Pioneer FH-P8000BT Double-Din In-Dash CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver with Built-In Bluetooth, iPod Control, and Rear USB Input by Pioneer Mobile
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Digital camera reviews of Pioneer FH-P8000BT Double-Din In-Dash CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Receiver with Built-In Bluetooth, iPod Control, and Rear USB Input
Digital camera Review: Blackberry Compatability
Summary: 5 Stars
I couldn't find anyone who had tried to pair this with a Blackberry Tour, so I figured I would let people know here. I can tell you that it pairs perfectly and downloads the address book with no problems. It auto pairs with my Tour every time I get in the car, as well. I haven't tried BT audio streaming yet, but the BT phone works flawlessly.Digital camera Review: Bravo Zulu!
Summary: 5 Stars
If your can can fit the 'DD' size, you absolutely have to have this head unit. Every feature it has is very easy to use. Bluetooth setup is extremely easy to do as is everything else. My only complaint is that it is a pain to search for an individual song from your Ipod library. Other than that it's awesome!Digital camera Review: Complex
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought the 800BT, but it's the same thing. Unless you are a car audio guru you should buy a touch screen. Set up is a pain and the whole 1 knob idea is not the best. Once you get used to it (I'm not) it is probably fine.
It looks pretty nice, but I'll be upgrading to the 4100 or 4200 DVD head unit. The display looks a little 1994 with its jagged lettering.
Digital camera Review: Decent try, but flawed execution
Summary: 3 Stars
After living with this unit for the past month or so, I am scratching my head as to why Pioneer blundered what could have been an absolutely terrific unit. The 8000BT is not a failure by any stretch, but it simply has way too many flaws to be usable on a daily basis by a regular person.
Pros: Good reception, awesome built in Bluetooth that actually works great, plenty of inputs/sources, excellent XM integration, reasonably large display characters that can be read even in sunlight (for the most part)
Cons:
INSANELY complicated user interface with the multi function dial that makes it hard to know where you are while navigating the features.
Absolutely microscopic buttons and labels on the front panel to navigate settings, some of the most important functions are NOT backlit, so you simply cannot see them at night.
Presets are ridiculously difficult to navigate to. Radio or XM presets are just a massive hassle to get to and select while driving.
Sounds lousy (yes, you read that right), not sure why, but the factory head unit sounded better, clearer, more punch, and better highs... this unit sounds muddy, even when I upgraded to Pioneer speakers and amps. Even after fiddling with the Eq settings, crossover, Subwoofer, etc, I cannot coax a decent sound out of it.
Strange display characteristics... The song information scrolls all data about the song ONLY on CD, but NOT on XM/Sirius (so you have to push a zillion buttons to figure out what you're listening to!) I've tried lots of combinations in the setup menus to get this to work, but as the manual points out, scrolling ONLY works with CD. What were they thinking
USB source connection VERY flaky/picky about how the USB device is formatted and set up. If you sync your USB stick with Winamp or Windows Media player, it won't read it half the time (yes, you read that right)
All in all, an expensive mistake on my part. I find that living with this unit day to day is just awful. I am a gadget guy for the most part, and I usually like Pioneer products. This unit is totally ILL conceived... its clear it was designed from the outside in, rather than inside out. Instead of making the most of the double height real estate, they tried to make it pretty and sleek, while making it hard to use on a day to day basis. I suspect that a software update would help some of the dopey features/flaws be a bit more usable, but all in all, I'm totally disappointed.
Digital camera Review: Excellent sound - good value - be ready for suprises though
Summary: 4 Stars
I replaced my Factory stereo on my toyota sequoia with this Pioneer. The sound quality really jumped up so much that I did not have to replace my original speakers or put in a sub woofer. At first it was difficult to understand how the radio stations are stored and retrived. This could have been made simple. I use the CD more than the radio and only one station on the radio and so this does not bother me. Very happy on the stereo CD player front.
The Blue tooth is OK. The mic is placed on the driver side door top corner (only place the installer could find a place without the wires showing up). This position does not help for others to speak into the microphone. Also when hearing to a converstaion on the vehicle's speakers, the person on the other end gets a slight echo thus interfering when they speak. In spite of this mini drawback, the use of bluetooth with hands free driving is so much more comfortable than any other way of talking on phone while driving. Sometimes you may not want the other passengers to hear the conversation and it is difficult to remove the BT quickly while driving thus making a private conversation difficult. Great when you are driving alone. The installer paired up motorola razor pretty easily, but when I tried to pair up my second motorala it was quite complicated. You get user manual only in CD, no printed book.
I have a Creative Zen Vision M (pretty recent version) and this is not compatible through the USB port. I was very dissapointed with this. REMEMBER TO ASK THE INSTALLER TO PROVIDE A PORT FOR AUX INPUT SO THAT YOU CAN PLUG IN YOUR OLDER DEVICES THAT DO NOT TAKE USB INPUT. DOES NOT HURT EVEN IF YOU HAVE AN IPOD.
In summary, I recommend this product. Bought it on amazon from a dealer in NY for an excellent deal.