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Re: optional navigation [jcwsbltd]
by steve_ HOST
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Jun 06, 2007 (8:07 am)
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Replying to: jcwsbltd (Jun 06, 2007 8:02 am)
Check out the Navigation GPS Systems discussion too.
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Nuvi
by kdahlquist
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Jun 06, 2007 (8:25 am)
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I'm not familiar with the TomTom but the Nuvi has an internal rechargeable battery that is good for about 8-10 hours (supposedly -- I haven't checked). You can walk around with it all you want, and it works fine. Plugging it in doesn't do anything more than recharge the battery.
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- #13 of 201
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Re: optional navigation [jcwsbltd]
by gizzer777
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Jun 06, 2007 (2:31 pm)
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Replying to: jcwsbltd (Jun 06, 2007 8:02 am)
I do not like the windshield mount either. It also comes with sticky pads for your dashboard that the mount will suction to...they are almost impossible to remove though so that was out. I fashioned a holder to fit into the cupholder and it works just fine using the supplied suction mount (and anything on the windshield is illegal in Calif and I believe Minn.)Besides, They can fall off and destroy your GPS (It is not that fragile though) I put a screen protector on mine...Touch screen BTW.
The Nuvi 350 is VERY sensitive...I remember when I first got it, I was playing with it in my computer room about 3 ft from a window....I had a signal from at least 6 sats and couldn't believe it...did not lose it until I was about 15 ft from a window either. (Sirf III chip is the best imho)...you can also get a mount with a beanbag from Garmin that sits on the dash or on ebay a mount that clips to the air vent louvers....The Beanbag is great but is expensive when you add in the special garmin mount for it (about $55)....as I said it is very sensitive and works well pretty much anywhere within the front area of the SF
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Re: optional navigation [gizzer777]
by jcwsbltd
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Jun 06, 2007 (11:23 pm)
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Replying to: gizzer777 (Jun 06, 2007 2:31 pm)
Thanks - I appreciate the info. I've seen the Garmin Nuvi 360 with hands free Bluetooth advertised for $404 - I'm tempted to get it.
The Tom-Tom unit has bluetooth connectivity only , which in sales-speak means that you have to subscribe to their extra cost suplemental signal to use it, whereas in the Nuvi unit it's already built in.
I tested both out at best buy, and the Nuvi is a much better screen, voice volume and look, but more expensive.
Tom Tom is good as long as you only want simple navi.
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Navigation
by mpuzach
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Jun 07, 2007 (8:15 am)
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The "unofficial" rumor is that GPS will be offered by Hyundai on 2008 models. I'm hoping that if it is, the factory-installed unit will be able to be retrofitted into our 2007 Santa Fes. Even though I know it would cost significantly more than an aftermarket hand-held unit, I'd be willing to pay the extra $$$ for an all-factory look. We'll see.
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Factory Nav
by kdahlquist
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Jun 07, 2007 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: mpuzach (Jun 07, 2007 8:15 am)
I wouldn't be surprised to see in-dash Nav offered as an option on the 2008 Santa Fe. It's already an option in Europe and Korea (though from what I can tell, in Europe it is a dealer-installed "accessory" and not a factory "option"). That said(tm), you can easily install a factory "look" in-dash nav system in a 2007 Santa Fe. The Santa Fe uses a standard "Double DIN" size audio system. Pioneer, Panasonic, Dual, Kenwood and others make double DIN head units with 6.5-7.0" touch screen displays, and you can get them with DVD or HD-based navigation, as well as DVD playback, iPod interfaces, Bluetooth, etc. Installed in your 2007 Santa Fe, they will look as "factory" as anything else, because they are a perfect fit. Street prices for a DVD-based Double DIN nav unit start at around $700 plus install right now, with top-of-line units like the Pioneer AVIC or the Panasonic Strada selling for $1200-1500 plus install (compared to $2,000+ for most "factory" nav systems). The in-dash units available on the Korean and Euro market Santa Fe are nothing more than these same double DIN units, made for Hyundai by the same companies, but marked up 50-100% when you buy it with your Hyundai.
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Re: Factory Nav [kdahlquist]
by mpuzach
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Jun 07, 2007 (5:17 pm)
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Replying to: kdahlquist (Jun 07, 2007 9:43 am)
Yeah, I was thinking that the Pioneer AVIC D3 would be great. It even lets you choose from over 30,000 colors for backlighting the control buttons; surely it can be set up to match the Santa Fe's blue lighting. The problem, though, is that it has only one disc drive. Of course Pioneer downplays this in their literature but the fact is, if you want to use navigation while listening to CDs you need to switch back and forth between the two media. I'd hate that. The much more expensive Pioneer doesn't have the wide choice of lighting colors so it would not match the existing blue lighting. I'm still going to hope that I can retrofit the "factory" unit if and when it becomes available.
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2008 Santa Fe Availability
by flwonder
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Jun 09, 2007 (9:33 am)
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When will the 2008 Santa Fe be in the
dealer's showrooms?
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Re: 2008 Santa Fe Availability [flwonder]
by musky1gfm
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Jun 09, 2007 (1:24 pm)
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Replying to: flwonder (Jun 09, 2007 9:33 am)
Not till Sept. You would be smart to purchase a 07' at that time-should be some very good deals than.Only difference on 08' will probably be some different colors,besides the info above
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Re: 2008 Santa Fe Availability [musky1gfm]
by flwonder
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Jun 09, 2007 (1:48 pm)
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Replying to: musky1gfm (Jun 09, 2007 1:24 pm)
Thanks musky1gfm. Sounds like a plan. Only about 60 days
from now and the discounts or rebates should be attractive.
I doubt if one could tell the difference between an 07 and
08 from 50 feet away.
Flwonder
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