http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...=79*4842*1210*


It plays Vcd, xvid, mpeg 1, all the files

 

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.

 

thats with navi tho, and installation included

 

you can get an Eclipse AVN 5510 for cheaper

 

even w/navi n install thats steep for an off brand, u can get the eclipse or pioneer for that price....

 

but eclipse doesnt play xvid or mpeg 2?

im talkin about porno clips

 

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

 

nice view on things