New Android Head Unit for My '06 RS

[rcvmini]

Originally Posted by 06YarisRS

Yeah, the reviews are very positive. I also noted that your onboard memory is 2G RAM and 32G ROM. That's a nice feature! I love these android radios and I've had them in several of my last vehicles. I celebrated the day I could put gigs of songs on a tiny microSd card and just plug it in and play. Are you familiar with PowerAmp? If not, maybe check it out. Among other great features, it really gives the sound quality a significant boost.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...layer&hl=en_CA

I bought the cheaper 1gig ram 16gb storage and haven't really had a problem with it running fast enough for all my needs. The music and bluetooh integration is great.

The only thing I should have thought about was getting the model with the physical buttons instead of the soft buttons. The softbuttons look better but physical buttons are better for using it without having to look.

I'm thinking of putting little nubs or something near the soft buttons so I can find them without looking at them when driving.

Their is a deluxe (pro) model comes with a toyota harness (for wiring) built in AND has gesture controls. as well as the 2gb ram and 32 gig hard drive. THinking back it was only an extra 60 bucks more and might have been worth it'

[06YarisRS]

Originally Posted by rcvmini

The only thing I should have thought about was getting the model with the physical buttons instead of the soft buttons. The softbuttons look better but physical buttons are better for using it without having to look.

I'm thinking of putting little nubs or something near the soft buttons so I can find them without looking at them when driving.

Hmmm, I like that idea. You're totally right about the driving distraction associated with the soft buttons. Do you think that nubs would interfere with the capacitive screen? If not, I may give that a try. Let me know if you do it, what you used and if it works. Since I have no steering wheel controls, I'm thinking about getting this and mounting the pads on the back of the steering wheel:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Multifuncti...t/382323673079