I know Bespoke is hated, but.... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

lbroskee · 01-10-2013, 12:31 AM

all i want is touchscreen, full fitment (no fillers), bluetooth, and the ability for on screen dialing. For about $450 is it worth it if i just want such minimal things? I cant seem to find any other 200mm double dins

dun3 · 01-10-2013, 12:44 AM

Right now, I don't hate it as much as others. I find it to be kind of nice. Touch screen, connects to your phone. I don't care too much for Nav, so that doesn't bug me.

lbroskee · 01-10-2013, 12:46 AM

so basically for some1 who could care less about nav (i have a dam smartphone anyways) it's a perfectly good stereo?

Hanakuso · 01-10-2013, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lbroskee

so basically for some1 who could care less about nav (i have a dam smartphone anyways) it's a perfectly good stereo?

Yes. I wanted a headunit with the same features as you. It's been great for that and plus the Pandora comes in handy. I bought mine for $500 used and it was kinda expensive but I hate fillers

lbroskee · 01-10-2013, 12:57 AM

awesome, thanks for the feedback

dun3 · 01-10-2013, 01:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lbroskee

so basically for some1 who could care less about nav (i have a dam smartphone anyways) it's a perfectly good stereo?

For me. Yeah. I like it. I plan on throwing in a sub, and that's it. Maybe upgrade the other speakers later on down the line. But the head unit, I'm not upset about.

N_I_N · 01-11-2013, 10:50 PM

I have it too. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Phone). It works well as a bluetooth source. My ONLY beef so far is it would be really nice to be able to see whats playing in the head unit and not have to look at the phone. Other than that, I'm pretty satisfied since I can listen to anything that will play on my phone.

My other beef is that I have issues where the unit will not always see my USB stick. Lots of times I have to un-plug it - then re-plug it in to get it to see it.

VROOOM · 01-11-2013, 11:27 PM

Anyone know if there is a way to display maps on the headunit display using an Andriod phone... instead of a IPhone? Or has anyone figure a way of loading the BESPOKE App on anything other than an IPhone?

Gixxersixxerman · 01-11-2013, 11:33 PM

The bespoke unit is great for me.. I like it, my connectivity to my droid RAZR HD is seamless, I haven't had but one issue connecting, but rebooting my phone worked..

Seeing as how we can hook up a backup cam to it, I don't see why we can't mirror the phone to run GPS on it??

RMStringer · 01-12-2013, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N_I_N

I have it too. I have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus (Google Phone). It works well as a bluetooth source. My ONLY beef so far is it would be really nice to be able to see whats playing in the head unit and not have to look at the phone. Other than that, I'm pretty satisfied since I can listen to anything that will play on my phone.

My other beef is that I have issues where the unit will not always see my USB stick. Lots of times I have to un-plug it - then re-plug it in to get it to see it.

I have the GNex and had same issue when i used Bluetooth to play music. Now i have the Galaxy SIII and it does show music ID3 tag info on screen. It might have to do with Bluetooth Protocol.

GNex V3.0 (A2DP / AVRCP)
Galaxy SIII: v4.0 with A2DP, EDR

So the SIII does have an updated Bluetooth protocol.

lordtakuban · 01-14-2013, 10:17 AM

The phone book lookups on the BeSpoke unit are a joke. It is horrible compared to the AVIC x920bt I replaced mine with. It connects to your phone just fine, but so does the standard radio. The touch screen is decent and it's a good enough radio. But the interface for finding a contact is pretty lame. Also, with the x920bt, you can use the voice command to call somebody.

Anyway, the radio will *technically* work for your stated needs. But it does still have its short comings with phone integration.

01-14-2013, 10:17 AM	#11
lordtakuban Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 FRS - Whiteout Location: South Florida Posts: 308 Thanks: 159 Thanked 78 Times in 60 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	The phone book lookups on the BeSpoke unit are a joke. It is horrible compared to the AVIC x920bt I replaced mine with. It connects to your phone just fine, but so does the standard radio. The touch screen is decent and it's a good enough radio. But the interface for finding a contact is pretty lame. Also, with the x920bt, you can use the voice command to call somebody. Anyway, the radio will technically work for your stated needs. But it does still have its short comings with phone integration. __________________ 2013 FRS - Whiteout - Slightly modified 2001 MR2 Spyder - Super White - Heavily modified

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Another BeSpoke HU	ML	Audio/Visual, Electronics, Infotainment, NAV	3	10-15-2012 11:46 AM
FR-S BeSpoke Nav	Coultergeist	Electronics \| Audio \| NAV \| Infotainment	6	09-25-2012 10:39 PM
Does anyone not have Bespoke that might want it?	mottor	Electronics \| Audio \| NAV \| Infotainment	4	07-12-2012 12:06 AM
Saw it, hated it, and finally, farewell to you all	Pistol Pete	Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum	4	06-20-2012 02:31 AM
BeSpoke, what all can it do?	eriktherod	Electronics \| Audio \| NAV \| Infotainment	2	06-14-2012 05:03 PM

01-10-2013, 12:44 AM	#2
dun3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Ultra Marine Blue FR-S Location: Bay Area Posts: 558 Thanks: 232 Thanked 157 Times in 118 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Right now, I don't hate it as much as others. I find it to be kind of nice. Touch screen, connects to your phone. I don't care too much for Nav, so that doesn't bug me.

01-11-2013, 11:27 PM	#8
VROOOM S5:F Gunmetal / Staggered Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: WHITEOUT 2013 SCION FRS Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Anyone know if there is a way to display maps on the headunit display using an Andriod phone... instead of a IPhone? Or has anyone figure a way of loading the BESPOKE App on anything other than an IPhone?

01-11-2013, 11:33 PM	#9
Gixxersixxerman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota GT86, 66 beetle, 11 GSXR 750 Location: Las Vegas, NV. Posts: 1,382 Thanks: 575 Thanked 836 Times in 436 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The bespoke unit is great for me.. I like it, my connectivity to my droid RAZR HD is seamless, I haven't had but one issue connecting, but rebooting my phone worked.. Seeing as how we can hook up a backup cam to it, I don't see why we can't mirror the phone to run GPS on it??

User Name		Remember Me?
Password