Power AcoustikPD-710B Single-DIN Multimedia Source with Detachable 7-Inch Oversize LCD Touchscreen including Bluetooth 2.0

POWER ACOUSTIK PD-710B Single DIN Multimeadia Source with Detachable 7-Inch Oversize LCD Touchscreen including BlueTooth 2.0Installed yesterday. Replaced stock unit in 2004 Dodge Durango. Used a Metra 99-6507 Single DIN Installation Kit which gave me the gap at the bottom since the stock head unit was a 1 1/2 din. Had to file/hacksaw a little bit of my dash cover to make this fit. I've installed a handful of car audio systems but am far from a pro. After a little cutting and filing it looks great. Used a Scosche CR02B Speaker Connector harness. Now going into this purchase you have to realize that you are buying one of the cheapest "DVD/Screen" head units out there. There is no Navigation included with this unit. That being said, This CD/DVD player is awesome! Installed relatively easy (except for the odd shape of my stock unit required the custom dash cover work).When I first hooked up I had everything all wired up, the screen would not turn on. The little red anti-theft light on the main unit was blinking so I knew it was getting power. I called Power Acoustik's customer service which seemed like a joke.....felt like I was calling somebody's house. They Answered the phone like "hello". Thought I had the wrong number. The only advice they gave me was to contact the seller. I called the seller (HookedOnTronics) and they were very helpful and after trying a few things they sent me an email with return shipping explaining they would test the unit and replace at no cost if it was defective. Very polite and helpful. Not wanting to accept the fact that I had the bad luck of receiving a lemon, I went back out and started trying different things with the wires. It turns out that the stock wiring harness (plug coming from car) did not have an ACC wire. This is the wire that turns on the radio as soon as you turn the power of the car on (and off when key is off). Since my Durango's plug did not have this connection the unit did not know when to turn on. For now I have it connected to the positive 12V battery wire (Yellow) just so it know to turn on. The only problem is that it won't turn off by itself. I'm going to have to make some sort of switch or find an ACC wire in my car somewhere to connect it to. Other than that it works perfect.Back to the unit. I know the above is not really a review but thought it might help someone if they run into the same problem. The unit itself is very nice. It feels well built and sturdy. I was hesitant buying a detachable screen think that after a while of removing and replacing the connections might wear out. No problems yet.....Obviously. The connection seems solid and nothing wiggles or anything. The screen is nice sized. Any bigger and it would be hitting my A/C controls below. Keep in mind when buying this, the screen comes down a couple inches from where the unit sits so you need to make sure that you don't have any obstructions or knobs that will be in the way. I'm pretty sure they make a similar unit where the screen is sitting up or above where the unit sits. I chose this one because I did not want to block the A/C vents that are above the unit. (Florida Priorities) I almost regretted this as the screen goes all the way to my temp control knob. Had to take the rubber handle part off but you can't tell.Functions great. The main reason I bought was to be able to plug my phone in listen to my downloaded music and Spodify. The 3.5mm jack worked perfect. Sounded great. This unit made my stock speakers sound 100% better. I think this unit pushes 52W x4. I ordered (4) 6 1/2" Alpine speakers and an amp to replace all the door speakers but they have not arrived yet. For the average person though, this head unit is all you need to quickly and cheaply upgrade you car audio system. This unit is Bluetooth ready. The is a very similar unit for sale on here for around $20 cheaper that does not have the Bluetooth option. I highly recommend you splurge and get the Bluetooth. This is my first real experience with Bluetooth (except for maybe once with the ear thing) and I was able to connect with 30 seconds. This option is amazing as I don't have to fumble with that stupid wire anymore, twisting it to get both L & R speakers to work. It also does the whole phone through the speakers thing but I haven't messed with it that much. Also shows your call history/contact list on screen if you want. DVD player works great. All car DVD players have a safety system built in that only allows you to see the DVD picture while the car is stopped and the parking break is on. When you are moving you can still hear the sound of the DVD, but the screen will just have some message about driving safe. Lol. Not sure if this is the best way to get around that, but I got around this by hooking up the wire coming out of the unit labeled "Parking Brake" to the black ground wire. This allows you to play DVDs while driving. This being said, if you do this........don't be stupid. Drive safely. I feel that messing around with the phone features is way more distracting/dangerous than having a movie or music DVD playing. The unit also has multiple RCA type jacks in the back to hook up amps and additional monitors/TV screens in the back. You can add a NAVIBOX or similar item for around $100 to give this unit GPS or a TV receiver to watch TV.Sorry this review is so long but I make a lot of decisions based on reviews and didn't want to leave anything out.Summary: Best bang for your Buck! Not top shelf but does everything that I need it to do very well. Was expecting a lot after reading all the reviews and was not at all disappointed. Hope this helps.

Installation:I installed this on my 98 Silverado which had a 1.5 DIN original radio. Bought a Scosche GM1483B GM02B MDA1B Dashboard Installation Package which came with a wire harness adapter, antennae extension and 1 DIN to 1.5 DIN bracket, etc. Wired up the wire harness adapter color for color with the supplied radio harness in this kit using 16 wire gauge butt connectors. I was only left with two wires that didn't have matching colors (Orange & Blue) which were not items I had anyhow. Every wire was labeled neatly. I used the longer of the two supplied mounting metal brackets to push the unit a little longer out the opening to clear my AC switches. The only issue I had was the longer finishing bezel didn't fit without cutting back some of the dashboard installation kit, so I used the smaller one and it still looks good and everything is locked down. Installation took about an hour.DVD:To get the unit to play DVD's, you can either ground the brown wire to the parking brake switch as advertised or you can just ground it with the black wire to the automotive ground or even the metal bracket that goes around the unit will work too. This way you can play it when ever you want.Operation:The unit is plenty bright enough and can be adjusted. The radio works great and was clear and plenty loud enough. The BlueTooth (BT) works well. I paired it with my iPhone 5 with no issues and was calling over the radio quickly. The volume and connection was loud and clear. Haven't tried the USB or SD Card interface yet but I'm sure those will be fine too.Comes with a screen pouch for when you want to remove your screen and the remote works well too.

It took less than two weeks for this unit to die. It is receiving power - the blue light on/off switch is lit up. It will not turn on. At first, the unit worked fine. All functions worked fine and sounded good. Radio reception was excellent. Then one evening the radio reception turned around and was very poor even with local stations. Next morning the unit would not turn on at all. Again, it is receiving power - the on/off switch is lit - will not turn on. Roll the dice on this unit - I'm not the only one to report issues with it. My next unit will not be a no-name cheapo like this piece of junk.

I bought this for my 2007 Mitsubishi eclipse 4th generation. My car comes with 2 factory harness out of the dash one is for a subwoofer and amp while the other is for the speakers. Anyways i got the unit plugged into just the speakers. Do I could not resist it out for the amp or subwoofer. Bc for my car pacificaly you need a 135$ box/adapter for it. But that’s for “my car pacificaly so don’t be confused”. The unit works great. Screen is detachable Bluetooth works really well! They say it works up to 25ft but i got out my car and walked 5 ft away and it started stuttering but soon as you get back in the car it’s a solid connection. There’s no wallpaper Your stuck with that wallpaper. There not a lot of settings it’s very very basic . But yet the appearance of device it’s self is nice