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(More customer reviews)I just installed this in my 2005 Tacoma. Installed nicely, although I did have a problem getting the plastic filler from the Scosche dash kit to fit around the deck. I had to cut out some of the plastic with a razor, but it looks nice!
Touch controls are pretty responsive. Very intuitive design GUI. I really didn't need the manual to figure anything out, and this is my first touchscreen system. The EQ settings were a little hard to find. I still don't know how to get to them without using the remote.
Sounds quality is great! This brought life into the stock speakers! I don't even have the upgraded JBL sound, and it sounds really nice. Plenty of power for stock system. The bass nearly sounds like I installed a small sub.
Bluetooth functionality works ok with my phone. In order to pair, I had to initiate from the phone. Not sure if there's a way to search for a device from the Valor. I have a Samsung A920 with Sprint, which isn't on the list that comes with the system, but everything works, except for the phonebook. Well, it will see and import some kind of list, but the names aren't there, just a "-" inplace of the letters. So it will have the right amount of dashes for the letters of a name, but no letters. So caller-id only lists the number, not the name. This is one reason I can't give it 5 stars. The firmware is flashable via cd, so maybe there will be an update for more compatibility for phones. As far as talking on it, it works great. Very clear, and the person at the other end said they can hear me well. It pauses the cd\dvd or fades out the tuner and an alert pops up on the screen of a call. There's an option to transfer the audio back to your phone if the call needs to be private.
DVD playback worked really well. I was surprised how clear the picture looked for such an inexpensive device. Especially since the gui looks kind of grainy. Not so for video playback. Navigation is easy. Tap the right or left side of the screen to go forward or back a chapter. tap the bottom middle for navigation controls. Top right for menus. Very cool. Sound quality for the movie was great, even though I don't have 5.1 surround in my truck, although the Valor can handle that.
Ipod function is nice, but lacks a bit. You can browse by artist, genre, song, album... which is pretty standard for ipod browsing. There's also a number pad that you can bring up to browse directly to an artist (if you know what number they are on your ipod). You can use this to get to the middle of your list, instead of having to scroll through hundreds of artists or songs. Browsing was a little weird because as I was scrolling, I noticed that it would switch over to the track view of the album I was currently listening to, which was a pain because I had to start back at the top of the artist list. The only other problem I found, which I guess isn't really a problem, but a feature I would like, is album artwork. In fact, the whole gui is lacking a little since there doesn't seem to be any way to personalize the screen (background, screensaver, artwork, led colors). I've only had this for a day, so I could be wrong, but at least there wasn't an easy way to do this.. that I found.
I have yet to use the SD reader or SAT function, but I will. Just a quick review for now.
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Double Din in dash Fully Motorized 6.5-Inch Touch Screen LCD. Navigation Ready for NAV-2 Box, Built-in Bluetooth with built-in Microphone.Built-in iPod Interface (Cable included)(See iPod Compadability attachment). Built-in Dolby Digital Surround Sound Decoder.Multi-Zone FunctionBuilt-in AM/FM Tuner 36FM/12AM presets. 2.5 Volt 6-Channel Rear RCA Line Level Output(front, rear, center, subwoofer), 1 Audio/Video Input, 2 - Rear Video Outputs, 1 Rear Camera Input, Fixed 2 Channel Audio Output for Rear Zone.4 x 50 Watts. NTSC/PAL Compatible, 336,950 Pixel Display.Mechanism plays: DVD Audio and Video, CD, VCD, MP3 and WMA.Plays MPEG 1, 2 MPEG4 Video Files Including avi and Xvid.Plays MP3 and WMA Files Burned on DVD +/- R Discs.Artists, Song Title, Station information and presets are shown on the display.Last Position Memory on DVD Playback.SD Card Reader.Includes Wireless Remote Control and 3.5mm Aux In Audio Input Adapter to play your iPod or Portable Device through.
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