I originally purchased the JVC KW-AV50 from Crutchfield, but then discovered that the AV60 also supported App Link's via my iPod and/or iPhone. So, I took the plunge and purchased the AV60 from Kings here on Amazon.
The radio has a great display, it supports SiriusXM, which I also purchased the tuner. It supports Pandora, MOG, Tune In, iHeart Radio and Motion X Drive Navigation all from within the radio itself. The video rather DiVX or iTunes looks great. I really love that I can set whatever color I want for the buttons and even customize the display itself.
Overall I am very happy with this radio. If you are in the market this is a great one!
By the way using Motion X Drive on your iPhone allows you to navigate anywhere and the list of points of interest is so up to date, Garmin can't touch this. Totally love this feature.
Hope this helps someone decide!
UPDATE: 3/26/12
Today out of the blue this radio restarted. I have made sure all connections are secure. Will continue to monitor the situation. I will likely be contacting JVC about this. I see a firmware update on their web site, but states its for Bluetooth.
UPDATE 3/30/12
Contacted JVC about the restarting issue, they asked me to verify which version of the software my head unit was running, I checked and the version was 1.01. The person directed me to a link to version 1.05 and told me to install this following the update instructions in the user manual. I downloaded the file and you will need a flash drive to do a software update; I copied the files to the flash ran the update. It took about 10 minutes, then you must do a hard reset. I did this on 3/26/12 and thus far the head unit has not restarted again. The usual pattern was that it would restart during use at least once or twice a day. It has now been 4 full days without a single restart. If it should happen again I will report back.
I want to say that each day that I use this head unit, I love it more and more. The JVC KW-AV60 is one great head unit! I highly recommend it! Much better than Pioneers App Radio!
UPDATE 3/17/13
I've had this head unit for a year. Still love it as much as the day I got it. In fact I've decided to buy another one for a 2nd car. I had considered getting a newer model, but for some reason the JVC KW-AV61 doesn't support MOG that I can see. I sent email to JVC and they told me it currently doesn't support MOG and a few other Apps that the original AV60 supported. This is because they added some compatibly for the iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5th Gen. I have an iPhone 5, but this just isn't a big enough draw to convince me to get the newer model. Besides this older version has an open box special for a little over $200.
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