Double Din Touch Screen DVD/Navigation/iPod System (eBay Edition)

[WastingEons]

Originally Posted by toy_toronto

^ LOL!

it's installed and it does work.

sorry just been busy and haven't had a chance to take pics of it installed. I thought maybe i'd post them at the same time with a short review after i've played with it some more -- i just need another week or two.

I do like the unit so far. I did a quick demo of the head unit for weeyari during our local meet, and I think he might have even liked it too

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Haha, alright! Awesome, cannot wait for that.

[sleey0]

Did it come with a harness? I suppose that the seller on ebay would send one as these are sold as "OEM" head units, right?

PICS!!!!! PLZ!!

[firemachine69]

I'm anxious for the pics. I've been hearing pretty good things from such a cheap HU. My initial concerns over long-term reliability so far seem to be unfounded, again, from what I'm hearing.

[toy_toronto]

Originally Posted by sleey0

Did it come with a harness? I suppose that the seller on ebay would send one as these are sold as "OEM" head units, right?

PICS!!!!! PLZ!!

Yes, it came with all the wiring harness specific to toyota OEM plugs/connectors. It also came with a remote control, an iPod aux cable, external USB cable, and the external GPS antenna.

The HU install was plug 'n play an took me about 15-20 minutes. It was a perfect fit (200mm W x 100mm H opening) on my dash.

Here are some pictures I took this evening (more to come later on):







*note: Either I bought the worst quality LCD screen protector, or I did a crappy job applying it onto the screen -- not happy with result.







The photos below are taken from eBay listings:











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[JumpmanYaris]

That is really nice, How much was it and where did u get it from ?

[MPC Motorsports]

Looks real nice in your Yaris. Looking forward to a full review.

Does it have three pairs of line outs(front/rear/sub)? That feature is a must have for me.

[xbr3akd0wnx]

that looks hooooooot i want it!!

[sleey0]

Wow.

Talk about a feature-rich HU for $400.

That is on my official xmas list now:D

Thanks for the pics!!!!!

[wsladaritz]

That does look really awesome! Good find! btw, what's on your iPhone?

[Jitazuki]

I'm guessing it won't mount without the proper radio trim in an UK Yaris as ours have a full trip computer like this one: http://pictures2.autotrader.co.uk/im...?id=1257798140

A shame really, seemed like a great deal.

[Astroman]

How's it sound? How's the navigation/dvd quality/tv/etc? I know you have a full review coming, but I can't wait!

[toy_toronto]

Originally Posted by JumpmanYaris

That is really nice, How much was it and where did u get it from ?

Thanks. I got it off eBay (please see page.1 OP thread for more info).

Originally Posted by MPC Motorsports

Looks real nice in your Yaris. Looking forward to a full review.

Does it have three pairs of line outs(front/rear/sub)? That feature is a must have for me.

Yeah, there’s just too many bells and whistles I need to touch on but in the meantime I’d be happy to answer any questions I've not covered yet.

I’m not very good at giving out reviews but will try and do my best. I’ll have to break it apart in sections and post as many pics as I can for those who are interested.

I thought it had a separate sub line out but it doesn't. please see diagram below for the complete wiring hookup.

Originally Posted by wsladaritz

That does look really awesome! Good find! btw, what's on your iPhone?

The iphone app is called REV by Devtoaster.. i still need to get a OBDII kiwi wifi unit for the app to communicate with.

http://www.devtoaster.com/products/rev/

Originally Posted by Astroman

How's it sound? How's the navigation/dvd quality/tv/etc? I know you have a full review coming, but I can't wait!

It has a decent sound and friends are pretty impressed once they hear it. Just an FYI though, i did upgrade my FR speakers to Kenwoods and the rear channels to Pioneers and I am running a 10" Bazooka tube with built-in 100watt amp ($40 craigslist special ) and the whole system sounds great with good bass pumping. Movies sound is also great while it supports many formats such as dvd, divx, dvd, xvid playback from a USB stick, SDHC card, and DVD media.

-toy


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[sleey0]

Did it come with a GPS antenna?

[Astroman]

I believe he said it did.

Oh, and thanks for the response

[toy_toronto]

Originally Posted by sleey0

Did it come with a GPS antenna?

Originally Posted by toy_toronto

Yes, it came with all the wiring harness specific to toyota OEM plugs/connectors. It also came with a remote control, an iPod aux cable, external USB cable, and the external GPS antenna.

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[WastingEons]

Ordered mine; thanks for all the info man!

[toy_toronto]

cool! now i have someone who i can compare notes with :)

-toy

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[toy_toronto]

Ok, I’ll start my mini-review bit by bit and will do it by mentioning the different features of this HU. Once again this unit runs a Windows CE based OS v6.0 and it has 128MB of memory. I consider this HU the newer generation compared to the older versions from china that have WinCE v5.0 64MB ram and a ‘clunky’ user interface. What I also liked about this specific unit is the high resolution LCD that does 800x480 unlike the older ones and other commercial head units that can only do 400x240.

Installation:
The installations was super simple. There’s a great tutorial stickied at the top that shows exactly how to swap out the Yaris HU (thanks to Slick’s DIY amp wire running and radio trim removal). The stock dash bezel opening is 200mm x 100mm, it’s perfect for the unit and no modification was needed. I used the same HU hardware brackets and mounting screws for the new HU. I just plugged in the supplied harness and cables into the existing connectors and radio antenna and it’s up and running. Tuck away the wires, screw in the HU and put all panels back.



I routed the USB and iPod cables under the dash and into the glove box… I couldn’t bring myself to drill any holes through. Btw, I leave my ipod nano plugged in the glove box and it charges automatically when the HU is on. I also just discovered that the USB cable can be used as a USB charger since it supplies +5V. It can charge my BT headset, iPhone, my son’s Nintendo DS, etc.. I hope this does not create a problem with the HU.

I mounted the gps antenna on top of the dashboard and not hidden underneath because I want to be certain that the satellite signals can be acquired quickly and easily by the gps.



Sound:
Though I've not yet logged many hours on this thing but for the short time I’ve had it and fiddled around with the treble/bass, I do find the sound VERY nice and it is clearly better than the stock HU the yaris had before. I keep repeating myself but It will take me a while before I can really comment in its overall performance or reliability – it does have tons of crazy features such as picture-in-picture (DVD and gps nav at same time, dual-zone display as in a remote LCD in backseat playing a movie while GPS nav running on main console LCD. It also has capabilities for a rear/backup camera, but you must buy the optional cam which you just plug into the rear of the HU camera input.

I’ll provide more comments later on… so stay tuned

-toy


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