Pioneer Car GEXP10HD HD Radio Tuner for use with ""HD Radio Ready"" Pioneer Headunits

Pioneer Car GEXP10HD HD Radio Tuner for use with ""HD Radio Ready"" Pioneer Headunits

Does a good job

I bought this HD tuner to go with the Pioneer DEH-3000IB head unit. I expected to lose all analog signal completely. I was pleasantly surprised! Not only am I getting all available HD stations, but am getting great analog reception as well(even without a splitter and manually switching signal mode). This was well worth the price of admission. Stations coming in HD sound incredible! I can't wait for some other local stations to get on board (and they've told me that they are soon). Easy to install and compact enough to fit easily inside the dash or out of the way with the provided velcro strips. The ibus cable and the power wires are sufficiently long to support an installation that can't be done near the head unit. TV is making the "big switch" and radio just got better.

Buy only if you MUST have HD Radio...

The built in analog tuner is less sensitive than the tuner in the base radio, so I lose sensitivity in order to gain HD. I have tried the splitter so I can take advantage of the analog tuner and the HD tuner at the same time, and the analog tuner does not work while the HD is plugged in to the deck. HD tuner is not as sensitive as the tuner in my older JVC HDR1. HD2 and HD3 stations that came in fine with the JVC do not come in as well with the this unit. If I didn't have the JVC I might be satisfied, but since I know there is better I was definitely let down. The install is straight forward, and it works, but unless you NEED HD I would skip this add on, or get a JVC Deck with the HD built in to the Deck.

Disappointed

Can not store presets when using the GEX-P10HD in conjunction with the 9800BT head unit. Will not display frequency if radio station is broadcasting ID (KYOT shows instead of 95.5). The tuning is slow and I can no longer use the original FM tuner (unless I unplug the HD unit) since the antenna can only go one place. I could install a splitter but, I would be cutting signal strength in half and, since I travel often, don't want to sacrifice range. I thought Pioneer would be more polished than this. I'm very disappointed.

HD Radio adapter

I bought this to use with my Pioneer AVIC-D3 navigation. It works as advertised, as an external device so it is not perfect, but is easily usable from the AVIC touchscreen. The presets are stored by number only for reference but you cannot store a HD2 station. If you do it tunes to the HD1 station and you have to tune up manually to HD2. The HD station quality is noticeably better than standard FM and when you tune it first plays FM then switches to HD in a few seconds. The digital text broadcast is only 8 characters but is usable. If you listen to a lot of FM radio and want to get extra HD stations then you'll need a HD tuner. This is a good solution for adding that to your existing radio. I'd like to see it at a lower price however.