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(More customer reviews)I bought this unit here at Amazon.com, and then had it installed at a major appliance center. The major appliance center had free installation with the purchase of this unit, but I saved enough money buying it here at Amazon, to where I came out ahead by having to pay for the installation.
This unit made quite an impression on the technicians, who all said that they want to get one for their vehicle.
It fit PERFECTLY in my Ford F-150 double din. Looks great.
I have already paired my cell phone via bluetooth with the unit. You have to buy the accessory for the bluetooth, which is well worth the money. When I get a call, it turns down the music, and the caller id comes up on the screen. You then just answer. You also have a phonebook on the screen, which uploaded right from my blackberry. This accessory is a must.
I also got the iPOD adapter. This accessory is a HUGE MUST. It sounds absolutely unbelieveable. However, this is one of the few negative things I have to say. Although it does have a search function, it requires a lot of scrolling. Also, if you decide you don't want the song selected, it then reverts back to the beginning of the list, even if you were in the "n's", for example. Pioneer needs to make it easier to select groups and songs in the iPOD. Still, do not pass on the accessory.....the techs also loved it. I had them place the cord in the glovebox, which worked out very well.
As far as navigation, the display is beautiful. That extra half inch of display (this is 7" vs the tpical 6.5") makes a BIG impact. Navigation is easy, and there is a pleasant female voice to guide you on approaching turns. I have owned to Garmin GPSs, which are good products, but this is better because of the guages that pinpoint the approaching turn.
The voice commands are very cool, but I am just learning them now. It works well from what I have seen.
My 2005 Ford F-150 had an upgraded sound system with sub-woofer, and they were able to hook into this. The quality of music in changing to the Avic-Z1 just DOUBLED easily. I actually sat in my driveway last night listening to my iPOD, amazed at how clean the system sounded. Honestly, it sounds like I got a whole new high end speaker package. This unit is ready for either SIRIUS or XM, which I passed on because with 5000 songs in my iPOD, just don't feel like I need it.
The DVD picture is awesome, and with the newly improved sound, it is like being in a theater.
I had to take one star off just for the iPOD issues, and the fact that they need to improve the iPOD menu. Maybe they can do that via a software upgrade. I also had to give it only four stars because of their governors on the video and other functions. In order to watch video, the emergency brake has to be set. I am told there used to be a way around this, but now there is an internal gyroscope that is tough to bypass. Boooooo!! What if my passenger wants to watch video? I also have to set the brake to enter an address for navigation. I guess I can understand they don't want people inputting info when driving, but I wish it was not there.
I highly recommend this unit, and do not regret it at all.
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