Pioneer MVH-190UB

An affordable car radio without unnecessary “bells and whistles” will appeal to undemanding users who prefer to listen to the radio or music from a flash drive while driving. In addition, due to the lack of a CD-drive, the model has a short chassis (41% less than usual in length), which simplifies the procedure for its installation.

Two sides

On the back of the head unit there is only one line output through which you can connect to an amplifier or subwoofer. The “body” of the radio has its own MOSFET amplifier with an output power of 4x50 watts. The faceplate is detachable and comes with a fabric pouch for storage. The backlighting of the buttons and the screen can be either red or green (UBG index). The required solution should be selected based on the nature of the backlight of the dashboard of the car, since the possibility of choosing the backlight colour of the radio is not provided.

Remote control

The fully Russified menu interface of the Pioneer MVH-190UB provides two user preset sound settings and 7 fixed audio modes. You can also fine-tune the equalizer or adjust the basic parameters of the radio in the application for Android smartphones Pioneer ARC (mobile gadgets are connected to the head unit via a “lace”). Unfortunately, it is not friendly with “apple” devices — a slightly more expensive modification of the car radio represented by Pioneer MVH-190UI has similar functionality.

Honored Position

A useful innovation in the design of the front panel of the device was the appearance of the long-awaited "Mute" button, which was so lacking in the model's predecessor (Pioneer MVH-180UB). And the overall positive picture is crowned by the affordable cost of the car radio, thanks to which it deservedly takes the position of one of the most popular devices in the low-cost segment.