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I am a teeny weeny bit biased and want you to know that up front.

Three years ago we purchased a VMS 3000 for our 2005 100 series. Recently we had a meeting with a rock wall that destroyed the side of the car and the shocks that went through the body of the car also broke some electronic kit installed in the car. We now have a VMS 7500 in the dash. We have a preference for the rougher high country and have driven many of the heavily corrugated roads in the deserts without a problem with the unit.

It runs a WindowsCE platform. It has both VMS street (new version is impressive) and an inbuilt off road navigation programs. We use OziexplorerCE on it. I haven't tried the VMS one as I like Ozi and am not going to change to another one if it "ain't broke".

It's entertainment utilities like the AM/FM radio, single DVD/CD slot, MP3 player are fully integrated with the cars stereo system. It has blue tooth, rear view camera and rear seat video feeds for the kids. It also has a USB and an iPOD input ports. There may be more but that's all that I use. The new screen is HD and about 20mm larger than the old one. Excellent screen display and much better menus than the earlier model.

And as a bonus the inbuilt turn and warning voices are in a pleasant english voice.

Current map storage of 32Gb is on a micro SD card. I think that it can go higher. The microphone is now externally located wherever you want it instead of in the dash unit.

Because insurance paid for the replacement I cannot tell you the price. I think that it is on the VMS site.

Totally reliable over the last three plus years.

And I have had some excellent post sales help since purchasing it.

VMS home page

Phil

I am at the other end of the scale to Phil, buying a cheap unit from Brash Imports. The unit does everything that the VMS unit does (although the only offroad mapping is OziExplorer which I have loaded heaps of maps onto, and the street mapping is IGo - which is fantastic). I have 2x reversing cameras hooked up - one pointing at the tow ball and the other on the roof rack so I can see in the boat when I am towing it. I have a 32Gig USB for music which is fantastic. I have had it now for about 3 years
What I dont like:
The touch screen is sometimes a pain to use
The Green lights (matching the dash lights) have now reverted to Red - don't know why or how??)
When using the mapping the music stops playing (I think I can fix this, but haven't tried yet)

What I like:
The price is great
Everything works well
It has a 2-zone function to hook up DVD screens for the kids in the back, and to be able to listen to music in the front
It has lasted 3 years without any problems...