Dual Electronics XR4115 Multimedia Detachable Mechless LCD High Resolution Single DIN Car Stereo Receiver with Built-In USB, SD Card, MP3 & WMA Player

So...I just replaced my old Dual mechless that I've had for two years with the XR4115 -- not because it went bad; rather I wanted to transfer that one to my Gem electric car [the older one (Dual XR4110) doesn't have the faceplate, project started and completed! works great, was really easy once I found the fuse box to tap into].What was neat in the install of the XR4115 (and I'm not a gifted installer by any means), was that after figuring out the screws for the various radio / dash holds (Nissan AWD Axxess), is that I literally had to pull two plugs out of the old dual mechelss (antenna and cable attachment) and just plug those two cable into the new. Snap. Snap. Done.The old one sounded great for its class. Think, an old VW is not a Porsche (well usually).I have the original old speakers from this rare 22 year old middle class car [minus one (now three as of Aug 2012)] replaced with one (no, three) from a 2002 Subaru Baja) and for the first day (now several weeks later), I'm totally stoked. Sounds as good or better than the first mechless. Fairly intuitive. Ridiculously loud for my middle aged ears.[Grossly parenthetical note to follow: Given the state of the economy for the 99% or so, this is a great radio or at least radio type. It's amazing what global trade has brought us in cheap goods that work (at least for now!) Now if the global economy could just bring us jobs!]I'm now acutely attuned (pardon the pun, sort of), to the face light potentially going out per the other reviewers. Thank you by the way to those critical comments -- it really keeps the conversation far more robust.Naturally, hope it doesn't fail(the face light and / or the player). For now, man, that's some radio. $38 bucks delivered, free install (well me anyways).Couldn't be happier. Just for today.Also, haven't yet tested USB and Aux. input. That's next; and of course, I'll update at some point. The SD card works great btw.Update:1 week later: Everything works great!Summary==========(-) You're gambling at 50% odds or so with that face place light per the other review data (and so am I for the matter).(+) You're only gambling $38 with shipping -- and Amazon has a pretty good return policy, and the limited warranty is for one year anyways (866 382 5476 and cs@dualv.com).Recommend if you're cool with those odds.Update:09/01First, odds are working for me. I hope they are for you too!Second, I've been using the radio, well the SD part of it, for my 90 minute commutes up the coast. I'm listening to the the equivalent of a book on tape -- some Sociology lectures by Harvey Molotch. Sometimes when I miss somethings, it's pretty cool, because I can slide backward (I suppose forward too) to hear a section within a track again. Good for language learning too (which I meagerly attempt now and then).So - the verdict so far.Back to how the odds have been playing out.The lights stay on -- that is the face plate light has no issues whatsoever.The sound is good if not bordering on excellent (better since I replaced broken old speakers with used and better ones.It's not an expensive unit, but man, a lot of bang for the buck. $38 bucks with shipping. Wow (so far).

This radio is great so far. Sound good, works just fine, and is simple!I'm not going to in any way say that this is "a killer stereo" or anything silly like that. I mean $38 bucks. I can plug in anything with a headphone jack on the aux cable, put stuff on an sd card, or plug in your iPod and interface. It does its job well. Its super easy to use! volume, bass, treble, fad, bal, loud, and a couple more. Sounds very respectable. I think the sound quality of the dual stuff is very good. Not overly hyped like a lot of bigger companies. If you want something complicated with a ton of option then don't buy this but if you want something simple that you can plug your iPod in to or whatnot. It will do great! Hope this review helps people out in some way and answers some questions they have!Buy= If you want something simple that sounds goodDon't buy= If you want something with tons and tons of options and ultra hifi or complticated!

I can't speak to the longevity because I just installed it last week, but I can say that it has worked great for me so far. I didn't want to invest in an expensive stereo because I have an old car with a lot of mileage on it and I wasn't super confident in my ability to install an after market stereo myself. But the stock CD player that came in the car was dying so I decided to experiment.I installed it in a Saturn SC1 2001, with a wiring harness and mounting kit that I bought separately. The wiring harness for my Saturn had an extra orange wire that didn't have a match to the wiring on the back of this stereo, but I wrapped it up and apparently it wasn't necessary for the stereo to function. I used wire butt connectors with heat shrink casing to attach the other wires and it was very simple. I did take a star off because the installation instructions that come with the stereo were totally useless. I ignored them, and basically just shoved it in the plastic single din mounting box and screwed it in.The audio quality using the aux port isn't the best, and I have to the turn the volume up pretty high to listen to music from my mp3 player. I found that I actually prefer to load music onto a flash drive and use the USB port. And when you turn your engine off and back on, the stereo continues playing where the song left off. I loaded music in mp3 and wma format, and they all worked. The radio also works well.I haven't tested the card reader or the remote control. A remote control seems borderline hazardous while driving a car anyway.Anyway, I would call it a successful experiment. If it craps out, I'll update my review.

Finally, I found a stereo that meets the description and works. After attempting to install 4 car stereos in the last 30 days, this one does what they say it does. Others, like Boss, failed repeatedly to have SD capability as advertised. Soundstream failed to memorize setting; random play and repeat did not work x two purchases. This Dual doesn't have BT, but m,y priority was SD and Random play. It seems that today's car stereos are haphazardly designed, assembled and never tested. I never had so many problems buying and getting a new stereo to work. Update: Volume does not go very load but good for normal listening. Random play is the only bad thing of the player, it takes up to 30 seconds to play the next song. That may be enough for me to keep shopping.

Bought it for my boat. Salt air finally killed my existing deck. This new unit sounds great and so far appears to be very good value.

Just as described. Had it installed by a dealer as I don’t know how to do it

I am upgrading my previous review as my previous problem was my fault. I neglected to attach the memory circuit and this unit requires 12 v to the memory connection i order for it to turn on. My apologies for the bad review. The unit seems to work quite well when installed properly.

The unit sounds great and works well. It does need a better screen its difficult to see and read. It needs to have the ability to play more music formats. The display needs to stay on the settings you want like the clock and not go back to its home screen.

We got this radio to replace the exact one we had in our camper. Took my husband minutes to swap it out. It's a great deal for the price.