Clarion VZ309 3.5-Inch Single-DIN Multimedia Station with USB Port |  | Brand: Clarion
Category: Car Audio or Theater
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $229.00
as of 3/10/2010 01:20 MST details
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Seller: Gadgets_Games_Goodies
Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 15160
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 7 x 2
MPN: VZ309
Model: VZ309
UPC: 729218017760
EAN: 0729218017760
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
 | AM/FM radio, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA, USB receiver | | | 4 x 50 Watts maximum power with six channels of preamp output | | | 3.5-inch LCD display with 320 x 234 resolution | | | Includes USB port, front AV input; easily add iPod direct control, SAT/HD radio ready, rear-view camera input | | | One year warranty |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 24
 This is a great head unit for the price March 3, 2010
Gift Card (CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, US)
This is a great DVD player for the price. have not had any problems with it yet I have only had it for about a month or so but its great.
vz309 March 2, 2010
Freddie R Taylor Jr
Purchased this when Amazon had it on sale for $130 with the free HD tuner. Pretty good if you got it on the sale. Good upgrade from factory stereo that came with my Corolla. The factory speakers sound much better with more power going to them. I haven't used a DVD with it, but videos from the iPod nano looks good. iPod interface is so-so, and it would have been great if you could control videos as well as music from the stereo once you add the ccuipod3 cable.
An Excellent value on sale, but I wouldn't pay regular price for this. February 22, 2010
Mark Zickefoose
DISCLAIMER: the four-star rating is entirely dependent on buying it at the sale price of $129 plus a free HD Tuner.
I read all the reviews for this radio before I bought it, so I had some idea of what I was getting myself into, and for the most part, it was what I expected - a rebadged Jensen unit that isn't terribly fast but has a pile of features. It replaces an aging Aiwa that apparently had forgotten how to filter out engine noise properly.
While I knew what to expect, a few issues have appeared over the past few weeks of use:
1.) The HD Radio is LOUD. This wouldn't be a problem if the iPod and AUX inputs weren't so QUIET in comparison - I have to crank the volume to listen to my iPod, but if I forget to turn it down before switching back, the radio is so loud it trips the overload circuit. The reception and sound quality are excellent, but just setting volume levels by input would have solved this without potential ear or amplifier damage.
2.) While the face is gorgeous to look at, it's a pain in the sphinctral region to use while driving - there is practically no tactile dimension to the face - everything is so flat you have to guess and hope that you are pressing the right button without looking away from the road. I've put it on shuffle several times and didn't know it until songs came up out of order.
3.) Combine #2 with the slow interface and iPod navigation can quickly become a chore - the unit only loads TWO ITEMS at a time. If you try to select the third or fourth item quickly, the selection simply switches between the first and second lines unless you wait for it to load the next two items. I have five thousand songs on my iPod, in dozens of categories and hundreds of folders, and that's a long ways from what the newest models can hold. Also, after stopping and restarting the car (and maybe after just playing music for a while), pressing the 'back' button doesn't merely back you up one level as it does on the iPod, it returns you to the TOP MENU. Which means you have to slog through the mud to get BACK to where you were if you just wanted to listen to another album in the same category, or by the same artist. I may have to go back to using the AUX in cable and a charger, since I can navigate to any song directly in a small fraction of the time the Clarion can do the same. USB files have the same problem.
While the VZ309 is certainly worth the $129 sale price (more so when Amazon throws in the free HD Radio tuner), and performs quite nicely within limits, I wouldn't bother spending more than $200 on this, as the equivalent Jensen that shares the VZ309's hardware and software is available from Amazon for less than that. For $265, there is better to be had here and elsewhere.
why has price so high? February 18, 2010
M. Salakaia (US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I do not understand why has the price risen so high in one day. Some days ago it was $120, now it's $269 despite the negative reviews there are on Amazon and in internet??? In most reviews there is said that this model is worth buying if the price would be like $130 so who will buy it for $269?! I do not understand why have the price risen
Best Deal ever February 18, 2010
Herminio F. Pagay Jr. (Honolulu, HI USA)
First off I self installed this and love it, this deck replaced an Alpine CDA-9853 deck and runs to an Alpine PDX-5 amp to power all of my Alpine Type-S components, coaxial and subwoofers. I have been installing my own car stereos for years. I was shopping for a In-dash DVD player with HD Radio and discovered this deal on amazon.com One of the best feature is the HD radio, Finally I can listen to music without annoying commercials and stupid discussions played on normal FM. The sound quality is great and the deck looks beautiful not to mention the best deal here on amazon. There's a few flaws this unit has. One is the small size of the clock display, I wish that it would be bigger. Another flaw is when in aux mode you are stuck with a gray screen with the time and "av1" displayed in the corner. It has an RCA video input but useless without the RCA audio input, this limit the expandability of unit like adding a game console but you can't hear it.
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