Pioneer DEHP3100UB SCD Receiver with USB control and LCD
From Pioneer
SCD Receiver with USB control and LCD
- Amazon Sales Rank: #36 in Car Audio or Theater
- Brand: Pioneer
- Model: DEHP3100UB
- Dimensions: 2.40" h x 18.00" w x 10.80" l, 5.20 pounds
The Pioneer DEH-P3100UB CD Receiver with iPod Direct Control and USB input, Bluetooth Ready includes advanced Sound Retriever restores the rich, full, dynamic sound to compressed music and Front input for USB devices.
 Pioneer DEH-P3100UB CD Receiver with iPod Direct Control and USB input. |
The Next Best Thing to Live
Sick of listening to static? CD Players improve sound quality and add features like Bluetooth and iPod control that your built in factory stereo might otherwise not have. Expand your system with digital radio options like HD Radio, XM Satellite Radio or Sirius Satellite Radio.
Bring Your Music to Life with Advanced Sound Retriever
This year you can hear the detail, warmth, and clarity the way the artist intended it, from all of the highly compressed MP3, WMA and AAC files playing on your CD player. By restoring data that tends to get lost in the digital compression process, we can make your music sound close to CD quality.
iPod Made Easy
It's easy! Simply plug your iPod directly into the unit using the CD-IU50 iPod cable, and you are ready to rock and roll. Listening to an artist that you just can't get enough of? Now you can hold the "List" button down and it will pop up folders containing that specific artist, album, or genre. You can also have your passenger control your music directly from the iPod.
 Back connections of the Pioneer DEH-P3100UB CD Receiver. |
 Wireless remote control to pick that perfect song. |
A better way to control your music
Sick of using buttons to search through your songs? Now you can scroll through your music with greater ease using the 7-way rotary commander.
Fed up with your Bluetooth headset?
Here's a better hands-free solution. Use the available CD-BTB200 Bluetooth Adapter and Bluetooth-enabled cellular phones for easy, safe, and hands-free operation. The unit acts like a speakerphone, channeling the sound through your car speakers which makes the call sound better. It also automatically mutes your music so that you'll never miss a call. Note: Optional CD-BTB200 adapter required
What else does this model have to offer?
The DEH-P3100IB also includes these additional features like built-in AUX input for your media devices and Advanced Sound Retriever to restore your mp3s to near CD quality. Features that are designed to expand your system, customize your experience, provide superior sound quality and easy operation.
- Remote Control included
- LCD Display with 16-character Text
- Advanced Sound Retriever to restore your compressed media to near CD quality
- AUX input to easier plug in your portable media devices
- USB input (Front)
- HD Radio, XM, and Sirius Radio Ready
- 2 RCA preouts for adding on external amps and speakers simplify system expansion.
- Two-Way Crossover with separate High and Low Pass settings.
- Built-in MOSFET 50 W x 4 amplifier for excellent sound quality, minimal distortion and efficient power handling.
- Supertuner IIID advanced analog and digital processing assure superior imaging, less distortion and noise, and stronger, smoother broadcast signal reception.
- Display Off Mode
What's in the Box
Pioneer DEH-P3100UB CD Receiver, wiring harness, wireless remote control, installation hardware, operation manual, installation guide, warranty sheet
amazing unit!
I have a 2002 Mazda Protege 5 sport wagon. I had replaced the crappy stock double DIN unit with a different but unfortunately also crappy JVC unit, mostly because I wanted a unit that had an aux port for my iPod.
The attractive points of the 3100UB was not just the aux port but the built-in USB port located right on the front panel, facilitating an amazingly easy install and no need to buy additional adapters or route cables around the dash or glove box. The Pioneer site says you need to pick up their USB cable for iPod functionality, but you don't; my standard iPod sync cable works perfectly for both charging and playing with no problems. I suppose if you have an extra $25 to spend you can get the Pioneer cable, but it isn't necessary. You can use USB flash drives as well - but the iPod/iPhone system integration is seamless, easy, and very satisfying.
I knew that in getting a single DIN I would be giving up interface real estate and the convenience of more buttons. However, the "joystick" control on this unit along with the bezel button functions are very easy to use, and do not take a lot of time to figure out. It gets intuitive after a few hours of use and you're set. Compliments too on the included remote, which does just about everything even easier and quicker than the front panel controls. READ THE MANUAL! It's an easy read and the instructions are simple. Once you've got it - you've got it.
The other wonderful feature is the unit's ability to read every audio file format you can throw at it on a CD. MP3 and WMA are pretty much standard on everything, but harder to find are units that read Apple AAC files. This unit does it without hesitation (unless they are iTunes store DRM files, which you can either skip over, or use iTunes Plus on the iTunes store to convert your protected songs to DRM-free for about $.30 a pop). I can fit about 80-90 tunes on one CD and it makes having a large listening library easily available with just a few discs when I don't have my iPod with me. Pioneer's Sound Retriever processing for compressed files takes the quality of these discs up to near-standard CD fidelity - great stuff!
The unit can be expanded in several ways: a Bluetooth module (about $85) which allows for audio streaming and cell phone functionality, HD radio and/or satellite radio, but I have no interest in any of these at this point. It's also got a pair of rear RCA ports for an amp and/or sub-woofer expansion. The unit itself has a 50 watt x 4 channel MOSFET amp and the sound is pristine and puts out a lot of power. The EQ settings are plentiful with both factory presets, user programmable slots with a 3-band eq as well as frequency based adjustments, bass boost and loudness settings, as well as sub-woofer and high/low pass filter options with a fully adjustable crossover. It's ridiculously multi-faceted and you can really fine tune it for your tastes and speakers. I have stock speakers and this unit really makes them shine. I'm going to replace them next month with four Pioneers and I can't wait to hear it.
The detachable faceplate is, of course, a great security feature. The only con I can come up with for the unit is that the display could be brighter. The 4100UB model (same functions across the board but about $25 more) has a much brighter display, but honestly, it's a real "set it and forget it" unit, so it doesn't bother me much.
This unit sells just about everywhere else for $140 and Amazon had it for $125. I'm so happy to have a high-end, iPod and AAC file compatible unit that can be expanded with a nice array of upgrades in the future if I want. It's flexible, powerful, subtle in appearance, and a joy for iPod/iPhone owners. Just plug it in and go! No need to buy anything else. I can't recommend this unit enough. Pioneer quality and broad functionality at this price point is just ridiculous!
Great for the price! Not quite 5 stars though
OK, first off, being able to play your ipod through your car stereo is really really nice... especially for this price. I chose to get the 3100ub over the 2100ib strictly for the ACC capabilities, extra sound tuning options/sub hookup. Otherwise, I'd have gotten the 2100ib and loved the fact that the ipod cable came out the back.
I do wish that there was an easy option to put this cable out the back as well. Its nice to have easy access in the front, but not very clean looking with a cable popping out the front. Just another thing to accidently hit in my opinion... especially if you drive a stick like I do.
Note: I've had this head unit for about a month now and have road tripped all the way up and down california using it. I also have a 10" sub hooked up to it.
I drive a 2003 subaru outback and attempted to put this in myself. If you have any idea what you are doing, its really not that hard at all. Taking apart your dash is the toughest part. Although somehow I managed to mess up the radio tuner and live without it now. I don't listen to the radio anyways now that I can do the ipod thing. I'll blame it on the person before me putting in an aftermarket XM tuner and making the wiring back there really hard to figure out.
The remote is really nice to have. Some people don't see a use for it but I actually really appreciate it sometimes. If you have a truck and spend time in the bed, its really handy.
Technical stuff:
I'm not sure how I feel about the user interface. The single dial thing is kind of a hassle sometimes. Personally I prefer hard buttons to get to the settings I like. Like others have said, its really weird at first, but once you get the hang of it, its not toooo bad. I'd still prefer another method though.
The "random" button is a hassle to accidently hit because it immediately exits your current playist and chooses a random song off your whole library.
*** I'm really hopeful that the dial doesn't decide to break off eventually. Being that everything is controlled with it, including volume, it really sees a lot of use. I sincerely hope that Pioneer put some solid engineering into making that a very durable piece!!!***
The detachable face is sort of a pain to get back on once removed. It also is not entirely stable once clipped in. There is a small amount of play still. You'll notice once you are plugging in the ipod cable. Its totally usable still, just not rock solid. At this price though, its understandable. Sometimes I'm slightly sketched to pull the ipod cable out... fearing it might just take the whole face with it.
I wish there was a mode that would scroll both the artists name and the song title on the display. so far, all I can find is one or the other. Not too hard to toggle between the two, but still.
I don't have experience with HD radio, (or normal FM for that matter :/ ), or XM, auxiliary output, or anything like that. I'm pretty much strictly an ipod user while in the car.
The sound retriever is nothing to write home about in my opinion. It sometimes picks up too much mid tones and produces a little noise. Could be that some of my music is not suuuper high bit rate.. i dont know.
**one extremely pleasant surprise: my phone happened to come with a USB cord so, naturally, i plugged it in. The 3100ub immidiatly found the one song i had on my phone memory card and started playing it. It also charged my phone as well! **
OVERALL: This receiver is nothing fancy or over the top. It will successfully play your ipod, let you mess around with the sound, and hook up to a sub nicely... while not costing you an arm or a leg. It takes some getting used to and some dealing with, but it definitely does its job.
Fair warning: I've read the manual though sort of quickly, and am decently good with electronics and this is the review I've come up with so far. Hope it helps!
*small update*: It should be noted that although this head unit will play music off a 5th generation ipod (mine), it will not allow you to use the ipod itself to change music. I was bummed to find this out because I feel like navigating though an ipod is much easier than with the head unit dial. I think but am not sure that if the head unit is set a certain way, you can also control the music through other generation ipods.
Really enjoying this radio
I actually brought this product from Best Buy and paid about 35 dollars more for it with tax and all. Plus I got it installed by the Geek Squad for another 100 dollars (which I recommend for anyone who is not or doesn't know someone who is savvy about installing such things) but anyway the product works great. The sound is absolutely wonderful and clear with a nice bass. I got it so I could play my iPod Touch in my car and the USB port makes this easy. I had actually had a cheaper Pioneer in my car for about a week that only had the AUX port, but I quickly found that driving and trying to pick up my iPod and control it was a hazard...actually worse than me trying to text while driving...so I exchanged it for this one...but anyway some people don't like that it disables your iPod but the great thing about this radio is it gives you the option to control your music through the radio or the iPod. If you are like me and want to control the iPod through the radio you should sit in your car for awhile with your manual to play with the buttons, because like others have said the controls are a bit confusing and take some getting use to. Plus the display is difficult to see when its sunny which is another reason you should take some time to play with the controls before driving. Also it might help some people to create a few playlist and get everything ready before you drive so that you're not constantly fidgeting with the iPod and the controls and so you can sit back and just enjoy the amazing sound of your music.
