Hi,

In the process of costing a fit out for my newly aquired 1997 Verada and was wondering if anyone has any feedback on the following unit from Jaycar

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=QM3784&CATID=24&form=CAT&SUBCATID=909

Does this have the capability to do GPS with an add on module?

Thanks,

J-D

Not sure.

However, if you plan on running amps in the future, hrm - I would find something else. 2 outputs, more than likely 2V....to me that spells 'run, run like hell'

Good point.. The other option I was looking at is another unit from DNA, link below.
http://www.dnaaudio.com.au/blowout_pages.html/adv6950.html

Really want a unit that isnt going to cost more than half the price of the rest of the system.

Cheers

Where can you get that DNA one from, and any idea what the quality is like?

I just searched and only found a couple of hits in google - one is ebay, buy now for almost $770 delivered.

I was going to try either through the site or through friend at work that used to work in the industry and going to help with my setup and install..

I've had a bit of a muck around with that Jaycar one actually, marketing got the description so wrong, lol. Has 5 channel RCA output, front, rear and sub with adjustable sub level. Not sure if GPS or TV Function in it can be activated as I'm not allowed to pull it apart to find out unless I buy it, lol. Did quickly power one up attached to my system.... I'd so have to turn all gains down, lol. Line level is actually quite good. Screen res is really quite good for "cheapie" unit and bluetooth works very well. Wana buy one but finance don't allow it yet, lol. Will update for those interested if I ever manage to find out more about it.

I've had a bit of a muck around with that Jaycar one actually, marketing got the description so wrong, lol. Has 5 channel RCA output, front, rear and sub with adjustable sub level. Not sure if GPS or TV Function in it can be activated as I'm not allowed to pull it apart to find out unless I buy it, lol. Did quickly power one up attached to my system.... I'd so have to turn all gains down, lol. Line level is actually quite good. Screen res is really quite good for "cheapie" unit and bluetooth works very well. Wana buy one but finance don't allow it yet, lol. Will update for those interested if I ever manage to find out more about it.

I was contemplating buying one, if you reckon it has the full 5 preouts I might actually consider it as that was one of the reasons I didn't get it.

I've had a bit of a muck around with that Jaycar one actually, marketing got the description so wrong, lol. Has 5 channel RCA output, front, rear and sub with adjustable sub level. Not sure if GPS or TV Function in it can be activated as I'm not allowed to pull it apart to find out unless I buy it, lol. Did quickly power one up attached to my system.... I'd so have to turn all gains down, lol. Line level is actually quite good. Screen res is really quite good for "cheapie" unit and bluetooth works very well. Wana buy one but finance don't allow it yet, lol. Will update for those interested if I ever manage to find out more about it.

Are you sure it is this unit?? There is no mention of bluetooth either?

Do a search on ebay - there are heaps from china that are the same as the Jaycar one, but have every imaginable feature for around 400-500 delivered.

I've had a bit of a muck around with that Jaycar one actually, marketing got the description so wrong, lol. Has 5 channel RCA output, front, rear and sub with adjustable sub level. Not sure if GPS or TV Function in it can be activated as I'm not allowed to pull it apart to find out unless I buy it, lol. Did quickly power one up attached to my system.... I'd so have to turn all gains down, lol. Line level is actually quite good. Screen res is really quite good for "cheapie" unit and bluetooth works very well. Wana buy one but finance don't allow it yet, lol. Will update for those interested if I ever manage to find out more about it.

So what voltage would the outputs be? Trying to find out the stuff that matters and when I sent email to "Tech" devision told me that was all the info they had on the web and told me to get in touch with local agent.. :wtf:. None the less I will get in touch with local guys unless you have some info to assist.

Are you sure it is this unit?? There is no mention of bluetooth either?

Ahh, yes... the superiority of our marketing department :doubt: ..... there are a lot of things they forget to mention about a lot of our products, lol

So what voltage would the outputs be? Trying to find out the stuff that matters and when I sent email to "Tech" devision told me that was all the info they had on the web and told me to get in touch with local agent.. :wtf:. None the less I will get in touch with local guys unless you have some info to assist.

Not sure what the output voltage is per channel, all I know is when I tested it on my system with current settings, the system went ballistic with extra input, hehe. Subs were going nuts. So, am assuming they're pretty gutsy, think I recall seeing 4volt on the box, will try and remember to double check tomorrow. :)

Cheers and not sure if pushing the boundries here but any chance of sending a scanned copy of the booklet?? Got some pages already and yes state 4V output including the sub which isnt mentioned on the website but want to know noise ratio etc..

Cheers again.

How reliable are these units? I have to go into Jaycar to buy a car alarm very soon, and we need a HU for the Elgrand as the Jap radio won't work in Australia, and the factory CD player is rubbish. Might try and kill two birds with the one stone and try and save some money by getting them both in the one purchase!

Cheers, Greg.

Will try and get some specs from the booklet next time I'm at work to post on here. Reliability wise, haven't heard of any issues. They're good enough for people to steal though, apparently, had a mate have his go missing from his dash a couple months back. Have net back online now so hopefully a couple days and can put some info on here for those that are interested. An interesting point of note, though... I've hooked up external SATA hard drives to this unit (I've tried 160GB, apparently others have tried up to a Terabyte) and it reads quite happily. Takes a little while to load but since it's not really designed to do it but still does, pretty good in my books.

Awesome and purchased Jaycar equipment in the past and been happy and very reliable too so guessing these should be the goods but do want the specs ie noise ratio etc..

Cheers and got time so can wait.. ;)

Also interested in this as well :)

You guys interested in doing a group buy? Save a good $60 if we buy 4+.

Am gonna have a loot at one tomorrow. Remember someone saying Megatron can get these cheap as

Am gonna have a loot at one tomorrow. Remember someone saying Megatron can get these cheap as

Cool as, report back to us what you think :).

Ok well Megatron can do the Jaycar QM3784 for $510 plus postage which is a great price. Can do cheaper if other products are brought as well. So i will go try and look at one tomorrow and see what there like. Bluey7 would love for you to confirm the specs, last time i went to my local Jaycar store they were a bunch of twits tbh lol

Ok well Megatron can do the Jaycar QM3784 for $510 plus postage which is a great price. Can do cheaper if other products are brought as well. So i will go try and look at one tomorrow and see what there like. Bluey7 would love for you to confirm the specs, last time i went to my local Jaycar store they were a bunch of twits tbh lol

i have found jaycar staff to think they are good gift to electronics and us plebs are not worthy of them

edit: OT my mates jaycar headunit was good for about 12 months before it died, but this was about 3 years ago and a very different model

i have found jaycar staff to think they are good gift to electronics and us plebs are not worthy of them

edit: OT my mates jaycar headunit was good for about 12 months before it died, but this was about 3 years ago and a very different model

Yeh that was my experience as well mate, they sold me the wrong things last time i went as well, so i went back and abused them lol

Its impossible to find a review or any other info on this unit on the net, would love if someone could find some!

Ok guys went and had a look at the Jaycar unit today. Overall i think its a very good option for someone who is looking to setup a modest system.

The unit itself doesnt look too flash, but no Jaycar gear does. I took one out of a box and it appears to be very well made. The screen itself to me is brilliant for the price, was watching a clip on it for a little while before a salesperson came over and it was very smooth with nice colours.

Now the menu system looks outdated, not real flash looking but was quite responsive so no real probs i think. The salesperson cranked the system up for me (was one 2chan amp running 1 sub) and had to say sounded pretty nice for a store setup.

Only thing im not a fan of is the iPod connection or the lack there of. Can still plug one into the back using an aux cable though, so not a real issue.

Overall quite a nice unit, i will definitely get one unless i can get the JVC unit i really want.

Pics of the box:

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/timcollings/IMG_0043.jpg

http://i376.photobucket.com/albums/oo202/timcollings/IMG_0044.jpg

Now need bit of advice. Im looking to run maybe this headunit one 4chan amp and 1/2 subs. Now i want the amp to run the front splits and the sub with 2 channels bridged, with the HU running the rear speakers. Can anyone see a prob with this unit and its specs being able to do that? I get a bit confused with how the RCA's and that work lol

Ok guys went and had a look at the Jaycar unit today. Overall i think its a very good option for someone who is looking to setup a modest system.

The unit itself doesnt look too flash, but no Jaycar gear does. I took one out of a box and it appears to be very well made. The screen itself to me is brilliant for the price, was watching a clip on it for a little while before a salesperson came over and it was very smooth with nice colours.

Now the menu system looks outdated, not real flash looking but was quite responsive so no real probs i think. The salesperson cranked the system up for me (was one 2chan amp running 1 sub) and had to say sounded pretty nice for a store setup.

Only thing im not a fan of is the iPod connection or the lack there of. Can still plug one into the back using an aux cable though, so not a real issue.

Overall quite a nice unit, i will definitely get one unless i can get the JVC unit i really want.

Now need bit of advice. Im looking to run maybe this headunit one 4chan amp and 1/2 subs. Now i want the amp to run the front splits and the sub with 2 channels bridged, with the HU running the rear speakers. Can anyone see a prob with this unit and its specs being able to do that? I get a bit confused with how the RCA's and that work lol

Yeah will do it fine. The unit has USB input to plug the ipod into though doesn't it? As in use it like a portable hard drive.

Yeah will do it fine. The unit has USB input to plug the ipod into though doesn't it? As in use it like a portable hard drive.

Hmmm didnt ask tbh knew i would forget something. I know there isnt a plug on the front of it, might be on the back but not sure, the salesperson didnt want me to unwrap it from the plastic

Bluey7 did say he hooked up a sata drive to it though, so there must be one on the back

i brought a dvd player double din unit of ebay and the interface is good to use and the touch screen is quite responsive for the price (but my sound bored is broken so i don't know what it sounds like as yet)

Hmmm didnt ask tbh knew i would forget something. I know there isnt a plug on the front of it, might be on the back but not sure, the salesperson didnt want me to unwrap it from the plastic

Bluey7 did say he hooked up a sata drive to it though, so there must be one on the back

well it says there is a usb memory slot on the pic of the box you took, so I'm guessing if you plugged the ipod into this it would pick it up as a flash drive.
Damn I'm seriously considering buying this head unit, my only worry is the build quality.

well it says there is a usb memory slot on the pic of the box you took, so I'm guessing if you plugged the ipod into this it would pick it up as a flash drive.
Damn I'm seriously considering buying this head unit, my only worry is the build quality.

Hahah i didnt even see that on the box, so thats all cool then.

Regarding the build quality mate, the one i took out of the box felt and looked very solid. The one they had on display looked good, sure not as fancy as an alpine unit of the like, but for the price im very happy with it. Would suggest going in and looking at one, it has pretty much convinced me.

seems like a pretty decent unit
it has 3 set of pre-outs Timmy, so you can run the 4 channel and a monoblock too
usb would be for a flash drive with MP3's on it
its not as high tech as the new eclipse unit though :P (only if you want a decent one and looking to spend between 2-3 grand)

it has rear USB cable for ipod, mp3, etc and a sd slot behind the front panel

i have the dvd mm head unit and its just out of warranty by 1 month... the bloody thing wont grip dvds to eject them and the face panel is loose so every time i push a certain button it does something else ie track up

http://jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=QM3786&CATID=24&form=CAT&SUBCATID=909

some day i shall pull it out and fix it

Saw someone mention the DNA unit earlier in this thread. I can supply that if anyone would like one of those as I'm a DNA dealer.

http://www.dnaaudio.com.au/blowout_pages.html/adv6950.html

This the one? Will it pick up digital TV, or just normal TV? And how much can you do it for, to Hobart (7018).

Cheers, Greg.

I will charge whatever everyone else is charging and will throw in free shipping if possible. At least I'm going to be a forum sponsor soon so you know your not dealing with a dodgy Ebay seller.

I just added a note to my BlackBerry to call up tomorrow for you.

It doesn't have TV mate. Just called up and found out.

It doesn't have TV mate. Just called up and found out.

lol they really should stop advertising it as such then. :)

Its just a typo in the description.

Ahh thats fair enough then.

found the dna one on ebay for $749, here (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-DNA-7-Touch-Screen-DVD-Player-Double-Din-Ipod_W0QQitemZ330346341095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Ca r_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4cea2d22e7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14).

http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/night-rider-7-inch-touchscreen-car-media-player-with-gps-dvbt/

What I'm looking at. Add about $60 to that price for freight.

http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/night-rider-7-inch-touchscreen-car-media-player-with-gps-dvbt/

What I'm looking at. Add about $60 to that price for freight.

Seems just like those eBay specials, rather buy a product in Australia so there isnt gonna be an issue with warranty etc. Still dont see a unit that beats the Jaycar one for price vs features/quality

Ok. Had a look at the booklet, not a lot more in that than there is already mentioned on here already, lol. Confirmed 4v RCA out, front & rear stereo with dedicated sub output. USB line on rear with SD Slot behind motorised face. As TimmyC Mentioned, menu system is very basic and does give false hope when running of TV Tuner and GPS Navigation, buttons are there but are disabled. I'm guessing more "featured" models from the manufacturer had these options enabled but they've used the same menu system for the whole line. I found screen res quite good, I tend to be picky on pic quality. Adjustable tilt angle on the screen so it doesn't have to be all the way up or down, not that you'd expect much less except maybe from a REALLY cheap & nasty unit. I believe it would read Ipods as USB Drives, it does with my Nokia. I'm looking forward to getting and trying one of these soon, wanna pull it apart to find out how hard it would be to expand and get TV & GPS working.

Thanks for that mate :)

Its produced by a company called Electus im pretty sure, wonder if they sell an upgraded version with the gps and tv etc.

Regardless pretty much definitely getting one now, not bothered by the menu system.

Bluey what sort of warranty is offered on there units?

1 year's pretty standard. Generally repair** in 1 year. Electus sources them but doesn't manufacture them. Electus is pretty much just the wholesale side of Jaycar. I have asked if we can source the upgraded versions to market them at store level but never panned out. I did find out once who they get their stuff from but stuffed if I can remember, lol.

**Repair's are generally fairly efficient, usually only a few weeks turnaround, if that.

Bluey7, how would you rate the build quality of the unit? I have heard horror stories of jaycar Hu's dieing after 1 year (though heard the same about panasonic, and my panasonic has been strong for years). $500 although cheap for what you get, is still alot of money to spend on something which may not make it past the 2+ year mark.

Hey would you guys be interested in doing a group buy for double din screens? I'm sussing out interest in Ozvr4 and Just Commodores so after I get signed up as a sponsor I could open it up here as well if you guys are interested.

What brand HU's can you source mate? Last time i checked your website it didnt have any listed at all

NESA / DNA / Schneider / Misc Chinese Brands

Bluey7, how would you rate the build quality of the unit? I have heard horror stories of jaycar Hu's dieing after 1 year (though heard the same about panasonic, and my panasonic has been strong for years). $500 although cheap for what you get, is still alot of money to spend on something which may not make it past the 2+ year mark.

Honestly, the first line of head units carried by Jaycar was a little off in my opinion but my personal experience with the more recent lines has been a lot more favorable. I'm currently running the single din with Bluetooth but am looking to upgrade to the double din because a) I have the space and b) has better features. After having a play with the double din, and having a few of the others run them, I'm more than satisfied it's been pretty well constructed. Seems pretty solid and the CD feed seems to run pretty smoothly. But will have more insight once I get round to buying one and pulling it apart, lol.

So how long do we wait for the purchase hehe.. :D

This is my pick at the moment. (http://www.bossave.com/dvb-t-map-ipod-2-din/7q.html)

Unless I can be shown otherwise, I'm getting one of these. Mate has had one of the lower spec ones for a while now and can't fault it, but I'm going for the bells and whistles with digital TV and GPS.

So has anyone bought or installed or even had a chance to further explore one of these decks?

Cheers

Well just a bit of an update for those interested but went out and bought a new deck, double din Clarion MAX386VD

http://www.clarion.com/au/en/products/2009/multimedia/multimedia_source_units/MAX386VD/au-en-product-pf_1172419833216.html

Thanks for all the input but for the price I couldnt go past this. No to install.. :)

Looks like a nice clean screen.
But I maybe picky, for that price I'd expect a higher output inbuilt amp(defunked point if your running external amps).
Wouldve though it should have DivX playback, did you check out the JVC units in this price range?
Quite sure they have DivX etc. (note. yeah the equivilant in JVC is 7" and has DivX but is $100 more RRP)

As long as your pleased, happy for ya...... Nice looking too!

Cheers for that and if your referring to the full RRP then no I did not pay that so happy. Paid less than half the price as they were running this out and making way for the new model.

Would have been nice though to have gotten more info on the Jaycar unit but such is life.

Listen to this chuck...cheap cheap cheap
Clarion MAX386VD AU$449 http://www.strathfieldonline.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=15_19&products_id=288

Clarion VRX486VD AU$449 http://www.strathfieldonline.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=15_19&products_id=289

Thats the place.. ;)

Jaycar double din is being cleared out at $399.

Seems like a pretty darn good price, did anyone end up getting one? What are their thoughts?

For this price i'm seriously considering one.

Damn ... good price and would have snapped one up but happy with the buy I got... Still be interested to see how these are if anyone picked one up...