Sound Storm Laboratories SD354 In-Dash DVD/MP3/CD AM/FM Receiver with 3.6-Inch Widescreen TFT Monito

• Resolution: 960 x 234 pixels
• Brightness: 400 NITS
• Digital PLL Tuning Radio
• 30 Station presets 18 FM/12 AM
• Output power: 80w x 4 channels
• Single DIN mounting Full detachable flip down front panel DVD/VCD/JPEG/MP4/MP3/WMA and CD compatible USB portSD/MMC Card PortFront Audio/Video input Compatible with audio output of iPod and other MP3 players
• Built-in 3.6" widescreen TFT monitor Resolution: 960 x 234 pixels Brightness: 400 NITS NTSC/PAL/PAL-N/AUTO compatible On screen display menu Digital PLL Tuning Radio30 Station presets 18 FM/12 AM
• Illuminated controls Preset EQ response curves Separate bass and treble Balance and fader controls Loudness Stereo/mono switch Local/distance switch
• Mute function Digital clock display Last position memory Repeat/intro/random 1-Bit D/A converter ESP (anti-skip mechanism)
• Rear view camera RCA input with trigger wire Dual Audio (front and rear)/Video RCA outputs Subwoofer RCA output Wireless remote control Output power: 80w x 4 channels

Pros: Good picture quality, fairly large screen. Supports USB, SD card, DVD, CD, and MP3/Ipod connections. Contains everything needed to install. Remote Control. You can connect multiple tvs to this dvd player, if you have multiple televisions.

Cons: If you have multiple subwoofers, consider purchasing a RCA splitter, as this has only one output for amp. The SD card is inserted under the face, between the hinges, this requires you to remove the faceplate to remove SD card. When closing the faceplate, you have to use a little bit more force than I like, but it does open and close properly.

Other Thoughts: Consider purchasing an SD card for extra storage. Remember when formatting video for SD and USB, to use MP4 or WMA formats. Overall good dvd/cd player for the price.

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I really wanted to like this stereo, simply because it has an LCD which should mean it is (supposedly) easier to find MP3s on a USB drive, DVD, SD card, etc. Well, while this device has its Pros (incl working with a 32Gb SD card), overall it falls short (well, rather slams on its face) on all the promises.

So here are the Cons which made me award 1-star rating and return the unit.

Plugging USB stick cuts off the DVD disk, so forget about having a USB drive and a DVD full of MP3s loaded. No swapping between those sources if USB is plugged.

slow operation (switching sources, reading media, etc).

overall operations logic and less-than-intuitive layout of the buttons.

Very small (almost unreadable) font for MP3 names.

no rear USB port.

non-detachable bulky wire bundle on the back of the unit (see picture).

But the real deal breakers were:

No easy way of navigating folder by folder using the buttons on the unit. I learnt that I have to scroll all the MP3 names in the folder and I have no way to jump between folders. Genius! So you can imagine the frustration if you have say 10 folders of 50 songs in each. Supposedly (maybe!) folders can be flipped via the included remote, but I never use those anyway. Besides the documentation is weak and only hints on how this whole folder thing works.

the unit TURNS ITSELF ON every 30 seconds if my 4Gb USB stick is inserted. Pop the USB drive out of the USB port and the unit stays off. Very strange!

My short verdict: AVOID.

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I was really impressed with the timing of the delivery. I got it at 2pm and had it installed by 5 from the radio dealer. But when he came to say it was finished he told me the tuner on the radio didnt work but the dvd player works great. Now if i wanted a cd player i could have bought a walkman only.