Standard radios for Dodge Caravan. Review of radio models for Dodge cars. Radios for Dodge Caliber
Read also
Since I liked the idea of Corrus, but I don’t have a computer, it was decided that reading lamps would be used, and the monitor still has them 
Having carefully removed the lampshade, which is secured with latches, I discovered quite powerful stiffening ribs on the roof 
But an ambush was discovered - the distance between the ceiling paneling and the roof was several centimeters. To eliminate the ambush and due to the fact that the standard lamp was no longer supposed to be used, its transparent part was carefully removed and the remainder was attached to the roof using standard clamps and additional screws. 
It was all covered from above metal plate from a monitor with two mounts long screws into the roof stiffeners. 
I ran the wiring from the monitor along the right pillar 
In order to conduct wiring to the beard, I had to remove the top cover of the dashboard, fortunately it is attached with latches 
I had to take my beard apart, I already wrote about it here 
On the ashtray casing you can see the interface block from the monitor.
It was decided to immediately replace the standard radio with something that understands DVD. The choice fell on Sony MEX-R1. Relatively cheap and cheerful. I installed the radio in its normal place using a spacer purchased in advance from VIPs. 
Well, then - the order of assembly is the reverse of the order of disassembly.
In the end it turned out like this 
Impressions: The monitor is just right for such a car, the image is of high quality, visible from all seats, when folded from the street it is very difficult to see through the tint, even by squatting in front of the front doors.
It has already been used several times in the parking lot with a beer (for everyone) and on a long drive with the family (you can only hear it yourself). The lack of a rearview mirror is not a problem for me, because I’m already used to it from the side mirrors.
From plans: complete replacement acoustics, because the standard one does not play very well with the radio due to the fact that it does not fall into the 4 Ohms recommended by the radio manufacturer. Yes, and she's old.
These car models are typical “American”: reliable and simple. But the functionality of the “native” (standard) radio with such developments in technology is not always enough for Dodge owners.
Installation
Most domestic and imported car models have space for installing 1DIN radios with dimensions (178x50x180 mm).
Models Dodge Caravan, Caliber (Caliber), Stratus, Journey, Ram and others provide for the installation of radios with a large 2DIN size (178x100x180 mm), which allows you to expand the functionality of these audio devices equipped with a 7 and even 8-inch display. This allows you to conveniently display visual information: road maps, videos, games, mobile applications etc.
Installation of a new device does not require any special tool and skills.
However, there are models with intermediate sizes of 1.5DIN (for example, the standard radio on the 2004 Dodge Neon). In this case, you will have to look for an adapter frame or cut the dashboard (as in Dodge Neon). Therefore, some car owners of the Neon 2004 car model install a 1DIN radio with a retractable screen.
If after installation the car radio asks you to enter a code, you can find it on the back of the radio. There is a sticker with a code there. In some cases, the code can be found in the passport for the radio in the corresponding section.
Dodge Caravan head unit
The Winca S100 standard car radio for Dodge Journey and Caravan (models 2001 - 2007) deserves special attention, as it runs on the Windows operating system. Sensory widescreen screen 4.2 inches in size has a contrast TFT matrix with high resolution 800 by 480 pixels. The size of the virtual CD changer is 20 discs. The radio supports a large number of audio and video file formats. There is a radio tuner and an analog TV tuner with support for picture-in-picture mode.
Has a built-in GPS receiver, USB connector and SD slot. It is possible to connect a parking sensor, air pressure in the wheels, and a rear view video camera.
Access to the global Internet is via a USB modem.
For comfortable driving, there is a built-in speakerphone and the ability to control the radio using the steering wheel buttons or on-board computer.
Another model head unit on the Dodge Caravan - WINCA C201 is made in the same style with the design of the Dodge panel, therefore it retains interior style Caravan salon. It is easily installed in a regular place and connected to existing connectors.
The radio has a touch display with high resolution and contrast. It has an anti-reflective coating and high sensitivity of the matrix, which makes it convenient to control the device’s functions. There is also a push-button control panel; it is possible to connect control buttons on the steering wheel.
The Dodge Caliber WINCA C201 radio tape recorder supports a large number of multimedia file formats and has clear and powerful sound.
There is a built-in virtual CD changer, Internet access and many different additional functions.
Radios for Dodge Caliber
Fans of classic Caliber car radios should pay attention to the Alpine CDE-W233R model. Thanks to the long-term cooperation of the Dodge concern with the Japanese manufacturer of audio devices, Alpine radios are characterized by a unique sound, which is achieved by taking into account acoustic features Caliber.
If a liquid crystal screen is necessary, then excellent choice radio for Dodge Caliber (Caliber) will become WINCA C206. The device has a high-definition screen with a resolution of 800x480 pixels, which does not fade in bright light. sunlight. WINCA C206 has a digital TV tuner, GPS navigator, mp3 player, flash card slot.
Car radio for Stratus
Avis Electronics AVS070AN - suitable for many car models, including the Dodge Stratus. A 7-inch capacitive multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 provides convenient control device and various Stratus equipment. The radio has an Android 4.4.2 operating system, a radio tuner with memory for 30 stations.
Has GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi adapters. Navigation system Supports various cards. It is possible through training to connect the buttons on the steering wheel. There are 3 USB input connectors for connecting the rear view camera of your Stratus and AUX output.
Universal QR-6205
This device is intended for installation on Dodge Grand Caravan (models later than 2007), Caliber (2006-2013), Journey (2008-2010), Ram (2008-2012).
The radio has operating system Android 6.0 and a frost-resistant multi-touch screen measuring 6.2 inches. Provided DVD drive, SD card slot, rear view camera input. The OBD2 adapter and TMPS sensors are supported, allowing you to monitor the current pressure in the car tires.
Connecting to the global Internet and installing numerous Android applications possible via 3G modem or hotspot WI-FI access. Bluetooth is used for hands-free calls in the car and communication with a smartphone.
It is possible to optionally connect digital TV and hard drives with a capacity of up to 1000 GB via the available USB connector.
The navigator uses GPS and GLONASS networks and supports various navigation programs.
Caravan 2001
* The article was written by Sergey Oskin, Moscow.
A long time ago I replaced the standard cassette player with a 1DIN one with an adapter frame. It turned out like this
Over time, I wanted more and began to look closely at what was on the market. In short, I settled on the latest generation Chinese 2DIN GU. A lot of them different options with different appearance and the same filling.
There is space in the 2001-2007 Dodge Caravan (aka Chrysler Voyager, aka Chrysler Town & Country), but it is quite limited in height; through measurements it was found that it is a maximum of 105 mm in height, and quite spacious in width and depth.
From the descriptions of such installations, it turned out that the following devices are most suitable in size (hereinafter, references to Redpower models):
Redpoewr 7628 with motorized front panel
However, it is impossible to install it flush with the console panel and therefore it will look “collective farm”.
Model - Redpower 8910
The knobs are convenient, but the very bad thing is that they are at the top; in our cars, when you turn the left and especially the right knobs, you will block the screen with your hand. What’s also bad is that the front panel is absolutely flat, and the center console in our cars has curves both vertically and horizontally; as a result, when installed, we will get either protruding corners or a center that is strongly recessed inward.
Redpower 7629
There is a twist in a good place, then the panel is also flat - remember about the protruding corners. A likely candidate if nothing better comes along.
I noticed the model - Redpower 8946
There are twists in in the right places, the curves of the front panel almost completely coincide with the curves of the console, but! The thickness of the panel at the bottom is twice as thick as at the top, i.e. The panel seems to be tilted back relative to the screen and the body itself. If you install it, the screen plane will stand out strongly against the background of the rest of the console elements.
Found the model - Redpower 8901
There are no knobs, but the vertical curve completely coincides with the console, and the horizontal curve is a little smaller, but it is there. It was decided to stop there.
After weighing the pros and cons, the device was purchased from T-ZON LLC at the end of December. Installation in a car is scheduled for the New Year holidays.
It was decided to install it so that you could return to the previous version at any time. For this purpose, we purchased plastic for the central console of the car, another adapter frame for 1DIN and an adapter cable from Chrysler to ISO.
I started by preparing the center console. Marked the contours of the hole for 2DIN
I drilled a hole a couple of millimeters in diameter in the corners so that the cutter would not accidentally cut further than it should.
I cut through the plastic with a cutter. The cutter was made from a piece hacksaw blade on metal using a sharpener (grinder), there it is on top with a handle made of green electrical tape.
Then I simply sawed the vertical slots with a hacksaw blade.
Trying it on
We don’t throw away the remaining rounded scraps, they will come in handy later
from one of them I make a horizontal shelf under the GU (glue it), otherwise, due to the different radii of curvature of the console and GU, a gap may appear under the GU. There is no need to do this from above because I matched the top cut to internal partition, which serves as the top shelf.
Due to the vertical curvature of the console, it turns out that the housing of the standard rear wiper switch is tilted slightly downward, and the housing of the climate control unit is tilted upward. If the PG is already in place, then everything is in order, but in our case, the PG is attached to the insides of the center console, and the console panel with the wiper switch and climate control unit installed on it is, as it were, put on the PG. In this case, the front panel of the control unit will not fit between the switch and the climate control unit. To do this, you need to remove a little “extra” plastic from the bottom of the switch and the top of the climate unit. A strip 5 mm wide is cut from the climate block (shown in red as it was at the beginning) and on a belt sander the remaining part is ground off at an angle: at the front panel the thickness of the plastic remains the same, and at the cut point it is ground down to zero.
We do the same with the switch, but you don’t need to cut off the plastic and you can grind it down less.
Remember that there are holes on the sides. To close them, a second 1DIN adapter frame was purchased. You can use pieces of suitable plastic instead, but then it will be much more difficult to calculate the dimensions of the GU fasteners; for this I used the mounting holes in the frame.
A pocket is sawed off from the frame so it doesn’t get in the way
The frame itself is first completely fixed in the standard hole by welding plastic, “sinking” it a little inside, then the excess is cut off with the same cutter.
We leave the standard mounting holes intact.
Irregularities must be filled with putty. You can use these two-component adhesive-putties for ABS plastic. On the left from the Leroy-Merlin store, it costs 600-700 rubles, it sticks very well to plastic, but it takes a long time to harden to a state where it can be processed. What on the right is sold in car markets for 1500-2500 rubles is usually used for repairing bumpers; it sticks worse to ABS (you need some kind of adhesive inhibitor, I couldn’t find one), but it sets in about 10 minutes and after 30-40 minutes it can be processed
I used a compound from 3M. To enhance adhesion, I went over the plastic of the frame with a drill (Dremel). Sanded it with sandpaper.
On the sides I molded something like the same shelves as above and below, grinding off the excess. I took the necessary measurements to make the fasteners and cut off the frame mounting holes.
Of course, it would be more correct to prime it with a special primer and paint it with matte paint in order to preserve the texture of the console panel, but this is not possible everywhere and is not available to me until the summer, so I bought a vinyl self-adhesive film (which is used to wrap cars) in matte black color and covered the panel with it
The following fastener is made from an aluminum corner 40x40x2, on the wide side there are 2 sets of holes - in the end it will be clear why. I decided not to use the standard fasteners from the GU kit with longitudinal slots because... When removing and installing the control unit, each time you will have to “get” the front panel of the control unit into the hole in the console panel. I am going to periodically remove the control unit and take it home for all sorts of software experiments.
The corresponding black and gray connectors were taken from the Chrysler-ICO adapter cable and fitted onto the standard connectors of the car; their contacts were released using a special tool. I doubt that you will find such a tool, so you can use soldering wires with heat shrink. One adapter cable was taken from the GU kit, the Nissan connector was cut off from it, and contacts with Krasler connectors were crimped onto the wires. To connect the reversing signal and power the TV antenna, a two-pin connector from the MTF xenon kit (marked in red) was added, resulting in the following adapter cable.
To connect external RCA and steering wheel buttons, standard connectors from the GU kit will be used.
Further work will be carried out on the car in the garage. Unfortunately, both times I came to the garage forgetting to take a normal camera and took pictures with my phone, and by that time it was already noticeably dark outside, so the quality of the photos was not very good. :(
There will be a lot of “plastic carving”, so such a gas apparatus is prepared and refilled.
The center console is free of everything removable. Contours are drawn in red along which you need to cut off the interfering plastic.
The "extra" plastic is cut off. A metal tubular beam was exposed rectangular section, on which a bunch of things are supported under the “dashboard”. It has a cross-section of approximately 50x25 mm, metal thickness 1 mm. Red shows where it needs to be “modernized” so that it does not interfere with the state control system. You need to remove 3 mm in height, and 15 mm in depth will be enough. I used a small Chinese grinder, bought about 5 years ago in Leroy-Merlin for 299 rubles, and strangely enough it works perfectly even after being used during installation iron gate in the garage and after major renovations in the apartment.
Having tried the GU in place, I made two additional support points for the GU from pieces of plastic.
Center console panel with standard parts installed. 
Screwed it on, connected it, turned it on - it works!
I guess you can say “I stood up like a native.”
Side view - no protruding corners or gaps in the middle.
I decided to move the control unit out of the console by about 0.5 mm - because somehow it looked more prominent, just like the climate control unit and the top switch, as it were optical illusion. That's why a second set of holes appeared on the fasteners.
There is a previous generation Dodge Caravan (2005). The car has many advantages, but it was not lucky with music. Considering that there are plenty of Caravans, Voyagers, Neons, Interpids and others on the roads of Russia, I am sure that their owners will be interested.
So I ask under cat.
Chrysler engineers have produced an unhealthy number of radios, but they all look like twin brothers.
Dodge/Chrysler radios
There is either a cassette or a CD (some even with a CD changer), or even a cassette with a CD.
There are quite interesting models(for example, P56038629AD with a screen, DVD and navigation, but at a cost of about $500 on ebay there is no MP3 support).
In my case, the radio was P56038589AM, and since the Caravan is American, it is also not possible to tune in to all stations in the FM range.
The most frustrating thing was the lack of support for MP3 and the American FM band, so The following options were considered:
- reflash the radio for the European band, use an FM transmitter for MP3. The solution is the cheapest, but also the most crappy. It's inconvenient to control the transmitter, it takes up the cigarette lighter socket, and you can't recognize the names of the songs. But you can get a transmitter for 5-10 bucks. There is also a problem with FM - all the references to places where you can reflash the receiver (this is definitely possible, there are reviews!) were irrelevant (phones did not answer, etc.)
USB adapter for radio. Issued under different brands(as I understand, they are not compatible with each other). For the radio they pretend to be a CD changer. The cost of the solution is about $70 (for example, this one:). This won’t solve the problem with FM either, and the ease of navigation on the numeric (no RDS, can’t write words) screen was questionable.
Buy some kind of universal radio. The subtlety here is that the standard location of the radio is 1.5 DIN. The format is quite specific, there are very few models and there were no models suitable for the standard dashboard panel (oval cutout). On the forums, craftsmen buy adapters 1 DIN -> 1.5 DIN, take a regular 1 DIN radio and put on a collective farm (sorry, but most often it looks like this) plug. Alternative option- insert a 2 DIN radio (space allows), but then vice versa - a collective farm with cutting out the panel. It is curved, so it is almost impossible to make it beautifully, unless craftsmen in auto-tuning salons can do it. It is precisely because of the reluctance to start a collective farm this decision was rejected.
We started to think that there was no normal solution, but quite by accident, thanks to a review by OFFstrade (), I learned that the Chinese produce models designed for installation in a standard place of the car. It was decided to stop at this option.
A search on aliexpress and ebay showed that all suitable radios are identical in appearance, but differ in the number of declared features and rear inputs and outputs.
Most cheap option I was on aliexpress, $330 + $70 shipping (at that time), but there weren’t enough connectors there. More sophisticated options cost about $450 (with free shipping). On ebay the picture is about the same. One of the most high prices It was from the same seller where I ended up getting it (and where I got OFFstrade) and there were several reasons for this:
The seller claims to be a Maxtrons Technology factory () with a hassle-free warranty, etc. In itself, I am inclined to attribute this statement to marketing, but together with the rest it played a role, I won’t argue
Free camera and active TV antenna as a gift. I looked at these cameras and antennas and figured that if I buy a camera/antenna somewhere else, the prices would be about the same (a camera starts at 30 bucks and an active antenna costs 20 bucks). In total, the option of the seller maxtrons_com was chosen for $420 + $90 shipping (sent via EMS). Total $510
The characteristics of the device are as follows:
-Operating system: Windows CE 5.0 (the seller’s description states both 5.0 and 6.0 simultaneously in adjacent description blocks, but I think it’s still 5.0)
-RAM: 64MB
-CPU: Samsung S3C2449A, 533MHz
-Screen: 4.5", 800*480, resistive touchscreen. Glued to the screen protective film(semi-gloss).
-FM/AM/MP3/CD/DVD/DivX/analog TV
-play music from SD (microSD to be precise), USB flash, iPOD
-bluetooth (headset and A2DP profiles for transferring songs from the phone)
-pre-installed iGO (in included microSD card on 4GB with maps of almost the whole world). Let me clarify that the device has 2 microSD slots - one for navigation, the second for MP3, AVI, etc.
-automatic switching to camera when reverse gear is engaged
-remote control
-Russian language support (interface/navigation)
List of supported cars:
1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2003-2005 Jeep Wrangler
2002-2007 Jeep Liberty
2002-2004 Chrysler 300M
2003-2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser
2002-2006 Chrysler Sebring
2002-2004 Chrysler Concorde
2004-2007 Chrysler Town & Country
2002-2004 Dodge Dakota
2004-2005 Dodge 1500 Pickup
2004-2005 Dodge 2500 Pickup
2004-2005 Dodge 3500 Pickup
2004-2005 Dodge Neon a
2004-2006 Dodge Stratus
2002-2004 Dodge Intrepid
2004-2007 Dodge Caravan
2005-2006 Dodge Viper
A small note: configurations with an amplifier installed are not supported:
Pls notice that The unit don"t support factory external amplifier!!!After paying for the goods, the seller was somewhat surprised by the request to duplicate the address in Russian so that it would arrive faster (I didn’t deceive - the address was actually on the box in Russian too) and somewhat annoying with another request - to confirm that I checked the dimensions before purchasing. I was ready to expect any joke from the Chinese, so just in case I measured standard dimensions seat radios. Looking ahead, I will say that the device fit like a glove.
Here is the original message from the seller:
Thanks for your order, please tell us your detailed shipping address, postal code as well as telephone number, all is very important and should be in English
To ensure a smooth local delivery, please also tell us the information in Russian language
Also please confirm you have checked the size before bidding
Thanks,
Bobo
After confirmation, the seller sent the parcel in a couple of days, and it took another 12 days to arrive by mail.
The box didn't survive, so I can't take a photo, but it was packaged quite well. Thick layer white foam rubber (several cm thick), inside is the device itself. On the side of the box there is a small box with instructions, wires, etc.
Device photos
Please excuse the quality as it was filmed on a mobile phone. 
It's cold outside now, so the decision was made to install only the essentials for now, and connect the TV antenna and camera later.
Removing the frame (the bourgeoisie calls it bezel) that hides the radio mounts is simple. Remove the plug at the very bottom, under the frame. Unscrew the 2 middle screws and carefully remove the frame from the latches. Next, unscrew the 4 screws securing the radio, remove the terminal from the battery and turn off the radio.
If I didn’t explain it quite clearly, here is a video where it is shown even in too much detail:
Now let's start connecting the new radio. The main connector in it differs from the standard one, so there are already 2 adapters in the box. One did not fit (probably for other models of the plant), the second just for the Caravan.
The FM/AM antenna connector in the Caravan is also non-standard, but an adapter for this is available. Both adapters are approximately 15cm long, so the wires have to be laid out. But there is plenty of space “behind” the radio, so this does not cause a problem.
The GPS antenna is screwed onto the corresponding connector (it is standard and can be found in many places, but I forgot the name of the standard). The kit includes Velcro to place the antenna unit somewhere on the glass, but the Caravan has quite a lot of space under the top of the dashboard where the heating ducts are located windshield. So I placed it there. Thin plastic should not affect reception, and the antenna is invisible.
The microphone (actually there are two of them, one is built into the radio and serves, as I understand, to suppress noise, and the second is on a long wire and is intended for installation near the driver) was stretched along the right pillar of the windshield and slightly lowered in the area of the rear view mirror. I plan to install a TV antenna there, but I need to supply power to it, so I haven’t installed it yet. For about the same reason, I haven’t installed the camera yet (you have to run the wires through the interior + cut into the power supply).
By the way, the antenna and camera are being sold as a gift, so they are not covered by the warranty (I read this somewhere on the seller’s page. I couldn’t find it now, but keep in mind that this could very well happen)
Since I didn’t use everything that came, Just in case, I will list the complete set:
-cassette player
-remote control
-instructions (it covers in detail the issues of using the menu, but everything about installation is rather sparse and without pictures)
-stylus. From experience, it’s not needed, it’s quite possible to control it with your fingers, the elements on the screen are quite large
-map microSD memory on 4GB Sandisk (maybe it really is :)) with iGO preinstalled
-two types of cables for connecting instead of a standard radio. As we found out in the discussion, one of the adapters (with two connectors) for older models
-adapter for AM/FM antenna
-GPS antenna
-cable for connecting to iPOD (connects from the back of the radio)
- miniUSB cable (male) -> USB (female). Sticks into the face of the radio. In the seller's photo there is also an exit at the back, but on the received device this is useful thing absent
-RCA cable (AV In/Out). You can connect something to the radio (VCR! :D) or display something from it on an external screen (some Grand Caravan trim levels have one under the ceiling)
-active TV antenna with a bunch of adapters for different sockets. In this radio, the TV antenna connector is standard, as in regular TVs(in the seller’s picture there is a 3.5mm minijack) and on the antenna itself it’s exactly the same, so in this case no adapters needed
-camera
After connecting, we return the battery terminal back, check its functionality and put everything back together. This is what it looks like:
Installed in a car radio
Video of the work (not mine, my phone sucks at taking videos, and it was dark):
Now personal impressions(somewhat chaotic, but fresh, before my eyes get blurry):
+ the device meets the requirements that were put forward for it
When turned on, it loads in 20 seconds. Quite a long time compared to the standard one (which is understandable, in general)
The radio itself does not slow down, the interface is quite fast
The controls aren't that bad, but the Chinese couldn't do without some nuances. First, the buttons<< и >> essentially duplicate the Tune knob (auto-search to the previous/next radio station). Those. To switch from one saved radio station to another, you must either poke at the screen (not safe on the road) or use the remote control.
Secondly, the instructions describe that briefly pressing PWR brings up the main menu (window with source selection), and pressing the Volume knob mutes the sound. In fact, PWR also causes Mute (like Volume), and you can get to the main menu only by pressing the small arrow<== в самом верху экрана. Кнопка мелкая и в дороге пытаться попасть в нее точно не стоит.
Well, thirdly, pressing the CLK button does not lead to any result. Although the clock is already in the Windows status line.
The button illumination is linked to the instrument panel illumination. Although the shade is cold, so it is visually perceived a little brighter than the rest of the lighting in the car
Switching between an already running iGO (it is clear that launching the program itself takes a few seconds) and any other mode does not cause any delays. Moreover, while guiding along the route, you can listen to (and even control) the radio or MP3. If iGO needs to output some sound, the melody is muted for a few seconds
The control buttons are “soft”. Apparently, there are not microphones there (as in mice and many other radios), but membranes. Like remote controls for TVs, etc. The stroke is quite large, so you need to get a little used to pressing them all the way. Similar sensations occur if you switch from a laptop keyboard to a regular full-size one. But the Vol and Tune controls are made with high quality. Moderately tight and the stroke is clearly marked
There are no complaints about the sound quality. The standard speakers are no worse than the original radio. Maybe a little quieter (it’s hard to compare, since you can’t quickly change places), but in any case the reserve remains.
It pairs with the phone, just like the headset works. You can open the device’s address book from the radio and call the person. But the incoming numbers are not defined in the name, they remain numbers (SE Aino definitely knows how to transmit this information, at least to native SE headsets)
The GPS suddenly stopped searching for satellites after the device was rebooted for fun by pressing the Reset button. Repeated reboots did not solve the problem. Considering that I had devices with the same percentage on WM5 and the glitches were similar, I suspect that either something went wrong in the iGo config (I changed the settings there through the program itself). Or, as I thought about this already in the process of writing the review, you just need to remove the terminal from the battery so that the device is completely reset. Those. I don’t really believe that something is broken there. More likely, the problem is software. While the GPS was working, satellites were detected very quickly. The first turn on (after unpacking) - and within a few seconds the device received the date and time. It was recorded a little longer, but hardly more than 1 minute.
There are some minor problems with the clock. I haven’t gotten around to the date-time settings yet, so maybe I’m wrong. So far everything looks like this. In iGo I set (while satellites were being picked up, see above) time synchronization and automatic transition across time zones. In this case, iGo shows the correct time, but the device itself is lying (by 3 hours). If you uncheck the automatic transition to time zones, the time on the device will be correct, but not in iGO. But, I repeat, you will need to look in the date settings in the device itself to see if it is possible to set the time zone there. In any case, it would be more convenient if the time in both places synchronized itself. By the way, after clicking Reset, the settings for the type of saved radio stations are reset. But there is no clock. This is what led me to the idea that it was worth trying to de-energize the car.
The screen is quite bright (adjustable), viewing angles are good. I can’t say yet how it will behave in the bright sun (and I’m unlikely to be able to until March-April), but it’s hardly worse than ordinary PND aka navigators. On the factory film, fingerprints are not very noticeable, and the screen sensitivity (for a resistive sensor) is quite good. For obvious reasons, I can’t say yet how the screen withstands the cold.
Looks quite high quality (from the face). You can't say it's Chinese. The plastic is normal, the gaps are even, nothing creaks/rattles.
The menu has an acceptable design. Not IOS, but I've seen standard radios that are worse
The radio does not have RDS. In our country, RDS services are poorly developed, so all sorts of features like searching for stations by genre are not interesting, but displaying the name of the radio station on the screen is a useful thing.
So far I have not found any jambs of the Russian translation. Maybe there is something somewhere, but at least don’t “call the book”, like in the first NOKLA
iGO cards are stated to be from 2012, but in fact they are from 2011. Although I don't see any particular problem. Anyway, as I understand it, no one bought them :)
The main menu is a bit unpredictable the first time. You get there, but there is no button with settings. It turned out that there are two screens and you need to scroll through them left and right, much like on an iPhone
I apologize for the “sheet”, but there are catastrophically few reviews of such devices, and the price is not at all Chinese. Therefore, there were a lot of doubts before ordering, so I hope that the review will be useful to all caravan owners.
If you have any questions, ask, I will try to answer.
P.S. One of the cheapest options for a very similar (or even the same, can you guess here) radio: - $420
A passive TV antenna is included, and they offer a camera for $30