I am deeply deeply disappointed. The features are lacking and the nav is next to impossible to use while driving (well your not suppose to). It plays DVDs great, but the radio function sucks! I use the large font, and it is still hard to read the writing. I would much rather have my normal mazda 09′ stock radio instead of this.

This unit is seriously lacking and I wonder what crazy nut gave this crappy unit an award. Dont waste your money

I already have the AVN2210P and I have had the same issues that others have reported on here. To be fair most of these are now sorted with the latest software.

I saw the new 4430 advertised and liked the sleeker look with the widescreen etc. So I decided to give Eclipse another chance and I bought it.

Unfortunately there is some problem with the Ipod interface i.e it doesn’t restart from the last song like its supposed to. So its exactly like the 2210P in that respect. While it plays all the songs OK, it doesn’t hold the Ipod preferences i.e. “Shuffle” and “repeat”. At each restart, both of these boxes are unticked when they would have been selected at switch off. I’m not concerned with the “repeat” function but I always leave my 2210P on “shuffle”.

My own Ipod is a 4th gen model so I borrowed a friends 5th gen Ipod just to try it in case mine was faulty – although mine worked fine on the 2210P. The 5th gen didn’t work at all!! It just said “connecting to…..Ipod” and that was it.

Eclipse eventually responded to my numerous queries. They admitted that the AVN4430 has software problems just like the 2210P. Eclipse are working on a “solution” but I returned the unit to the Seller.

I really can believe that Eclipse have once again released a unit that does not perform as it should. Do they not have a quality control department?

I have returned the unit to the Seller but unfortunately this whole experience will have cost me about $230 as I had the unit shipped to Europe, paid customs charges, downloaded a European map and had to pay to return it.

So I will NEVER buy another Eclipse product and I would urge other potential buyers to think twice before they do. I hope to buy a unit that works from a reliable manufacturer. Eclipse really are the pits.