Kenwood DDX4033BT

GPS Mirrorlink disaster – Be aware of the following limitation. Bluetooth only talks to 1 phone at a time and is a nightmare to change connections between paired phones. The GPS module is not included and if you can find one will cost between $500-$800. The Mirrorlink module if you can find one will cost $150-$300. I bought one when the web site claimed it works… Read more

with Samsung GalaxyA3. Between purchase and install it is now only compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S3, and even then most people are reporting that it too does not work.

You could do SO much better with one of the new Android based head units like Pumpkin, Xtrons, etc.

Kenwood when contacted had nothing to suggest except that the DDX4033BT is now not being marketed as a GPS or Mirrorlink unit, just a basic Radio, DVD, Bluetooth unit.

File format compatibility is limited and often reports incompatible file format for some MP3 Files with certain bit rates, WAV files, AVI, and of course MKV.

It cannot read usb drives beyond 32GB.

It cannot read external HD drives of any size.

When it does play, it seems ok, though navigating usb drives folder structure is tedious and you really only discover that it can be done via the search function.

Random play does not venture into sub folders or the parent directory so it does not make a good juke box.

What a wasted opportunity to make something really good.

The lesson....

Dont expect technology to be expanded to future features. If it doesnt do it right out of the box then it likely never will despite all the extra modules that are "available".