I really like the idea of this remote on the wheel. Would use it only for playing MP3s from an SD card. These reviews scare me away. Is it really that bad?
324346
the remote on the wheel work if you move it to use it like second remote with one feet only, so don't be happy if you see the picture as they showing.
324347
I threw it away immediately. The aux jack fell in the first time I plugged a cable in, blue tooth was way too quiet and my sim slot didn't work at all
123009
Can not give you any guidance about making the radi work. I purchased this radio because I wanted to get international stations and also use attaching a USB drive to play music. Could not make radio nor USB drive work. I contacted seller about returning item. They were very nice about the whole thing. Refunded the money (can't remember if all or partial refund) and actually asked I keep the radio, since I told them I would donate it to a local chairty. I was surprised by the incongruence between my experience and the positive reviews. I donated the radio and have not purchased a new one, so do not know what to recommend instead. Can not give you any guidance about making the radi work. I purchased this radio because I wanted to get international stations and also use attaching a USB drive to play music. Could not make radio nor USB drive work. I contacted seller about returning item. They were very nice about the whole thing. Refunded the money (can't remember if all or partial refund) and actually asked I keep the radio, since I told them I would donate it to a local chairty. I was surprised by the incongruence between my experience and the positive reviews. I donated the radio and have not purchased a new one, so... » Read More Can not give you any guidance about making the radi work. I purchased this radio because I wanted to get international stations and also use attaching a USB drive to play music. Could not make radio nor USB drive work. I contacted seller about returning item. They were very nice about the whole thing. Refunded the money (can't remember if all or partial refund) and actually asked I keep the radio, since I told them I would donate it to a local chairty. I was surprised by the incongruence between my experience and the positive reviews. I donated the radio and have not purchased a new one, so do not know what to recommend instead. « Show Less
834059
Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I should spend $50 on one of the "majic" remotes. Not sure which one to get. They all appear to be limited in functions.
1171061
no i guess just a usb drive. i tried with a s4 and s3 got nothing. do you happen to know what format the tags need to be in so they appear in the screen? i also do not think it plays videos other than with a disc.you also do not need the steering wheel controll unit just find out what wires they are on your car harness and attach the stereos to it and you can program the functions
1986658
Don't have a regular remote so it's hard to answer But - when it's working (iffy @ best) there's the voice search function (only does Bing- can't make it do google and only searches VOD can't seem to see netflix). If you prefer a wave moved cursor to arrow keys i guess it's worth it. There may be games that the magic remote is needed for but so far I haven't seen any games that look worth the trouble of downloading.
335850
The usb is extremely limited playing only what is in the root directory and giving no more information than track and time. I set up a play list on my computer of all the songs I want played, e.g. for Christmas, copy to the thumb drive, stick it into this player and go to usb. It is better to use the ipod port to get all the info, etc.
306880
It sounds pretty poor. I'd say it might be comparable to a cassette tape. Apart from the audio quality, there are two other bog issues: 1. Battery life (10 minutes max) and 2. Range ( don't wander more than 10 feet away from the receiver or it'll cut out.
2044929
To be honest I din't try since I bought it to play music to my baby during nap time. I don't have it anymore... But what I can say is it wasn't a problem with the sound. It stoped working all together. The CD, for exemple, wouldn't even spin after 2Months we got it. :-/
205804
Personally it works great! Don't really kno how far the range is but I almost lose sight of my car so I have to turn it around! Driving straight on a street block! So I have no problems with this remote!
89254
Haven't really used it for music, but I do play movies off of my usb flash drive. I assume you can play music the same way. In fact will try tomorrow and update response.
1287586
The way it works isn't necessarily matching the exact beat of the music. What I believe it does, is based on how much sound it takes in during certain intervals, it decides how slow or fast to flash. So you could have a loud song with bass and it can just be constantly flashing really quick. What I recommend is playing music at a decent volume, and manually adjust the speed of the remote so it "matches" the song as best as possible. It will never match 100% correctly because it will always flash at certain speeds. I usually just keep mine at the brighest setting and never use the flash because it doesnt match very well... Still looks great!
504061
I'm not sure it might work, as most of the features in the remote are only intended for a Car Radio CD/MP3 Player and not for a DVD player. Features like VOLUME UP/VOLUME DOWN, Source, Power, ATT, etc might work universally, but that does not it works with a specific Car DVD Player. I've never tried it.
1465010
I encountered the very same thing. I got it to play back by messing when the buttons. But I don't know the exact way to do it. If I want to see anything, I've been popping out the SD card, then I put in another. Then look at it. I'm using mine for the drive to work (1 hr), if nothing happens I let it over ride on the 5 min loop. This would be so much better if we knew how to use all the features. I looked at the license tag feature, it's a yellow box that moves around on screen? The instructions are so vague. You just have to push buttons and hope for the best..........
2128699
yes! I bought it for that purpose. My car player was so dirty, that I thought I was going to have to purchase a new player. I ran the lens cleaner through twice, and walla!! Now even the older cds play great. Buy it. You won't be disappointed.
795642
Yes, happened to my FIRST E260 that I got, locked up until the batteries died completely then worked like a champ......I still returned it for a new one though (that was after a week of owning it), ever since then, no problems whatsoever until I tried to manipulate the title of a folder already on the Sansa......no no no, don't try to change the titles of folders that are already synched on the little guy......bad juju. I updated my firmware/software 3 days ago, and it was the best thing I've done with this yet: It gave me 3 new options for the Equalizer (all bass, all treble, and Custom). I adjusted the EQ manually and it sounds just as good as any of the Ipods I looked at prior to deciding on this baby. I would buy this anyday over an ipod, my Sopranos videos play on here, if you have the patience to wait for the software to convert a .wmv to an .avi otherwise, this MP3 player rules. Question: Does anyone use this to connect to a dock that is advertised to work with an Ipod? Does it work?
1441303
HI, as you can read in my review I was not happy with this product. I couldn't get it to work properly and I posted a bad review. This is just an mp3 player with radio, and your suppose to be able to watch videos, but not true...it does not connect to the internet ... I threw it away, so basically I wasted about 40 bucks.
552127
Hi Caroline, This product was horrible. I have since discarded it. Maybe I just got a bad one but it wasn't worth the effort to try another one. I tryed it with a couple of radios with the same result. It would play for a minute or two then make a loud noise and cut out and did this over and over. Don