Top maps for MyGig system
JK Newbie
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From: Mid-Atlantic
Don't blame Jeep........ blame Navteq they supply the maps for the MyGig. They decided that Topo maps were not needed in the MyGig since most buyers would be driving the JK on the street and not off-road most of the time. And because of the maps file size there is not enough room on the MyGigs HDD to run the street maps and the Topo maps at the same time.
JK Super Freak
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From: Corona, California
Does anybody know the answer to this ? My gut feeling is that it can't be done but want to make sure.
JK Jedi
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From: SE Michigan
Yes, blame Jeep.. Unfortunately. "they decided" (Jeep) to go with a company (Harman Kardon) that does the bare bone minimum with exceptional Navteq data. Now if you were lucky enough to get a MediaCenter 430N, that were available for less than a year, you could use MapInstall to load which ever map sets/types you want - but Jeep decided to discontinue and move to a "newer" Harmon based 730N, and somehow tell us it was better..???
By the sounds of both of your posts, it almost seems like you're a bitter employee of the MediaCenter 430N, since you mention the 430N being available and having all these great things that you describe, while criticizing the competitive company up and down. So if you rather have a 430N with all these great Garmin map features that you would rather have and they're still available like you described.....then why not just go buy a 430N, instead of complaining about the 730N?
BTW, I just checked out the new 730N RHR at the Detroit Autoshow and also saw the 430N RHB in the Black Ops JK. Honestly, I know the 430N uses the Garmin Maps and all....but the 430N RHB navigation and screen looks like a child's toy compared to the 730N RHR and from what I hear, half the stuff the 430N is suppose to have, doesn't work very good, or just doesn't have it yet and is waiting for software updates to be released. That's just from reading posts in forums that others have mentioned.
I dunno, I currently have a portable Garmin Navi as well as a MyGig RER. I take the Garmin along with me whenever I have to travel out of town and it works pretty good. The map view looks like something out of a cartoon, compared to the MyGig RER I currently have in my JK and the 430N RHB user interface and maps looked identical to that to me. I guess, if I really needed topo maps....I would rather just put them on the portable Garmin I already have rather than having to look at the cartoon network navigation screen all the time.
Last edited by Rednroll; Apr 1, 2011 at 02:42 PM.
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