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| | Features | HD radio, AM/FM radio, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA, USB receiver4 x 50 Watts MOSFET amplifier with front/subwoofer preamp outputsDetachable face with DOT display and Separated Variable Color illuminationFront-panel auxiliary input and USB port, iPod direct controlAdd optional JVC modules for Bluetooth, SAT Radio
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| | Description | JVC KD-HDR60 CD Player KDHDR60 Car Stereo Receivers | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 7.5 inches | | Product Width: | 2.3 inches | | Product Height: | 0.25 inches | | Package Length: | 10.3 inches | | Package Width: | 9.9 inches | | Package Height: | 4.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 3.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 84 reviews |
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31 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Value Mar 20, 2010
By K. howard
You can't beat this product for the price.
The FM quality is very good, very clear.
I can pick up stations that I was unable to receive before (too weak of a signal--maybe my other head unit was going bad?).
The HD is very cool; crystal clear and a wider stereo effect.
Downside to HD is that it drops out when signal is weak.
4GB usb thumbdrive worked flawlessly.
The overall sound is very good, in my opinion.
I have the option to upgrade to bluetooth and sat radio as well.
I am very satisfied.
On the downside, I find the menu and buttons cumbersome.
Some of the buttons are too small, the menus are not intuitive, etc.
The remote is VERY basic.
Still, I am very satisfied.
I give it a 5 because of the price and options.
25 of 26 found the following review helpful:
 Great unit for price, but... May 08, 2010
By Straker H. Carryer
After spending a couple weeks doing research on HD radio receivers (with it BUILT-IN, not "capable") at retail stores like Best Buy and online, I bit the bullet on this unit through Amazon. The unit shipped fast, and there were instructions to install (it also comes with everything necessary but the wire harness), as well as a 1 year warranty.
I bought this unit because it was the cheapest unit with all the features I wanted (HD Radio & USB), and also because I love the colors and way that radio presets are handled -- instead of there only being 6 buttons along the bottom so that each band can only have 6 presets like most other receivers, this unit just has an up and down arrow which you cycle through for each FM band, and has up to 18 presets for each -- and I use that amount! Also, the unit can auto-detect usb/aux inputs which is cool.
While I love many features of this unit, I do have a few issues...first of all, don't be sucked into all this "capable" BS. Bluetooth capable, etc means you need to purchase a $60-80 add-on; it is cheaper (and less of a hassle) to just buy a unit with bluetooth built in. Secondly, the way usb is handled is sort of...terrible. The navigation is just flat out awful (and I'm a computer scientist; I'm supposed to be good at this stuff!) and after reading the manual just realized it is easier to simply use the usb port as a charger, and then use the aux input to play audio so that I can control everything from my device (a blackberry). Sad, but it really is much simpler...Lastly, the remote is pretty basic and unneeded; still, I am not a fan of remotes for car stereos, so maybe I am just biased.
All in all, I recommend this unit, especially because of its low price.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Excellant feature set; great bang for the buck Aug 18, 2010
By Dig The Dome
I wanted this for the HD radio and USB feature first and the .mp3 CD next. The USB is awesome when used with a thumb drive. I like listening to certain pod casts and the thumb drive is the way to go while driving. When you are done you can delete the pod cast and replace it with another. I live in the Atlanta metro area and HD radio is plentiful, but like others have mentioned if the signal isn't just right you get nothing unless it is a simulcast with an analog FM station. The item description mentions something about IPOD, but I try to stay away from proprietary technology and opt for more of the open source style products.
Pros:
1) USB - the thumbdrive capability is perfect for updating music as the need/want arises and for listening to pod casts.
2) Audio (sound) quality rocks
3) .mp3 capability - both USB and CD - I have my base set of music on CD and the pod casts and changing music tastes on the thumbdrive.
4) ease of installation (it did replace a 13 yr old JVC)
5) can add satellite radio and/or blue tooth (blue tooth a definite possibility...)
6) Remote control is small, but for raising and lowering volume or changing tracks/stations it is perfect. Any additional capability would detract from driving safety. Nothing else should be done while driving anyway. My remote from the old unit is bigger and I will still be using it as I am used to all the buttons' locations.
Cons:
1) Wish I had been able to learn more first hand how well HD radio is implemented in Atlanta. The technology may just not be up to par yet. Others have mentioned about HD signals are either there or not. It is not unusual for the HD signal to fade and the audio to just drop without warning. If the stations you are tuned to is the digital version of the analog FM station it will jump back and forth so it isn't too bad. If it is the HD-2 or higher station or the HD-1 isn't matched to the analog FM then there is silence when the signal fades. It happens more than I would care for it to. I do live in an outlying area, but even when inside I-285 around Atlanta the stations will come and go.
2) JVC's customer service (I contacted them with a pre-sales question prior to purchase and am still waiting on response, 10 days ago.)
3) The wiring harness from the old unit doesn't match the new one. I would think JVC would try to keep things as compatible as possible to encourage more frequent replacements.
My cons don't affect the sound quality which is excellent. It has preset tone/equalizer settings that fit for most audio, but it also has the capability to adjust tone independently. A nice feature is the unit's ability to match to any color dash by changing the color of the lights that the unit presents. The display lights also dim when the headlights come on. I gave the unit 5 stars even though the HD radio is lacking, however that may not be a function of this radio but the HD technology itself.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 Doesn't work with Sirius Stiletto radios Sep 11, 2010
By Joel Kolstad
"Zimbo"
This is generally a fine radio and I agree with the other reviewers' sentiments that its sound quality is very good and it's a great bang for the buck.
But there's one BIG problem.
If you connect it to a Sirius Stiletto radio via the KS-SRA100 adapter and an SCVDOC1, the KD-HDR60 will never "see" the Sirius radio. The problem appears to be that the Stiletto takes too long to enter "Sirius Connect" mode, so the KD-HDR60 times out.
Note that it *can* successfully control an SC-C1 without problems.
Also note that the documentation both for the KD-HDR60 and KS-SRA100 clearly states that a KS-SRA100 to SCVDOC1 connection is *supposed* to work.
I've isolated this problem to the head unit by trying multiple Stilettos, multiple docks, multiple KS-SRA100's, and even a second JVC radio (the KD-S26). *It all cases, the radio can successfully connect to an SC-C1, and in no cases can it reliably connect to a Stiletto/SC-VDOC1.*
Indeed, if you start with an SC-C1 connected and then *hot-plug the KS-SRA100's connector from the SC-C1 to the SC-VDOC1* the Stiletto will now work just fine until you power-cycle the KD-HDR60 (...at which point you'll get the infamous "RESET 8" message).
I've now spent about half an hour talking to JVC about this. They're aware of the problem and agree it's possible this particular configuration just wasn't tested as "almost everyone" is using the SC-C1 these days. They're looking into what it would take to fix it... so at the moment I'm crossing my fingers!
I have been quite pleased that JVC is at least willing to work with me on this rather than just completely ignoring the problem as some large companies might.
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Update, 11/21/2010:
I did a detailed analysis of the serial commands that go between the KD-HDR60 and the SL-100 that's in the SCVDOC1 so as to ascertain what the problem is. In brief, what happens is as follows:
-- The SL-100 claims it's ready (technically, this is a "put module ready" command)... but this turns out to be not entirely true.
-- The KD-HDR60 tells the SL-100 to power on (technically, "set power mode"). Since the SL-100 isn't really ready yet, it takes several retries before the SL-100 actually responds. In fact, it may well be after the KD-HDR60 quits listening for the response... but the point is that the SL-100 *does* respond, just much more slowly than in should.
-- About 5 seconds later, the SL-100 claims it's ready again... and this time it actually means it.
-- The KD-HDR60 sends the *exact same* "power on" command (significantly, there's a one byte "message ID" in these commands packets that's typically incremented with each new command, but the KD-HDR60 resets this number to zero every time the SL-100 claims it's ready). This should be OK (if perhaps a little unexpected), but for some reason *the SL-100 never responds to this second command*. Oops! My guess is that this occurs because the SL-100 "thinks" it's already responded, since the message ID of zero was already responded to once.
-- Since the KD-HDR60 never receives a response, the whole serial interface just grinds to a halt and the KD-HDR60 never advertises "Sirius" as an option.
So, in very brief this boils down to: The SL-100 code appears to be buggy (by not responding) and the KD-HDR60's code is not robust because it hangs (rather than timing out and retrying or similar). Several demerits for the SL-100, one for JVC?
If you simply disconnect the KS-SRA100's serial receive line such that the KD-HDR60 never sees the *first* "put module ready" but then reconnect it within the 5 second window before the second one is sent, all is well (since there's no re-use of message #0).
The difference between the SL-100 and the SC-C1 is that, when the SC-C1 first says it's ready, it really truly is; the KD-HDR60 sends its "power on" message and the SC-C1 immediately accepts and acknowledges the command.
I've sent this updated information (summary and detailed serial debug traces) to JVC. Should be interesting to see what they have to say...
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Final update, 3/14/2010:
JVC was able to reproduce the problem. It's kind of a long story, but essentially they choose not to update the KD-HDR60's firmware and were unable to get Sirius to update the SL-100's firmware (this doesn't surprise me -- they haven't updated it in several years, even to the point of correcting station logos). As a workaround, they offered to give me an SC-C1 with a lifetime subscription -- with the understanding that this was a "one time deal" for helping them with the problem and not something they're intending to do for everyone who encounters the same problem; I took them up on that offer.
Meanwhile, the KD-HDR70 has come out (JVC, like many manufacturers, announced their new product lineup in January at CES). While you might assume this to be the successor of the KD-HDR60, somewhat surprisingly (at least to me) this isn't the case: the KD-HDR70 has *no* satellite radio (nor CD changer) capabilities! Kinda intriguing -- reading between the lines a bit here, I get the impression that Sirius and JVC are so busy implementing "Satellite Radio 2.0" (which is supposed to be released later this year) that they're largely ignoring "Satellite Radio 1.0," including fixing remaining legacy problems with it... and I suppose they figured CD changers are no longer required now that most everyone has an iPod or similar.
In any case, while I was really hoping the "fix" would be in the form of a firmware update, I am entirely satisfied with JVC's response and consider the issue to be resolved. If you're willing to use an SC-C1, the KD-HDR60 here is still an excellent choice, and since it's now "last year's model," appears to be available at an excellent price point (it's really a better value than the KD-HDR70 at present, IMO).
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Awsome Stereo Mar 16, 2010
By J. Lambert
iWhat/iWho who cares , you can plug a storage drive into the usb port giving you a jukebox selection, and its got hd tuner built in. these features aren't available on any other unit in this price range. Providing good speakers it has great lifelike sound and the 7 band EQ make this an awsome stereo.Its only problem is no rear rca out, my solution was to use the front rca and swap my front and rear speaker wires. It works instantly with genaric SD card and reader.
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