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(More customer reviews)I bought this Teknique DVD player to replace a Jensen JMV85 that stopped working. I was hesitant to purchase the Teknique DVD player since it had no reviews on Amazon. I end up going with it because of the price, available color (beige/tan) and the weight. I was looking at several other brands that had multiple reviews but they did not come in beige/tan or were out of stock at the time.
The installation is in a 2004 Ford Eddie Bower Expedition with a sunroof. The sunroof adds some complexity to the installation because the DVD player actually hangs from the headliner. Hence why the weight of the unit was an important factor.
Installation:
I was dealing with a hole in the headliner from the previous installation and ended up mounting the Teknique's mounting plate to the Jensen mounting plate. It doesn't sound like it but it was the easiest option. The only issue I ran into related to this unit was that the 3 dome light wires (power, ground, door switch) are 24 AWG which is very thin and hard to work with when using crimp/twist connectors. The ends of the wire were stripped and had a small amount of solder on them so I guess they intended them to be solder connection. I just stripped each one a little more and then folded the wire back on itself a few times to thicken it up and give the crimp connector something more to grab. I can't really comment on the usefulness of the installation instructions since the only thing I really used was the wire diagram. But they did seem a little brief.
Features:
IR Transmitter for wireless headphones: I briefly tested this and it seemed to work fine.
FM Modulator: This did not work well, there seemed to be a little static on every station I tried. The Jensen unit had an external antenna for the FM transmitter and had absolutely no problems. The Teknique's does have built in speakers and that is what we are using. The sound out of the built in speakers is decent.
Last Memory Position: This is a feature I wanted but the product description made no mention of it. The unit does have this but it is default off. It can be turned on using the setup menu accessed through the remote control. Just a note, the remote control uses coin cell batteries instead of AAA.
Overall:
Aside from the issues mentioned above I think this is a good DVD player for the price. It has been installed for one month and has been working fine so far.
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