iPod USB interface in 2010 models
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yea i hate being able to have a HDD in the car yet i can't rip damn music to it?!!! and what the point of just displaying 6 songs on a big *** screen?!!! Who knows they might come out with a firmware update? maybe....
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My nav system has everything u mentioned except the custom triggered POI, 3D buildings, the cost of updates and I cant put it in my pocket. I owned portable Garmins before and as a matter of fact, just sold one on ebay a few weeks back. The features are excellent on those things. To be honest, the lexus nav wont compare well with features to a portable, it can be better. On the other hand, I personally never need directions on foot and if i do, I have my smartphone. The 2010 with nav comes with destination assist, which for me makes a really big diff when driving and the lockout doesnt bother me anymore, I just call this person and tell them to find me a starbucks or whatever and they send it to the car. I am very good with the voice commands. The lockout doesnt bother me but I would like the option to play with the thing while driving.So yeah, I love the Oem look and functionality of my nav. I HATE the ipod interface and the low nav voice even on 7.
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My nav system has everything u mentioned except the custom triggered POI, 3D buildings, the cost of updates and I cant put it in my pocket. I owned portable Garmins before and as a matter of fact, just sold one on ebay a few weeks back. The features are excellent on those things. To be honest, the lexus nav wont compare well with features to a portable, it can be better. On the other hand, I personally never need directions on foot and if i do, I have my smartphone. The 2010 with nav comes with destination assist, which for me makes a really big diff when driving and the lockout doesnt bother me anymore, I just call this person and tell them to find me a starbucks or whatever and they send it to the car. I am very good with the voice commands. The lockout doesnt bother me but I would like the option to play with the thing while driving.So yeah, I love the Oem look and functionality of my nav. I HATE the ipod interface and the low nav voice even on 7.
Yeah, as I said, the 2010s finally moved the OEM nav into this century... still not perfect but WAY better... when I special ordered my '08 car I went out of my way to avoid getting the OEM nav, if it had had the 2010 features I may well not have done that (though the cost is still 10x a garmin that does more, and just goes up with each map update...I could've lived with paying a bit more, but couldn't live with the glaring lack of features the 06-09 nav had)
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The nav interface is so horrible that I've taken to unplugging the iPod, pulling up the music I want directly on the unit, and then plugging it back in. Horrible workaround, but way less annoying than using the nav screen.
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It's pretty surprising to me how bad the iPod integration is.
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