Customer Reviews:
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 AVIC-D3 April 29, 2008
Clayton Statham
Awesome product. Nav works good. Sound & Movie quality is Great! Bluetooth works amazing and calls are really clear.
 Pioneer AVIC-D3 April 1, 2008
L. K. Murillo (Orange County, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Pioneer AVIC-D3 is a great after market In-Dash GPS Navigation System. The multitude of features and additional accessories make this system a must have for mobile video/navigation enthusiasts. As with most "all-in-one" type technologies, it does take a while to get used to the interface and menus. Though once you become familiar with them, which doesn't take much time at all, you'll probably find yourself wanting to cruise around just for the heck of it. One slight annoying design flaw is "the system's single disc slot means that users will constantly have to switch between navigation discs and media sources to make the most of its many features." But if this is not of a particular concern to you, then you'll be generally satisfied with this product.
Good System for the price March 3, 2008
Joaquin Quiroz (San Diego, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, if you plan to use the Navigation system heavily AND a CD/DVD heavily as well, think about it!
I bought this system in the last week and I was able to test it thoroughly this past weekend. It is a very good beginning of the line model and for the price it is going for, even with all the bells and whistles, it is a very good product. If you buy it at the current price from amazon you will get the AVIC-D3($594.95) the bluetooth($94.95) the iPod Cable($15.45) and the remote($13.80-if you need it, my package already included it) totaling for less than $720.
Paying $700 for hardware you get navigation, DVD playing capabilities (video plays only when the car is moving less than 10MPH-unless overridden), iPod integration, cell phone integration (handsfree mandatory in CA beginning summer 2008), you can also get satellite radio and traffic if you want. It is a very complete system and you can also expand it by installing head rest monitors or flip down monitors, rear-view camera, amplifiers, and then list can go on and on.
As far as comparing this product to others in the market...it has it's limitations. It isn't as complete as other systems could be, but the price makes those things be forgotten about.
Cons:
1) It has a limitation on the media loaded. You have one slot for CD/DVD/Navi, so if you want to have a DVD all the time inside your unit, then pretty much forget about Navigation. If you are going to use Navigation all the time, then maybe this system is not the one for you. If you have an iPod however, you can have plenty of music from there without the need for a CD (plus you can play your videos from the iPod too, however you need to manually select them).
In my case, I would like to have two DVD slots where I can get to keep the navigation disc inside and I can get an extra slot so I can put music videos to listen to (music from DVDs is much richer than from CDs or iPod) or have it free for a CD. Juggling discs isn't something I look forward to when I'm even starting my drive, even less if I was driving.
2) The screen size is smaller based on its big buttons (relatively speaking) and the CD slot which is visible. I am unsure what the others are in comparison, but seeing them side to side the AVIC-D3 seems to be dwarfed.
3) Programming and usage of the unit is not completely easy or intuitive. I have not been able to program the 150+ entries from my address book into the nav unit since my phone will only do one by one. The phone needs to be disconnected from the unit in order to do this
4) Lack of tilt feature. Some units allow some tilt so that the glare can be reduced. I am unsure of the tradeoff that exists (on the one hand it could brake and make it unusable, on the other, there's no tilt).
Pros:
1) Very affordable compared to others. With less than 700, I was able to purchase the system, the bluetooth, iPod connection, and a remote (which I don't know if I'll use, but it's there for now). Other systems (the next one up) went for much more, two times more than this one.
2) Although some of the more intricate programming is, well, more intricate and hard, most things are very easy to get to. You'll get how to program your cell phone and once you have done it once, you really don't need to do it. Playing a DVD, CD, out of the iPod, radio (even programming the stations) isn't hard. Using the navi is very intuitive, keep pressing the Menu button if you need to do something and press Map if you need to get back to the map.
3) Has everything you need, or most of it anyway.
4) Expandable. You can have other screens connected to it, amplifiers, camera, satellite radio (XM & Sirius). I am unsure whether you can have HD Radio or if a DVD changer is currently available or if it will be available, but a DVD changer would be a great addition for the system.
In short:
I have the system and it works for me, it has what I need at an affordable price with expandability. At this current time, I would say I would buy it again, although I would look to see if there was a possibility to get one with 2 discs for a comparable, or even a little more expensive.
I would NOT get it if:
I had long drives to difficult locations where I don't know where I'm going and I was carrying kids who would be watching DVDs.
Hope this helps getting you the best system for you!
 Lousy Vendor , Lousy product February 9, 2008
Rad (san jose, CA)
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Product looks is not even covered by pioneer warranty . serial number was scrtached (the installer showed me).
product is lousy .. user interface is non intuitive ..
Worth the money! February 8, 2008
Bolcavage (Ohio)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Avic-D3, I reciently installed pioneers nav/dvd multimedia in my 08 corolla, it looks stunning, has many many options. Of Course every option requires additional equipment to buy. i puchased it new on amazon for just over 700.00, well worth the money..Also the best part.. it is easy to change the background to what every you can upload to it. i got a great picture of my kids on it!! i love this feature!!!
-Navigation- Beautiful picture, lots of points of intrest, my house not found :(..but i can set a Wave Point and label it my address! 15 gig hdd can only store memory temp, one trip at a time. Need to use Navi DVD every new route.
-Bluetooth adapter- cd-bt200. easy to install, easy to use, sounds like speaker phone on other end.(lots of complants) cant upload my address book on my phone even though option is there. (lg9900 env)
-Sirius Tuner- easy to install, option there for siruis traffic on menu screen, would be a nice addition to nav, but sirius cant link up with this head unit at this time :(.. cant figure out how to edit presets to show channel name, xm can do it, siruis doesnt have directions in the manual.
-Great unit. should be a [...] from pioneer now at [...]- Feb thru Mar 08.. i recommend anyone who buy this or any other AVIC unit to read [...] lots of good help here
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