On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:30:08 -0700, Dick <LeadWinger> wrote:

>I just received the latest DVD for the Accord navigation system
>yesterday. After installing it, I was somewhat disappointed. The
>first thing I noticed was that having the direction of travel up in
>the nearest zoom settings was now switched with the far settings
>having it and the near settings having north up. I liked it the other
>way. I also noticed that the graphics seem to be less sharp than
>before. The initial screen looks like it was typed on an old
>typewriter. The roads do not show up as clearly. I will have to play
>with it for a while, but my first impression is not good. It does
>have more roads in the areas where we travel. That's about all the
>good I can say about it.

I guess sometimes it pays to read the book. I see that North Up or
Heading Up is now user selectable. I'm a little less disappointed.