Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD Double Din DVD / CD with 7” Touch Screen LCD Display, Pandora Link, MP3 / WMA / AAC Playback, iPod/iPhone Audio Video via Rear USB, 3 Pair Hi-Volt RCA Preouts, Dual Zone and Navigation Option.
Pioneer's 2011 AV receivers make entertainment easier, and the AVH-P4300DVD is no exception. The first thing you'll notice is the huge 7-inch widescreen touch display, along with a touchscreen interface Pioneer has tweaked to perfection. Customize things to your preference, and enjoy access to your favorite DVDs and CDs, SD Cards, or USB thumb drives full of your favorite files. You'll get direct control of your iPod or iPhone, and Pioneer's Advanced Sound Retriever to put some life back into those compressed audio files. Pioneer's Auto EQ feature lets you use the CD-M20 microphone to further optimize the receiver's EQ for your vehicle. And when it's time to grow, add Bluetooth hands-free calling, GPS navigation, satellite radio, and more with Pioneer add-on devices.
A versatile touchscreen DVD receiver with wide media support. Click here for a larger image
Fun, Customizeable Interface
Improved Interface
The AVH-P4300DVD features a fun and convenient touch user interface that's a breeze to navigate. Naturally tap, swipe, or drag for intuitive controls. A new user interface makes direct operation stress-free by eliminating complicated layered selection displays, so access to desired functions is smoother and simpler than ever. You can also choose between Full Operation Mode for more control, or a stripped-down Simple Mode with just the basics.
Direct Source Selection
Switch to another source simply by touching a desired source icon. You can access another targeted source instantly without defaulting back to the menu display.
Make It Your Own
Various customization and digital photo frame functions also make it easy to set up your receiver to your aesthetic preferences. Select among five (Blue/Red/Amber/Green/Violet) colors for the display and 112 different colors to match receiver illumination to the dash. With Dual Decode, the receiver can display JPEG images while it plays music from your USB device or SD memory card. With one touch of the Capture button, you can save a favorite JPEG image as a wallpaper to the receiver. You can customize controls too, creating shortcuts to access frequently used features in the menu display.
7-inch, 16:9 widescreen display with WQVGA resolution and simple touchscreen operation.
Naturally tap, swipe, or drag for intuitive controls.
Add the CD-BTB200 for Bluetooth hands-free calling, complete with 10-key dialing via touchscreen.
See the Big Picture
The AVH-P4300DVD boasts a brilliant 7-inch widescreen color touchscreen display, with WQVGA (480x240) resolution and a 16:9 aspect ratio, for easy navigation of features and a serious foundation for your entertainment.
Connectivity and Versatility
Versatile Media Playback
Play back your favorite CDs and DVDs, along with various digital files: MP3/WMA/AAC audio, DivX/DVD/VCD video, and JPEG images.
USB Port/SD Card Slot
Connect a USB thumb drive loaded with files, and enjoy playback of files from your digital library. Or do the same with an SD Card, for an even more portable option.
iPod Direct Control
Connect your iPod/iPhone and enjoy music directly from your device, with complete control of unit functions right from the receiver. If you'd prefer, switch over to "application mode" to control from the iPod/iPhone itself.
Pandora Integration
Fans of the Internet music service Pandora, rejoice! The AVH-P4300DVD, thanks to Pioneer's new Pandora Ready feature, can give you direct control of Pandora through your iPhone. Launch Pandora on your connected iPhone, and you'll be able to experience Pandora through your receiver, complete with bookmarking and thumbs up/down buttons.
Audio/Video Performance
Dual-Zone Audio/Video
This receiver allows rear seat passengers to enjoy DVD or CD content via additional rear screens and headphones, even while the front passenger and driver operate navigation or listen to audio from other sources simultaneously.
Auto EQ
It's difficult to reproduce music well in a car, because speaker positioning is constrained by interior space and other conditions. These limitations can lead to sound phase distortion, as well as speaker sound reflection against glass and absorption by dashboard and seats. Pioneer's unique Auto EQ feature tailors specific musical characteristics according to your taste, and uses a microphone (the optional CD-M20) to monitor and analyze acoustics, then automatically fine-tunes all frequency bandwidths using front and rear speaker digital parametric equalization. It's similar to the setup feature on many home theaters, and will let you dial things in just right for your vehicle.
Sound Center Control optimizes the soundstage for different spots in the vehicle cabin.
Above--sound quality deterioration from compressed audio files. Pioneer's Advanced Sound Retriever restores detail, warmth, and clarity.
Sonic Center Control
More audio obsessiveness from Pioneer--unless a listener is perfectly centered in a car cabin, sound heard from some speakers will lag compared to the sound heard from other speakers. This result in unfocused soundstage and instable frequency characteristics. Sonic Center Control remedies this by adjusting frequency phase and acoustic characteristics by up to 15 steps, providing a clearer, focused soundstage.
Advanced Sound Retreiver
Hear the detail, warmth, and clarity that the artist originally wanted you to hear from compressed MP3, WMA and AAC files stored on disc, USB device, iPod/iPhone, and portable media players. Pioneer's Advanced Sound Retriever technology restores data (especially high-frequency data) that tends to get lost in the digital compression process.
Eight-Band EQ
With Pioneer's eight-band graphic equalizer, you can customize the equalization levels to best match the acoustics of your car.
MOSFET Amplification
The AVH-P4300DVD cranks out 4 channels of 50 Watts with efficient MOSFET amplification, and offers three 4V RCA preamp outputs for growing your system.
Bluetooth Ready
Add Pioneer's CD-BTB200 Bluetooth adapter to allow for safe, simple, hands-free calling and receiving with most Bluetooth wireless-enabled cell phones. Just touch the cell phone icon in the receiver display for direct access to the Bluetooth display. Special symbols will light up when a Bluetooth connection is established, and pairing is is easy and automatic. 10-key dialing via touchscreen is also now possible on Pioneer receivers.
Room to Grow
The AVH-P4300DVD gives you a great featureset to begin with, but it's ready to expand to suit your needs. You can add Bluetooth as mentioned above, along with GPS navigation, satellite radio, HD radio, and a rear-view camera in a snap. Start out big, go bigger.
What's in the Box
Pioneer AVH-P4300DVD 7" In-Dash Double-DIN DVD AV Receiver, Remote Control, USB Cable (for Rear Connection), Trim Ring, Wiring Harness, Installation Hardware, Documentation
Pioneer 2011 A/V Receiver Comparison
| | DIN Size | Display | Preamp Outputs | Disc Formats | SD/SDHC
Memory
Card Slot | USB Interface | USBControl for iPod & iPhone | App Mode | Digital Formats | AUX Input
(Mini-Jack) | Dual Zone A/V | Advanced Sound Retriever | Auto EQ (Requires CD-M20) | Bluetooth
(HFP) | Back-Up Camera Ready | Pandora Ready |
| AVH-P6300BT | 1-DIN | 7-Inch | 3 (4 V) | DVD/CD | Built-In | Front | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Front | | | | Built-In | | |
| AVH-P4300DVD | 2-DIN | 7-Inch | 3 (4 V) | DVD/CD | Built-In | Rear | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Rear | | | | Ready (Add CD-BTB200) | | |
| AVH-P3300BT | 2-DIN | 5.8-Inch | 3 (4 V) | DVD/CD | Built-In | Front | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Front | | | | Built-In | | |
| AVH-P2300DVD | 2-DIN | 5.8-Inch | 2 (2V) | DVD/CD | | Front | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Front | | | | Ready (Add CD-BTB200) | | |
| MVH-P8300BT | 1-DIN | 3-Inch | 3 (4 V) | | Built-In | Front | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Front | | | | Built-In | | |
| MVH-P7300 | 1-DIN | 3-Inch | 3 (4 V) | | Built-In | Front | | | DivX, MP3, WMA, AAC | Front | | | | Ready (Add CD-BTB200) | | |
