Category: (Car Audio or Theater)
Home Theater, more like “In-Car” Theater. Clarion’s overhead monitors combine all the comforts of home into a compact overhead package. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet?” That plagued sentence will become extinct with Clarion’s rear seat entertainment systems. Featuring overhead monitors ranging in size from 8″ to 15″ with built-in DVD players and wireless headphone transmitters - peace of mind is only a press of a button away. Our high-resolution TFT active matrix LCD monitors reproduce vivid colors and dimension from your favorite DVD. Now the problem will be prying the kids out of the car when you reach your destination. Universal Slim Profile MPEG 1/2/4, MP3, WMA playback Adjustable Display Modes: Wide/Normal Infrared Remote control with On Screen Display 2 Audio/Video Inputs for external devices 1 Audio/Video Output for multiple monitor applications Built In Dome light Includes 2 Headphones
Been Through 3 of these Units - Not One Works!Reviewed by E. Wensley, 2009-11-23
I've never shied away from buying refurbished products. Nine times
out of ten, they are simple "customer didn't want it" types. Well,
I've learned a lesson with these Clarion overhead dvd players.
After cutting the hole in the headliner, discovered the first unit
was shipped with the incorrect power and input pigtails. I ordered
a replacement from Amazon. Upon arrival, took the pigtails from the
new unit, connected it to the old one and installed it. Pressed the
button to release the monitor to try it out and sure enough it
doesn't open. Unfortunately, I can't have my kids pry it open with
a Swiss Army knife everytime they want to watch a movie. So I
dropped the broken one and installed the replacement unit, of
course checking if the screen dropped first! Packed the broken unit
up and gave it to UPS to send back to Amazon. The unit fired up no
problem - tested it out with a brand new Dora DVD from the wrapper
and within 5 minutes, the screen and sound froze. Ok.. Tried
another movie - this time, it froze in three minutes. Ordered
another replacement and installed it. This time, Dora didn't make
it through the previews without freezing. So much for this
experiment gone wrong!
While the items were packed nicely, each component - the main unit,
headphones and even pigtails all looked very ragged - scratched,
dirty, fingerprints all over the screens, etc. All units were
manufactured sometime in 2007.
Needless to say, I'll need to go in a different direction with a
reliable unit that will cover up the big hole that is now part of
my headliner.
Amazon has been great in with the logisitics (shipping and
returning) but their best customer service would be to stop selling
this product.
Great price on a DVD player!Reviewed by Will, 2009-09-26
I recently bought a used minivan. The DVD player wasn't working-
replacements are upwards of $800 at the dealership!?!?! Looked
around and even cheaper DVD players are more than double what I
paid for this (refurbished) unit.
I searched around and found this GEM, and after using it a couple
times, am Very Impressed.
-Picture quality is great!
-Headphones seem comfortable, and work anywhere you can see the
screen.
-Installation was fairly simple, using a metal plate and pre-run
power cables already in my van from the previous install. The
screws that came with the unit are perfect- they are self-drilling
through metal. (DON'T just screw it into the roof though!!!) The
wiring is plenty long and high-quality, with shrink-wrap even!
(Just use a HOT hair dryer once everything is installed.)
-Plenty of video options. There are 2 A/V in and 1 A/V out-
including a cable long enough to run down into even the biggest
van/SUV for a game system, vcr, satellite TV, whatever. You could
use ANOTHER A/V cable and have two different sources!
-It plays MPEG, WMV, and SOME AVI movies on burnt CDs and
DVDs.!!!!!
-Packaging was very very professional, the unit looked brand
new.
Possible CONS-
-No instruction manual in the box. It was very hard to find on the
Clarion website, search never found the model number. Look under
2007 products- [...]
-No RF modulator, needed for playing the audio on the Car's stereo
system. -But it comes with 2 pair of headphones. -But do kids want
to wear rather large headphones for a Long time?
-No regular headphone jack for other headphones. (You can buy more
IR headphones on ebay, amazon, etc...)
-No A/V jack. It's all wiring on the "top" (as mounted) of the
unit. So you either have cables hanging or have to install them to
somewhere.
-90 day warranty.
I rate the unit 5/5 based on the price and features.
Good investment with limitsReviewed by Martijn Peppelman, 2009-09-24
This product was shipped and packaged nicely. All parts were there
and it feels like a quality product. Installation instructions were
incomplete but with some trial and error learning -mainly with the
wires..- installed in a couple hours. The screws that came with it
would not hold in the headliner so I used some small nuts and bolts
to secure the bracket. the rubber gasket was a little too small so
in order for it to fit I had to cut the gasket; not a big
deal.
This monitor/player does not have speakers built in and no FM
Modulator so wireless headphones are pretty much the only option,
unless you want to route wires behind headliner etc. from the a/v
in/out jack underneath the player. Screen does not swivel. My kids
love the player. I would have loved player speakers in case
batteries in headphones run out and the option of having the sound
come from the car speakers. Overall it seems like a quality product
for relatively little money, but without some options that other
players do have.
Great player!Reviewed by Eduard M, 2009-09-12
I have seen reviews that expressed concerns about problems with the refurbished player but it turned out that I have made a good investment getting a refurbished 10 inch player for the price of the 8 inch player new. I'm very pleased with the player and hope that my kid will enjoy it for a long time from now.
Back on the road...Reviewed by L. Widjojo, 2009-08-28
After a long time searching car dvd player to replace my broken one, ... I Could't find any with the price and the quality I wanted. Most of them price more than $500.00 for 10" screen. Then I found this 10.4 inch clarion dvd player refurbish with this little price at amazon, but the review was not encouraging. But then I took my chance. Spend $70 for the installation, and now my kids enjoy their ride again after their long break. I found no problem with this refurbish product and very satisfied with overall quality, design and price. It's really help to keep my kid occupied with this product. The manufacture, clarion , also provide 90 days warranty for this refurbish product.. very happy !!!
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