Mokos23

I still have yet to purchase an Navi update disc for the 04 TSX. I looked and I have version 1.09.

I'm still hesitant to fork out $185 for the Navi update. Is it worth it? Are there any new features besides updated maps on the newer disc?

daddydliv

I'm in the same boat - '04 with the original disc. I don't think there are any new features, but just updated points of interest and maps. I think it would be worth it at this point because I'm finding more and more that it's sending me to businesses that are no longer there.

bradykp

my 2006 has TSX, the display is slightly different... I don't know if it's worth $185, do you have many situations where something is not found? Don't forget, new stores and resteraunts are all there on the new disc, how often do you use the search figures?

bradykp

exactly, i think it all comes down to how often you use that feature. if you're putting in addresses most of the time, then don't update, if you use POI, which i LOVE, then i bet it's worth it.

Can't do a group buy can ya!

Mokos23

yeah i did bump into areas where tey are no longer there, moved, and even an Acura dealer I passed by when I was visiting a friend in Lisle, think its Continental Acura, they moved to Naperville and it still says its an Acura dealer in Lisle

jfbradley

I was in Boston yesterday and the streets are totally different around the "big dig" area. Not sure if the update would help though...

Jeffrey Serota

It really depends on your $$ Situation.. Are you going to keep the car a long time?
I would not do ti. I would wait a year for the version to come out. Changes are very minimal at this point. Lastly, how much do you really use it?
I rarely use mine anymore...

Katz

If I lived in Boston, I would upgrade. The latest disc has upgrades in Middlesex county too.

bradykp

i wonder what is does when reselling? i guess at that point, people don't really care...but how much would it suck to buy a car with a 3 or 4 year old map layout in the navi?

i say it depends on usage, if it were me, and my TSX was 3 years old, i'd update just for the POI, new routes, and such. But that's because i'm in jersey and i love the feature to find a resteraunt and a business. it's great. even when i'm travelling, if i want to add a waypoint to grab some food, it's wonderful.

it would suck to get to the waypoint, and have nothing be there (Which even happens in the 2006 tsx, though only once or twice so far.)

EastBayTSX

Just for clarification, does a new disc come out 1 time a year or 2 times? If it's 1 time, when is it available? Summertime? Or if twice, does it come it come out in spring and fall or what not?

Stevestr

New discs come out around October I believe of each year.

Stevestr

In my '04 the update has caused my Navi to run slower. Some POIs are updated and the fonts used have slightly changed from the '04 edition - no major biggie changes. I just upgraded with the '05 disc - I had bought my car in '03 and had that edition previously.

It seems my Navi is slower to lock onto streets now than the '03 edition even on clear days with no trees or buildings around to block the GPS signal.

Just minor annoyances. At least it no longer says the streets around my home are in an "unverified" area and it has reflected that several new freeways opened up in the area.

Half dozen of one, half dozen of another.

Adrena

Did anybody in Canada upgrade their disc?

I won't do mine this year, maybe the next - but I can't tell the difference (by looking at the listings) what's really changed in Canada. There are soo many street (like mine) that are unverified.

runner453

this EXACT thing happened to me...same dealership

RyanDe680

Anyone know how much it costs to swap from an '04 or an '05 navi SYSTEM to the 2006 system with the upgraded white disc?

Mokos23

The slowdown makes me not want to upgrade then, that's crazy you know? You spend almost $200 and expect to not only have updated POIs, but be at least the same speed.

bradykp

you don't upgrade the processing power of the machine, you just increase the amount of data it's sorting through. obviously, they didn't do anything to the programming on the disc to make it more efficient.

Mokos23

I guess a 2 thumbs down then to Acura for doing that.

bradykp

i don't know how tech oriented you are, but you can't upgrade processing power unless you upgrade the navi unit itself. the disc doesn't have anything to do with processing.

i'm not good at explaining the details, but i understand it.

basically, on your home PC, as you add more data to your hard drive, it will take longer to find data, since the overall "pile" is larger. it's not even a noticeable amount though.

not sure why the new disc would appear slower. the 2006 navi is pretty quick, it's as fast as mapquest when i do a search online for directions, so i'm happy.

redpaul

I upgraded my '04 last year. Changes I experienced:
* Goes to map rather than menu after startup
* More legible fonts and graphics on maps
* Suggested routes into "unverified areas" using roads vs. "as the crow flies straight line suggestions.
* Warning screens and messages when routes head into "unverified..."
* Audio screens -- CD and Radio have different graphics (more 3-D looking buttons)
* No noticable difference in speed of searches
* More addresses

Caveat: There is a 1 to 2 year lag in the data and purchasing date (ie 2005 had 2003 data) continue. Having lived in a city where they have added new roads, switched traffic directions and moved on ramps it is wild to take a freeway flyover and have the Navi think you are on the old service road an suggesting a left turn.

Moan: "You are entering unverified areas...(don't be stupid and don't blame us if you are)" is so annoying expecially when you live in a smaller city where the main roads are varified and the side roads aren't. (I just move to a new city and the navi is invaluable finding stuff). I'd love to see future navi systems "learn" so they warn you once and stop after that.

swong

I got my DVD upgraded as a deal when I purchase my 04 TSX last summer as a CPO. Not much changes sine the date of the database itself is late 2004. I believe Acura have a quarterly update of a disk since I got a "c" version at the end of summer. They have a major update every year in Oct and then a quarter update. I am going to upgrade my DVD this Oct and hope they update more POI.

and the unverified area prompt is annoying ......