PURCHASED, AWAITING DELIVERY KENWOOD EXCELON XXV-05V Anyone have one of these yet?

[FLYINGBADGER2006]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Surferjo:
I had that in my Wrangler. With the screen out it blocked the air vents no big deal but here are some things I found annoying for a $2k car stereo.

When playing DVD's or MP3 CD's if you change the sound source say to the radio or Sirius it keeps playing the DVD or MP3 Disc so you come back to your movie after listening to Hair Nation or Raw Dog only to find the credits rolling or your back to the intro screen. Same with CD’s.

It’s a touch screen right? Well not all the time. If you play a DVD you cant hit the play button on the screen you cant even hit the play button on the unit. You can only start the movie from the remote.

The screen layout looks like it was thought up by a 2 year old. Really poor use of space.

During the day the screen can at times be hard to see. Watching DVD's is next to impossible.

All in all it was an impressive stereo. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it very much but for that kind of money I would have liked to have seen something a little more intuitive. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

LOL! I will agree I do find the screen layout (desktop) graphics look a bit horrid. Also by not having a sun roof(I wish I did though)and having my windows tinted I should enjoy the screen even in the day. You say you had yours in a Wrangler? Like a soft top? I could see how hard it would see the screen if you had the top down or something like that. Also I would'nt have the cohonies to put something this expensive in a Wrangler (i.e. a softtop) The top or side plastic windows would be slashed and the radio gone. Even if I had the detachable face plate in hand. In my last SUV I had a Clarion DVD in dash player and I had to operate the controls thru the remote, so using the remote won't be an issue with me. Boy, I sure do appreciate your review on the radio and your comments.