 Best Sellers | | Home JVC KW-AVX840 7" DOUBLE DIN DVD MONITOR WITH BLUETOOTH AND USB INPUT | |
|  | |  | | | JVC KW-AVX840 7" DOUBLE DIN DVD MONITOR WITH BLUETOOTH AND USB INPUT | | | | | SKU:
JVC KW-AVX840 | | Availability:
Out of stock | | | | | | | | | |
List Price:
| | |
You Save:
| | |
*Shipping:
| |
| | |
|
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.19 inches | | Product Width: | 6.31 inches | | Product Height: | 4.38 inches | | Product Weight: | 6.2 pounds | | Package Length: | 14.9 inches | | Package Width: | 10.3 inches | | Package Height: | 7.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 7.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 13 reviews |
| |
| | Features | 7" FULLY MOTORIZED DOUBLE DIN AM/FM/CD/MP3/DVD MONITORBLUETOOTH | TOUCHSCREEN | PROXIMITY SENSORUSB INPUT | AUX INPUT | REAR CAMERA INPUTDETACHABLE FACEOPTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL | MANUFACTURER WARRANTY!
| |
| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 13 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 This could be the unit for you. Apr 04, 2011
By iKevin
"ohhh riiight!"
I've been using this unit now for about a week now and i'll say even though it is a really good unit, its has its downfalls that may not be deal breaker for others. I will not include the Sat Radio or HD Tuner features cause I did not add them.
-Dvd Player
Works great. Comes with a lot of options and loads movies pretty quick (Disc that is). For those looking to watch movie files via Flash Drive with the USB, your going to want them to be in a DivX format for better playback. I keep a 32 gig flash drive for my music videos and movies since my nano is old school. You can also stream NetFlix with the composite cable sold by JVC which I completely recommend cause I learned my lesson with purchasing another cable and ran into issues that made me not even want to keep this unit (The screen would constantly blackout when switching to different modes). Quality of movies usb depends on the file and Netflix depends on your connection but displays fine.
-Bluetooth/ Hands-free calling
Built-in bluetooth is a nice added feature with this unit, it was part of the reason why I purchased it. It paired with my iPhone 4 instantly and continues to do so whenever I enter my car. Sometimes it doesn't though and I have to connect it through the HU but this happens with most units I believe.
When it comes to streaming music from the phone, the connection is strong and clear. I can see why JVC didn't add a remote cause you have complete control from your phone. I'm not sure if the issue is still like in older units with phones not being able to connect but I think JVC may have solved this issue.
Hands-free calling, who wouldn't want this included with their HU? The BT Phone feature gives you the option of seeing Incoming, Missed, Outgoing, and Phonebook with voice commands. Wherever you are in the HU, there is a button to bring you to the phone menu that I found convenient. The phonebook shows all my contacts by name and didn't require a manual download but you still have this option if you run into problems or want to remove numbers you may not commonly use when making calls. I don't have a HUGE contact list, so download time may vary upon size. When you have a incoming or out going call, your music mutes and rings through the speakers. When your call ends, the music resumes from where it was.
As always, with the good comes the bad. Previous models claimed to have problems with people hearing static on their end and it seems to continue with the 840. I don't know if its where I'm calling from but people on the other end said there was a static noise that continued to get louder and louder when talking. I've had to switch back to my phone more then a few times when people couldn't bare the noise. With the voice-command, it works but only after a few tries. I have the mic placed on my pillar aiming directly at me so picking up commands loud and clear still bares a problem for the unit, especially when it calls the wrong person.
-Ipod/ USB
When connecting my Ipod or Iphone, music playback came up pretty quick with Album art, Artist, Album and Song with a scrolling feature for anyone looking to find out the info of the playing track. USB on the other hand differs. Load up time is a little lengthy and no Album art shows even if you have it on your Flash Drive. I found this to be a downfall against a HU like the Pioneer 4300dvd that gives you a range of options for media sources (SD, Micro SD, USB). I have all my movies/ music videos and music on a ScanDisk drive so I can't commend on video playback with the ipod since mine is super old. But if you have a music/ video ipod that you like to keep in your glove, this shouldn't be a issue.
-Navi
Another reason why I chose this HU. The 840 comes without navigation but you have the option of using the MotionX Drive App on your iPhone thats 99 cents for the first month, $2.99 monthly or $19.99 for the year. To use this feature you'll need the composite cable at which you'll have to disconnect your ipod cause it won't read both at the same time but will charge your phone. When connected, the display is decent with voice thru the speakers telling you where to turn and lowers the music to announce your next direction. Though a nice touch, I still have only have used this feature a couple times. My Garmin still reigns supreme and I don't have a phone crate to hold my phone up when entering a new destination.
-Sound
This may not be as important to some folks, but for a music head like me, it plays big a part. Just adding a double din will increase the sound your speakers produce but if your running anything of higher quality like the Polk MM6501 components and coaxial front and rear with a 4 channel amp like me. This unit falls short. The 2 volts and 3 bands don't bring to life my speakers like the previous Pioneer running 4 volts with 7 bands. Of course you can add patches like a fixed line driver but I don't think it'll deliver what the other unit did and I didn't feel like spending the money to find out. For anyone else though, this may not be of concern and will be happy with what is produced.
-Security
Detachable face. Golden, I don't know why other companies haven't ran with this but I love this feature for when I'm not in common areas. Nuff' said.
-Sensor/ Interface.
The meat and potatoes of the unit. When starting off using this feature, newcomers may find it a little touchy navigating the unit without the physical buttons to quickly swap through the source. The sensor acts as a ATT (lowers volume), screen wake and when held, takes you back to the main menu. I found myself turning off the sensor option and barely using the sensor button to bring me back to the menu. When in moments I want to quickly return to the Top menu, occasionally it slips my mind to hold the sensor down and that became somewhat annoying. I like the super clean look but I miss the mute/volume/source/ and track buttons that come on other units.
With the interface, the display is bright and clean at night but suffers in the daytime if direct light hits it. There is a good amount of screen pressing when wanting to navigate the unit but when in a mode like ipod, you have what you need in front of you... all the time. Tuning, bluetooth (music/ Hands-free), mode, menu and more are framed around while the volume, track and play/ pause lay at the bottom of the screen that I found a little difficult to press at times when I'm not using the GUI function like pausing music. It sort of crowds the screen with so many options always up.
On the GUI, it allows you to swipe forward for next track, reverse to playback (going to a previous track is a little tricky at times), while up/ down switches the folder and volume control is done making a circle clockwise or counter. It also works when watching movies. I found this to be a great feature and constantly use it, especially while driving without taking my eyes off the road. I could swipe to the next track without hesitation or lower/ raise the volume to my liking. As time passed though, I ran into touch sensitive problems like the volume adjustment. The unit is decently accurate but I found myself circling the volume too high or too low and would have to use the normal volume at the bottom of the screen that I already had some issues with. Same goes when in DVD mode, then again I have bigger hands so this my not be problematic for others but you will run into this.
In conclusion, this unit is great for anyone who wants the extra tech, sensor, swipe-action, built-in bluetooth,detachable face, hands-free calling, and phone GPS at a reasonable price. I wouldn't doubt that most anyone would enjoy this unit, I did for the time being but there are some things missing that I prefer on another unit that I was using previous to this.
If your looking for a Double DIn HU without spending a great amount of money with added features that most other units make you pay for or don't have (Detach face again), this unit is a very good route to go but may not be for others like myself.
I hope this review helps and if you have any questions, ask away.
7 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great concept but buggy Apr 18, 2011
By William Creech
This is my e-mail to JVC after two weeks with this unit.
Dear JVC:
I want to report to you that all the debugging and testing that you did NOT do on the JVC KW-AVX840
Really irritated me and cost me a lot of personal time the past two weeks. You probably have a dozen or so e-mails from my iPhone, plus half a dozen phone calls trying to get a straight answer on how to use motionX with this receiver. The closest thing I got to an answer was oh gee "you plug it in and it works". Well I can safely tell you after many hours of e-mails to you, and MotionX. Phone calls to JVC, tearing my car apart for a week, and finally purchasing a new unit thinking mine was defective, that this does not work. Forgive me for expecting you to actually test the interface on all the products you are advertising. Especially the top end model from JVC. Honestly it would not bother me nearly as much if this was not the main feature I see advertised on web sites. Even the local store I bought my 2nd 840 at said he did not know how it worked, and of course there is no mention of this in the manual. No one at your customer service center knows how to work this unit. And the phone calls I have been promised from supervisors have not happened.
Here is another thing that Does Not Work. The Sub-woofer output. Does not put a signal out.
Nice haves would be.
Do something to show off the nice screen. Big beautiful screen why can't I watch the EQ bounce? It goes to sleep mode. Thats the big feature, all the information disappears after ten seconds. Hmm not sure I get that decision.
Why does it have a NAVI setting. You don't offer a navi add on. Is his where motion X is supposed to show up? It doesn't. It only shows up In AV and that is without sound.
I have heard that you cannot use USB in dual mode. This is not a feature I care about, ( no back seat) but in my long search for answers this seemed to be an issue for others.
The clock does not seem to auto set via radio with HD plugged in.
Now in the intetest of being fair, here are some things That work good.
Blue tooth integration. Wow awesome interface, including phone book. I wish it would show multiple numbers for people, or at least give multiple entries for them, but overall nice job.
Ipod integration is great! Works really good.
Touch screen is very nice and works well.
Radio tunes nicely. Good signal strength.
blutooth player works well with pandora. Although it does not pull in titles etc from my iphone.
The sound is Great! The Eq offers great adjustment features.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great!!! With one small issue.. Apr 01, 2011
By Jake Scott
I have this unit with the steering wheel control and XM Radio options..
I chose this over the Pioneer models because this unit provides full bluetooth phonebook and music streaming support.
The only issue I have with this unit is its dual zone capability.
And that problem is..
You can only use the Radio or Satellite tuner with a video source at the same time in the front or back.
So you cannot listen to a CD up front, and play a video or music off a usb stick in the back.
That combination is just not an option.. sadly
I do not know why this limitation exists.. Its not a deal breaker for me, but i am really bummed i cannot do this, as this is one scenario I was planning on for long trips with the family.
I wonder if I can do this on Pioneer models?
UPDATE: After almost a month of use, I still love the unit, but it certainly seems to be a bit buggy.
Maybe its because I have the xm, and sterring wheel modules installed.. but it has locked up on me a couple of times already when navigating around different source inputs. I had to hard reset 2 times.
Also, my xm tuner frequently has issues of freezing up, and only a power reset fixes the issue.
I don't know if its a signal issue causing this, or if its the Audiovox tuner, or the JVC unit itself. My guess is that the Audiovox XM tuner is just a little fussy when being used with this unit.
Local Radio Tuner, bluetooth media streaming, movies off USB, and CD audio quality is amazing, and all work perfect.
The only issue I really have is with the XM radio frequently freezing up.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 JVC AX840 Sep 19, 2011
By kwas1
very good system. i love it. highly recommended. fast shipment by the seller. everything works great. receiver interface very easy to access and control via Iphone/ipod or USB
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
A few additional points... Jul 17, 2011
By Odie
Just a few additional points to what is already listed in the reviews here.
1. This unit IS buggy. It isn't necessarily evident often in day to day use, but if some feature, be it bluetooth, iphone functions or even the mic don't work right for some reason, simply power cycle both the car and the iphone to ensure you aren't just looking at a one time issue. I spent more than my fair share of time wondering what i was doing wrong when it was just the system being weird. It would then work PRISTINELY the very next moment.
2. Combine the above with the fact that the menu system isnt the most intuitive and it can often be a pain to troubleshoot. Think of this as your home-theater receiver WITHOUT the ability to get to the back panel to check the connections (once installed), and you can get my drift. Not hugely complicated, just more so than it should be.
3. Thought I'd try a USB hub, even though it doesn't say it supports it. No dice on two different hubs.
Overall I am very happy with my purchase. Found this local to me at just 400 bucks. Good sound, though it took some (heavier than I'd like) EQ'ing. The mainly BUTTONLESS look is awesome in my MBZ. Very clean. I will likely never use the detachable face, but cool anyway. I retained steering wheel controls and bypassed the parking break requirement all pretty easy. Overall, very happy.
Last thought: The best part of the whole unit for me isnt even the unit itself...its my newfound ability to rock Pandora, Mog, Grooveshark, or Spotify in my car! Mog is my personal fave right now though Spotify is a very close second. Imagine ANY SONG YOU WANT...EVER..and you get the idea.
ENJOY!
See all 13 customer reviews on Amazon.com
| |
| |
| |  | |  |
|
Recently Viewed | You may also like ... |
