BOSS Audio Systems BCPA14 Car Stereo - Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Single Din, 14 Inch Capacitive LCD Touchscreen, Bluetooth, No DVD CD Player, AM/FM Radio Receiver, Multicolor Illumination

Does a solid job in my 2010 Toyota Tundra. Very easy to set up and holds Bluetooth connection wells. But I assume most of us are purchasing for wired CarPlay. Those of us who are, there is one catch. CarPlay works great, but it has a bit of a laggy refresh rate. A lot closer to 30hz. Not a problem really, but keep that in mind. Still has great clarity even when driving long strips of Florida highways during the summer. The value proposition in general with this is incredible. Not the fanciest but does an excellent job. There isn’t a better CarPlay option at this price.

This radio was purchased for my 2012 Kenworth W-900. The sounds quality is amazing. The features are working as expected. Connected straight to Bluetooth for the Apple CarPlay. The features had to be adjusted to hear the navigation but was pretty simple. The screen swivels and adjust upward and downward which enables me to still see all the gauges on the dash. My first time ever installing a radio and it turn out to be pretty simple. Just had to make sure I had the correct adapter for compatibility.

Purchased this for my dump truck semi, ordered a radio harness for the truck and only took about 15 mins to attach to the radio harness and maybe another 20 to install. I’ve been using it for a week so far and it works pretty good. The microphone works well enough to use the hands free with the windows up while driving my rig which is very loud. Some people have said it sounds like the microphone is far away from me or doesn’t cut out the background noise well, but it works good enough for the majority of my many phone calls while working. The display is large enough to show my gps directions and music streaming information. It was very easy to connect my iPhone too and automatically connects. That being said there are a few glitches already. It will randomly disconnect from my phone and won’t let me reconnect for a few minutes, but it usually reconnects fairly quick. While using CarPlay it will randomly switch back to the source selection screen, and after pressing the CarPlay button will keep switching back after a minute or two, but I figured out pressing the home button on the bottom of the radio will bring me back into CarPlay and usually stop it from going back to the source screen. Also the av input button is right next to the volume dial and way to easy to accidentally graze while adjusting the volume which is a little annoying. It also doesn’t have radio station memory buttons while using the radio tuner, which is dumb. You can favorite a station and it has buttons for switching radio frequency or switching between favorited stations. So far it’s held up on rough bumpy roads and everything works decent enough. The audio quality is better than the factory radio to the point I need to upgrade the speakers in the truck. As long as it holds up working like it is now I’d say it’s a good purchase.

This is an outstanding head unit for the price point. The form factor, features, and build quality are very good. It’s also a ‘real’ head unit in the sense that it’s not just an android tablet stuck to the dash where you have to navigate an android home screen and apps to do things. The floating display is a lot better than I expected for the price and looks good. It is capacitive touch as well. The real volume knob is a welcome upgrade from the typical units with buttons for volume. The buttons next to the knob however can get inadvertently tapped sometimes if you drag your fingers across them by choking up too much on the knob. That’s easily avoided once you see how it can happen. The single din form factor was what led me to this unit in the first place since I’m limited to single din with a very tight bezel on my 1996 f-350. The floating display clears the bezel perfectly and can be angled perfectly to the driver. The only thing to consider is that due to the weight and floating display this single din will have to be supported in the rear. The factory rear support for mine was gone so I had to make one for my truck. I wouldn’t personally rely on just the sleeve for mounting. I wouldn’t hesitate to install one of these even in a double din slot after using it though. The input and output options are very full featured. I liked that in addition to front and rear camera inputs there are also 500ma power outputs to connect for the cameras so you don’t have to scavenge power from somewhere else. Many of the inputs are pigtailed as well so you have more flexibility on placement and the ability to seal plugs like RCAs together with tape or heat shrink so they don’t come loose. I’m not that picky on audio but everything sounds fine to me. There are also a lot of good UI/config options such as the ability to disable the license agreement from popping up every time after the first view, etc. The only real issue I’ve run into is that sometimes upon restarting the vehicle after having listened to BT audio or CarPlay it starts up with the volume muted or at 0. Easy to deal with once you realize what’s going on. I don’t see any firmware updates so I’m not sure if Boss provides any.

Love the Boss Audio system with the adjustable screen. Bought one for me and one for my wife and will be buying a third soon. They are for our 2014/2015 Fiat 500es. These fit great. One word of advice. If you are using a Metra SWC module, program the module with the settings in the picture. Once you follow their procedure, it works great! Wireless CarPlay is excellent! Nice and clear. And built in theft deterrent as you can disconnect the screen and hide it or take it with you.

Good upgrade from the old stereo my work truck had. Connected back up camera and it has adjustments for guide lines on display or you can remove them completely no complaints there. The only reason it’s not five stars it’s the display is pretty dang bright, even on the lowest setting and it also has auto dim but still really bright for my liking. I can live with the brightness but my main issue with this unit is the Bluetooth, it’s glitchy music cuts off intermittently at random moments even with devices on a phone mount near the unit. Had issues with multiple devices that I have successfully used with other vehicles, so I’m pretty sure it’s the head unit. Calls are also an issue I don’t know if the microphone they supplied is broken or just really cheap because calls going through the unit are barely audible for the other person, again tried with different devices same outcome. I placed the microphone 1ft away from my face and checked the connection, and even when speaking directly into it I have to have the tone of a drill sergeant so the other person can barely hear me, which is a bummer because that was the main reason for purchasing this unit was to make calls butnow I use my air pods instead🙄. Sound quality isn’t great if you’re trying to bump buy an amp because you won’t be satisfied with the loudness or sound quality at higher volumes, which doesn’t particularly bother me as I have tinnitus and avoid loud music in hopes of not furthering damage to my jacked up eardrums. Long story short if you can buy it when it’s at it’s lowest price and just want to listen to music at a moderate volume maybe buy it, I probably got a dud. Whatever you get what you pay for🤷‍♂️

Installed this stereo in my 2000 Honda insight because the design of the dash, with a small ledge above the stereo, limits the type of CarPlay head unit I can install. After looking around at all the different options, this one fits perfectly, and has been working great for over a year. The display is decent quality for the price, and also quite reasonably responsive to touch inputs. I also feel the sound quality did improve at least a little bit, compared to the Pioneer single-din that it replaced. I like the ability to pop the screen out easily, and haven’t really run into any issues with Bluetooth or wired CarPlay since installing. Installation was as easy as any other single-din unit.

Do not buy!! Absolute garbage. I don't even know where to start with this review. This radio fails in so many ways. The radio itself has very low range. You lose radio stations when you shouldn't, and yes i checked the antenna. worked fine with another radio. The android radio takes over no matter what you want to do...want to listen to the flash drive...nope, automatically reverts back to android auto. Turned off auto connect on my phone...still does it. The USB connection randomly stops working all together. The dimmer flashes on and off randomly, it is wired correctly and just fails. The backup camera is a POS. It initially worked sporadically when put in reverse. It did work when when you manually turned on the camera then put it in reverse...that is a pain when you want to get in and go, now it does not work at all. Triple checked the wiring and its properly connected. The radio presets are not on the main radio screen, you have to cycle through screens to change between your presets. The volume knob has two touch buttons that you will accidently hit when changing the volume. They turn off the music and load another screen. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one is, The sound is pretty darn good, and the GPS through Android auto is incredible . I have been trying to figure it out for over a year now.