New Nav. map - 199.00! arr!
02-13-2007, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by tjbourgoyne
I wonder if it really takes that long or just a deterent to keep it from being copied.
You should pay attention to copyrights and license terms, and also be aware that your IP address is publicly associated with a torrent that you're capturing or seeding.
That file would be slow because it's big and because there aren't that many people sharing it.
When you first start to capture a torrent, it comes down slowly. They tend to pick up speed, especially if you open ports so you're contributing. When things drop off so there are no seeders, you don't get anything.
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02-13-2007, 09:54 AM
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can't wait to see if this works....
02-13-2007, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mysql101
All things said and done - the OEM navi is poor at best. It does it's job, which is to tell me where I am in relation to other things, but it is not very good at telling me where something is if I have no idea of it's location or general area. The FIND feature is clunky and doesn't know anything in my area (a lot of development in new tampa). It's slow, and it costs a lot ($1700 - 2000).
02-13-2007, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedFeras
This is actually plain wrong, for instance if i'm looking for a park or somethinng i switch to the region of the country, type the name of the park under recreation and it gives me a list of names matches and distances, if i know the name of the place the OEM nav can get me there. There are actually some pretty cool tools in there to navigate by multiple waypoints, if you want to get somewhere via other points. I have many times found myself not knowing where somewhere is, for instance a gas station when im well below the E, nav has never failed me. Automotive services>gas stations> nearest...Done. Yeah it was expensive but it does its job and more. plus it has a nice voice.
When we met at the meet at Brandywine State Park I had used the NAV all the way from NY. Then I used it to lead to D.C., then home. On the way home I ran into a way-past empty situation and used the NAV to divert off the expressway to the nearest gas station. In the past I would have printed MapQuest directions from home to the meet, from the meet to DC, from DC to home. The pages would have gotten mixed, crinkled and dirty from shuffling around in the car through the weekend trip. This was so much cleaner.
...and she does have a sultry sort of voice.
02-13-2007, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ken-x8
You should pay attention to copyrights and license terms, and also be aware that your IP address is publicly associated with a torrent that you're capturing or seeding.
Likewise, we should all be entitled to make use a back-up copy of our NAV disk in our car where it is subject to wear and tear and keep the original safe in its case in the house. At least, that's what I'd like to do.
Folks, let me know if any of you have success making a back-up.
02-13-2007, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaspeedFeras
This is actually plain wrong, for instance if i'm looking for a park or somethinng i switch to the region of the country, type the name of the park under recreation and it gives me a list of names matches and distances, if i know the name of the place the OEM nav can get me there.
When you've used GOOD navigational interfaces, you'll know what I am talking about.
Just to give you an example of what I mean, I'll compare the Rx-8 navi to the navi in my friend's 2005 BMW M3. His car has a joystick looking thing to move around. It's not like the RX-8's navigational buttons though - you can use it to scroll left and right in the menu interfaces, and push in to "click". So in the BMW, we could only zoom in and out of the vehicle's CURRENT location. While this doesn't sound like a problem at first... we had no way to find a nearby mall because of it. You can't pan in any direction! The mall was within 3 miles of our location. We didn't know in which direction. At the close zoom, the navigation would display names of restraunts, gas stations, stores. If we zoomed out more than a few clicks, it would be too far away to see those items being identified. Because of this, there was no way for us to find the mall. We would have to be at close zoom, then drive around randomly till the mall showed up on the screen. At least with the Rx-8 we can scroll around the map at any zoom level we want.
I guess my point is, like you, my friend had no idea how bad his navigational system was... the Rx-8's isn't good, but it isn't so bad that it's useless.
02-13-2007, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Element
Instead of using the torrents the disc and firmware is also available on New groups. I am downloading right now at 992kb/s.
When you get it, put on a ftp, and give to people you trust on this forum. There is a cool little app that turns any PC into a ftp. Then all can share it.
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02-13-2007, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by mysql101
since it appears that some of you aren't used to a navigational system besides the OEM one with the RX-8...
I've owned two other navi systems (stand alone portable units). One was a cheap car one, the other was a $800 one that I think was meant for boats. It had all the roads in the system though. Reason I bought the $800 unit was the fast map updates. I could zoom out and the map would instantly refresh with the new zoom level. I could scroll around without delays. The interface on it was light years ahead of the OEM navi on the RX-8.
All things said and done - the OEM navi is poor at best. It does it's job, which is to tell me where I am in relation to other things, but it is not very good at telling me where something is if I have no idea of it's location or general area. The FIND feature is clunky and doesn't know anything in my area (a lot of development in new tampa). It's slow, and it costs a lot ($1700 - 2000).
The two things it has going for it is,
1. It's OEM and retractable.
2. It has dead reckoning. If GPS signal is lost, it can still track your movements based on what your tires are doing.
I've owned two other navi systems (stand alone portable units). One was a cheap car one, the other was a $800 one that I think was meant for boats. It had all the roads in the system though. Reason I bought the $800 unit was the fast map updates. I could zoom out and the map would instantly refresh with the new zoom level. I could scroll around without delays. The interface on it was light years ahead of the OEM navi on the RX-8.
All things said and done - the OEM navi is poor at best. It does it's job, which is to tell me where I am in relation to other things, but it is not very good at telling me where something is if I have no idea of it's location or general area. The FIND feature is clunky and doesn't know anything in my area (a lot of development in new tampa). It's slow, and it costs a lot ($1700 - 2000).
The two things it has going for it is,
1. It's OEM and retractable.
2. It has dead reckoning. If GPS signal is lost, it can still track your movements based on what your tires are doing.
02-13-2007, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by mysql101
I still disagree. The interface is clunky and it hampers your ability to find things.
When you've used GOOD navigational interfaces, you'll know what I am talking about.
Just to give you an example of what I mean, I'll compare the Rx-8 navi to the navi in my friend's 2005 BMW M3. His car has a joystick looking thing to move around. It's not like the RX-8's navigational buttons though - you can use it to scroll left and right in the menu interfaces, and push in to "click". So in the BMW, we could only zoom in and out of the vehicle's CURRENT location. While this doesn't sound like a problem at first... we had no way to find a nearby mall because of it. You can't pan in any direction! The mall was within 3 miles of our location. We didn't know in which direction. At the close zoom, the navigation would display names of restraunts, gas stations, stores. If we zoomed out more than a few clicks, it would be too far away to see those items being identified. Because of this, there was no way for us to find the mall. We would have to be at close zoom, then drive around randomly till the mall showed up on the screen. At least with the Rx-8 we can scroll around the map at any zoom level we want.
I guess my point is, like you, my friend had no idea how bad his navigational system was... the Rx-8's isn't good, but it isn't so bad that it's useless.
When you've used GOOD navigational interfaces, you'll know what I am talking about.
Just to give you an example of what I mean, I'll compare the Rx-8 navi to the navi in my friend's 2005 BMW M3. His car has a joystick looking thing to move around. It's not like the RX-8's navigational buttons though - you can use it to scroll left and right in the menu interfaces, and push in to "click". So in the BMW, we could only zoom in and out of the vehicle's CURRENT location. While this doesn't sound like a problem at first... we had no way to find a nearby mall because of it. You can't pan in any direction! The mall was within 3 miles of our location. We didn't know in which direction. At the close zoom, the navigation would display names of restraunts, gas stations, stores. If we zoomed out more than a few clicks, it would be too far away to see those items being identified. Because of this, there was no way for us to find the mall. We would have to be at close zoom, then drive around randomly till the mall showed up on the screen. At least with the Rx-8 we can scroll around the map at any zoom level we want.
I guess my point is, like you, my friend had no idea how bad his navigational system was... the Rx-8's isn't good, but it isn't so bad that it's useless.
02-28-2007, 12:16 PM
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You downloaded it?!
Originally Posted by HyJynx V
The torrent is for the European map pack. It does work, but us in North America are out of luck on this one. 
12-10-2008, 06:14 PM
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new maps just released
http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INT...llProducts=YES
12-10-2008, 06:18 PM
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F that, I'm just gonna install a carputer.
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There is still no update for the 06' and up nav. even though I know they have one. The new nav in the 09' is a touch screen like in the CX-7/9, but they seem to be completely ignoring the 06' to 08' denso units. NAMO keeps saying their coming but they've been saying that for years. I think I want my money back for the nav!......
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Maybe I should spell slower: There ____________ is __________ still __________ no _____________ update ______________ available ________________ for ______________ the ___________ 06' ______________ and ______________ up _______________ NAV _________________ units!...... Navetec does not support the 06' and up Denso units.
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