PIONEER AVIC-U310BT 4.3" In-Dash Navigation Receiver with CD Player & Bluetooth

User Reviews about Pioneer AVIC-U310BT 4.3-Inch In-Dash Navigation Receiver with CD Player and Bluetooth

Works good for me. It does have it's quirks as others have said, but for the price the unit is a great value. -- Nice Unit

First off, I'm sure most of the negative reviews on here are from the out of box/ older units without the updated Firmware! So if you decide to pull the trigger and buy this unit.... UPDATE THE FIRMWARE TO VERSION 1.0003 or later! Can easily be done with an SD card and visiting Pioneer's website to down load the newest version. With that said, I love my new head unit! Sure it doesn't have all the good points of interest like gas stations and dinning poi's. But I don't use my navi for that anyway, So that's fine with me. As with the main features. The bluetooth works great, just make sure to locate to mic in a good location. I have mine clipped to my sun visor. The Ipod controls are great, The cd player preforms great. My only con at the time of this review that I haven't really noticed on any other reviews Is my my radio tuner is a little weak. Only noticed it on one station I regulatory listen to in my area. Never had a problem picking up that station on any of my other cars. It may just be my unit or maybe the install itself. I'll end up taking it back out to check and make sure I have no lose connections and update the review if I solve the problem. But anyway, if your in the market for a integrated GPS and bluetooth for your ride at just a little over the price of a stand alone GPS that has to be mounted to your dash/windscreen, This is it! You can adjust the volume of the voice directions separately from your music. So you can still jam out and hear your directions over your music. You get a call or make one, Your music cuts out completely so you can talk! I love this radio! Btw, have it in a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner. -- Pioneer U310BT

I installed this on my 2007 Chrysler 300, replacing the stock radio. The sound is amazing. I have 2 10 inch Kicker subs and they work perfectly with this unit. I have my 120GB ipod in the glove compartment connected to this unit and it is so convenient to control the ipod with this. The navigation works great so does the hands free calling. I am so glad I made this purchase. Definitely recommend this product. -- Perfect aftermarket unit

This is a pretty solid HU when you update the firmware, and installation took a few hours (primarily to route wires and get steering wheel interface working). Ipod controls are pretty good, if a little slow. The AVIC Feeds software is useless, so don't waste too much time on that, and as others have noted the POI database included with the navigation system is laughable. If you like to search your nav for gas stations, restaurants, hotels, ... they are not in there. You'll need to buy the POI supplement from Pioneer, which runs around $85 - $99 and does include all of those things. All-in-all, for the money, this is a pretty nice and very capable unit.

My big complaint is with Amazon - nowhere do they disclose that they are not an authorized reseller for Pioneer car audio. When I had a problem with the Bluetooth microphone, I was told by Pioneer that the unit is NOT waranteed. So in essence, you have your normal 30 day window to return purchases to Amazon; after that, you have NO PROTECTION. If the unit dies on day 31, you are out of luck. This is borderline deceptive - if I knew that I was not getting a warranty, I would not have purchased from Amazon. By the time I learned, I had already invested lots of time and energy installing the unit in my car - if I decide to return I would have to reverse the process, then spend even more time installing something else. This will be the last electronics purchase I make from Amazon.
-- BEWARE - Amazon NOT an Authorized Reseller - No Waranty

For the price I thought the Pioneer wouldn't deliver the results as a more expensive head unit. Being an audio freak and a DJ as well I really value quality from audio equipment and this product definitely delivered. It powers the speakers really well and compliments a high grade subwoofer extremely well. The navigation is pretty good and the bluetooth is great. -- Honestly surprised