Blazed SS
Junior Member
Review of Head Unit:
I have owned this unit for a year now after seeing it at CES Jan 2010 it is a nice compact product with excellent features. Nav and radio work well. I would buy it again over other products at current time based on HD radio, nav, and HD news and traffic updates etc.
Pros:
1. Bluetooth capability with easy set-up. Can elect to use hands free or not.
2. Rapid boot-up with quick viewing of rear-view camera.
3. Multiple nav viewing options, with good voice directions. Can search based on phone numbers. Nice well visible screen.
4. Lifetime subscription to HD traffic updates, News, and Weather channels. Easy ability to scan business, world news, and local weather. I really like this feature and find it more useful to me than iPod /i pad tune scanning, but this will vary with users.
5. Ability to upgrade firmware with > or = 128 MB SD (SDHC) card.
6. Can add Google POI onto maps using an SD card. I love this feature for going to shows (hotel event and everything else can be preset from laptop home or office not just from the deck )
7. Easily detachable faceplate for high theft areas. A++
8. Has a single USB connector in front.
9. I pad works great with it and I can control every thing I want from out side of the car and looks cool when I am at a show
10. free software updates for life and they have all ready released some making the deck work even better than when I first got it
Cons:
1. Bluetooth only connects to one device at a time, so you need to select which one you use.
2. Route navigation does not present with multiple options immediately after a search, such as shortest, fastest, etc. once a destination is selected. The options must be pre-selected prior to destination entry. This should be considered in future products in my opinion.
3. Would be nice to put jpeg images on the SD card as "wallpaper", and be able to listen to radio while images play, bu this is a minor complaint.
over after a year I would give it a 4.7 out of 5
and would buy it again
let me know if you have any questions
Blazed SS
I have owned this unit for a year now after seeing it at CES Jan 2010 it is a nice compact product with excellent features. Nav and radio work well. I would buy it again over other products at current time based on HD radio, nav, and HD news and traffic updates etc.
Pros:
1. Bluetooth capability with easy set-up. Can elect to use hands free or not.
2. Rapid boot-up with quick viewing of rear-view camera.
3. Multiple nav viewing options, with good voice directions. Can search based on phone numbers. Nice well visible screen.
4. Lifetime subscription to HD traffic updates, News, and Weather channels. Easy ability to scan business, world news, and local weather. I really like this feature and find it more useful to me than iPod /i pad tune scanning, but this will vary with users.
5. Ability to upgrade firmware with > or = 128 MB SD (SDHC) card.
6. Can add Google POI onto maps using an SD card. I love this feature for going to shows (hotel event and everything else can be preset from laptop home or office not just from the deck )
7. Easily detachable faceplate for high theft areas. A++
8. Has a single USB connector in front.
9. I pad works great with it and I can control every thing I want from out side of the car and looks cool when I am at a show
10. free software updates for life and they have all ready released some making the deck work even better than when I first got it
Cons:
1. Bluetooth only connects to one device at a time, so you need to select which one you use.
2. Route navigation does not present with multiple options immediately after a search, such as shortest, fastest, etc. once a destination is selected. The options must be pre-selected prior to destination entry. This should be considered in future products in my opinion.
3. Would be nice to put jpeg images on the SD card as "wallpaper", and be able to listen to radio while images play, bu this is a minor complaint.
over after a year I would give it a 4.7 out of 5
and would buy it again
let me know if you have any questions
Blazed SS
