Anybody heard of VALOR Double Din DVD/NAVI
05-07-2007, 03:48 PM
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Anybody heard of VALOR Double Din DVD/NAVI
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my frend just bought one w/o the navi and its actually nice, has a sd slot motorized face and all the xtraz. that price is a bit much, he only paid about 5 or 6 hundred for his.
05-07-2007, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DUBZRO
my frend just bought one w/o the navi and its actually nice, has a sd slot motorized face and all the xtraz. that price is a bit much, he only paid about 5 or 6 hundred for his.
05-07-2007, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by DUBZRO
even w/navi n install thats steep for an off brand, u can get the eclipse or pioneer for that price....
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05-07-2007, 08:20 PM
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Valor makes a good product. But, I think the specific product you are looking at on the Costco site is an older (and, now replaced) unit. The Valor Nav650D uses a DVD to load its NAVTEQ maps while newer and higher-end Valor products use an SD slot to do this. And, the price for this model of the Valor is expensive (on the link in your message).
A much better choice for a double-din “all-in-one-box-device” (CES and navigation) than the Valor is the Kenwood DNX7100.
The Kenwood DNX7100 provides the following advantages:
- The same and even more features for less $$
- A ROM chip in the Kenwood DNX7100 drives the navigation component (very reliable since it has no moving parts)
- Application software and the NAVTEQ map database from Kenwood’s OEM supplier, Garmin (the best in the business)
- The ability to do “instant” updates for application software and NAVTEQ maps on Garmin’s website. It took just a couple of minutes to download the latest version (better application software and newer NAVTEQ maps), copy the new software to a SD slot reader, and install the SD and update the unit. And, it did not cost anything. Compare this to buying (spending $$) and waiting to receive a DVD, and you see a huge advantage for the Kenwood DNX7100.
- The Kenwood DNX7100 has a 7” (ok, so they say 6.95” screen) vs. the 6.5” screen you get with the Valor model you reference. That doesn’t seem like a big difference, but it is when viewing maps.
- And, there are more advantages with the Kenwood… but, this message is getting long.
I think your better choice is the Kenwood.
--Spike
A much better choice for a double-din “all-in-one-box-device” (CES and navigation) than the Valor is the Kenwood DNX7100.
The Kenwood DNX7100 provides the following advantages:
- The same and even more features for less $$
- A ROM chip in the Kenwood DNX7100 drives the navigation component (very reliable since it has no moving parts)
- Application software and the NAVTEQ map database from Kenwood’s OEM supplier, Garmin (the best in the business)
- The ability to do “instant” updates for application software and NAVTEQ maps on Garmin’s website. It took just a couple of minutes to download the latest version (better application software and newer NAVTEQ maps), copy the new software to a SD slot reader, and install the SD and update the unit. And, it did not cost anything. Compare this to buying (spending $$) and waiting to receive a DVD, and you see a huge advantage for the Kenwood DNX7100.
- The Kenwood DNX7100 has a 7” (ok, so they say 6.95” screen) vs. the 6.5” screen you get with the Valor model you reference. That doesn’t seem like a big difference, but it is when viewing maps.
- And, there are more advantages with the Kenwood… but, this message is getting long.
I think your better choice is the Kenwood.
--Spike
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