Valor SD-906W In-Dash 1 DIN AM/FM/CD/DVD Motorized 7-Inch Monitor Review

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(More customer reviews)The good:
Easy installation.
Screen is large and bright.
Price on Amazon is great.
Love all the useful features in one unit...when they work.
User Manual and wiring is easy to understand.

The bad:
Valor support is poor. Sent a help request 3 days ago to Valor about the touch screen not responding to my touch (after a week of ownership). Haven't heard back. I tried restarting stereo, and the remote control functioned but not TS. Recalibrating was not possible. After turning off car and waiting until the next day, problem went away. If it happens again, I will revise my review.
***REVISION*** The touch screen continuously stops working when the unit gets hot. This has happened dozens of times in the couple months I've owned the unit. It works again after the car is turned off for a while, but it lost another star because it is annoying, and Valor support never responded to my inquiry above.
Also, I have yet to find a brand of SD media card that the unit will read without getting "device not supported" (I've tried reformatting 2 brands of SD cards in FAT32 and NTFS and it still doesn't read them).
It also takes a good 30 seconds for the player to scan a DVD full of mp3's, or to scan USB media...not a deal breaker...but you would be surprised what this can do at 6AM when you forgot you attempted an awfully loud singalong and butchering of "Run to the Hills" the previous night. I nearly soiled my pants the morning my stereo resumed play at the same loud volume. Luckily you can set a resume volume, and I highly suggest going that route.
One more thing...the screen ejection mechanism seems fragile and likely to fail some time after the warranty expires.

The ugly:
Me singing "Run to the Hills"...and the fact that the blue LEDs do not match my orange dash lights, but real men do not care about that...or so I'm told.Conclusion:
Lost 2 stars because the verdict is still out on the the long-term durability, and Valor's support and website need serious improvement. I may have to send it back. For now, when all the features do work, it's lovely.
I recommend filling out and sending off the Valor warranty card to make sure you get your full one year manufacturer support.

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