Best Price Pioneer DEH-1200MP CD/MP3 Receiver Review

Great Stereo!
I just bought and installed this Pioneer DEH-1200MP. Bought it for a song, and it is a great unit. Installation was simple, build quality feels good, it sounds good, and is easy to use. I like the fact that it has plenty of radio presets, plays CD's of all different formats (havent't tried them all just yet) and it has an input for my iPod to boot! Like others have mentioned, the buttons are small, so for this older guy, they're hard to read, even with readers! But they're very easy to remember, and navigation is intuitive, so no problems there.
All in all, a really great car stereo for the price!!

OK
Is good deal for that price. sounds good but has nothing too special. got my aux line out and thats enough

Good for the $$$
What can I say. Ordered and received. Installed and been using it for a month or so with no issues. Instructions were fine for my use. Remote working fine. No issues at all.

Really nice.
I was a bit skeptical due to how discounted I got it.. But my cynicism was completely unwarranted. It fits very well into my 2000 Honda Accord, and sounds awesome. When using the AUX outlet for my iPod, the volume does go down a bit, but it's nothing that a little volume cranking won't fix; it's really not all that serious of a problem anyways. I would definitely recommend this to friends/family/strangers. I'm not a real techie type, but this is a really good product for me.

An excellent player for the money!

I paid less than eighty dollars for this brand new unit at a local store and am very impressed with what I got. I bought it to replace my radio in my RV. It has everything I need which basically is just the simple audio-input jack. Between that and the cigarette charger for power, I connect my iPhone with Pandora and I'm all set for a road trip.

The radio is pretty decent as far as the quality goes. It sounds great! An improvement over OEM stereos for sure!

The buttons are small but you get used to them. I think they could have been slightly larger but this was a design decision. I disagree with the previous person stating that the knob it too shallow. That person must have abnormally large fingers because I thought the knob is quite nice.

The radio is decent. It got all of my stations with no hassle. Memorizing stations is dead simple: Hold down the number you wish to save to and walla. That's the way it should be.

The CD playback is as expected. The audio sounds great. MP3 playback is somewhat cumbersome but it's no different than any other stereo on the market when it comes to searching/finding/playing MP3's that are in folders. (how primitive, BTW)

The AUX 1/8" input jack is the key feature here...You can input anything from a DVD player to an iPhone, iPod, Zune, whatever...It does the job and amplifies it.

The remote was killer for me because in an RV, I can control the deck from the kitchen table and that is a great feature. A little velcro on the back of the remote and I've got instant convenience that I will never lose.

The quality of the deck is higher than I expected for a sub 0 radio. The knob felt heavy and quite precise when turning. The other buttons are very small, however and ... forget reading what is printed on them. You really have to take the time to memorize them. It's minor but should be noted for those that may not be able to see smaller things.

My only gripe was that the manual did not give instruction on how to set the clock! I read it 5x times and never saw the instruction for setting the time! I was stunned not to see this. What an oversight. For those that need to know: Turn the unit off by pressing and holding the main knob. Now press and hold the clock button and press and hold the main knob. The 12: will start to flash. Now press the up/down buttons then when you are done, press the left/right buttons and when you are done, just press the main knob and its set. How crazy that they didn't tell you that (I spent over an hour pressing buttons like a monkey until I figured out the right combination)

Even with that oversight in the manual, I still give it 5 stars. It was easy to connect and very straightforward. I'm certain it will give me years of quality playing while in the RV.