Hi All,
I am using this PIONEER DEH-P5500MP MP3 player for able 5-6 months and found that the player extremely useful.
THis one is the best amoust all the avaialble in the MP3 segment , and also the cheapest.
Features:
General
MOSFET 50W x 4
XM Satellite Radio Ready
8-character display for XM Radio text (no scroll) with GEX-P900XM or GEX-FM903XM
16-character display for XM Radio text (auto-scroll) GEX-P910XM or GEX-FM913XM
XM Mode (Channel/Category) key
Card Remote
Rotary Volume Control (Pop-Up)
EEQ with EQ-EX Performance Chip
3-Band Parametric Equalizer (Adjustable Level, Frequency and Q Factor)
Easy EQ (EEQ) with EQ-EX switches 10 Factory, 2 User EQ Presets
Source Custom EQ Memory (Independent Custom Memory for each source)
Selectable Loudness Control (Low/Mid/High/Off)
SFEQ (Sound Focus EQ)
Additional Independent Bass / Treble Control for Front / Rear
Two-Way Crossover
Front/Rear HPF (50/80/125Hz, -12dB/oct)
Selectable LPF (Low Pass Filter) (50/80/125Hz, -18dB/oct)
Sub-Out Level (-12dB to +12dB) and Phase Control
Independent Subwoofer Outputs
IP-Bus System Control
XM Satellite Radio
MCD Control
TV Tuner Control
Auxiliary Input (CD-RB10 or CD-RB20 required)
2 External Unit Control
S.L.A. (Source Level Adjustment)
Selectable Fader Control
RCA Preouts (x2 pair, Front & Non-Fading or Front & Sub) (2V)
Large Multi-Color Liquid Crystal Display with LED backlight
Level Meter (4-mode: Bottom-up, Center-out, All on, All off)
Cellular Mute input wire
Clock
Compact Disc
Track Scan/Pause/Repeat/Random Play
Audible Fast-Forward/Reverse
Playback Compatible with Digital CD-R and CD-RW
Disc Title Memory (48 Discs)
CD Text (SCD & MCD)
AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
WMA (Windows Media Audio) & MP3 CD-ROM Playback capability
Pioneer Digital SpeedRead mechanism for faster performance
ID3 Tag Capability (32 character with Auto-Scroll, On/Off)
8x oversampling
3-beam laser pick-up
1-bit D/A Converter
Anti-shock mechanism
Chassis
DIN Mountable
Detachable Face (faceplate carrying case included)
Flap Face
Radio
Supertuner IIID? Digital Tuner
24-Station/6-Button (18FM / 6AM) Presets
BSM (Best Station Memory)
Up/Down Seek with Selectable Local Seek Tuning
My observations:
Since I am an MP3 freak, it was the best I could get. The running cost of MP3 is negligible as compared to the cassttees(costs not less than 50 rs for 10 songs whereas an MP3 cd is about 100 rs for 150 songs).
-the navigation for the cd is very good.
-the radio output is very good
-the player is best with pioneer speakers.
-the sound quality is increadible
-the feature I like the most is that it can resume the song from the same place which was when I last sat in the car.