Buy cheap Myron & Davis NV7TPR1 2008-2011 Toyota Prius In-Dash Navigation System Good Nav System but software needs work.By Objective1I have been looking for an in-dash Navigation System for the 2010 Toyota Prius for about a year now. The Toyota Dealer wanted a jaw dropping $4,000 for the factory system (yea right). The next best thing I could find was the Rosen a good quality OEM unit but hard to find and pricey.So rather than give up, I checked out this Myron & Davis unit which is also an OEM type of unit. The photos on Amazon don't really do it justice. It matches the Prius trim perfectly and the screen is much bigger in the car than the photos suggest. Strangely, the price of this unit changes almost daily from $818 (what I paid) to $1,400+ on Amazon which is a bit weird. Honestly, I would not buy this unit for more than $818 (plus the JBL cable and the iPod cable all extras....welcome to the crazy world of after market car audio).Seems odd there are no Owner Reviews of the NV7TPR1 so thought I would write one. I am replacing the Toyota JBL Head Unit which I really disliked from day 1 especially the Satellite radio which sounded terrible.First the good stuff about this Unit:Only took an hour to install, it really was plug n play.Matches the Prius dash materials exactly (as I said before).NAV Screen is not bad, and is a touch screen (updating the map is a PAIN)The iPod control is good, but I am using an iPhone 4 and the Head Unit will sometimes act like the ipod is playing, (shows song names and elapsed time) but no audio. Hmmm. Finally figured out for some reason I need to go into iPod on the phone and select "Dock Connector" instead of "MD" each time - weird.DVD Player works well (though I will never use this feature).Sound quality is far superior to the Toyota JBL Head Unit (obvious right away).Once the map is updated (a pain - see below) the unit loads quickly and the voice guidance is ok (NOT great)Steering Wheel controls all work (except the Toyota "talk-to" button)Negatives:The NV7TPR1 really feels like a solid product, BUT each feature has its own software that feels klunky and totally separate from the other features.BlueTooth is so-so. Everytime I get a call on my iPhone, the phone rings but instantly the Head Unit disconnects from BlueTooth. I can make outgoing calls from the Head Unit screen but incoming is flaky (a real disappointment).There is no way to "hold" the map magnification level once its started on your route. You can + or - the magnification, but the map reverts back to its 100% level in about 5 seconds. Annoying if you need the "big picture" like "Is The Silicon Valley Freeway, east or west of where i am right now?"Getting the Map SD card out of the unit to update is a nightmare (trust me, trying to buy and install the map update for ... » More Information about Myron & Davis NV7TPR1 2008-2011 Toyota Prius In-Dash Navigation System.Thursday, June 30, 2011
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Buy cheap Myron & Davis NV7TPR1 2008-2011 Toyota Prius In-Dash Navigation System Good Nav System but software needs work.By Objective1I have been looking for an in-dash Navigation System for the 2010 Toyota Prius for about a year now. The Toyota Dealer wanted a jaw dropping $4,000 for the factory system (yea right). The next best thing I could find was the Rosen a good quality OEM unit but hard to find and pricey.So rather than give up, I checked out this Myron & Davis unit which is also an OEM type of unit. The photos on Amazon don't really do it justice. It matches the Prius trim perfectly and the screen is much bigger in the car than the photos suggest. Strangely, the price of this unit changes almost daily from $818 (what I paid) to $1,400+ on Amazon which is a bit weird. Honestly, I would not buy this unit for more than $818 (plus the JBL cable and the iPod cable all extras....welcome to the crazy world of after market car audio).Seems odd there are no Owner Reviews of the NV7TPR1 so thought I would write one. I am replacing the Toyota JBL Head Unit which I really disliked from day 1 especially the Satellite radio which sounded terrible.First the good stuff about this Unit:Only took an hour to install, it really was plug n play.Matches the Prius dash materials exactly (as I said before).NAV Screen is not bad, and is a touch screen (updating the map is a PAIN)The iPod control is good, but I am using an iPhone 4 and the Head Unit will sometimes act like the ipod is playing, (shows song names and elapsed time) but no audio. Hmmm. Finally figured out for some reason I need to go into iPod on the phone and select "Dock Connector" instead of "MD" each time - weird.DVD Player works well (though I will never use this feature).Sound quality is far superior to the Toyota JBL Head Unit (obvious right away).Once the map is updated (a pain - see below) the unit loads quickly and the voice guidance is ok (NOT great)Steering Wheel controls all work (except the Toyota "talk-to" button)Negatives:The NV7TPR1 really feels like a solid product, BUT each feature has its own software that feels klunky and totally separate from the other features.BlueTooth is so-so. Everytime I get a call on my iPhone, the phone rings but instantly the Head Unit disconnects from BlueTooth. I can make outgoing calls from the Head Unit screen but incoming is flaky (a real disappointment).There is no way to "hold" the map magnification level once its started on your route. You can + or - the magnification, but the map reverts back to its 100% level in about 5 seconds. Annoying if you need the "big picture" like "Is The Silicon Valley Freeway, east or west of where i am right now?"Getting the Map SD card out of the unit to update is a nightmare (trust me, trying to buy and install the map update for ... » More Information about Myron & Davis NV7TPR1 2008-2011 Toyota Prius In-Dash Navigation System.
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