Electronics Review

Terrific picture quality and features, with a few sacrifices.
Here's my simple review of this Sony TV.

General outline of features:
1080p resolution
Picture adjustments
Audio adjustments (synthetic surround sound, bass, treble)
USB device support
HDMI x4
ECO-friendly options (power save level I and II)
Ambient sensor

The picture quality is outstanding, there are numerous adjustments to make the picture look the way you want. Other adjustments include audio and settings for features. Full HD 1080p only makes it look even better. Sony advertises this TV with the "ambient" sensor that detects the lighting situation in your room so that it adjusts the backlight of the TV to compensate. I did some tests with the sensor on or off and it didn't make that much of a difference but the ambient sensor does work, it will decrease the backlight of the TV if you're in a dark room (or at night) and increase it if the room is lit up. Features also included with this TV is the ability to play music, photos and videos from a USB device which is great but I don't see myself using it. The thing that stands out with this TV set is its design. It looks like a piece of art once you remove the packaging materials. There are an influx of ports and connections on the rear and side. Component, composite, HDMI, Audio, VGA, you name it, it will have most likely have it.

My only two minor gripes about this TV is that the tuning is responsiveness of the TV's menu and tuning is fairly slow. It's not slow to the point where it bothers you but I'd say from the moment you push the channel up button on the remote until the time it actually displays the picture is around 2-3 seconds. It's not bad but its a minor gripe of mines. Another gripe I have about this TV is the price. It's certainly on the costly side for this class of TV but I believe it makes up for it in the design aspect. So if you're willing to spend a little more money to get a TV that actually looks great, this TV is a good choice.

Overall, this TV is great for the person who is willing to spend a little more money to get something that looks great without sacrificing picture quality.

Worth way more money
I just bought this thing and Im very impressed. It makes my stereo sound so much louder and better than before and I didnt even hook up my subs yet. I touch screen works amazing, interface is perfect unlike my old touchscreen which looked cheap. The quality is amazing. I recommend this stereo to everyone. The only thing wrong is I have to buy a trim kit which is sold on here for to fill in the left over space on my dash.

Its nice but needs work
I have been shopping around for decks for quite a while and despite this I think I may have jumped too quickly on this product. The price was great and I really wanted to get new unit for my car but I probably would not have purchased this one if I knew a few things about it as I do now. First let me start with the good.

Pro's
-Price is great!
-Touch screen is beautiful and very responsive
-Sound is excellent
-Works well with iPhone (I love having access to Pandora through my iPhone!)

Con's
-SD card ONLY recognizes SD cards up to 8 gb in size. I was hoping of dropping in a 32 gb card and keeping my entire music collection there on the card like a hard drive. I asked the technical support agents if they would do any firmware to allow the unit to recognize larger cards and they simply said "No." I don't know why Pioneer wouldn't get with the program and make their unit read these cards that are now pretty common. Its not like that is asking too much.
-Interface is unorganized and sloppy. I'm not sure who the team is that looks at the layout and organization in the operating system of this thing but they need lessons on organization and simplicity. There are icons all over the place on the screen of this unit and I think it looks like it was made haphazardly. One thing I admire about a product like the iPod is the clean and organized interface. This interface leaves a lot to be desired in terms of where options are found and how many menus you scroll through to get to the options. One example I can think of is just simply ejecting an SD card. Sure you could just pop it out without properly ejecting it but you will corrupt data doing this. The instructions are not that clear on how to properly remove SD cards or USB drives and the manual really isn't very clear either.
-HD radio has to be a 0 add on. Come on, really??? There are so many sub 0 units that throw this feature on even their cheap units.
-instruction manual is vague and poorly written

So there you have it. Decide for yourself now. I wish I had known certain things first before buying and I would take it back but I would lose all the money I put into installation, so I'll just live with it.

Over the top if you just want music!
My jensing stock car stereo died, so I figured that it was best to get a new one. If you want double din dash, this is the one to get! I dont know why people still buy the 3100 version, probably because they haven't heard of this one. I almost got that one too, but I accidentally clicked on this one, and boy am I glad I did! The 3100 doesn't have a SD card slot, which this one (avh p3200dvd) does! I dont use the bluetooth feature, nor do I plan to watch movies on it. I was actually looking at the fh-p8000bt, but I wanted a DVD MP3 feature. For an extra , it was worth it to upgrade to this one because you will get a LCD TOUCH screen, a USB, Aux inputs, DVD playability, AND an SD card slot.

Pros:
The price/feature ratio is a steal! Cheap with superb high-end sound; they don't skim on the audio just because it plays DVD's... in fact, it sounds better than my factory jensing which already sounded nice. Also since it's DVD, it can play my entire music collection. Yes, my mp3 collection doesn't even fill up a DVD but hey, I'm very picky of what I listen to.

Touchscreen LCD is very easy to use. Navigation is easy once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature. The software is very smooth and doesn't hiccup or freeze.

It has lots of preset led colors to suit your style; This feature wasn't important for me, but it's still nice to have. DVD readability is nice, although i dont ever plan to use it for movies...driving and watching movies is taboo.

I can upgrade it to have a navigation system whenever I want.

The USB slot is a great alternative source for music. It is also very compatible with the ipod, and I also heard Zune, but why use an Ipod when I would rather use the deck?

The SD card slot is a feature only in the 3200, not the 3100. This is a plus because I dont want to accidentally kick my usb drive and break my dash. The SD card slides right in and gets out of your way. Also another great alternative source for music.

It looks simply beautiful. I stare at it for 5 minutes every time I get into my car.

Now for the cons:
No theft deterrent. Not too big a deal for me. If a thief wants it, he'll get it no matter what system you have. Besides, I have a car alarm. I dont think I wanna carry around a large faceplate with me whever I go anyway.

No bluetooth. Okay, so I hear that people complain that even cheap 0 stereos gets bluetooth, but for this system its a 0 addon. but do the other cheap stereos have dvd/mp3 playability? usb/sd card slots? touchscreen lcd? I dont think so. Also, I dont believe in talking while driving so it works out for me.

No HD radio. People also complain that HD radio is a freebie on even 0 stereos. I dont know what I'm missing out on because I've never had HD radio. Nor do I listen to the radio much, they just play crap most of the time anyway.

Wow Pioneer blew me away with the features/price ratio. You can't find any other system with all these features for this price. Not only that, but the quality and craftsmanship of this product is superb.

Perfect Mid Level Unit
If you want an in dash DVD unit without navigation (which I believe you can add on later) then this stereo is perfect! It won't break the bank at around 0 installed and it has tons of nice features. The touch screen is smooth and the interface is very easy to navigate around. When you plug in your iPod via usb cable you can control it via the stereo. This is probably my favorite feature because its so easy and functional. The DVD picture quality is excellent and it plays DVD+R movies and music. Another great feature is that you have a USB, SD, and Aux port directly on the front of the stereo. Overall I would definitely recommend this unit!