Adamo 754-DL in car entertainment (1 Viewer)

[DaveandKaren]

Has anyone upgraded from the very basic Ford radio installation to a full featured Android system (Sat Nav, Video,MP3 etc), and if so, which system have you installed?

 

[David and Sally]

We have an Adamo.

The sat nag sits in the passenger seat
The entertainment manager sits in the passenger seat.

It is a basic radio but we use a separate sat nav and just listen to the radio. But I will watch with interest.

 

[x17ken]

Has anyone upgraded from the very basic Ford radio installation to a full featured Android system (Sat Nav, Video,MP3 etc), and if so, which system have you installed?

I enquired about this when I bought our Adamo. The basic unit is a bit ugly and retro with small buttons. The cost of the upgrade was also horribly expensive. So we have managed with the base unit. It connects to my phone, the radio works and I can play my music through the same speakers that you would still need to use with the upgrade. I can also flip over the the Ipad holder on the top of the dash to give me a great big screen - far bigger than the upgraded Android one. So, leaving aside the cosmetic looks, it boils down to the quality of the sat nav. I don't know what service the upgraded unit uses, but I would prefer to continue to use my tried and tested Garmin "Caravan and Motorhome Club unit". It is not perfect, but it I trust it more than my fellow navigator - who is often asleep at critical moments in our journeys. I also have a map system on my ipad which gives me a great view when I need to verify the navigation instructions on the Garmin unit. As a final point - and this may just be my age showing - when I am chilling and listening to my music with the chairs turned around I find the good old twisty knobs on the standard unit really easy to use for volume control without turning around to look at a screen. I hope this helps you to decide.