ha-evolution Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 The Avic-N1 is nice unit. Watching movies is a bonus. The only downside is that you have the navigation disc in the unit to use the navi (although you can take it out after you map a route). I'd be very surprised if the navi option isn't in the $2-$2.5k range. There won't be too many takers if it is much more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapel Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 yeah, thats why I don't like DVD Nav. I wonder if it would work in conjunction with XM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 The dollar is pretty weak internationally right now, I'd expect it to come in more around 2500 - 3000 at most. [quote name='SUBE555']2395 pounds as seen here... [url=http://www.subaru.co.uk/IMGGB/WWW/Subaru_co_uk.nsf/NULL/FC6167B5CFCEF9CA80256E90005297E0?Opendocument]UK site[/url] which comes to $4,215USD at the current exchange rate (VAT included.) Pretty crazy![/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapel Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 tell me about it I nearly ran myself broke when I was in Dublin. I stayed at the Clarence and it was about $400/night had I went a few months earlier, it would have been about $120... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBE555 Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Tide, that and the VAT adds a bit as it appears, but still, not cheap, many aftermarket systems appear to do the job better, but lack the gauge input. I'm sure someone will come up with an interactive setup with the screen. Would be nice to see a fully interactive system, even better than that on the GT-R models, though I will say that is definitely not going to be cheap if someone makes such a setup. The dash is perfect for it though, now more than any previous model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tide Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 Although aftermarket will be cheaper, it presents two problems IMHO: 1) So much easier to steal. 2) Not factory integrated. The factory integration, esp on the Legacy, is the key to a slick nav. Now if the software sucks, well... I think its worth some markup for the fit and finish. We'll have to see, we're speculating on the 06' when 05 isn't in our hands yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapid Roo Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I think I would rather have an OEM nav system, its just looks so much better when it is integrated into the design of the dash. the one problem that I see with the Pioneer unit is that once you drive out of the area that you have loaded, you have to load the DVD again, or you have to leave it in. Also, as it loads into memory, how much map detail can it actually have? just a thought and my $0.02 RR :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapy Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 any other even better Nav system? the pionner one is good, but i just want to know if there are even better ones :P thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I really like the Eclipse DVD-Nav unit.. it's so slick. -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapy Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 [img]http://www3.zero.ad.jp/smix555/dsc00135.jpg[/img] how about this one? is it a nav? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3Franz Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Based on the screen alone, I'm guessing that one is not a NAV unit. Most of the nav units have color screens. [url]http://www.eclipse-web.com/products/avn/avn_top.htm[/url] -Franz The end of a Legacy http://www.youtube.com/th3franz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Monkey Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 That's just a double DIN headunit methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapy Posted July 1, 2004 Share Posted July 1, 2004 so... how about the Navs from tomtom.com? anyone used it be4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crapy Posted July 9, 2004 Share Posted July 9, 2004 just want to share some infos which i have collected about the TomTom Nav. [img]http://membres.lycos.fr/blueskytuning1/tt1.jpg[/img] i have been doing some searchings lately for the Nav, as its not an option for B4. as far as i can tell, TomTom Go seems to be the best so far in terms of the outlook, GUI, and function. It will arrive the states on July 15. i have heard the TomTom Go is a great hit in Europe; further, most of the googles results of tomtom go are not in english. Amazon is selling it at 899 and harmonycomputers.com for 749, both includes free shipping. although it seems to be a bit expesnsive when comparing to similar device, especailly to PDA GPS, but it seems this one has the best overall package. here is a brief review of it: [url]http://pocketgpsworld.com/tomtom-go.php[/url] [img]http://pocketgpsworld.com/reviews/tomtomgo/safety2.jpg[/img] [img]http://pocketgpsworld.com/reviews/tomtomgo/dsc00702.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deer Killer Posted July 11, 2004 Share Posted July 11, 2004 Interesting... Looks like there are different NAV systems available from subaru japan. What's nice is some of these mounting kits don't have buttons, which will be nice for fitting aftermarket screens. Too bad I can't read japanese. These both appear to be panasonic units. I wonder how easy it would be to get some english/US maps for these.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godwhomismike Posted July 22, 2004 Share Posted July 22, 2004 The quest on trying to get a navi (the looks stock) in the US Leg continues. - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindflayer Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 Hell, just getting my iPod hooked up is my first quest, but second is the GPS navigation. I wonder how I could get that tomtom unit in the top dash console storage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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