Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #92859 in Car Audio or Theater
- Brand: Jensen
- Model: VM9311TS
- Dimensions: 8.35 pounds
Features
- 7-inch fully motorized dvd monitor
- AM/FM/CD/MP3/DVD monitor
- Touch screen
- Includes media module
- Remote control
Jensen VM9311TS DVD/iPod Multimedia Car Receiver with Motorized 7" Touchscreen
Product Description
The VM9311TS in our multimedia receiver with fully motorized 7 inch wide touch screen, that's not only compatible with several different formats but also is iPod and XM ready. No, I'm not done yet! It also includes both inputs and outputs for all your entertainment needs! DVDR, DVDRW, CDR, CD-DA, MP3, WMA, SVCD, VCD, AVI, MPEG1, 2 and JPEG NTSC composite video output Fully motorized 7 inch wide screen XM satellite radio ready (Requires additional hardware and XM radio subscription) Full function infrared remote control included Front, rear, center and subwoofer pre-amp outputs Auxiliary audio video inputs Specifications Power Output - 13 watts RMS X 4 channels into 4-ohms @ <1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio - 70dBA below reference. (Reference - 1 watt, 4-ohms) Frequency Response - 20Hz to 20kHz, -3dB. Aux input used as source reference Reference Supply Voltage - 14.4VDC DIN chassis dimensions - 2 H X 7 W X 7 D (50mm x 178mm x 178mm)
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Great features for the prices, but handicapped by many limitations
By GK
I picked up this unit without high expectations, but was very surprised with the quality of this unit for the price.The audio and video quality is superb. It wasn't installed in a vehicle with a full "system", but a plain old minivan. It replaced a 1995 Dodge Caravan factory cassette deck. Yeah, yeah I know. :)Why did I wait so long? I used an MP3 player with a RF modulator, so I didn't care about the cassette deck. My Rio Karma MP3 player served its purpose for over a year until the cassette mechanism finally took a crap on me, so it was time to purchase a new deck.I contemplated the idea of just picking up any CD/MP3 deck, but figured why not spend some extra cash and have a new toy that I can enjoy?Installation was a breeze and I had it installed, wired, and running in less than 30 minutes. The dash in my van is easy to work with, so you mileage may very for ease of installation. There's nothing special about installing this unit when compared to a standard deck.Now on to the pro's and con's of the VM9311TS:Pro's:- First and foremost is the price. You will not find any unit with the features this unit has for this price range!- Audio and Video quality: playback of DivX, XviD, MPEG's, and standard DVD's are crystal clear. No noticeable pixilation, fading, etc.- Using the touch screen to navigate through DVD's is very user friendly.- While not an iPod user yet, the ability to connect your iPod to the unit and have full control over it using the touch screen is a big plus. I actually caved in and bought an 80GB iPod Video. I haven't received it yet, but I am looking forward to getting it. I'm dumping my entire 40GB music collection onto the iPod along with all my episodes of Lost, Prison Break, Family Guy, etc onto one piece of hardware. The ability to fully the iPod using the touch screen is a big plus!- Full set of audio and video outputs. You can connect this unit to your external amp, subs, etc.- Full set of audio video inputs. You can plug in your video camera to review what you've recorded, Xbox, PlayStation, and anything else with a standard composite (RCA) yellow jack output.Con's:- Navigating a DVD full of MP3 is extremely tedious. Here's why... You get a full dump of EVERYTHING on your screen. You can't navigate by Album, Artist, Year, etc. So if I have a MP3 album of Anita Baker and an MP3 album of Usher I actually have to "click" the directory button over 50 times until I get to the artists with their name's being closer the end of the alphabet. You can also use the soft button on the screen to the next directory, but even then you have to press it over 50 times to get through your entire collection. I called Jensen and they confirmed that yes "you have to navigate through all the albums until you get to what you want.- To make things worse you can not fast-forward or rewind MP3's. This was also confirmed by Jensen.- I burned a DVD of all the current Prison Break episodes which were in DivX format. They played back beautifully, but here's the most irritating problem. As soon as you turn off your deck (i.e. turn of your car) the video will start playing over again from the beginning. You can skip over to the next video file on the disc, but again, after power-cycling your vehicle the deck will start over with the first file on the disc.- As with the MP3's you can not fast-forward or rewind individual video files. This was confirmed by Jensen.- No ability to change the look of what I call the operating system (OS). You can't change the wallpaper, color scheme, etc. What you see is what you get.- Navigating through a DVD burned with hundreds if not thousands of MP3's is extremely slow. The OS definitely needs tweaking and enhancements, so I'm hoping that Jensen releases firmware updates in the future.- Every time you turn your vehicle off and restart it, it takes up to 40 seconds before the track you were listening to resumes on a DVD-R. Navigating and resuming playback with a standard 700MB CD-R is faster when re-starting your vehicle.So with all the cons aside it's still a pretty nice unit for the price. When the iPod arrives I'll post an update and let you guys know what I think.It's unfortunate that I had to plunk down another $330 just to get the deck to be more user friendly and functional, but my hands are tied.For somebody not looking to use the more advanced features such as playback of DivX files this deck is perfect for them. Remember that you can't fast-forward or rewind MP3's, so that may irritate even the non-techie.So with review coming to an end I give this unit a 3 out of 5.George
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Great DVD receiver at a cheap price
By wsom
I bought this unit and installed it into my Tucson 2005 before Christmas. It enhanced my factory speaker system (with subwoofer) a lot, beating the Bose speaker system in my friend's Infinity G35. The DVD movie plays smoothly even when I'm driving (of course, you've got to enter some hacking code to bypass the no-video-playing-while-driving nonsense). Wy wife can now enjoy her huge collection of DVD movies in any long trips. I simply enjoy tons of music on DVD when driving alone.Only 4 stars because it was stuck at some MP3's writen on DVD. It is also a hassle to install its media module for IPOD and XM radio (but why do I need them if I can put my collection of 10k MP3's on several DVD's?).
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.Benkos
By Benjamin Morina
I bought and installed this unit on my Passat B5 and it works and looks great. Touch screen is so easy and fun.The sound is great, I connected my Iphone 3g and play the songs from it.The downside of it is the safety system: when I need to watch a DVD I have to apply and release the parking brake 8 times in every 3-5 seconds. It is annoying sometimes. I would enjoy a lot more if I could just apply the parking brake and be able to watch DVD. Besides that everything else is great.
This Page is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com
CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
