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2009 CR-V Navigation System
"Elmo P. Shagnasty" > wrote in message ... > In article >, > wrote: > >> $2000 extra for it,(my GF just bought a CRV EX without) ain't worth >> it. >> I bought her a garmin Nuvi 265WT with lifetime traffic for $229. > > I tend to agree, although if you're going to buy a built-in nav > system, > Honda's is probably the best. Honda uses Alpine systems. > > We were shopping Volvos last week, for my father; we wanted > everything > on it, including nav (yeah, try getting an old man to deal with an > external unit). The dealer said they don't come in with much on > them, > that it would be a special order. ????? They don't bring in > well-equipped $40K-$50K cars? They order in strippo models? WTF? > > Anyway, I found it interesting that Volvo does offer, as a specific > accessory in their catalog, a Garmin unit. Their kit comes with a > specific dash mount for the car in question, and is wired in very > neatly, so that it just plugs in nicely and sits there on top of the > dash. (I remember that BMW also did this for their 3 series.) > > So apparently that's how Volvo sees the world: if you want a nav > system, plop this thing on the dash and we'll help make it look as > neat > as we can--because we generally don't expect you to want an in-dash > unit, and we generally won't stock them at the dealer. > > Frankly, I wish Honda and the rest would offer such a kit as an > alternative. Let's say for a couple hundred dollars they could > install > the vehicle specific mounting/power kit, making it nice and neat, > and > then I could put in any Garmin unit I wanted, and change it out as > often > as I wanted. Garmin would do well to do this with as many > manufacturers > as possible. > > I could probably go through four or five very nice units before I > burned > up $2000. I could have a new Garmin every year. |
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2009 CR-V Navigation System
No. Honda stopped using Alpine probably a decade ago. They went cheap
with the Panasonic/Matsu****a unit. Remember the CD player PE-0 error? Real stinkers. Then they went Pioneer. And from this article below they took a share in Pioneer. So you're getting a Pioneer unit in there. REPORT: Honda to invest in Pioneer electronics: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...f8747528cff44# On Apr 30, 8:57*pm, "L Alpert" > wrote: > Honda uses Alpine systems. |
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2009 CR-V Navigation System
> wrote in message ... No. Honda stopped using Alpine probably a decade ago. They went cheap with the Panasonic/Matsu****a unit. Remember the CD player PE-0 error? Real stinkers. Then they went Pioneer. And from this article below they took a share in Pioneer. So you're getting a Pioneer unit in there. REPORT: Honda to invest in Pioneer electronics: http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...f8747528cff44# The DVD upgrade for my Nav system in my 04 was directly from the Alpine web site. On Apr 30, 8:57 pm, "L Alpert" > wrote: > Honda uses Alpine systems. |
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2009 CR-V Navigation System
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:36:56 -0700 (PDT), Frank77
> wrote: >> I could probably go through four or five very nice units before I burned >> up $2000. *I could have a new Garmin every year. > >Okay, so maybe it's not worth $2000... but that's not all you get with >it. >It is integrated with a rear-view backup camera (though backup sensor >is an extra option). >It has voice recognition for navigation, climate control, radio, cd >changer, PC Card (for MP3s), and most importantly, you can ask it >"What time is it?" so you don't need to glance over to the clock >And according to the manual, you can also ask it to find the nearest >Honda Dealer if your nav system stops working... errr, wait a minute, >nevermind... >Also, during my test drive I was very surprised to hear the turn-by- >turn directions coming from the car's speakers in a much clearer and >more pleasing voice than the voice my portable garmin uses in my >wife's car. >And the radio volume temporarily dropped while the intructions to turn >were emitted, which was nice. >I'm not sure whether the nav system also provides bluetooth >capability, though there is a website where my blackberry is on the >list. Now if I could just have it read my emails to me while I'm >driving... wow... I must hack that one. Honestly I think the bluetooth >is only available on European Hondas, which is disappointing. None of these features are useful to deaf people, so thanks for outlining them all for consumer review. |
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2009 CR-V Navigation System
"Eternal Searcher" > wrote in message
... > Pszemol wrote: > >> For me, the biggest benefit of built in navi is the convenience, >> neatness of the solution (no cords hanging from the dashboard), >> better integration with a car as a whole thing, integration with >> the car radio and bluetooth phone and - which is important, >> it is much more difficult to steal from a car, so you can leave the >> car with navi on a parking lot and go without carrying the GPS >> with you in the pocket. > > And the biggest drawback is when the unit needs to be serviced. > At least > with a portable unit, you don't have to have the whole car taken in. > > You don't have to carry the portable unit in your pocket all the time. > Just > store it in a concealed storage space in the car... although not for > prolonged periods of time when it's very hot or very cold outside. This way you give a reward for beaking the car window... |
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