Toyota prius navigation dvd update 20101/21/2024 ![]() A flash-memory based system would have been a fiftieth the size and could be updated more easily, not to mention accessed far quicker. ![]() Why did Toyota (Denso, actually) go for a DVD-based system? That adds space and weight, is slow, and adds more mechanical parts that can break down. With the stand-alones, on the other hand, Garmin and TomTom and Magellan, and others, are aways trying to one-up each other, because there the choice basically *is* a direct comparison. Why would they bother? It's not like there's any competition-very few people will base a car purchase on the Nav system, and once you've committed to that company, it's either buy it or not (and a lot of people won't know how poor they are compared to the stand-alones). Definitely not worth the extra bucks for the car manufacturer nav systems. LOL.I wonder if any of the car manufacturer will develop a nav UI that has any of the features the portable nav systems have been using for the past 10 years. Spanish I don't care much for because I cannot speak it. Its the one named Prius Nav Gen5 91 and the torrent number is 5388156. The OP was informing folks that there is a torrent on ThePirateBay org of the Gen 5 NAV v9.1 upgrade disc.Not sure if I could do voice recognition street address while driving, but the only languages I saw were French or English. Ive moved this reply which was a fork from a Gen III forum on Gen 6 NAV. I suppose it is the latest versioln because it has the option of the ETA, as well as directions (sort of like Map-Quest style, which I think is called the 'route tracer function'). AHH! :blink: Besides, I got my '05 for MSRP and none of that Mark-UP BS.Īctually, I just checked my DVD version and it's. But I was again placed in a waiting list that would take me well into March '06 for the Prius, and I simply could not wait. ![]() With the tax break and everything, it might've been a better call. I probably should have waited for the 06 prius, since I just purchased my 05 #6 on Oct. What does this entail for us 2004/2005 Navigation prii? When we upgrade, will there also be an upgrade of the map quality as well? Or will that be an entirely different system? It offers increased map quality, over 32,000 colors, an ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) display, a route tracer function, voice recognition street address search functions that allow you to enter a destination while driving, and can now be set to operate in English, French, or Spanish languages." "The optional voice-activated DVD GPS (Global Positioning System) Navigation system is the most sophisticated yet. ![]() If you can get ahold of an '06 disk, it probably won't hurt to try it- best case, you get all or msot of the new features, but if the software is incompatible, the unit will say so, worst case, you have to get into the nav diag screens and clear the flash out and reload from the original disk. Pioneer, the maker of my aftermarket nav has been very good with making new software releases that are compatible with older navigation hardware and add new features (up to the capabilities of the hardware- eg, the latest software supports satellite traffic, but the satellite receiver is not compatible with my older nav unit, so obviously I can't get this feature the latest software also supports "memory nav", where all the maps needed for a route can be loaded into memory and the DVD ejected and the player used for video or music, but again, my older hardware doesn't have enough memory, so this feature is not available), but this is not true of most other vendors. Now this does *NOT* mean that the '06 nav disks will work in a previous year's system- this may or may not be the case. The next time, the firmware versions match, and it starts loading map data normally. Generally, what happens is that the first thing the nav system does is look for the version file on the disk and if it's different from what it is currently running, it reflashes itself with the new firmware on the disk and reboots. If the Toyota nav is anything like most aftermarket navs and uses the industry standard map disk format (and I think it does), the firmware update is usually included with the updated map and POI data.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |