Serious glare issue

Bought this unit DNR476S because it could handle three cameras and had navigation. I really like it but during the day the glare on the screen is so bad that you cannot see what is being displayed. I am investigating non-glare screen protectors with the hope that they will fix the glare problem.

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Just installed seems really nice whey better than the one I had.

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Great systems does what its advertised to do.

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Good for the money

This is a very nice unit but it lacks some of the features of the more expensive units from Kenwood. It does not have an HD radio but, I never heard much improvement from other Kenwood HD radios and I have had a bunch. It does not have DVD/CD ability but I only really miss the ability to angle the screen to the optimal position. To mirror your android you must connect it via a USB cable to connect Android Auto. You do not have to physically connect it if all you want to do is listen to your podcasts and make/receive phone calls. If you want to mirror your android wirelessly then you will need a DNX996XR or DNR876S. All that said if you want to have DVD/CD as an option it will cost about $100 more. If you want HD radio in addition to DVD/CD you can add another $100 to the number.

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It definitely sounds good, and I like the navigation. I still haven't been able to figure out how to dim it down, at night it is super bright

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I have only installed one of 2 cameras so far but going over everything I received, it looks top notch. The harness and interface are amazing. Buy the assembly option for sure. for the money, you will be glad you did.

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Good Choice for Our RV

Bought this unit to replace an old Alpine head unit in our RV. Did a lot of research on GPS head units before settling on this Kenwood. For our needs, this was the best bang for the buck. Crutchfield was also the best place for our purchase, given their after purchase installation support and warranty/return policies. Price was competitve with other vendors also. Altho only in the first month of use of the new setup, so far no regrets.

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Great to have one that works.

Once finally back in stock, this was purchased to replace a faulty (refurbished) DDX6906S that would constantly freeze up and Android Auto that had stopped working. It's great to have a screen that doesn't freeze up and functioning navigaton that negates the need for Android Auto. Installation was plug and play since I'd already spliced in the Kenwood harness for the previous receiver. Really like the split screen setting between navigation and the music that's playing. Unfortunately Kenwood never tested this for driving at night, as it barely dims when the headlights are turned on and it's absolutely blinding while driving at night. Additionally, it's disappointing that Kenwood has decided to remove the volume knob from most of their products. I knew these two items when I purchased it, although wanted the Garmin GPS.

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2017 Jeep Wrangler UPGRADE!!

With the plague on, finding a decent head-unit from Kenwood had been hard. Luckily, the email notification tool from Crutchfield allowed me to get this head unit when a few came in stock. I opted for the full install kit in addition to the head-unit. Of course UPS took their sweet time (6 days) but eventually the shipment arrived and all the parts and pieces were accounted for. Using the Maestro Rr and the wiring harness made set up easy. But...the Metra mounting kit was crap. The two nose pieces bowed out, away from the face and the side panels were flimsy. Nothing would make it sit right in the dash. I bought a Schosche kit from Amazon which fit the dash better and was thicker than the Metra. It also brought the face up closer to edge of the dash. The Kenwood deck is a little slow to start, about 15 seconds but overall is a significant upgrade from the stocke 430N. I have the Alpine system and the Kenwood brought it to life. Carplay is also a huge improvement over UConnect for phone. Overall, a good upgrade to factory. Minus one star for the Metra dash kit and slow startup.

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Fort Worth

I replaced my 16 year old factory stereo which actually worked, with a Kenwood which I purchased from Crutchfield, that has a radio that quit working in less than two years. I couldn't be less happy this situation. The radio stopped won't pick up any stations and it won't even scan. I hooked several other antennas directly to it and it still didn't work. I don't believe that it is my truck antenna. I reached out to Kenwood and then had me load in a new firmware update. This new firmware didn't work either. I contacted Kenwood and they said I should download the IHEART app! I don't want a IHEART app. I like to listen to the radio because I don't like jacking with my dang cell phone when I am driving. I should give this 1 star but everything else is still working. This problem certainly explains the one year warranty. I always though Kenwood produced quality equipment. Sadly, this isn't the case.

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Absolutely love this system. Installation was about 4 hours. It took me over a year to get brave to remove the OEM stereo. Looks great. Sounds better. Lost a star because it was a bit harder than it was supposed to be.

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Me and my son worked on hooking up the system all weekend. Total if about 20 hours and had to give up for now. We were told hook up would be pretty easy and so far that is not true. We are in no way audio people but this is much harder than expected. I should of bought a system that is more compatible with the car. A 370z

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Kenwood DNR476S

We, the wife and I, do a lot of road trip adventures. I chose this model for a few reasons. Kenwood makes a great product. The features built in GPS by Garmin so no need for cell phone to crap out. Plenty of USB ports etc. No need for discs. Series FX radio so we can travel urban suburban and outback and stay dialed in!

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Lots of features for the price

I put this in my Highlander and what a difference, just like all the radios it does take a bit to boot up. But once it's running it works great. Still adjusting to all the features this radio offers. Uploading the Kenwood apps also opens up more features thru the Apple Play.

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Some of the best customer support. Thank you!

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Great value

Great head unit with an ample array of feature. The nav. feature lacks some refinement and the Android Auto has some connectibility issues but that lies with Google. Otherwise a solid and reliable mid priced receiver. Great value.

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Kenwood DNR476S

As always Kenwood delivers with the DNR476S! Awesome receiver with great features. Set up is simple and if needed Kenwood has a great manual available. Installation went very well. Mine went into an older RV motor home. With good measurements and careful planning, the dash was carefully cut and trimmed to fit the new double din receiver. Hooking up the wires was no problem following the manual. A little extra time adapting to the older RV wiring was required. But having Crutchfield technical assistance available makes it all the easier! I added two new Polk Audio DB 652 dash speakers to replace the old worn out factory speakers.. wow what a difference! I also added a panel mount USB to make plugging our iphones that much easier. It really makes a clean instlation vs. having a USB plug hanging down somewhere to try and plug in. Our first trip is coming up and we're looking forward to using the new navigation and great audio.

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I love the features and the gps is always on point. I haven't had no issues so far!!!

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Map Updates Are Really Poor

This is a terrific looking unit, and sounds really good and allows for many customization features. I have it hooked to a back-up camera and the picture is excellent. When I first installed it, I loaded it with a 256 Gb Micro SD card with 7000+ FLAC encoded songs and although it gets "lost" after a car restart while indexing, plays all my music with admirable fidelity and reliability. The screen is washed out frequently as it cannot be made bright enough to overcome a sunny day at most angles. But, my biggest complaint is the total lack of support from Kenwood regarding map updates. I contacted Garmin and they update maps frequently, but Kenwood typically releases the updates only annually and then at a cost of $74. When I wrote them about it, they were very unhelpful saying, "The release date for future updates is not available. Unfortunately we cannot confirm when an update will be released or what it will address." My recent $74 update is missing a major freeway that has been open since Dec. 2019. Furthermore, the updates MUST reside on the SD card which has to stay plugged into the unit, meaning that all my music had to be moved to an expensive new 256Gb USB stick, although it plays fine from there also. So, since you have to follow Kenwood's unnecessarily complex and expensive map update process which lags way behind reality, you should plan on never having the most current Garmin maps.

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Amazing car stereo

Awesome deck. Install was super easy with crutchfield guide. Navigation is very accurate even when in Hawaii. For the price, this deck is a must.

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Good radio had issues.

Nice radio with good features. Personally did not work for me due to the iDatalink setup which did not retain my back up camera. One complaint is that the my volume was very different from being connected to just being Bluetooth. I could not find a setting to correct this either. So basically I couldn't hear without it being plugged in and phone calls had to be turned all the way up. Last complaint I thought maps would be free like all other Garmins this is not true cost about $70 a year if you want the most up to date maps.

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Awesome head unit

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Impressive

Works great had some minor wiring issues that tech support helped me with. They were very knowledgeable. Touch screen works flawlessly. From the time you hit the power button it takes about 25 to 30 seconds to startup. Lots of features. The more you use it the easier to becomes. Integrates well with backup camera. Navigation works great and was able to play music through SD card or USB. No issues with bluetooth/handsfree

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Easy to setup. Install was a snap with the included installation kit

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Very satisfied with the unit. It fit perfectly with the dash conversion kit I ordered. Only critiques I'd offer is that I'd prefer volume control/mute know over the buttons, and I found it very odd that the emergency brake sensor line had to be attached solely for the purpose of installing the Android phone software.

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Great radio

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I have purchased two of these, both with the Idatalink Maestro. The first was for a 2009 F150 and I have been very happy with the DNR476S and with the integration to the vehicle. The second was for a 2018 RAV4. The integration with the Rav4 is exceptional. The two things that really impressed me was retaining the enhanced backup guide lines, that turn with the steering wheel, and the audio, track and station info on the instrument cluster display. I am also pleased with the Garman gps, which actually was a major reason for choosing this unit. I would recommend this to anyone looking for built in gps.

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Easy installation.. Fits well. 2006 jeep wrangler tj

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New Kenwood upgrade

Installation was pretty straight forward as I had modified dash to put another radio in. I was not happy with that radio and after using it for a year I decided to upgrade to a better unit. Hit a couple snags on the installation and called for help. Both times the Crutchfield tech was patient and got me through the problem. I know they help a lot of people every day but they treat you like you are the only one. I could not be happier with this unit and am glad I decided to upgrade. I'll be a Crutchfield customer for life as they are the kind of people that treat you like a customer they value. Thanks Crutchfield!

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A lot of features

A lot of great features. Love having Apple CarPlay and Navigation. Turns on a little slow but not a deal breaker. Screen is a little too bright during the night but there's no adjust For it.

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Great product

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Love the radio it does everything I wanted and more.

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Great Product. Had some questions during install but technical customer service was contacted and they were awesome.

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Decent unit for the money. Touch screen is not the best; I believe it's resistive and not capacitive. Should have a soft button for the home screen so you don't have to always use the hard home button as it is eventually going to wear out and start acting flaky. Multiple home screens is a nice feature. Android auto works well but it is wires as the unit does not have wi-fi to support wireless Android Auto. Both the USB and SD audio sources use the internal player which does not allow you to scuffle from sub folders which really sucks. You have to navigate all the way down to a folder that only contains mp3 files etc. I have my music in a file structure mp3/artist/album and you can't point to the mp3 or top level directory and have it random play all your music. In my case I have to point to an individual album and it will scuffle the songs in that folder only. From what I understand most other units function the same way; really crappy. Radio......radio's a radio, not much to be said there. I purchased the external Sirius/XM SX300 Tuner and it works great; lot of nice features and great colorful display with album art etc. Bluetooth / Hands Free works well. The rear view external camera works well also. In audio controlls you can have a graphic Eq. setting for each source which is great and you can set the level of each source to obtain the same volume. There are several sound effect settings as well and you can save the audio setup.

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Excellant service

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An excellent radio. 1000 times better than original front ford.

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So far, so good . . .

Fairly happy so far - installation was pretty straightforward (although this is the third time I have installed an aftermarket unit in this car so pretty much know what to expect) and set up was trouble free as well. I have not got much usage time in as this in my '99 Corvette, which I am not able to drive much right now as it is the dead of winter. The nav works great and is Garmin , which I am very used to. I did connect it for Android Auto and tried that out but that is a feature I've never had before so will play with it more when driving season begins. I primarily play music in .mp3 format and I like that I can put the music on a Micro-SD card and leave the USB connection free for plugging in the phone for Android Auto. I also use the satellite radio a lot in my other cars so I am looking forward to using this in my 'Vette now. Calls through phone on Bluetooth seem fine, loud enough and clear. Screen is bright and clear and I am hoping it will still be easy to read in daylight when the top is down. There is one minor concern on the display screen when playing music from the Micro-SD card. Sometimes the song (track) will finish and go on the next song (track) but the display will not change, the previous song will still be on the screen and I have to hit the skip button and then the skip back button to get it to update. I also wish that it were possible to display the track number as well as the song titles.

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Great gps head unit.

I am very happy with this stereo, especially with the Garmin browser, it's great! The sound is clear, I would recommend it to anyone.

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Great unit with one flaw

This is a very good unit with only one real flaw. The display cover is very prone to scratches. Other than that issue it's feature rich, includes Garmin NAV (the main reason I bought it), was plug and pay (2006 Mustang). With a PAC SWI-RC I was able to get all the audio and phone/voice buttons working on my 2012 steering wheel. Love the adjustable button back-lighting. A word of warning, the Axxess ASWC-1, which I bough with the radio is not compatible with the DNR476S/10+ Mustang steering wheels controls. I could never get it to auto program properly and manual programming failed 100% of the time.

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Nice display with good sounds.

Very nice display, easy to use once you understand the menu system. The Garmin maps connect almost instantly with good voice guidance. It does need a front mounted USB port to connect phone or memory device. Honda fit has a USB port in a glove box making it impossible to connect while driving.

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Disappointed

I bought this explicitly for its dual phone and airplay capability. With both phones connected via Bluetooth, plugging on of the phones for wired AirPlay disconnects the second phone. Note sure if it's something in my setup, but the steering wheel controls (volume and channel only work about 20% of the time).

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Great stereo, showed up on time and very pleased. Thank you Crutchfield

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Very happy with my order. With some help from Crutchfield it was simple to install. Everything went into place. Sounds good and I had read that the screen was dim, but looks good to me. I can see the screen pretty well. Thanks Crutchfield for your help

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Excellent radio and great service from Crutchfield.Thanks for the help.

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This is a nice unit for the price. Was looking for a unit with Garmin navigation and XM radio as a replacement unit in the RV which had a unit of much less quality. Works great

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Great head unit.

Excelent head unit. Gives great sound and mapping display is good. Owners manual leaves a little to be desired, no descripion of all of the menues available. Just have to go through them page by page and play around. Very satisfied with it except for the hands free function. I found you have to tether phone via usb cable and have android auto installed to go hands free.

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Very pleased with my product.

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Must buy

Amazing sound.. amazing product!! Easy to install too!

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Perfect Fit

Excellent system. Easy to use.

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great product! few glitches with carplay but overall works great

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Wow - What a great system!

You can't go wrong with this one. Love the navigation and ease of use; it's more accurate than Google Maps. Easy to customize settings. Now my 2006 Saturn Vue is all set and up to date with apple car play and bluetooth. Adding a camera next!

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Nice Rig, does all that I was looking for with some of the options below Install was slightly problematic as the unit did not fit my 2011 2500HD. The GPS antenna connector/wire has interference that required me to make a pocket in the plastic at the back of the ash pocket behind the DNR476S for clearance.(Hint I used white grease pencil on the antenna wire and gently pushed the DNR476S into the dash pocket until it interfered and gently moved the unit around, to make a white mark on the black plastic at the interference site, Then drilled some holes and cut the plastic away. Sanded the edges and finished with electrical tape over the edges.). This could be easily solved by changing the GM Dash kit to move the unit about 1/8 of an inch out of the dash. The 90 degree banana plug from the Maestro was a snug fit and plug had to be vertical so as its wire did not get behind the all of the wires coming from the large connector with all of the power, speaker, and control wires.

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Screen is dim and hard to read

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Nice upgrade from my 2017 kenwood

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