Y'know, for my money, I've yet to find any in-car navigation system that can beat Garmin's. Garmin's user interface is far, far superior than just about every automaker's in-dash navi system I have ever used. You can DEFINTELY tell the UIs for the dedicated in-dash systems were designed by engineers and not human-factors experts...
And zmjjmz is right. DVD-based navigation has been far supplanted by Flash-based offerings. You all know that just about all the handheld GPS units have street-level maps + a zillion POIs and still plays MP3s and fits in your pocket.
I'd be happy if they just stuck a Zumo with a GXM-30 Sirius/XM receiver on the dash and called it a day. There's your whole navi/audio system, half the price and twenty times better than anything an automaker has developed, in a tight little compact package. QED.
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Y'know, for my money, I've yet to find any in-car navigation system that can beat Garmin's. Garmin's user interface is far, far superior than just about every automaker's in-dash navi system I have ever used. You can DEFINTELY tell the UIs for the dedicated in-dash systems were designed by engineers and not human-factors experts...
And zmjjmz is right. DVD-based navigation has been far supplanted by Flash-based offerings. You all know that just about all the handheld GPS units have street-level maps + a zillion POIs and still plays MP3s and fits in your pocket.
I'd be happy if they just stuck a Zumo with a GXM-30 Sirius/XM receiver on the dash and called it a day. There's your whole navi/audio system, half the price and twenty times better than anything an automaker has developed, in a tight little compact package. QED.
I am THIS close to sticking a Nuvi over the GPS screen in my Prius. The Toyota UI is just awful compared to Garmin's.