Kenwood KDC-MPV619 Car CD/ MP3 Player

Pros: Lots of features, sounds great
Cons: Don't put labels on your CD-R's

This is the third in a trilogy of reviews regarding my effort to upgrade the factory stereo system in my 2003 Toyota Tacoma. All three of these reviews tie in together since I use all of this hardware together, so you may want to read them all in order ...

Pros: Satellite Radio Ready, MP3-CD Player, Cost
Cons: Sirius satellite compatible, sound not superb

Those two things make this a worthwhile purchase; that is if you're interested in Sirius satellite radio, or satellite radio at all, for that matter.

Probably the two hottest things in car audio are MP3 capability and satellite. Both offer...

Pros: CD-MP3 player/Satellite Receiver at a good price. Works great, remote too.
Cons: Only color is silver. Terk rebate program is a bust.

I was attempting to resolve two issues.
1) Listening to annoying radio commercials while driving to work.
2) Replace my dial tuned am/fm cassette player in my 18' fishing boat.

When fishing at lakes, I can not always receive a strong...

Pros: MP3/CD-RW / Display Colors / Play-Pause Button
Cons: Limited Random

If you are a patient semi-computer savvy person who is looking for an easy on the budget MP3 player this is the unit for you.

The fact that the unit plays MP3s, has a play&pause button and has a Display that can change colors every few...

Pros: Fast MP3 Playback Usability is good
Cons: Single line display Bland visual appeal (once the wow! factor wears off)

Let me start out by saying that this review is a modified version of my review for the Kenwood 659 deck. Both decks are quite similar, so I thought it easier to just modify that review. The 619 deck is actually my friends, so please excuse all the...

Pros: Multi Color Display, easy function keys, detachable face plate, mp3/cd-r/cd-rw, and easy to use remote
Cons: available in just one color, factory presets,

I searched all around the web, did a little research and finally ended up buying this Kenwood KDC-MPV619 MP3 player at Circuit City. Since I already had pretty good speakers (X-plod in the rear and pioneer in the front)it was real easy to get this...

Pros: Excellent sound, easy controls, color selection is awesome, GREAT BUY
Cons: None.

I just got this Kenwood stereo installed in my Hyundai Sonata this past weekend. I am definitely impressed with this cd/mp3 player. The MP3 feedback is very quick, and the sound is excellent. I was also impressed with the color selection menu that...

Pros: Once you get the sound levels manually set, it doesn't sound bad
Cons: Bad interface, bad presets, ate my mp3 disk, skips constantly

I had this unit put into my car for a few days while I was waiting for my JVC KD-SH707 to ship in. They had installed MB-QUARTZ speakers and a tweeter kit, so I wsn't lacking for quality in that area.

Immediately, this thing grated on my...

Pros: loved the colors, made all my friends jealous,
Cons: Had to change the sound setting on every song

It's a great stereo for the price, I liked the fact the i could play both Cd's and MP3's on it though it took a few seconds to queue up the mp3's (i'm impatient) color changing background was really cool, the green and red are distracting at night, but...

Pros: Great sounding system for a good price.
Cons: Difficult to learn controls. Face plate connector/teeth wear over time.

I really like the system. It's easy to read the display. Have used it for 2 months now, and have no regrets. Not one skip since I purchased it and I play it whenever I'm driving. Never a disc or mp3 cd it wouldn't recognize.

Have not been...

Pros: Great Mp3 player
Cons: No filename finder

I bought this mp3 player about a month ago and I am still excited about it to this day. It loads the data fast even with multiple directories and have not had any trouble reading any CD I put in it. The only draw backs of this player is the display,...