This brand is a household name for every car audio enthusiast. Mention the name Kenwood car stereo and they will know what you’re talking about.
Kenwood car stereos have produced high quality consumer electronics, test equipment and communication equipment since 1946. Kenwood car stereos primarily specialize in the design, engineering and manufacture of wireless communication infrastructure but are also renowned in the production consumer mobile and home entertainment systems. Kenwood car stereos are also committed to creating the finest quality components with state of the art technologies that has earned them a huge following in the audio products scene.
At present, Kenwood car stereos have a very impressive product lineup that would make anyone drool over, whether he is an audio enthusiast or not. For the regular Joe who isn’t really into technical stuff, and is just looking for something nice to put into his ride, Kenwood car stereos offer sleek designs that will surely satisfy anyone’s craving for aesthetic. Tech-freaks and geeks will also be impressed with the specs a Kenwood car stereo has.
A lot of Kenwood car stereo units nowadays include popup LCD panels for watching VCD/DVD movies. The Kenwood KVT-717DVD 7.0″ Wide, Fully Motorized In-dash Monitor DVD/WMA/MP3 Receiver is a good candidate for any situation.
7.0 inch Wide Color TFT Active Matrix Display
Full-automatic Open/Close with slide and angle adjustments
Interactive Touchscreen Control with OSD
Audio Easy Control Mode while Playing Visual Source
Selectable Wall Paper (6 Patterns)
Installer/Backup Memory of Audio/Video Setup
Maximum Output Power : 50W x 4 (MOSFET Power IC)
3 Preouts with 5V Pre-out Level
2 RCA AV Inputs / 1 RCA AV Output
Video Input for Rear View Camera
RGB Input for Navigation System
System Q/ System E’s+
DVD Menu Direct Touch screen Control
MPEG 1/2 Video files (.mpg) and JPEG files (.jpg) Playback
Dual Zone Source & Volume Control
DVDR/RW Compatible
External Media Control – iPod Ready
Optional TV Tuner
For those who might not get what the hell all of these means, just imagine this: a really thin monitor panel that smoothly retracts and extends at the push of a remote, crystal clear movie and picture playback, all encased in a beautiful black matte finish polymer casing done with a space age design.
If all you want is a just a regular car stereo for playing CDs’, listening to mp3s or the radio, Kenwood car stereo have a lot to choose from. A good head unit would be the KDC-MP928 AAC/WMA/MP3/ CD Receiver with External Media Control.
Auto-Slide Detachable Faceplate
Rotary Encoder & Jog Control Knob for Easy Operation
4096 Color OEL Display
Display Customize Function
Maximum Output Power : 50W x 4 (MOSFET Power IC)
ACDrive (Advanced Codec Drive)
AAC/WMA/MP3 Playback
G-Analyzer (Graphic Motion Analyzer)
Built-in DSP : DTA/System Q(4band P-EQ)/Digital E’s/SRS
WOW Digital Effect
O.D.D. (Offset Dual Differential) D/A System for Sound Quality
Installer/User/Backup Memory of Audio Setup
SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ready
HD Radio Ready
External Media Control – iPod Ready
Dual Zone Source & Volume Control
AUX Input
Gold Plated 3 Preouts with 5V Pre-output Level
The Kenwood car stereo auto slide detachable faceplate allows you to take the faceplate (one which has all the buttons) in order to prevent theft by taking away the functionality of the unit left in the car.
