Kenwood KDC-MP8017 CD/MP3 Receiver

not recommanded. 1) The display on screen is ve ...

Strengths: none...

Weaknesses: 1) The display on screen is very dull. 2) Cannot display Japanese/Chinese text. 3) Cannot play some mp3 (even if you bought the most expensive CDR on the market, and burn it with low speed).

Summary: not recommanded.

1) The display on screen is very dull.

2) Cannot display Japanese/Chinese text.

3) Cannot play some mp3 (even if you bought the most expensive CDR on the market, and burn it with low speed).

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I've owned/installed several Kenwood car CDs in th ...

Strengths: CHEAP PRICE. READS ALL MY MP3s. D-Mask feature, and good sound quality.

Weaknesses: Display is VERY POOR. Control buttons are to small. No AUX input.

Summary: I've owned/installed several Kenwood car CDs in the past. I had been very happy with all of them, but this. This unit is not user friendly to operate.

I hear "scratching" while the CD is spinning. I have not contacted Kenwood yet. The preset EQ is useless. Display is very difficult to read even from a slight angle. I bought a Blaupunkt MP3000 3 weeks for $70 more for my other car (& It's GREAT), I wish I should have purchased two. Make sure to purchase extended warranty when buying this particular model.

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I have had serious problems, being sent to service ...

Strengths: Powerful, easy to use, easy to read display.

Weaknesses: Poor quality, poor reliability, FM reception pathetic.

Summary: I have had serious problems, being sent to service for the second time. Serious audio distortion after playing for 15-30 minutes, seems to be heat related. Kenwood resoldered two boards in the deck, why not replace it? 359 dollars and it's no comparison to my older Eclipse 5331...I would not purchase this deck again, they have since produced about 5 newer models that offer more features than this one, I hope they are more reliable than this boat anchor. Lastly, the FM reception is pretty sad, it should be at least a little better than my 3 year old Eclipse, and it's not. If i had not bought the Good Guys warranty with this deck I would be in a tight spot judging by the other reviews I've read. I would have expected better quality from Kenwood.

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I like the unit. like how it works, etc. i bought ...

Strengths: MP3 player, plays any mp3 i gave it.

Weaknesses: product quality

Summary: I like the unit. like how it works, etc. i bought the unit brand new, it ended up having problems.. some kind of loose connection internally.

my complaint comes in at the Kenwood customer service.

i send the unit to them, they "supposidly" fix it, i get it back with the "defective" parts showing that they replaced them.. i installed the unit and the same problem was there.. all they did is replace a part thinking it was bad.. where's their quality control?????... i returned the unit to them... anyway, their customer service finally called me, AFTER i called them several times inquiring on the status of my unit, they still dont know whats wrong with it.

needless to say, i've been without my radio for several months.

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I bought it before Xmas and installed it myself. I ...

Strengths: fairly cheap, plays all MP3 I've come across even those with variable bit rates (even though manual doesnt say if it works or not), handles non-english letters (at least european ones),detachable face

Weaknesses: dull backlight LCD in strong sun light. Can produce noise at end of some songs.

Summary: 2003-03-22 17:41:09 I bought it before Xmas and installed it myself. I had to buy a car cable kit for 15$ from Frys to hook it up to my car, but otherwise the installation worked fine. If unsure I recommend taking it to a professional installer beacause then the warranty is still valid.. ;-)

To setup it up to your own need is a bit tricky though. You need the manual. The FM station setup is bad. You can scan and set channels but switching between them is messy..

The FM receiver is a bit weak. My Mazda Protoge default FM/CD player was better.

The CD/MP3 player is good. Haven't had any skips so far even I have driven over "rocks and logs" on the 101. (Badly maintained road) Impressive.

One bad thing is that you have to fold down the face plate to insert a CD.

The buttons are not so good either. Small and plastic.

A remote is not included but can be bought for $30 at Good Guys.

Besides the problems above, I'm a happy camper with my Kenwood MP3 player.

The quality of the sound is OK. I can't tell since I don't have any fancy speakers.

Recommend: Yes!

Update March 22,2003: Still have this unit and is quite happy with it. I have no problems with it, still works perfectly despite my bad driving, the heat when I lived in California and now the humid, hot weather mixed with freezing cold weather in Pennsylvania.

Some of the newest MP3 players nowadays takes shorter time to locate the songs compared to this one, otherwise it is fine.

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Horrible service/support..the worst experience I h ...

Strengths: D-Mask Attenuation feature Security Code

Weaknesses: Tuner is weak System Q is useless CD mechanism clunky MP3 function did not work out of the box and still doesn't 4 months later. Kenwood service & support for this product is non-existant.

Summary: Horrible service/support..the worst experience I have ever with a company of this stature. Phone calls and emails to Kenwood service personnel ignored.

Unit defective from factory and repair date nowhere in sight

Would not recommend this unit

First and last experience with Kenwood...

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