KENWOOD music editor" so I can generate play lists for more easy access. I wold love to tell you how that works, but I wouldn't know because I never was able to get to a point where I did something an the application didn't crash. If thats not enough, it demanded a .NET 2 framework to run in the first place.
In overall, this is a nice to have unit but doesn't come close to a good one. I gotta say I was very disapointed from Kenwood and I guess its the last product ill every buy from this company.
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