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Hi Guys,
I have 2001 Acura Cl with Navigation. I was wondering does any body has a up to date ( at least newer than mine ) DVD ? Or where can I get reasonable priced SW.

Thanks

Waiving the right to remain silent, <oguzkaya@comcast.net> said:

> Hi Guys,
> I have 2001 Acura Cl with Navigation. I was wondering does any body has
> a up to date ( at least newer than mine ) DVD ? Or where can I get
> reasonable priced SW.
>
> Thanks

What's "reasonable"..? I've never seen an inexpensive source for nav DVDs.

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Reasonable means reasonable!!

Some times people sell things that they don't want or they may have a copy
that they are willing to sell less than retail price.

I hope I satisfied your question with my answers







"Larry in AZ" <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
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> Waiving the right to remain silent, <oguzkaya@comcast.net> said:
>
>> Hi Guys,
>> I have 2001 Acura Cl with Navigation. I was wondering does any body has
>> a up to date ( at least newer than mine ) DVD ? Or where can I get
>> reasonable priced SW.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> What's "reasonable"..? I've never seen an inexpensive source for nav
> DVDs.
>
> --
> Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail
>
> "I've come here to enjoy nature. Don't talk to me
> about the environment!" - 'Denny Crane'

<oguzkaya@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Reasonable means reasonable!!
>
> Some times people sell things that they don't want or they may have a copy
> that they are willing to sell less than retail price.
>
> I hope I satisfied your question with my answers
>

You are hoping somebody has already paid $250 and now decides they don't
care about the system any more? The demand is powerful, so the price would
still be high and the competition daunting. Otherwise you are talking about
data piracy (and it doesn't sound like you are). The DVDs cost so much
because a lot of work goes into compiling the info on them.

You can check out ebay, but I suspect you are likely to find more pirated
DVDs than legit ones.

Mike

You might want to think about buying a stand-alone navigation system, such as a Garmin 330.
They update your road maps AND your software for free. My 2000 Acura is still running with
its original DVD and I have resisted paying $180 for a new DVD. From what I read they don't update
the logic, just the maps.

John Finch

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message news:AIqdnWutebwsAePYnZ2dnUVZ_tunnZ2d@sedona.net.. .
> <oguzkaya@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4YWdnausm-lo0uPYnZ2dnUVZ_uKknZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Reasonable means reasonable!!
>>
>> Some times people sell things that they don't want or they may have a copy
>> that they are willing to sell less than retail price.
>>
>> I hope I satisfied your question with my answers
>>
>
> You are hoping somebody has already paid $250 and now decides they don't
> care about the system any more? The demand is powerful, so the price would
> still be high and the competition daunting. Otherwise you are talking about
> data piracy (and it doesn't sound like you are). The DVDs cost so much
> because a lot of work goes into compiling the info on them.
>
> You can check out ebay, but I suspect you are likely to find more pirated
> DVDs than legit ones.
>
> Mike
>
>

Hello All,
Thanks for the suggestions. I think I will keep using my 2001 original DVD
that car came with.

Thanks Again

Ozzy



"John Finch" <john@thefinches.com> wrote in message
news:d0af$457ee5b5$407e34cb$24900@EVERESTKC.NET...
You might want to think about buying a stand-alone navigation system, such
as a Garmin 330.
They update your road maps AND your software for free. My 2000 Acura is
still running with
its original DVD and I have resisted paying $180 for a new DVD. From what I
read they don't update
the logic, just the maps.

John Finch

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
news:AIqdnWutebwsAePYnZ2dnUVZ_tunnZ2d@sedona.net.. .
> <oguzkaya@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4YWdnausm-lo0uPYnZ2dnUVZ_uKknZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Reasonable means reasonable!!
>>
>> Some times people sell things that they don't want or they may have a
>> copy
>> that they are willing to sell less than retail price.
>>
>> I hope I satisfied your question with my answers
>>
>
> You are hoping somebody has already paid $250 and now decides they don't
> care about the system any more? The demand is powerful, so the price would
> still be high and the competition daunting. Otherwise you are talking
> about
> data piracy (and it doesn't sound like you are). The DVDs cost so much
> because a lot of work goes into compiling the info on them.
>
> You can check out ebay, but I suspect you are likely to find more pirated
> DVDs than legit ones.
>
> Mike
>
>

Waiving the right to remain silent, "John Finch" <john@thefinches.com>
said:

> You might want to think about buying a stand-alone navigation system,
> such as a Garmin 330. They update your road maps AND your software for
> free. My 2000 Acura is still running with its original DVD and I have
> resisted paying $180 for a new DVD. From what I read they don't update
> the logic, just the maps.

I looked over the list of current map updates for our 2004 TL nav system.
There wasn't a single update for the Phoenix area, which has grown a lot with
new streets, etc., over the past three years.

For that, I'm going to shell out nearly $200..?

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Waiving the right to remain silent, <oguzkaya@comcast.net> said:

> Reasonable means reasonable!!
>
> Some times people sell things that they don't want or they may have a copy
> that they are willing to sell less than retail price.
>
> I hope I satisfied your question with my answers

You still didn't define what "reasonable" means to you...

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Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail

"I've come here to enjoy nature. Don't talk to me
about the environment!" - 'Denny Crane'

Michael Pardee wrote:

> You are hoping somebody has already paid $250 and now decides they don't
> care about the system any more? The demand is powerful, so the price would
> still be high and the competition daunting. Otherwise you are talking about
> data piracy (and it doesn't sound like you are). The DVDs cost so much
> because a lot of work goes into compiling the info on them.
>


Actually the price is so high because Honda/Alpine has a monopoly on
supplying them. I recall reading that there are only two companies
which actually compile map data and then resell it to the many kinds of
users. Somehow Yahoo maps and Google maps access that data at very low
cost to the user and portable map machines (Garmin, etc.) offer updates
for little or no fees.

The price is high only because they can get away with it.

Have you noticed how the price of portable GPS map units is dropping
like crazy, yet the price of the GPS map option on Hondas and other cars
stays stuck at nearly $2000?

John

Waiving the right to remain silent, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com> said:

> Have you noticed how the price of portable GPS map units is dropping
> like crazy, yet the price of the GPS map option on Hondas and other cars
> stays stuck at nearly $2000?

I wold think that a DVD-based nav system would contain a lot more data than
what can be stuffed into a self-contained portable unit.

Also, some in-dash nav systems, such as the one in our Acura TL, are
integrated into the radio and bluetooth phone link, etc.

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"I've come here to enjoy nature. Don't talk to me
about the environment!" - 'Denny Crane'