Supersonic SC-1963UM Detachable Panel Display with Remote Control

Supersonic SC-1963UM Detachable Panel Display with Remote Control
  • Detachable Front Panel
  • LCD Digital Color Display
  • PLL Electronic Tuning Stereo
  • AM/FM Radio, Supports CD/MP3/WMA
  • SD/MMC Card Slot, USB Input

For the price this system has a lot of really nice features. It's easy to use and puts out some decent sound.

The Good, Nice easy to read display.

Very intuitive controls.

Lots of nice features, especially the SD card, Aux, and USB inputs.

The fake alarm LED that starts flashing when you remove the faceplate is a nice touch also.

The bad, Buttons are a brilliant and lurid red color and can't be dimmed.

The SD and USB inputs have no randomization feature, so the order the files are in on the card is the order they'll play.

The USB input is on a cable from the back of the unit which is too short to reach the front. Later models have the USB on the faceplate but this model doesn't.

Also the box is LARGE. It barely squeezed in to the space I had available in my dash.

The Ugly, the front bezel is smaller than the flange on the metal mounting assembly, so there is a lip of metal sticking out around the edges when the unit is installed.

Edited to add that there IS a randomization feature, but it is not mentioned anywhere in the very limited documentation. The documentation on this unit falls into the ugly category, as it is only just sufficient to allow you to wire the unit without burning down your car. Anything else other than simply turning on the unit (including mounting and any feature other than Play-Stop) is NOT covered.

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Overall a pretty decent car stereo for the price. Full-featured and easy to install.

Note: I have not tried the CD player.

Note: The backlights and screen glow bright red, which might be distracting depending on where the stereo is mounted.

Pros:

-Good sound with standard car speakers.

-Easy to install in your dashboard

-Better than the bargain VR3 stereos (the cheaper SD card stereo). The FM tuner on this one actually works, and the memory picks up MP3 tracks where you left off.

-Has most of the standard features you'd expect: fake alarm light, random mode, radio memory, etc.

Cons:

-Some of the buttons are inconvenient or mysterious. The track forward/back buttons are hard to hit, and there are two "stop" buttons but no "pause"?

-When playing MP3s from an SD card, the stereo cuts off the first half-second or so of the file. This isn't a huge issue, but is annoying for some songs.

-No instructions on how to insert/remove the faceplate (You have to hold it in the folded-down position and push it onto the little pins at the bottom of the unit). Took a few minutes to figure out the first time.

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