Pioneer DEH P-835R

Price Paid:  $600.00 from Crutchfield

Year / Model Reviewed:
 DEH-P835R

Strengths:
excellent CD and audio performance. lovely display.

Weaknesses:
very vulnerable to summer heat

Summary:
i paid too much for this excellent product when it just came out. i also did not shop around properly. anyway, now i need a spare part: a face- plate ribbon cable (CNP3847). anyone know where i can get this part? also, i never was able to use RDS or TA. anyone know where i can use it? lastly, when i used it in my car in summer in VA, the CD player seems to have gotten screwed. the CD will not rotate at all. anyone know how to handle this? my advice: shop around after waiting for prices to fall. also, avoid too much heat. thank you in advance, Aaron

Similar Products Used:
toyota factory cassette player

Price Paid:  $380.00 from aafes

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Pioneer deh-p835r

Strengths:
power, display, flexable outputs, reliability

Weaknesses:
over 3 years track forward button is hard to use, display is hard to see in the sun

Summary:
I have had this stereo headunit in two cars now, and I absolutly love it. It is fun to use, lots of gadgets, sub output, many differant settings, and the RDS system is awesome, everyone I know offers to buy it, because it is truely unique.

Price Paid:  $329.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1997 DEH-835R

Strengths:
- 3 Pre-amp outputs with flexible control. - Superb tuner with RDS+ID-Logic - Built-in Subwoofer controls

Weaknesses:
- Display washed out in the sunlight - No CD-Text support

Summary:
This was my second CD head unit I personally owned (installed and used over 15 different ones for my friends). I had an older Pioneer CD unit that worked well so I stuck with them. This had everything I needed: 3 pre-amp outputs, RDS, ID-Logic (which was great when trying to find radio stations on long trips), CD-player, and subwoofer controls. I only recently replaced it with a Pioneer DEH-7400MP because I wanted MP3 playback. Overall it was the best CD player I could get for the money.

Price Paid:  $70.00 from Uncle

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Pioneer DEH-P835R

Strengths:
All those features.

Weaknesses:
Impossible to read at direct sunlight.

Summary:
Got this player from my uncle for a joke price, when he was selling his car and the new car he was buying had an integrated hi-power sound system. It was really a great deal, I had an old cassette player in my car before this cool player.

Similar Products Used:
None, this is really unique to me.

Strengths:
Cool looking display, like the full fold down face plate.

Weaknesses:
Display hard to read in sunlight. The 1/2 volt pre amp output was a little low for me.

Summary:
Paid around 300 online, Loved the unit. Never had any problems with it, i just decided to upgrade to the 900r cause I got money and wanted the EQ features, plus the motorized face plate. I reccomend the unit to anyone who likes a busy display. I really enjoyed the cd player.

Similar Products Used:
DEH900R (premier 99 version)