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J**N
If you like gagets, this thing is great.
It took some craftsmanship to install in my 2006 Jeep Liberty, but it did fit. You can download apps from Google play store, most work so far. You can hotspot your smart phone for wifi. It doesn't have an accelerometer, so no compass for GPS or the pitch-roll function in the Torque app. I like having OBD2 ( sold separate ). It could use more memory. Pumpkin is hard to get a hold of, two days. Other then that I love this thing. I was told by the car stereo shop in town nobody makes a radio that does all this stuff. Next I'll play around with cameras.
I**N
Decent at best for the money
Decent at best for the money. First one stopped working. The replacement came and it was missing the pumpkin decal but decided to keep it anyway. The tuner on it is junk. Radio always fuzzy. Features are nice. They should put a better tuner in it even if it raises the price... Id give it 4 stars then.
E**O
Big Improvement over older WinCE unit
I purchased this to replace an older WinCE unit. After a few weeks of use, I am very happy with the unit and have to say that it is much better than I expected.Unit takes half a minute to boot up when you start your car, just like cold booting an Android phone. However, the video from the reverse camera (if you have one attached) appears immediately and is independent of the Android boot process.1. Radio - Standard AM FM with RDS and presets. If your original car radio came with a diversity antenna or an antenna amplifier make sure they are accounted for in your installation or you won't get good reception.2. DVD / CD player - I don't use this much but did test it when I received the unit to verify it worked. Played all the movies I tried without issue.3. Wi Fi - Connects to my home WiFi without any problems when I'm parked in the garage. Can browse the web, use the Play Store to install and update apps, shop on Amazon, etc. I haven't tried the unit with a portable hotspot yet. Note this unit is NOT a phone and there is no persistent internet connection unless you use WiFi (I haven't tried the 3G USB dongle which is apparently available as an option).4. USB input - I've put my music library on a 256Gb thumb drive and connected it to one of the two USB inputs. I use the PowerAmp app for an MP3 player, and it reads the drive and recognizes all of the 20000+ tunes available. It takes a while to read the directory (it takes a while on my PC also).5. Backup camera - Works fine.6. Torque (ODBII application) - I have a mini ELM327 bluetooth type unit the I plug into the ODBII socket under my steering wheel. The included Torque app displays ODBII engine diagnostic information from the vehicle computer. Supposedly some units are finicky about recognizing the ODBII adapter, mine works fine (luck?).7. Bluetooth - Works great with my Galaxy S3. Transferred contacts phone numbers list without issue. Initiates and answers calls without issue. It also supports music streaming from the phone, but on a somewhat limited level because the MP3 tag info is not displayed on the head unit. Similarly to the WinCE unit this is replacing, you can only play, pause, and skip forward or backward. To my ears the fidelity over bluetooth in the music mode is good.8. MicroSD Card - I've only tried it with a 32Gb card and it worked fine. There are actually two MicroSD card slots, but one is reserved for the GPS.9. GPS - I reused the existing GPS antenna I had and it works well. Thus far I have only used the included iGo app and for basic navigation it works acceptably.10. Front camera / DVR app - Haven't tried. I already have a separate dash cam recorder.Take note that the height and width of the unit is a bit larger (3 or 4 mm) than the double DIN opening in the dash install kit I bought for my Camry. Some careful Dremeling solved that problem. In my case the depth was not an issue and once the front opening on the dash kit was expanded everything (lots of back connections) fit fine.The unit looks sharp after installation and so far the screen has proven to have good driver visibility day or night. Direct sunlught will wash it out to an extent of course but it is MUCH superior to the same size screen on the older WinCE unit it replaced.I've left the firmware in my unit unrooted and completely stock so far, but anyone really interested should check out the xda developer's forum for tons of additional info and mods.
D**E
8GB storage is useless and runs out fast
Works as intended but needs more memory (2gb min) and CPU power (quad core). 8GB storage is useless and runs out fast. I have it sync my phone data and auto connect and run apps i want with tasker. Takes a while but works. Others have rooted and changed the os but I dont think it helps much.Microphone works good if mounted by steering wheel or above on visor. Some cant hear if windows are open but thats the same with most cars.Screen is clear but can get glare easily. My car 2001 Gti sits vertical and glares my hand reflection (im white) on the screen making it hard to see. Radio when on plays over all digital audio from android. Im sure there is a reason but having to press DVD to mute radio is the only fix. I stream music anyway.Its a neat idea but they really just need to make a standard radio that can take the HDMI output and touchscreen controls from a phone and use the rest of the regular touchscreens out there.Quality is okay but it feels as if i may wear out the internal buttons from mashing on them because they react so slow (due to cpu memory restraints)If I was to do this again I would have bought the Pioneer AppRadio and unlocked it to just mirror my android note 3 phone.
U**I
Not a good product, for as many options as this has
Not a good product, for as many options as this has, it is difficult to work with, I have never gotten the GPS to work, the AMP features do not interface well with the AMPs to my speakers. There is no night mode to dim the panel that I can find. I have yet to get it to sync with my Wi-Fi..
N**D
Pumpkin is and Awesome Gadget and Pumpkin is a Trustworthy Company
This radio is definitely a tech gadget for people who like tech gadgets. It has GPS, wifi (for tethering to my phone to get internet), Bluetooth (which the mic quality is less than average - my only complaint), dvd, and odb2 capabilities (note, I read odb2 bluetooth and cell bluetooth could not work simultaneously; however, they both work simultaneously for me... I can make a phone call and watch the speedometer update at the same time).That all being said, I wanted to leave this review mainly to highlight the Pumpkin customer service. The first head unit I received had a severed gps cable on the inside of the headunit (which we didn't know initially). Pumpkin walked me through several troubleshooting steps (they shipped me a new gps receiver, they emailed me a firmware update, and they had me completely reset the head unit). When all else failed, they honored their warranty and accepted the return of my bad head unit in exchange for a new unit - no hassles.Throughout the entire process their customer service assured me they would make things right - which was extremely reassuring considering they were in a time zone over 12 hours away and communication was a bit of a challenge (due to time delay and a very minor language barrier).Overall I would absolutely recommend buying the Pumpkin radio. First because it is awesome, and second because the company stands by their product.
R**B
Awesome
Awesome. Nothing less. Customer service is great. Love the indash. Bought mines a couple years ago still works like it just came out the box. Loved it so much ordered another 1 for my parents car. Just make sure to do your measurment to make sure it fits.
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