Thinking about buying this CD/MP3 Player for my car. Your opinions?

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Piano Man

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I own a 2003 Hyundai Elantra and I'm going to be doing a lot of traveling next year. So I decided to go for an MP3 car player. After doing some looking around, I came to this head unit by JVC. It looks good, has a nice screen interface, 24bit Resolution, 7 band EQ, MOSFET, and a motorized face. I can also get it for $280 shipped. Your thoughts? I really don't want to spend any more than that, but I'm open for suggestions.

JVC KD-SH9750 CD/MP3 Player


KD-SH9750
Manufacturer's suggested retail price: $459.95

Power Output: 200W Max. (50W x 4)
MOS-FET Power Amp
Motorized Slide-Out Aluminum Face
Personalized Image Capture Technology (PICT)
MP3/WMA/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible
Customize the head unit's display with free images and animations from JVC, click HERE for a preview.
7-Band iEQ
Gold-Plated Line Output Terminals (2 pairs)
Subwoofer Output Terminals with Level/Frequency Control
4 Volt Line Output Level
Multi-bit (24-bit Resolution) 1-bit DAC
Adjustable Line Input
HS-IIIi Tuner
Station Name Registration
Rotary Encoder Multi-Control
Multi-Function Wireless Remote Control
3D Graphics Display with Contrast Control
Switchable Dimmer
Detachable Control Panel with Carrying Case
CD Text, Disc Name Registration
CD Changer Control with Disc Name Registration, Random/Repeat Play (2 Modes), Intro Scan (2 Modes)
CD Player Intro Scan
CD Random and Repeat Play modes
Direct Track Access (1-12)
Direct Disc Select (1-12)
18 FM & 6 AM Presets
SSM (for FM)
AFNS/PNC
COMPU PLAY
Electronic Volume Control
Preamp Fader Control
2 Year Warranty
 
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LS20

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i think its cool... i highly considered its predecessor (9700) before finding a deal on my alpine 9813... jvc are supposed to make terrific mp3 cd players

however, have you considered getting a normal plain cd player with aux input, and then using a portable mp3 player?

jvc makes head units with front aux inputs that are perfect for this application. get yourself a 250$ creative zen with excellent sound output, and you'll never have to burn a cd again!

the other benefit is that you can make multiple playlists on the zen (with songs from the 20/30gb collection), and play them in the car w/o having to burn CDs for specific moods or swapping CDs in and out
 
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Siddhartha

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Originally posted by: Piano Man
I own a 2003 Hyundai Elantra and I'm going to be doing a lot of traveling next year. So I decided to go for an MP3 car player. After doing some looking around, I came to this head unit by JVC. It looks good, has a nice screen interface, 24bit Resolution, 7 band EQ, MOSFET, and a motorized face. I can also get it for $280 shipped. Your thoughts? I really don't want to spend any more than that, but I'm open for suggestions.

JVC KD-SH9750 CD/MP3 Player


KD-SH9750
Manufacturer's suggested retail price: $459.95

Power Output: 200W Max. (50W x 4)
MOS-FET Power Amp
Motorized Slide-Out Aluminum Face
Personalized Image Capture Technology (PICT)
MP3/WMA/CD-R/CD-RW Compatible
Customize the head unit's display with free images and animations from JVC, click HERE for a preview.
7-Band iEQ
Gold-Plated Line Output Terminals (2 pairs)
Subwoofer Output Terminals with Level/Frequency Control
4 Volt Line Output Level
Multi-bit (24-bit Resolution) 1-bit DAC
Adjustable Line Input
HS-IIIi Tuner
Station Name Registration
Rotary Encoder Multi-Control
Multi-Function Wireless Remote Control
3D Graphics Display with Contrast Control
Switchable Dimmer
Detachable Control Panel with Carrying Case
CD Text, Disc Name Registration
CD Changer Control with Disc Name Registration, Random/Repeat Play (2 Modes), Intro Scan (2 Modes)
CD Player Intro Scan
CD Random and Repeat Play modes
Direct Track Access (1-12)
Direct Disc Select (1-12)
18 FM & 6 AM Presets
SSM (for FM)
AFNS/PNC
COMPU PLAY
Electronic Volume Control
Preamp Fader Control
2 Year Warranty
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I would get one that has an aux input. You can plug your mp3 player, laptop, etc into it and really have control of what you listen to.
 
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LordJezo

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Buy my JVC KD-SH99 for $200 less..

How's $250 sound?
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Oh wait.. you said you can get that one new for $280...


Go for it. I love the JVC mp3 head units.
 

Save yourself some money and get a eclipse locally. Way better sound quality. If your headset on it though, its not horrible.
 
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Piano Man

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Originally posted by: Phocas
Save yourself some money and get a eclipse locally. Way better sound quality. If your headset on it though, its not horrible.
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How much better? I've always thought that going with audiophile stuff in a car is kinda weird since you will have some noise no matter what. But more info in the eclipse please. Never heard of them.
 
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Insane3D

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Whatever you do, don't buy from Crutchfield....waaaaaay overpriced.

I got the Pioneer DEH-P750MP for $275 shipped here.

It's a much more feature packed and advanced model than the JVC, and it is cheaper than Crutchfield is for the JVC.

:)

Edit:

Feature List:

GENERAL FEATURES:

MOSFET 50W x 4
XM Satellite Radio Ready
8 Character display for XM Radio text (no scroll) with GEX-P900XM or GEX-FM903XM

16 Character display for XM Radio text
(full display) GEX-P910XM or GEX-FM913XM
XM Mode (Channel/Category) key
10-Key Card Remote
Direct Access to MP3 tracks or XM channels (XM tuner required)
Rotary Volume Control (Pop-Up)
EEQ Performance Chip
3-Band Parametric Equalizer (Adjustable Level, Frequency and Q Factor)
Easy EQ (EEQ) with EQ-EX switches 10 Factory,
2 User EQ Presets
Source Custom EQ Memory (Independent Custom Memory for each source)
Selectable Loudness Control (Low/Mid/High/Off)
SFEQ (Sound Focus EQ)
Additional Independent Bass / Treble Control for Front / Rear
ASL (Auto Sound Levelizer)
Two-Way Crossover
Front/Rear HPF (50/80/125Hz,
-12dB/oct)
Selectable LPF (Low Pass Filter) (50/80/125Hz,
-18dB/oct)
Sub-Out Level (-12dB to +12dB) and Phase Control
Independent Subwoofer Outputs
IP-Bus System Control
XM Satellite Radio
MCD Control
DVD Control
TV Tuner Control
Auxiliary Input (CD-RB10 or CD-RB20 required)
2 External Unit Control
S.L.A. (Source Level Adjustment)
Selectable Fader Control
Hi-volt RCA Preouts (x3 pair, Front, Rear & Sub) (6V)
Organic EL Display with new white color
Full Dot design (128x33 + 24x33 pixel)
Entertainment mode with Full-motion 3D graphic animations
2 screensavers (Water Board, WRC Racing)
2 Level Meters
4 background animations
Clock Display and Off (Text-only) modes
Soft-Key mode with simplified graphics and easy operation
16 Character text display capability
Adjustable brightness level (16 Mode)
CD-R PC Link

Please visit the following link for downloading:
www.pioneer.co.jp/car/pclink2/


Cellular Mute input wire
Clock
COMPACT DISC

Track Scan/Pause/Repeat/Random Play
Audible Fast-Forward/Reverse (CD Audio)
Playback Compatible with Digital CD-R and CD-RW
Disc Title Memory (48 Discs)
CD Text
AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
WMA / MP3 CD-ROM Playback
Pioneer Digital SpeedRead mechanism for faster performance
ID3 Tag Capability (32 character with Auto-Scroll, On/Off)
8x oversampling
3-beam laser pick-up
1-bit D/A Converter
Anti-shock mechanism
CHASSIS

DIN Mountable
Detachable Face (faceplate carrying case included)
Flap Face
Radio

Supertuner® IIID? Digital Tuner
24-Station/6-Button (18FM / 6AM) Presets
BSM (Best Station Memory)
Up/Down Seek with Selectable Local Seek Tuning
 
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new2AMD

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Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
I'm happy w/ my JVC SH-99 that I got two years ago. Works great.
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couldnt agree more.

LordJezo

Buy my JVC KD-SH99 for $200 less..

How's $250 sound?
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459 is the msrp...its goin for 299. so youd have to sell it for like 50bux.
 
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ucdnam

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That's a fine deck for you. I've owned 3 models in my time and have friends who own others. Unless you're a full out car audiophile, that'll work. I have one of their 9000 series decks, forgot which one.

Anyway, it was cheap, looks nice, and works w/o any problems. My favorite options are:
- random folder or random disk
- different display options, and support for id3v2
- lots of eq settings

The rest of the options I don't even use lol. It does come with a line-in (aka auxilary in), so you can attach any other player or laptop if you want to.
 
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ucdnam

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I just checked your link and yea, that's the one I got ;) I have the 9700 though, dunno the difference of the top of my head.

I owned the sh99 and the difference between the two is a much improved display so you can actually read the deck in daylight. The previous model's display was too weak for that.
 
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