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Pioneer DEH-P4000UB In-Dash CD/Mp3/Wma/iTunes AAC/Wav Receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Pioneer
Category: CE
List Price: $185.00
Buy New: $127.75
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.5
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 12 x 8.4
MPN: DEHP4000UB
Model: DEHP4000UB
UPC: 012562879857
EAN: 0012562879857
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | CD receiver with built-in MOSFET amplifier (14-Watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels) | | • | Plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs (including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files except rights-protected files) | | • | Organic Electroluminescent (OEL) 16-character display | | • | Easy EQ 3-band equalizer with six preset tone settings | | • | Inputs - auxiliary input (front), USB input for Windows Media devices, USB storage devices, and iPod |
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Product Description
Pioneer's DEH-P4000UB CD receiver allows you to connect and control a variety of media devices, including your iPod, through its built-in USB input. The vibrant display renders 16 characters for artist and title information, while the user-friendly control knob makes it easy to access menus and scroll through your files. And Pioneer keeps the entertainment options coming. The receiver plays MP3, WMA, and AAC files that you've burned to a disc, and it includes a front auxiliary input for easy connection of optional audio sources. You can also add a satellite radio or CD changer to the dedicated input. Connect Pioneer's optional Bluetooth adapter and enjoy the convenience of taking calls through your stereo. The amplifier delivers plenty of power for accurate sound from your speakers, with built in high- and low-pass filters to optimize speaker performance. Pioneer's Easy EQ offers six preset sound curves for quick fixes, plus adjustable bass, midrange, and treble controls for custom tone shaping. Chassis Size Code - IEJ RMS Power Output - 14-Watts Peak Output - 50-Watts CEA Compliant RMS Power Bandwidth - 20-20kHz Preamp Outputs - 3 pair Sub Preamp Outputs Preamp Voltage - 4-volts SuperTuner IIID Tuner FM Sensitivity - 8 dBf CD Signal-to-Noise - 94 dB CD-R, CD-RW, MP3, and WMA Playback
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| Customer Reviews: Read 17 more reviews...
Fantastic value April 24, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is my review i did for Crutchfield since i purchased it there, but i also do so much shopping here, it made sense to share my review on this product:
Fantastic value
Written By patrick, Upstate NY on Saturday, March 29, 2008
I purchased this unit a few weeks ago after some extensive research to
find something under $200 that not only fit my car with no/minor
modifications, but also had a USB input (rear), at least one auxiliary input,
support for aac, at least two 4v preouts, and a remote. This fit the bill
nicely.
Thanks to the included harness (not included from Amazon) I had this installed in about 15 minutes (not
including soldering or crimping). I've done quite a few installs in the past
so this was a piece of cake for me, but beginners will have no trouble
installing this unit with the included accessories and easy directions.
I use this unit with my 4GB flash drive and will be using it with my 30GB
wifi unit which will be here next week. If Pioneer made a unit just like
this without the cd drive, I would have bought it instead. Absolutely no
need for CD's in the car (all of my CD's are ripped upon purchase to FLAC
then converted as I see fit).
Sound quality is subjective of course, especially when you're listening to
compressed files, but being an audio enthusiast, I can tell you that this unit
plays my VBR mp3's as well as my Nero aac's as well as any other digital
audio player I've used and sounds as well as expected without onboard
amps and component speakers. This is definitely a good base for upgrades
in the future.
I'm a big fan of the wireless remote since I'm able to browse files/tracks
with almost no glancing at the unit itself.
Pros:
*Good sounding unit and ready for future upgrades
*Scans and plays my flash drives quickly with almost no wait between
tracks
*Display very readable in almost any lighting situation.
*Works well with ID3 tags.
Cons:
*The multicontrol knob would be cumbersome to use if i needed to use it,
but it works. It moves in all directions, but isn't flimsy. Learn to use the
included wireless remote.
*It would be nice to have a display option of Artist - Title using the ID3
tags, but you only have the options of Filename (I don't name my files
Artist - Title and I don't care to see what extension the file is), Folder, Artist,
Track, Comments. Not a deal breaker, but since the information is there,
I'm sure Pioneer could fix that.
 Getting the usb to work March 7, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I went to Best Buy to check out the new Pioneer P4000UB car stereo, I brought a flash drive with mp3s on it to test out the usb port. The usb port is in the back of the unit and the salesman had no way to let me try it out. I figured it would work fine so I bought it anyway. It comes with an extension for the usb port that basically hangs loose or where ever you can find to put it. The first time I tried it I got an Error 23 on the display, so I was slightly unhappy. The unit is really too new to have much feedback on the internet so I was stuck figuring it out by myself. After a day of research I finally figured out the problem. My flash drives were formatted as NTFS and needed to be refomatted as FAT32 or FAT16. It was really a simple fix that after reading more was in the manual but not in the troubleshooting area. I'm very happy with the unit now.
 OK, but with some major drawbacks... August 19, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
At its most basic, this is an OK product. The whole multi-control business is pretty flaky and I use the included remote whenever possible. The sound quality is great, however, and the price is fair.
But there are some really, really big drawbacks:
1. If you have an early iPod as I did, this isn't going to work for you. Way in the back of the manual it states that only 5th generation or later iPods are supported. Check page 57 of the manual (Google for a copy) and see if your iPod is listed. For older iPods, I understand that there is an external cable that you can buy for another chunk of cash, but I've heard that that has its own problems.
2. Since I couldn't use my iPod, I opted to use an external USB hard drive (a Seagate FreeAgent Go). While I did have to reformat the drive to Fat32 and buy a USB cigarette-lighter adapter to boost the power to the drive, it works well. EXCEPT that the DEH-P4000UB only recognizes 500 folders! If you have a significant music collection, and if that music collection is organized like most with a folder for artist and subfolders for albums, the 500 folder limitation is hit very, very quickly. I can't imagine what the thought process was that brought about this limitation. Since the unit can read 15,000 songs, and say an average album is 12 songs, you're talking over a thousand folders just for albums. Then artist folders on top of that! The P4000UB just ignores folders that go over the 500 limitation. The only way to work around it is to flatten out your music collection. This ends up being very time consuming and almost impossible if you're using something like iTunes with its default folder-based organization to manage the music on the external hard drive.
3. You can't specify the order the songs play in. Really. I'm not sure what the P4000UB is using to determine playback order. Since I had to flatten out my music collection as described in 2, I just have a bunch of songs in a few folders. Sometimes they play back in the correct order. Sometimes not. There is no recognition of song order in tags, alphabetization or anything else. The manual claims that you can force the playback order by prepending a sequence number to each song, and then subsequently says that this probably won't work (!) (manual pages 53 and 54). I suspect it might be playing back based on something like the file creation time or something.
All in all, if I had it to do over again I would have researched it more carefully. I am sticking with it for a variety of reasons, but mostly because I put so much time into making it work that I want to get some kind of return. Because of the sound quality and price, I maintain that it's an OK product. But not really worthy of a recommendation.
Looks Are Deceiving May 6, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is my first experience with an iPod/Satellite-ready dashboard receiver, so I haven't much to compare this unit with in my review. It sure isn't much to look at, but in a way that's one of the things I like best about it. Since the Multi-Function knob does most of the work, that and the display is all you can really see, which I think would make it kind of boring to potential thieves. Using that knob to navigate all the menus and sub-menus does take a bit of getting used to (for some functions the included remote device is easier), but once I got the basics down, I found myself with a nicely streamlined though versatile device.
One key feature: I can burn my own CDs of MP3s from my home collection and have them just play right away without formatting or organizing first. It can find files in folders and subfolders, and display names of everything (folders and files alike) if you're looking for a specific song. It will shuffle the files if you don't want to deal with that, and you can have music for hours that way on long trips, the main reason I replaced my previous deck. Of course, now that I have an iPod, I've done away with music CDs altogether; The Multi Function knob works similarly to the function wheel on the iPod (which surrenders its controllability over to the Pioneer when connected via USB), so I just hook it up, stow it away and effectively enjoy access to my entire music collection while driving. You can program six radio stations in, more than I'd use because I'll probably end up subscribing to Sirius soon. Note: you do need an extra satellite tuner to do this, something I didn't know when I had the Pioneer installed, because I'm still a little ignorant about this stuff.
Overall I'm pretty happy with this upgrade, a good entry level unit for the mobile music novice. And yes, you can detach the front panel, but as mentioned above, it probably won't even be necessary. This is one instance where unimpressive is a plus. Now I actually enjoy driving more than before, because it's the only chance I have these days to just listen to music....too bad about the gas prices.
 Skip this one. May 14, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this one specially b/c I wanted something that can read ThumbDrives. However, I am highly disappointed because of the Menu/rotary control. If nothing else, at least Radio Station Presets Buttons should be on Faceplate and the Remote. You have to go thru presets in sequential order - Up/Down, since presets buttons are missing.
This unit isn't a plug and play solution, like it should be for being a Car Stereo. Be prepared to spend hours going thru manual to figure out simple stuff. Even after that, you need to take you eyes off the road a whole lot of time for doing simple stuff every-time. If I hadn't brought it with me overseas, I would have returned it first day.
I can't think of any reason to recommend this to anyone. I have been trying to use it for little over a month now.
Only plus point I can give is that Pioneer included cables for IPOD and USB Drive connections.
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