Very nice unit. It is great as it has different ...
595016
Very nice unit. It is great as it has different temps to choose from. Holds the heat nicely and warms up within a few minutes. Big fan!
1815395
Great unit.  It has served us well.  We use in quite often.
1143771
Great unit. Nice material. Well designed.
My suggestions are that the cubbies don't actually have to say what is intended to go in them. I am using them for different things. And some spots could be deeper, but we're not as they were trying to keep the top even. Also it isn't quite full length, but is full width. So that is OK, but I have extra room at the front to hide stuff.
326446
Nice unit.  Works well.  I would recommend it to others.  came in a timely time.  This is all I have to say.  Thank you
3768251
I installed this unit in a 2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP. Since this is a convertible, I have a couple issues that hard-top users may never have.

First thing's first. It's a great unit. The sound quality is fantastic. Someone mentioned that HD Radio sounds better than SiriusXM and I have to agree, and I even installed a new SiriusXM receiver, bypassing the factory one so I could use the stock antenna. The built-in crossovers and EQ are top-notch and I'm getting some incredible audio. I also installed a backup camera and the parking assist lines are easily configured to your particular needs. Image quality is lovely on that. I have an iPhone 5s and CarPlay works quite well. Occasionally I'll run into weird little hiccups with the screen being blank or music not starting unless I start it from the phone, but this is likely CarPlay software which is on the phone and not the unit itself. But 99% of the time, it's smooth sailing. A note on the screen, yes it is resistive, but don't let that be a deal-breaker. It's an extremely sensitive and accurate screen, and the contrast is decent. Of course you aren't going to get those inky blacks of a capacitive screen, but at least it does resist fingerprints and glare better. And you can use it while wearing gloves. Performance is excellent as well and I have not noticed a single hiccup in speed or menu transitions at all. This is because the Kenwood uses a tablet processor; a first of its kind in a car head unit.

A few neutral points: The unit is pretty deep. I had to completely cut out the panel behind the radio in order to get it to fit. Of course, this will depend on your vehicle. While the unit has a motorized display that can be preset to be at many different angles depending on your ride, it does not provide forward tilt. This is bit unfortunate in my case because my dash is tilted back and as I said before, it's a convertible. My screen washes out very easily during the day. Being able to tilt the screen forward so it is completely vertical would help. The screen is fairly bright, but it really should go brighter. When my top is up or I'm at low speeds, Siri works great. Unfortunately, with the top down it's pretty worthless and there's no control within CarPlay to adjust the sensitivity or noise reduction of the mic. There is in the Kenwood interface during Bluetooth calls, though.

And the bad: I mentioned the screen could be brighter, but really it should also get much dimmer. Its dimmest setting is still far too bright when you're driving at night in unlit areas. I end up manually turning off the screen by holding down one of the hard buttons below the screen. Note that if you install a backup camera and you don't have it wired to automatically power on/off with the reverse control, you have to assign the camera on/off to this button. You have to choose whether to have a backup camera or be able to turn off your screen. You can't have both. It's not the worst, but the Kenwood UI is ugly and dated. But that's the entire industry for you. Pretty much every brand has a native UI that looks like it was designed in 1998 for adolescent boys. At least some customization is available. Kenwood support even told me how to change the startup screen using a .txt file and a very specifically formatted .bmp image file.

For anyone debating between the DDX9902S and the DDX9702S, it is absolutely not worth saving the $50 for the lower model. At all. The extra $50 in the DDX9902S is well-worth it for the additional year of warranty alone even if you don't care about high-end audio. On top of that, you get the better 5v pre-outs (instead of 4v), a 7-band EQ (instead of 5-band), and a few other advanced audio features.

While not perfect, this is certainly the best and fastest CarPlay and Android Auto unit available aftermarket right now. And it's the ONLY one currently available which will allow you to switch between iPhones and Androids without changing any settings. This may be a big deal in your household.
1055979
Great unit.  Could use multiple channels so you could use multiple units in one household.  Currently using more than one is problematic because it is hard to determine what is being monitored.
1889625
This unit is Awesome.  It doesn't have the bells and whistles of more expensive units but it is a workhorse.
1210935
This radio sounds great. I was highly impressed with the lows and highs this unit produces. It is also very versatile; its runs of household AC, batteries or a cigarette lighter. Highly recommend.
2096530
This unit cools our apartment very well. It cools an even bigger space than the specifications say it will.  The WiFi is a bit tricky to set up, but the unit is beautiful and works great. Also, with firmware updates and updates to the App, this problem should eventually be resolved. Considering that other similar units are more expensive or the same price, the WiFi not being completely easy to set up should not factor in anyone's purchasing decision, because this is the only one on the market in this price range with WiFi, and it also comes with a remote and can be controlled manually.

We are very happy with this window AC, and we will likely be buying a second one soon for my mother.
3376664
Very cool.  Nice and loud.  Has different sounds too.  BONUS!
1071922
Great unit.  I gave it as a gift.  It's better than mine.
2699185
After a few months, I find we're using this fryer daily. My wife enjoys her sweet potato fries and hash browns on this unit. Not me. I fry mine in the deep fryer. Their disgusting to me in this unit. Taste is completely different... HOWEVER, It can grill a mean steak. I also love the way it cooks pizza (home made flatbread or frozen). Fantastic and crispy. I'm very happy with the unit. I would prefer a digital timer as the timing knob is extremely inaccurate. You must ALWAYS watch the food as (depending on the food), 30 seconds is the different between raw, well cooked and burnt dry. Overall, I really don't know how I got along without it. It's become such a part of our mean that we even take it on our vacations.
3937561
Using it over a month. Small install problem was promptly taken care of by friendly rep. Really like this unit. Lots of different choices for use. separate
1934758
I stumbled across the VM8013HD last week when looking for a wiring harness for my car.  I ordered it through Car Toys for $164, new.  I finally installed it tonight and I must say that I am impressed with this unit.  It was basically plug and play once I connected the wires from the unit to the wiring harness.

So far, I really like this unit and I'm glad I bought it.  Off the bat, it played my DVD without a hitch.  I was a little disappointed to see that the widescreen aspect of the movie wasn't translated onto the screen; I had black bars at the top and bottom.  However, I used the remote control to enter the setup and changed the aspect from 16:9 to 4:3 and the movie looked normal.  I then adjusted the color to bright, as the movie looked too dark.  You can adjust the colors, contrast, etc, when you select the DYNAMIC setting, but I didn't want to mess around with that right now because I can get a little OCD with those settings.  BTW, on the VM8013HD, it has a pink wire that the instructions state must be connected to the brake wire, but I just connected that to the black negative wire from the head unit and grounded both wires to the car's chassis behind the radio.

The VM8013HD is a very solid head unit.  It is heavy and well built.  IMO, this translates very well to the radio reception I was able to get, even though I was parked in my garage.  My stock head unit, and another aftermarket until I installed previously was not this good.  As indicated by the model name, the VM8013HD has built in HD Radio, however, this was my first time listening to HD Radio, so I wasn't really sure what the difference was between the normal station (that sounded really clear with no static) and the HD sub-station.  Like I was saying, this unit was able to pull in many more stations than I was previously able to, and the stations I listened to before (non HD) sound just as clear as the HD sub-station.  Just an FYI, when you land on an HD station, the HD indicator on the screen is highlighted.  You know, even on the non-HD stations, the radio info scrolls across the bottom of the screen showing artist name and song name.  I thought that was really cool.  Also, not only is the station number displayed, but the station call letters (ex. 103.5 KBMB)

Overall, I am very pleased with the VM8013HD.  The 3 1/2 screen isn't very big, but it's not very small, either.  It's going to work out great when I'm sitting in the car waiting to pick up my wife, or when I want to take a break from work, or just when I'm kicking back in the car.  Sometime down the road I'm going to burn my .avi files to DVD and see how that looks.  The VM8013HD is supposed to play .avi files, so I might not need to convert any files, just burn them strait to DVD (however, like my Creative ZEN MP3 player, I probably have to format the video files to something like 320x240 resolution).

Pros:

- Inexpensive for a in-dash DVD player with build in HD Radio
- Pulls in a lot of radio stations
- Easy to install
- Looks great, sounds great
- DVD remembers where your movie left off if you remove the DVD and put it back in
- Awesome EQ settings (Rock, Hip Hop, etc) Adds extra bass and loudness.  No amp necessary for me.

Cons:

- Sticks out from the dash
- Wasn't able to use the trim ring around the unit because of fit
- You have to use the remote control to access the more advance functions for the DVD player, like setup
2339238
This unit is a beast. It's takes some getting use to,but the fader is very smooth and a lot of options for your mixing.
932957
I just set this unit up there are a few things that are different than the description, one being that there are 2 optical digital inputs and 1 Coaxial digital input and there is 1 digital optical output and 1 Coaxial digital output.  That's fine with me as I would rather have more digital optical inputs if you actually could read the back of the unit in the picture you would see that I am correct.  Setting the surround sound feature with the mic is awesome, I love this gadget.  The only real issue that I have is that the unit I received does not have the Sherwood name anywhere on the product/ box or manual what it does say is QG-500AVR SLS I did find that the QG stood for quick gold but not sure about the rest as of yet I am still researching it.  The remote was made for someone who works for Nasa but I was able to figure out the things that I needed to use, I still have a ton to learn about the remote.  I did hook up the unit and it was very easy and has great sound, but I only use the optical inputs so I don't know the sound of the rest of the inputs.  I only have 5 speakers and one sub set up so I can only use the 5.1 speakers but I have another speaker on the way so that I can hook it up to use the 6.1, when I do I will update my review again.
*********UPDATE*********
Here is the responce that I got from the company on the Name not being Sherwood:
Thank you for your Amazon order.

This SLS branded receiver is a Sherwood RD-8601 receiver, it is rebranded with an SLS name. It is exactly the same as Sherwood RD-8601 except for the logo.
SLS is a high end audio company who contracted Sherwood to build these receivers for them to sell as a home theater package.  You can see this home theater package here : [...] LineHomeTheater
We have no control over the pic on Amazon, it is just a listing, our listing does state that this is a rebranded receiver.  We have sold hundreds and all our customers are very happy with the quality, especially seeing the low price they paid.
Let us know if you need additional assistance, we will be happy to help.
Best regards,
The Av Express Sales Team
[...]

I am still very happy with this product it has great sound and does a great job with Blueray and digital TV.
3990194
this unit replaces one of their older dvr models that took a dump after 24/7 operation for approximately 6 years in a location that was non air conditioned and subject to some pretty decent heat at times, so i believe it performed above and beyone. the new unit set up was a bit different and the menues much more detailed. the one item i do not care for is if you set the unit to automatically reboot (necessary in the event of a power failure to get you back up and working properly) and you have set a password (certainly recommended), you must sign into the unit at the monitor (any one connected directly) and enter all the information to get the monitor to be active. it wasn't that way on previous units that i had. that is why i gave it 4 stars instead of 5, in my opinion it could have been designed a bit more user friendly.