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The 100MT disc will have all the latest firmware, updates etc, as found in earlier discs. You can use that.

The hardware on the N1 will not support the new IPOD interfaces. It is a hardware issue, not a software upgrade on the map discs. I had an N1 as well and sent it in to this mod shop on ebay to upgrade the hardware to an N3 with upgraded XM and IPOD interface. Its worked great for 2 years now with no issues. The IPOD interface has total ipod control, but is not as user friendly as the N4 and above. Here is the site I purchased the mod from. http://cgi.ebay.com/AVIC-UPGRADE-HARDWA ... 5ad50e6063

Just ordered east and west disks from Ebay. Supposedly real copies for 25$ for both disks. Lets see if there's truth to the advertising

cant wait til someone puts the ISO online for download!! YAY!

Connect and Direct Your iPod®* How much music and video can you bring to your AVIC-N5? That depends on how deep your iPod® library is. In addition to the built-in arsenal of multimedia playback options, Pioneer iPod-ready navigation systems like the AVIC-N5 make integrating your iPod® simple with the optional CD-I200 iPod® Direct Control cable. And control of your iPod® music and video library is quick and seamless via touch screen control of the intuitive graphic menu. Once you try the AVIC-N5’s iPod® playback, you’ll be using it to play all of the songs, podcasts, and videos you c

Ive had the same problem with disks that were not burned correctly, so Im assuming a scratched up disk would cause the same issues. I had a very scratched up disk once and it would take a while to load certain screens and take me back to the home screen if I tried to go to a screen it didnt like

Anyone know of a place where I could do a trade-in type deal to trade in my Modded N3 for a newer N5? I see N5 around like like 750 new, so I was wondering if I could fetch like $450 tradein for an N3 to get this new one.

Anyone know where I can get a Pioneer DEQ-P8000 5.1 Channel Digital Audio Processor for cheap. I've looked on ebay but they are all listed at 300+ dollars.

hmmmm, i might wait n see then. Im at least gonna upgrade to an N5, but I may just hold off on the tv tuner then. Thanks for all the info, really helped a lot.

thanks man, thats a sick setup. How is it while the car is in motion. My regular tv tuner tends to get all static and choppy even with amplified antenna

can you post the model numbers of that gear. It looks like ebay took down the links. Im prolly gonna sell my n3 and tv tuner and upgrade to n5 with this tuner

Anyone know when the next round of upgrade disks will come around? Last year was only map updates so I'm hoping this year they throw in some firmware updates too.

glad i could help. Ive gotten so much help on these forums its nice to return the favor back to someone.

if your arrow keeps moving and does not turn or if it stops altogether you most likely have a dead gps antenna. I have burned out 2 antennas thus far on my avic unit in the last 6 years. You can also try repositioning the antenna, removing it altogether and making sure its not getin crushed by something in the car, but most likely its a busted antenna

sweeeeet as long as its ready by football season next year ill be happy. I never have to worry about leavin a friends house at halftime, i can just tune in to the 'skins in my car

I have the tv tuner for the avic. I was wondering if anyone knew, will pioneer be coming out with some kind of digital antenna/converter for the February 17, 2009 digital cutover date?

just ground the parking brake wire and its bypassed

why dont u just download the 80 disks?

I went to rich on ebay 2 times. Once for the avicn1 conversion to n3 which works perfectly and completely unlocked with cndv 80mt maps. Then my gps module failed and i sent it back and he replaced it for free under warranty and fixed some other problems he found in a diagnostic. He's very good, they do great work there. Very well worth it. They also warranty all their work too.

yea, thats the only thing keeping me from trading in my n3 for the new f90 is the screen size. I cant stand the crappy Ipod controls on the n3. You cant even go up a folder level after you pick a song. You gotta start all over with top menu again. I just wanna say the song name and go to it. I still might invest in it, Ill hold out to see the new units this spring and then decide whether i want to upgrade.

all personal preference. If you want to use voice commands and have higher functionality for ur avic then go with F90. If you prefer the bigger screen go with n5. I personally, would love to see a hybrid in the future, a bigger screen with all the IPOD voice controls as the F90 screen is just too small for me, since I have dvd and tv in the front seat. Ill wait til that added functionality comes out someday (maybe on an n6) Not sure about onstar, but as far as steering wheel controls you will need the remote to control the avic unless u have a shop wire the steering wheel stuff to the avic.

there is a setting to set the daytime/nightime mode within the unit. Double check the settings to make sure it didnt get reset somehow from the upgrade. Also, if you are using a burned copy try a re-burn at a slower speed or download the files again and try to install.

thats what i thought, pioneer will prolly have to come up with a new adapter. I hope we see it sometime next year

Does anyone know if nav weather will be compatible on the avic systems. Can you simply use the same tuner that I use for xm nav traffic? I know this feature is gonna be standard on the new acura's for 2k9 but thats on factory stereos and I don't know how those are configured. I think it would be a cool feature just to try out for a year. heres the xm link: http://www.xmradio.com/navweather/index.xmc

if your having trouble with POI search or address search most likely your unit is having trouble reading the disc all the time so either your disc has a bad burn or you might have a problem like i did my dvd pickup lense was extremely dirty i picked up a normal dvd lens cleaner from walmart after it was cleaned it worked great and dont have this problem anymore I had same exact problem related to a bad burn. Try burning at a slower speed. If that doesn't work replace the laser lens, it cost me 75$ to replace mine