JVC KD-SX980 Car CD/ MP3 Player

Pros: Excellent feature set for the price
Cons: Limited to ID3v1 tags - other versions don't get read at all.

After I bought the Forester last August, I started shopping for a good MP3 CD player to replace the factory cassette deck. I hadn't upgraded the factory stereo because I knew I wanted an MP3-capable CD player, and the best that Subaru was offering was a...

Pros: Excellent playback, catchy display, detachable face-plate protection
Cons: Faceplate may seem a bit flimsy, easy to break the opening mechanism

The Introduction:

Ever since the portable MP3 technology blew up a few years ago, I've wanted to have my music on the go. I tried numerous times, a portable CD MP3 player, a portable Iomega Hipzip digital audio player, etc, all of...

Pros: Fast navigation, Directory shortcuts, Radio station labels, good power.
Cons: Bogus spectrum analyzer like most receivers.

I just got the SX980 from Vanns.com. I've never seen a vendor rated that high on BizRate before (although the free ground shipping from Montana did take six days). I read all the reviews before buying, and now that I have the stereo installed I feel I...

Pros: great sound, excelent quality, lots of goodies and low price
Cons: the remote may be considered too small

I was looking to buy a car mp3 player for a long time. First of all I was a Blaupunkt fan so far. Couple of friends told me JVC does make very good car audio but I had to have one to believe this …

First of all my price range was under...

Pros: Great Sound, looks good, Plays MP3 disks.
Cons: Manual faceplate

This is one of my first product reviews. I have benefited greatly from others so I wanted to make my contribution. I started looking for a new player when my factory GM radio stopped playing CDs. I found this unit and an Aiwa unit for the same price on...

Pros: Great price for MP3 player. Still love using after 1 year.
Cons: Lowest volume setting, fastforward on Audio book MP3's,volume buttons on remote

I had bought this JVC player over a year ago to replace the factory cassette unit in my Ford Escort. I wanted something more powerful, plays CD's plus offer MP3. I had read all the reviews of this product here at Epinions before deciding to buy the ...

Pros: Lots of features for the price. Sounds and looks great.
Cons: Display maybe too bright for some

A gorgeous deck! As an aging boomer, I am preferring that my electronics be functional and simple to use. This deck is both that and pleasing to look at without the silly graphics some others have. You should be looking at the road and not the deck. I've...

Pros: Excellent price,looks great, SOUNDS great, has TRUE resume
Cons: Navigating stops music, faceplate folds down

After researching several MP3 players, I decided to head down to my local Circuit City and see what they had before I took the plunge and ordered the Sony low-ender online. I looked at the butt-ugly and hard to navigate Jensen model for about a minute,...

Pros: Sounds and looks great, easy to use controls, excellent feature-set
Cons: Detachable face a little "flimsy".

After reading many reviews, primarily here on Epinions, I decided that I would go ahead and buy the JVC KD-SX985. I live in South Africa, so the price that I paid was considerably more than the Dollar/Rand ratio would suggest. In fact, I wouldn't say...

Pros: easy to use despite numerous buttons, very loud
Cons: remote is useless

It's cheap and it rocks. Let's you play inside folders which many other radios do not which is why I purchased this one vs the Pyle or the other ones for $100 or under.

Circuit City gave me a deal becasue I said I was thinking of going with a...

Pros: you can set each source up w/a different eq setting!
Cons: tuner?

i picked this thing up after reading reviews here. not bad. i really wanted the alpine but the price was right on this one. the only thing that i'm not quite sure about yet (i've had it in for 2 days now) is the tuner.

the mp3 handling is...

Pros: Inexpensive feature-rich futuristic reliable solid easy fun
Cons: none

I've had it for a while, and I can honestly tell you that I've never had a better car player! Or seen a better one for that matter. Sound is good (I'm still using factory speakers so I can't tell if it's great) Features are vast and well...

Pros: Inexpensive, great sound, remote control, text labeling, mp3 capability
Cons: Trim keeps falling off, no mid level adjustment, colors are tacky

This player is great. I love the fact that for under 200 bucks I have a player that can read mp3 discs. I have converted hundreds of cds onto a handful of cds. The sound quality is great, but not excellent. The lack of mid -level eq. adjustments is...

Pros: Doesn't Skip; Sounds Great; Looks Great; Plays MP3's with NO problems
Cons: LCD Display could be bigger.

I'm always skeptical of products which claim to deliver a lot of features for a low price, but the JVC KD-SX980 delivers!!!

I bought this player because I was looking for a car stereo that was able to play burned MP3s and I have had good luck...

Pros: IT PLAYS MP3S FOR LESS THAN $200!!!!
Cons: tiny remote

I got the JVC KD-SX980 for Christmas. After reading countless reviews, I settled on this one. And I'm glad I did. I'll admit, it was very hard to get the thing installed in my '89 BMW. For some reason, because of the factory amp in my car, the JVC...