navi update other then dealer?
09-04-2007, 07:35 PM
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navi update other then dealer?
does anyone know or is holding a secret where we can get navi update dvds other then the dealer? 200$ for a dvd is scary.
can 1 dvd update more then just 1 acura car??? or is it passworded for that cars navi unit
2004 tsx navi btw
can 1 dvd update more then just 1 acura car??? or is it passworded for that cars navi unit
2004 tsx navi btw
09-04-2007, 08:27 PM
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You can also get them here...
https://store.alpine-usa.com/Acuradv.../naviorder.php
Same as the dealer price though. $185 plus tax and shipping.
The DVD has to be in the drive at all times. The DVD contains all the map data and points-of-interest and the NAV system accesses it when it needs to. So no, you really can't use it in more than one vehicle unless you take it out of the drive of one car and put it into the others when you use it.
https://store.alpine-usa.com/Acuradv.../naviorder.php
Same as the dealer price though. $185 plus tax and shipping.
The DVD has to be in the drive at all times. The DVD contains all the map data and points-of-interest and the NAV system accesses it when it needs to. So no, you really can't use it in more than one vehicle unless you take it out of the drive of one car and put it into the others when you use it.
09-04-2007, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeTSX
You can also get them here...
https://store.alpine-usa.com/Acuradv.../naviorder.php
Same as the dealer price though. $185 plus tax and shipping.
The DVD has to be in the drive at all times. The DVD contains all the map data and points-of-interest and the NAV system accesses it when it needs to. So no, you really can't use it in more than one vehicle unless you take it out of the drive of one car and put it into the others when you use it.
https://store.alpine-usa.com/Acuradv.../naviorder.php
Same as the dealer price though. $185 plus tax and shipping.
The DVD has to be in the drive at all times. The DVD contains all the map data and points-of-interest and the NAV system accesses it when it needs to. So no, you really can't use it in more than one vehicle unless you take it out of the drive of one car and put it into the others when you use it.
Is this true?
09-05-2007, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rabican
I thought when you put the updated DVD in and started the car it would update the software version. (not maps, POI, ect...) just the menus ect...
Is this true?
Is this true?
I'm not sure, but I'd like to know the answer to your question....
anyone?
09-05-2007, 12:50 PM
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The only question that would really solve this problem is knowing if the updated navi dvd can be extracted and copied. If someone who has tried could give a simple yes or no then you can figure the rest out.
09-05-2007, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
^^ I remember reading about attempts to copy the Navi DVD, they all proved unsuccessful. I think there are threads about this in Audio & Video.
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09-05-2007, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
^^ I remember reading about attempts to copy the Navi DVD, they all proved unsuccessful. I think there are threads about this in Audio & Video.
09-05-2007, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jlukja
no problems so far...as a matter of fact..i took a road trip this past holiday weekend from florida to baltimore to visit my brother...also made a trip to virginia & dc area...everything worked fine...took me everywhere i wanted/needed to go...
also..."locate nearest...." worked fine...(wanted to make sure those features worked with the copy) all in all..the copy works exactly like the original...
09-05-2007, 11:25 PM
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No, there was a hardware change between 2005 and 2006. So, 04 / 05 is one version, and 06-08 is another version.
For what its worth, you can copy the nav DVD. I've done it on my stock 2006 disc. I initially reported that it could not be done, as I extracted the disc information and it was pressed with a parallel track path. If there were any kind of copy protection in the navi unit itself, it would have been able to recognize the difference, as consumer burners only burn in opposite track path for dual layer DVDs. I assumed there would be, but it turns out there isn't. If you do a data copy of the disc and write your own image of it, it can be burned and used just as good as an original. The only key is to make a correct copy of the original.
I have my disc in a jewel case in the house, and keep a burned one in the player. If it ever scratches or dies, I can just burn another one.
For what its worth, you can copy the nav DVD. I've done it on my stock 2006 disc. I initially reported that it could not be done, as I extracted the disc information and it was pressed with a parallel track path. If there were any kind of copy protection in the navi unit itself, it would have been able to recognize the difference, as consumer burners only burn in opposite track path for dual layer DVDs. I assumed there would be, but it turns out there isn't. If you do a data copy of the disc and write your own image of it, it can be burned and used just as good as an original. The only key is to make a correct copy of the original.
I have my disc in a jewel case in the house, and keep a burned one in the player. If it ever scratches or dies, I can just burn another one.
09-06-2007, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rabican
I thought when you put the updated DVD in and started the car it would update the software version. (not maps, POI, ect...) just the menus ect...
Is this true?
Is this true?
When you install a new DVD into the Nav drive it usually does a firmware upgrade (the 3 updates I have installed all have), so yes. But you then must keep that DVD in the drive at all times. You can't stick in a new version, do the firmware upgrade and then put the old disc back in.
09-06-2007, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Reach
No, there was a hardware change between 2005 and 2006. So, 04 / 05 is one version, and 06-08 is another version.
For what its worth, you can copy the nav DVD. I've done it on my stock 2006 disc. I initially reported that it could not be done, as I extracted the disc information and it was pressed with a parallel track path. If there were any kind of copy protection in the navi unit itself, it would have been able to recognize the difference, as consumer burners only burn in opposite track path for dual layer DVDs. I assumed there would be, but it turns out there isn't. If you do a data copy of the disc and write your own image of it, it can be burned and used just as good as an original. The only key is to make a correct copy of the original.
I have my disc in a jewel case in the house, and keep a burned one in the player. If it ever scratches or dies, I can just burn another one.
For what its worth, you can copy the nav DVD. I've done it on my stock 2006 disc. I initially reported that it could not be done, as I extracted the disc information and it was pressed with a parallel track path. If there were any kind of copy protection in the navi unit itself, it would have been able to recognize the difference, as consumer burners only burn in opposite track path for dual layer DVDs. I assumed there would be, but it turns out there isn't. If you do a data copy of the disc and write your own image of it, it can be burned and used just as good as an original. The only key is to make a correct copy of the original.
I have my disc in a jewel case in the house, and keep a burned one in the player. If it ever scratches or dies, I can just burn another one.
09-07-2007, 10:56 AM
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2004 TSX NAV 5AT MSM
Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
So does that mean no more disk updates for the 05 navi system?
They are still selling model year 2000 NAV system DVD updates after all...
https://store.alpine-usa.com/Acuradv.../naviorder.php
In fact it says the year 2000 model NAV is getting a 2008 update soon.
I expect we will see a 2004/2005 NAV system update very soon. Keep checking the alpine link above.
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