Can anyone recommend a cheap stereo for the van?

[Gromett]

Got a new van and the stereo is code locked and I honestly can't be arsed dealing with it.

looking for a cheap one that will let me listen to my audio files from either an SD card or USB stick.

I don't listen to the radio, nor do I want to listen to CD's or connect my phone to it.

Just a simple unit...

Any recommendations welcomed.

My current van which I have had for 9 years doesn't have a stereo and I didn't bother getting one because the engine was so loud I wouldn't have been able to hear the music without blowing my eardrums out.

Some time in the future I may look for one with a large LCD screen that has sat nag built in, reversing camera etc etc. But for now, listening to a few tunes occasionally would be nice.

Thanks.

 

[Mikeco]

Save your money, just ask Jim to leave the kitchen door open.

 

[Chris51]

Sometimes the code is written on it when you take it out --otherwise usually costs about a fiver to access code.

 

[Gromett]

Sometimes the code is written on it when you take it out --otherwise usually costs about a fiver to access code.

No sticker on it. It is a crap one the dealer just shoved in to fill the hole. It is heading to the bin.

 

[Gromett]

Save your money, just ask Jim to leave the kitchen door open.

It's for the van. Not the caravan.

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[Mikeco]

It's for the van. Not the caravan.

You have a caravan!!!!!

 

[hilldweller]

Northernraider can. He swears by a £12 ebay one which seems to good to be true.

 

[BusyBuilder]

I needed one for my works VW Transporter, got one off ebay for £30, its brilliant.

Android 8.1 Double DIN 7"HD Auto Car Stereo GPS Sat Navi + WiFi Radio Player | eBay

FM single band, frequency 87. 13）2 system phone link：For IOS interconnection, for Android two-way interconnection. Vertical screen and horizontal screen both can be. Support random play, repeat all, repeat single, repeat directory.

rover.ebay.com

 

[Gromett]

You have a caravan!!!!!

Soon

 

[Gromett]

I needed one for my works VW Transporter, got one off ebay for £30, its brilliant.

Android 8.1 Double DIN 7"HD Auto Car Stereo GPS Sat Navi + WiFi Radio Player | eBay

FM single band, frequency 87. 13）2 system phone link：For IOS interconnection, for Android two-way interconnection. Vertical screen and horizontal screen both can be. Support random play, repeat all, repeat single, repeat directory.

rover.ebay.com

Added it to my list. Does it run navigation software?

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[BusyBuilder]

For 30 quid ?

its supposed to use mirror link to pone but I can't be arsed with that, it does bluetooth to phone and play music from it, very easy to use too, unlike the £300 DAB radio we had in our last van that needed multiple degrees to work out how to use it, so much we got rid after 6 months.

 

[Gromett]

For 30 quid ?

Sorry. I paid £22 for my truck satnav... If it has a microprocessor in it, it can run this software...

5" 8GB Sat Nav Car Truck HGV GPS Navigation Free POI EU UK Maps Speedcam Updates | eBay

<li> Features:</li>%0a<li>1. Pre-installed the latest 2019 map, capacitive screen, and touch more smoothly;</li>%0a<li>2. Good materials and workmanship, accurate maps, faster GPS signal information;</li>%0a<li>3. 7-inch capacitive screen, built-in DDR256M / 800MHz / 8GB, twice the speed of the...

rover.ebay.com

I am in tech so perhaps my expectations are a little different

I am stunned that the electronics have gotten so cheap... The software, as a programmer I am stunned it remains so expensive for mass market stuff.

7" display, quad core mc, 4gb memory, audio amp and a gps chip. dirt cheap. software... why so expensive when the costs are spread over millions of units with no replication or production costs.

Do appreciate your recommendation though Thank you.