i found this on deals.com. i've never heard of the brand or unit or anything, the price just caught my eyes. it's gotta be a $hitty unit...

http://www.bigboxstore.com/car-acces...-optional.html

any input? i know i'm probably a fool for even clicking on this link, but at $238 for CD/DVD/MP3/MP4/DivX/etc AND built in GPS it seems too good to be true. somebody just tell me not to buy it...

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link doesnt work

 

works fo me:
Discount Price 2 Din Car DVD Player JZY-817 with 7" Touch Screen/TV/Bluetooth/ iPod/Built-in GPS(optional)

Yeah, that kinda sketchy but kinda tempting for $178

 

for 178 its worth a shot!

 

Thats what I'm saying. JZY I guess is a Japanese company. And for an extra $60 Navigation comes built in with the system. $238 and you get everything you would find in any other unit. But that's what makes it sketchy...

 

someone should try buying it.... haha.

 

i guess i kinda set myself up as the test dummy for this one...
it does have a 12 month warranty. hmmm.

 

i think it will be ok because i've known a few people get those weird brand double dins and they actually are ok but you can't expect too much out of it.

 

interestingly enough, i googled the unit and found good customer reviews. seems like the only places you can buy from are chinese/japanese stores online. still just sounds sketchy, but it might be worth the shot. i like how the GPS in integrated, so you can listen to your CDs/MP3s/iPOD while the navi is in use. and the bluetooth is integrated into the unit. dang it just sounds too good to be true.

i did find a craigslist add for a pioneer avic d3 in my region for $200. he said it is used and has normal wear, but it does not have navi CDs or the navi antenna. i know this unit is reliable, but i'd have to get the navi discs (~$100?) and an antenna from a local audio shop before i installed it.

any more input guys? idk if i should give such an unknown brand a shot or not, but it seems like such a good deal.

 

just buy it! lol

it may be one of the best investments ever! if it fails u can just sell it on craigslist?

 

or put it on ebay. might actually make money on it, haha

 

my friend got one of those sketchy units (not that exact one, it was a single din) and it was for a left side drive car. the controls are oriented towards the opposite side.

for example, the volume is on the right side of the radio not the left.

works good though!

 

Guy on Yaris world bought it and the Navi did not work well,other than that the DVD and sound from it was fine.if you get it skip the navi and buy a Garmin or something.

 

i say pick it up and try it out. let us know how it works out for you!

 

Here's the company that makes it:

http://www.jzyet.com

Here's the product page:

http://www.jzyet.com/Product-19.html

It's a Chinese company. I saw some of these units in Hong Kong. You get what you pay for. They are cheaply made and I'm not sure if the Nav would work for the US market (Make sure to get a US database).

 

looks nice. and cheap enough that if it breaks it wont hurt so much...i might be interested. just to try it out lol...

 

looks way to sketchy. ull probably get exactly what you paid for.

 

Idk. I googled it also looking for reviews and it looks very promising! I think I might try it...

 

haha man i might have to give it a shot. i really want navi though without having to have a seperate garmin or tom tom unit. although my mom has a tom tom, but she has a navi in her range rover s/c and my dad has navi in his audi. so if all else fails i could use that. it does have a 12 month warranty, so if anything it should last a year and i could buy a serious unit a year from now. i get my paycheck tmrw...i guess i'm gonna pick it up n let you guys know how it goes!

 

awesome, keep us in the loop