(2 out of 5) Several issues - No maps from outside US
The product functionality is great. The concept, the value for the money. But the unit has several quality issues. My bluetooth stopped working after a year use and had to send it for service cause it started to boot over and over. Hope pioneer improves these products. Honestly I would think twice after buting another unit from them.
John,
2010-07-01
(1 out of 5) Avoid this product AVIC-F700BT if you can
I have not found other in-car product as annoying to use as this one. The GPS features are much inferior to other products such as Magellan. The audio sound quality is bad. You can't turn off the radio with a single click anywhere. This is especially annoying during the period when the system is slowly starting up. The bluetooth annoys your listener even more than it does to you. The GPS navigation is way too chatty, speaking 5 phrases every single turn. It pronounces "156th Ave" as "one ...
unknown,
2010-05-29
(1 out of 5) wasted my time
Don't buy this if you ever listen to sports or talk radio on AM. There is no reception. I spent a week in and out of the shop with no results.
unknown,
2010-05-13
(3 out of 5) Basically A Good Unit, But With Quirks That Might Drive You Insane - Read the Reviews Carefully Befo
First, understand this is not a car stereo/GPS unit. It's a computer with audio and GPS capabilities, meaning that it has to boot before it works. With the latest firmware upgrade, mine boots in 45-60 seconds.
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<br />Highs
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<br />Awesome sound.
<br />Excellent GPS (if antenna installed properly).
<br /> - I've been especially pleased with the "you need to be in one of these lanes" feature at freeway interchanges.
<br />Excellent Bluetooth Phone Operation.
<br />Media Flexibil...
unknown,
2010-04-15
(1 out of 5) Terribke Product
This system is garbage after 1 yr and 5 months the system started to just restart itself over and over again. They tried to blame it on the install which was done professionally, but I have looked it up and this is a common problem of course they want you to pay $200 to fix it after I paid $850. The software they have is garbage and even trying to do the updates is a challenge. Do yourself a favor buy anything but a pioneer NAVI system, or use your money to go on a nice vacation. I just through ...
unknown,
2010-04-15
(5 out of 5) great deck
great deck. GPS is excellent on this unit. it does everything i need it to do. extremely easy to update the firmware. ipod function took a long time to get vr. you can turn this function off so you have instant menu.
unknown,
2009-06-14
(4 out of 5) Didn't expect to like it so much
I am a long-time user of GPS navigation systems, MP3 players, and cell phone bluetooth, and didn't expect an all-in-one system to impress me much, but one test drive after installing it in my wife's car, and I wanted one of my own.
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<br />The main appeal of this system for us was an end to the cable clutter on road trips. We would have our GPS plugged into one power socket, our MP3 player into another, with another cable carrying the audio signal from the MP3 to the car stereo. The sucti...
unknown,
2009-05-26
(1 out of 5) To many Issues
So I installed my 700BT about a 2 months ago and let me tell you that this is the last Pioneer Navigation I will EVER buy.
<br />Where to start with the issues..............there are so many lol.
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<br />After I installed the unit I did the 2.0 update and went out to test how the GPS worked so I punched in a buddys address and off I went. About a half mile down the road it resets, I'm thinking this isnt normal so I continue on my way. After it FINALLY boots back up it keeps saying Satellit...
unknown,
2009-05-16
(1 out of 5) Overstated
If you are looking for a serious MP3 SD card car audio system, I would not recommend this.
<br />1) It is the first car audio system I have owned that takes 2 minutes to start playing. I am typically a mile or two from home before it starts up. This is the (fast) Version 2 software!
<br />2) Sometimes it starts playing. Other times it shows a disclaimer and switches to map view and starts playing when prompted.
<br />3) Sometimes it restarts at the same song it was playing when you had turned...
unknown,
2009-05-12
(5 out of 5) LOVE THIS PRODUCT
My husband and I love the GPS System and I use it all the time when going yardsaling around the area. So much better than trying to look at a map. The bluetooth is an awesome add on as well.
SummerD,
2009-05-08