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Old 09-25-06, 04:11 PM
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Did Lexus improve the XM Radio interface for 2007? The 2006 is so bad it's embarassing.

If so, will the interface be available with a DVD upgrade?
Old 09-25-06, 08:29 PM
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interesting question. It is definitely possible to upgrade the NAV's brain, though I believe its different to the NAV-DVD. I guess first step to answering the question is to track down someone with an '07 eqipped with XM/NAV.

Out of curiousity, what sort of interface improvements are you refering to?
Old 09-26-06, 04:56 AM
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I have an 07 with XM and have been pleasantly surprised how good the
Nav/XM interface has turned out to be. The sound quality of the XM
is so much better than it was in my Solara. I am not getting any drop-outs
like my previous XM cars. The fin may help with that issue.
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Originally Posted by mslatter
Did Lexus improve the XM Radio interface for 2007? The 2006 is so bad it's embarassing.

If so, will the interface be available with a DVD upgrade?
Perhaps even more embarrassing is that in our other vehicle, I have an Eclipse AVN-5500 with Sirius, and it has full character support (32, I think).

So, when I listen to certain songs with long titles, like Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins not Tragedies" and Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends", I can see the WHOLE title. Puts even some aftermarket Sirius and XM tuners to shame.
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