2010 Nav comments

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by Penguin

When I'm traveling from Chicago to Phoenix, I generally stop along the way for a bit of sleep. One function of the GPS is to tell you where these places are when you are planning to stop for the night.

Of course, to take your example to the extreme, one could use a map instead of a GPS... but then that's not why people pay for a GPS now is it...

My expectations are not that high -- I want the $1,900 BMW GPS to work as well as a $200 Garmin. I think that is a reasonable expectation.

... No arguement from me.
Watch out for electronic gremlins though.....

[ChuckG]

Originally Posted by RedRockin

If it doesn't call out street names, like "turn right on Elm street 1/4 mile", how do you know which street to turn on or which street name to look for to make sure you are turning in the correct place?

If you get the heads up display like I did the NAV System shows the street name and the direction to turn right in front of you. It is slick and I am glad I got the heads up display. I almost did not get it.

Chuck

[RedRockin]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

If you get the heads up display like I did the NAV System shows the street name and the direction to turn right in front of you. It is slick and I am glad I got the heads up display. I almost did not get it.

Chuck

I didn't spring for the HUD, but if the info is displayed there it must be in the system. I don't see how the HUD could add that to the info in the map. But, mine will be here sometime soon so I'll see.

One would at least hope that a company with as much focus on engineering as BMW has would at least look at other Nav units when designing theirs; and not leave something as basic, obvious and kind of essential as street name out of the system. Not having the system announce them at turning points seems such a big omission that one has to wonder how such could be missed. After all, the point is to keep one's eyes on the road as opposed to staring at the nav unit. And, if the street names are in the system, I cannot help but wonder what user options may be in the options menu for display and/or announcement.

Finally, if this has somehow been omitted, one can only hope that BMW can and will update the system (if the streets are in the system for HUD display and the system does announce coming turns, how much update would it take to update - software/firmware - the system to announce the street names?).

[ChuckG]

The information is there BMW just made a decision to only provide it to those who spring for the HUD.

Chuck

[jhu321]

its there if you make the split screen show the arrow map viw

[ChuckG]

Originally Posted by jhu321

its there if you make the split screen show the arrow map viw

I had not tried that.

Chuck

[ABMW]

Originally Posted by jhu321

its there if you make the split screen show the arrow map viw

Yes, it is, and that is how I've had my system set up from Day 1. It shows the street your on, and the street you need to turn on.

I usually keep voice guidance off, so I'm not sure if it "announces" the streets, but it certainly provides you, in text, what street your on and counts down the miles, then the feet, you must travel until your next turn (within a graphic arrow).

The split screen makes it easy to tell what street your on and what street you must turn on.