- MP3 & WMA Compatible
- Plays CDs, SD Cards, USB Flash Drive & audio input
- 180 Watts Power
- 30 Station Presets
- Remote Control, stereo audio cable and manual included
Product Description
This car CD Player by VR3 features inputs for external sources such as an MP3 player or DVD player, a USB port to play music stored on a flash drive and an SD card slot. Compatible with MP3, WMA and CD/CD-R/CD-RW Stereo/AUX Input 30 Preset Stations 4 Speaker Channels 2 Channel RCA Preamp Outputs 180 Watts Total Maximum Power (4×45 Watts) 4 X 45 Watts RMS Electronic Detachable Face Plate Single Din Format Remote Control, stereo audio cable and manual includ… More >>
VR3 AM/FM Stereo CD & MP3 In-Dash Player w/ SD & USB
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#1 by David C. Kuhns on May 28, 2010 - 9:28 pm
This radio does it all but I had a little trouble cramming it into my 1996 F250 extended cab truck. The length from front to back is just about 1/4 inch too long to fit flush into the dash and I was not able to utilize the tabs you are suppose to bend down to hold the outer housing into the opening in the dash. The reason is the stock bracket I used from the back of the stock radio has to be positioned at the rear of the radio and has to stick up slightly above the radio in order to slide into a track that runs from front to back. This track is what supports the rear of the radio when you push it into the housing. If you install the tabbed housing first like the instructions show, you cannot slide the radio into the slot because of the rear support sticking up above the rear of the radio. This is a great radio and would buy another if this one ever crap’s out.
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Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by j.la on May 28, 2010 - 11:43 pm
My bf recently installed this player in my car. Apparently, it was too long for my car, and stuck out quite a bit, so he did some modifications to the part that holds the player up. Unfortunately, I think his fix to this problem is what causes the music to stop each time I hit a minor bump in the road. I don’t *really* know if this is the fault of the player or the installation job, but it irritates the heck out of me.
The other thing it does: I might have it tuned into a station that is considered “public radio.” Pretty much at random it will decide to start sorting thorough ALL the local radio stations before it lands on another station that is called “public radio.” It is just the weirdest thing.
And also the clock display (or lack there of) bugs me, especially at this point where it is not even playing music reliably.
I would give it 1 star only, but there is a possibility that it’s not the players fault (just the installation job). ALTHOUGH… if the darn player wasn’t so long, it would have been a lot easier to install. Whatever, 2 stars are good enough for this pos.
-Jennifer
7/21/09
I take it all back! After my bf had a chance to see what it was doing, he took everything apart again and found out that there was a disconnected wire that was hitting something and shorting out (and even burned out the fuse for the dashboard lights). After going over the wiring a second time and securing it better, it works just the way you’d expect it to.
The clock still is irritating though, but it hardly matters now that the music is playing.
If I could adjust the stars, I would now call it a 5 star stero.
Rating: 2 / 5
#3 by Steven M. Shaffer on May 29, 2010 - 1:03 am
I`ve bought two of these units one in my truck and one on my motorcycle. The CD player is very good it doesn`t skip when riding over bumps. But the best feature for me is the SD player, I can play downloaded music from my computer to SD cards and play them 2gb`s worth. You can also plug in your external device {I_POD, GPS etc}
Thanks Steve
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Paul Allen on May 29, 2010 - 1:37 am
Just purchased this VRCD400-SDU for $100 @ Target, and I am thoroughly amazed at the useful features it has. Gotta thumb drive with your brand new mp3s you just downloaded? Just plug that baby in, and in a few seconds, they’re playing. SD card? sure! Ok, so what about my (P.O.S.) iPod? Yep, can even hook that up to the aux input (Although I’m unsure why you’d want to, throw that proprietary crap in the trash, IT SUX!!)
) Anyway, unit sounds great, even on my little old stock paper cone speakers in my ‘88 Cadillac DeVille. If you want to get some quality and features you’ll actually use for $100, go get this unit right now; you will NOT be disappointed. Ok, I’m going to play with it some more now!
REVIEW UPDATE:
It is now Monday, August 31st, 2009, which means I’ve had this head unit over a year now. I have since sold the Cadillac it was in, but I kept the head unit, and installed it in my ‘88 Cheep Cherokee Limited. In the year I have owned this unit, I have had only one issue with it, and it seems to be pretty rare… Sometimes the MP3 decoder seems to glitch while playing from my USB thumb drive or my SD card, and all I hear is static. Unplugging & re-plugging the thumb drive/SD card in resets the decoder, and all is well. It’s only happened about 3 times in the year I’ve owned it, and it could be due to the fact that I use a thumb drive & SD card that’s larger than it’s specified maximum. The manual says you can use up to 1GB device, and my thumb drive & SD card are 4GB. However, other than that, I haven’t had ANY issues with it at all, and have been extremely pleased with it’s operation.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Cyr on May 29, 2010 - 3:29 am
I often record tracks/files that have 2 hour or more of continuous music for MP3 playback. This unit does not have resume play. Therefore, each time I start the CD/MP3 after the power is off or I cycle through the modes (Tuner/AUX)it starts the track from the beginning. This is the only detractor from an otherwise superb unit.
Rating: 3 / 5