PLZ 7" Wireless Double Din Car Stereo Apple Carplay Radio Screen for Car Audio Receivers, Bluetooth 5.3 Car Play Android Auto Touchscreen, 240W 4.2 CHN 2 Subwoofers Outputs, Backup Camera, SWC, FM/AM

Overall, I thought this digital car display was an excellent product! I thought it was appropriately priced and does everything it says does. I was a little hesitant that it would fit my car which is an old 1999 Toyota Corolla, however, it fit very well, although I had to take the harness that it came with off. I was also surprised that the brackets for the original cassette player that I was replacing this digital display with fit perfectly on this device. The dashboard cover mostly fits back onto the dashboard, except a little on the b bottom, but it's not really noticeable as the screen covers that; the vents also still work well. I also had to go and buy a cable that converts the connectors in my Toyota Corolla to the standard ISO connectors that connect to the back of this digital display (labeled A and B on the back of the device). For anyone interested, I got it for $12 here: https://a.co/d/0x2yaSTThis connector works for most Toyota models (the supported models are listed on the item page, but I'd still recommend checking to make sure they will work for your car model).The display is a little big for my car, as shown in the pictures since it covers the vents and some of the air controls below. I don't really mind this, however. I like that it's a really big display and easy to see. The display has a micro SD card reader and can also read from USB drives. From this, you can play videos, view photos, and listen to music stored on the device. The radio works fairly well and the original radio antenna fits into the back of this digital display. The sound from the radio is a little muffled, however, but I don't really use the radio much, so it wasn't a problem.A phone connected with Bluetooth has two ways of interfacing with with digital display. The built-in software of the device can do some basic functions like play music, receive calls, and make calls, which seem to work fairly well. I don't really use this feature as Android Auto has all of these features, plus a lot more. The device supports both wired and wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay. However, I had a lot of trouble getting the wireless Android Auto to work well with my LG G8 phone. But, the wired Android Auto basically works instantly when I connect my phone and the digital display with a USB-C cable. As a plus, the digital display has a fast-charging, 3A USB port in addition to the regular port used to connect wired Android Auto.The Android Auto seems to work really well. The audio from the music is very clear, sounds really good and its loudness is ample. Google Maps is very handy and works very well, very similar to how it works on your phone. The Google Assistant is nice when it works, which usually does work for me. I have had an occasional bug where the Google Assistant responses can't be heard. Disconnecting Android Auto and reconnecting, however, seems to fix this. In addition, the Google Assistant voice is a little muffled, but this doesn't bother me that much. I can't really make much use of calling and texting through Android Auto since I have a Google Voice number that I use for texting and calling. There is a Google Voice application on Android Auto, which is nice, however, I can't compose new messages or call people from the Android Auto Google Voice app. I can only reply to messages and answer calls. This is less so a problem with the digital display and more a problem with Android Auto support. I can also customize some of the positions of the widgets and the menu bar from the Android Auto settings page on my phone.My phone is a little older with Android 11 and is no longer receiving updates, so I think that the reason I'm having wireless connection issues is because of my phone and not the digital display. I had a few problems with the wireless Android Auto. First, when I first connected my phone to Bluetooth, even though Android Auto was already installed, I had to manually start Android Auto by going into the phone settings, clicking on "Connected devices", and then clicking on "Android Auto" which brought me to the Android Auto settings page. Then, I found that the wireless Android Auto would work best when first setting up, by going through the Android Auto settings, pressing "CONNECT A CAR", pressing "Connect using wireless Android Auto", and then following the steps to connect with Bluetooth from there.Another error I had was when Android Auto would start to connect, but would then show an error on the phone saying "Communication error 17 - Something went wrong". This would only happen sometimes, however, and I found that the best way to fix this was to go under Developer options and enable the Bluetooth Gabeldorsche feature stack which is basically the newer version of the Android Bluetooth system used on the latest devices. Another thing that I think helped the connectivity was disabling "Media audio" usage for the Bluetooth device. I think when this is enabled, my phone treats the digital display as a wireless speaker, and that inhibits Android Auto from properly recognizing the digital display as an Android Auto device.Again, I think these wireless connection issues were largely due to my older phone and not the digital display.The included backup camera was also easy to install. You do need a tool to strip the ends of the wires to connect to the backup light and one wire going to the digital display. I got the camera working with very little hassle and it is very clear during the daytime. During the night, the camera looks a little hazy, but it still shows you clearly what's behind you.Overall, the digital display works very well and I would highly recommend it to anybody looking to upgrade their car!

Overall this is a great product. The installation was very simple. The quality of the screen is amazing. Very responsive and clear. The buttons all work as they should and are very clicky. The volume is just as loud if not louder than my stock radio. Be aware you will need to purchase an aftermarket wiring harness and dash kit to install this on your vehicle. This will probably cost you an extra $20 on top of the radio. However, I feel that it was totally worth it. Only things I will say is you lose some features when upgrading the radio. I didn’t opt in for the steering wheel controls so I lost that. However there is an option to keep those. You will lose your door chimes as well as turn signal noises. As of now I haven’t found a way to restore these sounds. The turn signals still function as normal and the lights and indicators work, just no sound. The touch screen also only has one finger touch. This means you can’t pinch it to zoom in and out on maps. There are zoom buttons for this, just an extra step. The backup camera works amazing. Picture is pretty clear overall and it turns on very fast when you shift into reverse. Overall I would definitely recommend. I installed it on a 2008 Saturn vue XR.

You can determine if this is an honest review or not, based on my other reviews:So I bought this instead of a Sony, Kenwood, or Alpine. AAND I installed it. I bought the SCOSCHE Install Centric ICFD6BN Aftermarket connection kit, and only used the harness for my 2008 Ford F150. Saved the plastic bracket crap for later: nothing matched up, so I couldn't use the Scosche nonsense plastic brackets. Took me a while, but I actually just used the trim and brackets that came with this unit, and tweaked them a bit, I mean a lot, to get those (4) screws in to replace the outdated stock unit. Actually looks quite good, but took some work.My first impressions: LOUD. This head unit is very good at outputting much, much more than my original stock stereo. Listened to A7X "Scream" at 40 volume with "Rock" EQ, and Loudness on, and I had to turn it down. Man, that sounded good.Bluetooth Connection: at first, Apple CarPlay worked fine, several times, in and out of the truck. Then, it wouldn't connect. At all.Had to reset my phone, reset the head unit. Try again. Nothing. "Enter 0000" it says. All the time.Also, as others have noted, there is no way to listen to local radio when connected to CarPlay. Big bummer. It's a different App with this stereo, so I kind of understand. I can get by with installed apps on iPhone, like Audacy, or others. But it would be nice to have this option.Mirror is a nightmare so far. I can't figure out a way to go from Bluetooth to Mirror. Perhaps it's not available. This software/firmware out of the box is sketchy at best. If I am connected via BT, the mirror option is NOT AVAILABLE. AT ALL. And vice-versa, and so on and so forth.At first, when connecting to CarPlay via BT, it was flawless, then suddenly, it would connect for music, but not CarPlay. Boo PLZ. Substandard at best.So right out the gate I asked them for software/firmware upgrade via email, as suggested with the paper insert, and I must admit they responded quite quickly. I also asked for a Ford logo. They sent me (2) links. I have not yet installed these, but when I do I will update. Hopefully this will take care of the BT connection issues, which are a deal-breaker for me. If this update takes care of my connection issues, I will update stars. If not, well, I'll rip it out and stars go down. I bought this for CarPlay. I can look past radio vs. CarPlay.So far, this head unit has very good sound and plenty of options. I bought this for ease of CarPlay. So if this is not resolved via firmware upgrade, I'll yank it out and go with an Alpine.They did ask me for a positive review for a free front camera (normal for Chinese intros), and since I've not yet installed the included rear camera, I will reserve my positive review for if this thing actually works for what I bought it for in the first place, which is seamless CarPlay. So far, before the impending firmware, I am impressed with the sound. But not the connectivity. Update to follow.UPDATE 7/15/24: So the two files sent to me were the FORD Boot logo, and the instructions. When I compared the version installed via flask drive vs. version updated, they were exactly the same. 20240307. This tells me that the firmware/software was not updated (I believe), and that the latest is from March 7. Not looking good. The FORD boot logo does look nice, and my BT CarPlay connection has not dropped as much as in the past. But that could also be a fluke; time will tell. Will update soon.UPDATE 7/30/24: I have had random disconnects with CarPlay, but overall the system has responded. Caveats below:1. When the system seems to be stuck in a loop with CarPlay, I turn off the vehicle, take the phone away (not sure if this is necessary), then get back in, start, and everything connects properly. My takeaway: Even though the head unit could be turned off with the power button while vehicle is in use, the head unit DOES NOT cycle power, because it is always connected to ACC. Cycling power via the key (and for some, opening the door) ACTUALLY turns off the unit. Then it will allow it to attempt to re-connect. This worked for me.2. I bought a third-party reverse camera, and hooked it up to this unit, and it works well. ANOTHER CAVEAT I have noticed is that while connecting this unit to your phone via Bluetooth (like getting in the vehicle and starting it), if you cycle to the reverse to activate the camera during the Bluetooth connection process, it could be wonky. In my experience, it connected via Bluetooth and annunciated, but would not show the map. My advice is to let the unit connect first. This takes a whole 5 seconds out of your day. The HORRORS.3. It is clear that the native radio, while using, will not allow you to view the map from your phone, but it does annunciate turn direction. My workaround was to install Audacy and others, because I prefer to listen to radio. For others that prefer their normal streaming, this is probably not an issue.One thing I have been doing is ripping DVD movies onto micro SD. I use MakeMKV, then use Handbrake to convert to MP4, with (need to select) MP3 audio, and +20 Gain. THIS IS THE FORMAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE USED WITH THIS HEAD UNIT. Works pretty well, and my kids can watch movies on this unit while driving down the road. Bonus is the micro SD fits snugly in the upper right corner (its home), and your saved MKV files can always be used to convert to other formats.So far, it's been a pretty good cheap unit, so I upgraded to 4 stars.Will update later.UPDATE 9/4/24: Unit still working well, and is connecting more reliably; perhaps because I have learned to adapt to the unit, and not the other way around. Upgraded stock paper 25W speakers to Polk Audio DB+572s F+R and sounds a bit better. I noticed that this unit’s EQ is not what I expected; with new speakers I leave on Flat EQ and sounds pretty good with Loudness on. Using “Rock” EQ at high volume sounds very distorted; garbage. Hope this helps some. Does not take advantage of speakers yet, due to what I have found is low output. The exaggeration of output reported by other reviewers is indeed accurate.Still sounds good with minimal fiddling, but wondering if an amp would help vs. Alpine or Pioneer replacement head. Will update later…