2010 / 3.9 Orange Disk Update - 1st Impressions
12-24-2009, 06:34 PM
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2010 / 3.9 Orange Disk Update - 1st Impressions
I know I've bitched and moaned about the $185 price, being taken out of the way around in circles, not to mention the stealership service departments advising me to get the DVD update as they kept on claiming that'll cure whatever ails my navigation system, but this week, I finally bit the bullet.
The disk arrived today and I installed it immediately. Sure as shit, they were right!
I experimented with entering McDonald's, Home Depot, Shoprite, and Trader Joe's. And wouldn't ya know it, the system came up with the closest location instead of 100's or 1000's of miles away, and did it faster! 'Find Nearest Gas Station' took 2 seconds and was right on the money.
If I went off a route, Recalculating took less time. That bar zoomed across the top of the screen in a flash instead of crawling across like it normally does.
Seems like I finally have a navigation system that works the way it's supposed to. So, to those of you '04/5/6 Navi owners who suffer from an arthritic Nav system like I did, I highly recommend this update.
They finally got it right ............
Happy Holidays everyone !!
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The disk arrived today and I installed it immediately. Sure as shit, they were right!
I experimented with entering McDonald's, Home Depot, Shoprite, and Trader Joe's. And wouldn't ya know it, the system came up with the closest location instead of 100's or 1000's of miles away, and did it faster! 'Find Nearest Gas Station' took 2 seconds and was right on the money.
If I went off a route, Recalculating took less time. That bar zoomed across the top of the screen in a flash instead of crawling across like it normally does.
Seems like I finally have a navigation system that works the way it's supposed to. So, to those of you '04/5/6 Navi owners who suffer from an arthritic Nav system like I did, I highly recommend this update.
They finally got it right ............
Happy Holidays everyone !!
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Last edited by DMZ; 12-24-2009 at 06:37 PM.
12-25-2009, 10:24 AM
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Perfect. This makes me that much more willing to take the jump.
My whole idea reading all these Navi update threads was "if DMZ is sold on it, so am I".
And sold I am.
Merry Christmas, thanks for taking the time to let us know!
My whole idea reading all these Navi update threads was "if DMZ is sold on it, so am I".
And sold I am.
Merry Christmas, thanks for taking the time to let us know!
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12-27-2009, 06:01 AM
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I got the 3.9 and definitely noticed a difference in speed from my 3.40c disc. As for spoken street names, I don't really mind it much. I have the view set to side by side, or whatever it's called, that shows you the next 3 upcoming turns. I'm usually pretty aware of the next few turns coming up.
12-27-2009, 09:54 AM
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12-27-2009, 10:04 PM
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i had the 3.6 version for a while and it was horrible compared to the 3.9 disc i have now. It was worth the price to me if you really use your navigation system alot.
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I know I've bitched and moaned about the $185 price, being taken out of the way around in circles, not to mention the stealership service departments advising me to get the DVD update as they kept on claiming that'll cure whatever ails my navigation system, but this week, I finally bit the bullet.
The disk arrived today and I installed it immediately. Sure as shit, they were right!
I experimented with entering McDonald's, Home Depot, Shoprite, and Trader Joe's. And wouldn't ya know it, the system came up with the closest location instead of 100's or 1000's of miles away, and did it faster! 'Find Nearest Gas Station' took 2 seconds and was right on the money.
If I went off a route, Recalculating took less time. That bar zoomed across the top of the screen in a flash instead of crawling across like it normally does.
Seems like I finally have a navigation system that works the way it's supposed to. So, to those of you '04/5/6 Navi owners who suffer from an arthritic Nav system like I did, I highly recommend this update.
They finally got it right ............
Happy Holidays everyone !!
.
.
The disk arrived today and I installed it immediately. Sure as shit, they were right!
I experimented with entering McDonald's, Home Depot, Shoprite, and Trader Joe's. And wouldn't ya know it, the system came up with the closest location instead of 100's or 1000's of miles away, and did it faster! 'Find Nearest Gas Station' took 2 seconds and was right on the money.
If I went off a route, Recalculating took less time. That bar zoomed across the top of the screen in a flash instead of crawling across like it normally does.
Seems like I finally have a navigation system that works the way it's supposed to. So, to those of you '04/5/6 Navi owners who suffer from an arthritic Nav system like I did, I highly recommend this update.
They finally got it right ............
Happy Holidays everyone !!
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12-29-2009, 09:10 PM
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Folks, this thread is SPECIFICALLY for the '04/5/6 Navi, which uses the Orange Disk → 
And therefore pertains to the issues, problems, trials, and tribulations ONLY those of us with the '04/5/6 factory Navi system have been suffering and would understand. The '07's and '08's use the WHITE DISK, and what any of this has to do with '09 ....
12-30-2009, 10:15 AM
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if anyone who has this updated dvd can show a cell phone shot (or something) of this area at maybe 1/8 mile distance from the address of this shell station that would help me a lot:
105 W Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92866
thanks!
105 W Lincoln Ave, Orange, CA 92866
thanks!
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12-31-2009, 12:06 AM
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so i bought my 2010 orange 3.9 disc after i read dmz's review of it.
i have not had the same luck with the disc as he did.
i did notice more updated restaurants in the area show up as well as some other icons, but nothing major that i have found more useful.
i tried typing mcdonald and it still gave me a slew of random places, i had to be very accurate with what i wanted in order for it to get what i wanted.
i didn't try it out for that long so i'll update in a couple of days.
now...if anyone can give me a answer to whether or not 04-06 TL's can speak street names. i would assume no since i've looked all over the menu's and have the latest nav update, but at lease one other person with an '05 says theirs can.
i have not had the same luck with the disc as he did.
i did notice more updated restaurants in the area show up as well as some other icons, but nothing major that i have found more useful.
i tried typing mcdonald and it still gave me a slew of random places, i had to be very accurate with what i wanted in order for it to get what i wanted.
i didn't try it out for that long so i'll update in a couple of days.
now...if anyone can give me a answer to whether or not 04-06 TL's can speak street names. i would assume no since i've looked all over the menu's and have the latest nav update, but at lease one other person with an '05 says theirs can.