With the YUEHOO MP4 player, you will have an almost new car.
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Introductory
I'm a real dad with kids. I don't have a sports car, because I consider it unnecessary to have two cars in the family, so I "drive" a Ford station wagon that is 8 years old this year. I went for the practical when I bought it, seat heating, windshield heating, windshield washer nozzle heating, multi steering wheel, so that is practical.
I didn't care if it had a big display, I didn't care if it had factory navigation, because I knew that the factory hardware was weak, slow, there would be no update for the map after a few years, or it would be expensive. The dog needs it!
Of course, I was interested in the Android Auto function even then, but I was able to let it go because compared to the practical things, it cost so much extra money that I felt sorry for it.
However, in the last year, such a large number of retrofittable, cheap Android Car displays have appeared on the shelves of Chinese stores that I started to be interested in the topic again. If only because I still don't have a dash cam. I bought it a year ago, but I didn't have time to connect it.
So after a few months of pondering, I took the plunge and bought another gadget, this time for my car. This article will reveal how well it worked!
Exterior and accessories
In the case of YUEHOO, in terms of appearance, you get an ultra-wide display, the aspect ratio can be around 21:9, as with monitors. The image diagonal is 10,26 inches. There are plenty of 5-inch ones on the market, but my eyesight is getting worse, but I don't need glasses for driving, only for reading. So it was clear that I needed a large display!
YUEHOO is as simple as wooden wedges. The display is at the front, the connectors are at the right rear, and an on/off button is at the top. There is a grill for the speakers, there is a stand that can be adjusted at a fairly small angle, tilts, and rotates. The only interesting thing is the camera on the back, which unsurprisingly belongs to the dash cam. I like the fact that its height is adjustable, and it can be tilted a little and turned sideways. Not much, a little, but it's more than nothing!
There aren't many accessories. There are a few screws in a bag, which you can use to screw the display onto the dashboard. It's pretty barbaric, I certainly don't drill holes in the dashboard of my car, but we're not the same. If you know that you will be taking your car to the wrecker, then take it easy.
There are a few more cables, e.g. One for the AUX output and one for the cigarette lighter power supply, the other half of which is USB-C anyway. There is a description, and perhaps the most interesting thing here is a rear camera that also functions as a reversing camera.
That's it, to quote a classic.
Specification
Well, let's quickly summarize what the YUEHOO structure can do based on the factory data!
As I wrote, the display has a diagonal of 10,26 inches, but I have not yet revealed that it uses an IPS panel. Of course, the expensive one is touch sensitive. The system on it is a dumbed-down Android, I note with enough knowledge to operate.
So we have two cameras, of which the front-facing one can record 4K (but actually 1080p) and the rear-facing one can record 1080p. As I wrote, the rear view also functions as a reversing camera. These cameras can record simultaneously, so they can do so much more than a cheap dash cam.
The software is therefore based on Android, has quite a lot of settings, and there are also some pre-installed applications. I don't think anything more will be needed, so I didn't even try to bug the system. I'll write why later in the experience section.
There are more maps, there is Android Auto and Apple CarPlay compatibility, of course we get wireless connectivity in both cases. In addition, there is Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, Google Assistant and Siri support, and you can also mirror the phone's screen.
Before I forget, it has double Bluetooth, so if your car's system is like that, you can connect it to your phone as well. One thing is left out, the media player, and this is only important because the name of the gadget is MP5 player. So there's that.
Commissioning
Basically, I think that the installation itself is not complicated. The placement of the device raises most of the questions, because it is quite large. There is no room for it on the dashboard in my car. I could DIY it, but then either I wouldn't have access to the buttons or it would cover the central display, so it's no good, so I glued it to the top of the dashboard.
They add double-sided glue, but I didn't use that. I have previously ordered a double-sided, soft silicone adhesive strip from China, which can be removed without a trace and is quite strong. I used this now, but not only for the display, I also glued the rear camera with it.
I had no problem with the length of the cables. The rear camera cable could be approx. It is 40 cm longer, I think I will do this, I will insert a cable so that I can lead it nicely. The power cable is quite long. As I wrote on the side of the display, the connector is USB Type-C, but unfortunately it's only for form, because it has 5 volts instead of 7. In other words, you cannot power the gadget from a USB socket, you need the cigarette lighter factory cable. Anyway, there is a USB port at the top of the cigarette lighter connector, which I consider a positive.
There is also an AUX (3,5 mm jack) cable, but it is very short, I have the AUX connector in the box under the elbow. Fortunately, I had an extension cable at home, so I could run the audio to the box.
In the field of connectors and cables, there is one thing that is a little more complicated, this is the installation of the reversing camera. I didn't even do this for the test (I wrote m9n, I have to insert it into the cable first). The point is that there is a red wire on the camera cable, which must be connected to the positive pole of the reversing light. If this is the case, you will see the image of the reversing light on the display when you switch to reverse gear.
What I like is that the image of the reversing camera and the auxiliary frame that appears can also be adjusted. The camera has a software tiltable and elevating image, so there are some adjustment options if you can't mount it at an ideal angle. In the same way, the auxiliary frame can be extended and tilted, which is good because I, for example, (through a station wagon) I placed it at the upper edge of the rear window, but maybe someone else will do it for the license plate light in the case of a sedan. So the reversing camera can be adjusted very well, that's the point.
At the end of the connection with the phone. It is important to know that in order for everything to work, you need not only Bluetooth, but also a Wifi connection. This is bad in that the phone sinks somewhat faster this way, so it doesn't hurt to plug it into a charger during a long trip. Of course, it is less submerged than if the navigation was on it, because the phone's display can remain switched off.
Use and experience
I would like to start by saying that for those who do not have an AUX input in the car, there is no need to despair, because FM audio transmission is also available. It simply means a transmitter function. In other words, you select a radio frequency on the gadget, set it on the car radio and you've already transferred the sound!
This is very important, because even if you have Bluetooth in your car (at least mine does), even if you have been listening to music through your phone, you can forget about it using YUEHOO's gadget. You also need Bluetooth for that.
I tried disabling sound and media transmission to YUEHOO, and connecting my phone to the car's system, but if YUEHOO's Bluetooth connection was active, no sound would go through to the car's system. So I still have the AUX connection, but I might switch to the FM connection.
The fact is that by using the FM connection, I save a cable between the YUEHOO and the AUX connector in the elbow. Plus, what is even more important, the system collects some electrical noise on the cable connection, which is not disturbing when the music is playing, but when it is not playing, it is audible and disturbing.
In contrast, the FM connection is surprisingly clear. Of course, in terms of sound quality, FM will be worse, but I'm begging you, I listen to Spotify via the mobile network, the quality is also crap, FM can't make it worse. I listen to hi-fi quality music at home.
However, the sound, music and navigation also pass through the FM connection. If I make a phone call, the hands-free system also works this way, and the system uses the car's built-in microphone as a microphone. So, although it sounds strange at first, the FM transmitter connection is not bad either!
I don't use an Apple device, so I can only report on the operation of Android Auto, which is fabulous!
The usual Android Auto settings are also available here, as you can choose whether the steering wheel is on the right or left, whether the display should automatically switch to night mode, and so on. I set YUEHOO to automatically wake up and connect to my phone.
I wrote above that the phone's display can be projected. Well, I don't use this because I think it's unnecessary. Maybe it would make sense if you were playing on your phone and YUEHOO was the display. Stupidity…
If only because YUEHOO got a media player, which allows you to listen to music or watch movies from an SD card. I don't use the latter in the car either, but we are not the same. What's more, the fact is that I don't use the media viewer at all among YUEHOO's programs.
What do I use?
I use navigation, which by default is Google Maps or Waze if I use online navigation, and Sygic if I use offline navigation. Their image, i.e. the map and all other elements of the navigation, appear on the YUEHOO display, and the sound, as I wrote, is played through the car's sound system.
I also use Spotify to listen to music, and that's it. There will surely be people who use other services, that's all I need!
What is positive compared to my car is the presence of Google Assistant. My car also has a microphone and some pretty silly voice control functions, but I never used it. I don't like it. The Google Assistant is even better than this, because it understands my pronunciation, because I can start the navigation, I can even say verbally what the destination should be. I can launch Spotify and verbally tell it what music to play for me. I can reach the phone, I can say verbally who I want to call.
The problem with Google Assistant is that it doesn't support Hungarian. This is a problem when e.g. I want to call my partner. There is also an English version of his name (we write it differently than Hungarian), so when I tell the Assistant to please call xy, it searches for the English name and does not find one in the contacts.
Same with navigation. I have to try for a while to e.g. the Zalaegerszeg Balatoni (Bálatoni) road, how should I say it so that you understand, and e.g. Rédics is also pronounced redix, so it's not perfect, but you can get used to it. I'm still practicing my English.
Anyway, you can set what you see on the display. Just navigation, navigation and player interface. You can set the controls and the player's surface to the left or right, so if the display is further away, you can move the buttons to the closer side, which is easier to reach. You can even watch the images of the cameras while driving, although this is not of much practical use. So the display itself is also easy to use.
What I don't like is that I couldn't find (maybe I should have looked harder) automatic brightness adjustment on the display. What is suitable during the day is too much at night, it burns my eyes. This happens even when I switch the map and appearance to night mode. So, in this case, I also have to turn down the brightness manually.
Summary
If you have a smartphone and have the option to use Android Auto or Apple Carplay, YUEHOO will be your salvation. For me, my car is already relatively smart, as it has Bluetooth, a factory AUX input, a voice assistant, a hands-free system, a call function via the voice assistant, I can turn down the music, and so on. However, Android Auto is a whole other level.
Until I used it, I somehow imagined that projecting a phone display would be the best, but now that I'm using it, I say that I don't need it at all. On the other hand, the fact that the navigation available on my phone appears on the display, the fact that I got a front and rear camera and a dash cam, the fact that I immediately got a reversing camera, the fact that the management of Spotify is also transferred to the YUEHOO display, the fact that with the help of Google Assistant I can access functions on my phone without having to lift my hand from the steering wheel, so these all represent a new category.
If you have a car that doesn't even have Bluetooth, you get that too, and of course you get everything I listed. If you have a car like mine that basically just lacks Android Auto, you'll get that too.
There is only one thing I can consider, the size. 10,26 inches is not small. For the time being, I feel that it will have a good place on the dashboard, but for the time being I will not permanently connect the reversing camera either, because I feel that I have to get used to it. While this might be more comfortable to use, I might find it easier to fit a 5-inch device.
So I have a lot of arguments in favor of the purchase, in addition to not buying, this is one reason, the issue of placement.
Of course, there are plenty of practical uses for this as well, for example the tray that can be placed in the CD player, on which the YUEHOO display can be placed. I'll keep the top of the dashboard for now, we'll see later. I'm not the only one who uses the car, my partner is shorter than me, if he feels that he can't see properly above the display, then unfortunately he will have to go, and the only pleasant memory that will remain is that I used it. Of course, I hope it won't be like that, because once I've tried it and used it, I'll see it as a step back.
Well, exceptionally, I recommend not only the device included in the test to your attention, because there are also some with the brand name not YUEHOO, but iMars. One big difference between the two devices besides the goods is that the iMars doesn't include cameras, so there's no dash cam, no backup camera, just Android Auto features. ONLY should be in my cat's claw, because that's not enough either.
So, if you want to buy YUEHOO with a camera, then use the BGc2a27b coupon code here:
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If you feel that iMars without a camera is enough, then use the BG4e7a45 coupon code here:
