Laser said:Does anyone know information about how to install this baby into 2001 Honda Civic? Have been looing for a mp3 player for my 2001 civic long time. Just not sure if I can handle the installation. Any help will be appreciated.

if 2001 is the same as 99-2000, here. link

how do i know if it fits my car (camry 2000)?

I bought a MP3 CD car dash player from WalMart about 2 years ago for $89. Never ever again will I ever buy "their" brand crap. I say "their" because they are the only ones that seem to sell it...

It skips constantly (I tried numerous burn speeds and media) on burnt MP3 and CDDA discs, forget about even using CD-RW discs (its skipping it absolutely unbarable). On regular pressed discs its ok, but a lil bump is good enough for it to skip. Also the LED Display is going out (it keeps flashing dim, and yes I checked the splices on the harness).

I know its not the same exact player, but I was like "Wow 89 bucks what a bargain!". Sub-$100 WalMart dash players? Never Again for me. One of those cases where you get what you pay for.

For those wanting this item,

Serious consideration should bve given to buying this at at TARGET because
while there, you can also Use this $2 food Coupon and pick up a bunch of free
food.

As i bought this $80 item (target), I also had no trouble picking up nearly
$40 in free food.

Since your already spending $80, flying a huge stack of free food coupons by
the clerk should be easy...

Pakman0209 said:where would be the best place to get a dash kit to put this in a Honda? WalMart didnt have it. Also this isn't the best looking unit, but the features are just great. Anyone who picked it up have a review?

try BB or CC. Crutchfield.com has the best looking stuff though.

Just thought I'd give my two cents on this deal: If you want a good stereo with a front USB port try CarDomain.com. I have bought two stereos from them in the past and I have not been able to beat their prices. When you buy a stereo from them it comes with the dash kit and wiring harness for free (usually you pay around 40 bucks for these at BB or CC even if they install it for you). You have to ad the wiring harness and the dash kit to your basket before you will see that they are both added for free. Usually free shipping and tax free as well.

Clarion CD/USB port MP3 player on sale for $130 with free dash kit/wiring harness and shipping:
http://www.CarDomain.com/item/CLADB365USB

All of their CD/MP3 players:
http://www.CarDomain.com/shop/list.pl?type_plural=MP3+Players&x=37&y=15&order=priceasc&start=1&show=67

No name stereos sound bad and have bad user interfaces.
Good luck

No name stereos sound bad and have bad user interfaces.
Agreed. If you are just buying a headunit to replace your factory one (and not replacing speakers or anything else)
the sound quality problem may not be an issue for you.
but a bad user interface will affect any buyer.

Slickest way to use a USB capable player is to get a 3.5" external HD enclosure, buy cheap 200 - 400GB HD, get a 12V car adapter for the external drive, and plug it into the head unit.

this 'should' work on 'any' USB head unit, although the UI of the player has to support that many files/folders/etc.

I do know the kenwood players w/ USB can support this. not sure about an el-cheapo like this though.

but even if you are not going huge, anything more than 200 songs per storage device needs to have a GOOD interface.
read reviews. check the users manual. etc. (google is your friend) BEFORE buying!

a better search on car-domain
http://search.CarDomain.com/?query=usb%20mp3%20receiver = 15 results ($130 - $500)

I went bought another one, the first one's face plate has problem, so the remote doesn't work. I changed face, and it works fine. Their quality vary a lot, the first face plate has significent alignment mismatch. And the IR receiver had burnt down. I'll return the bad one. But other than that, I like it, made my life easier than use iPod + cassette adepter on my civic

I see alot of posts slamming this deal, so I wanted to contribute my $0.02.

I purchased the Virtual Reality Sound stereo from WalMart for $80. It's the only unit I could find in this price range that offers an SD card slot and an 1/8" Aux input. The 1/8" jack lets me plug my mp3 player right into the unit, but better yet, the SD card slot lets me transport music from my pc to my car stereo in just a couple of clicks! Fantastic! I like the blue color scheme of the unit, and I LOVE the way the song title and artist scroll across the screen when in Memory Card mode.

And if you don't wanna reach over to the unit, it comes with a remote control.

For the detractors out there...good luck finding these features elsewhere for this price.

The unit was a snap to install too. As for sound, I would give it an 8/10 using my factory (Chevy) sound system. This unit replaced an older Alpine unit, and I would say the Alpine sounded only slightly better. I listen with the treble on Max and the bass on 70%, with the Loud (boost) always on. This is a typical setting for Rock music. I think the unit sounds great...the only critique is that the highs could be a little brighter. However, this is often a SPEAKER deficiency in many cars.

I can't comment on reliability, since it's only been installed for 2 weeks. But I can say that I've already gotten much enjoyment from this purchase.

For a link to the exact unit I'm referring to, click below and scroll down to the VRCD400SDU...

Roadmaster Website

I bought one of these from WalMart about 2 months ago. It is buggy. It does not read all of the tracks properly on my SD card, and the USB won't work at all with my wife's Creative mp3 flash player (1gb - it should work but doesn't). Lately, it has suddenly stopped reading the CD, and then locks up and won't respond to commands. Eventually it comes back to life on its own, or I can take the front panel off and reboot. But even the CD player has been flakey. Sound quality is fine. I would not buy it again, knowing what I know now.