Pioneer just sent an email about the availability of new 2010 Maps and additional POI in single SD card.

Not sure howmany will buy this at $120, but it seems it is better option than just buying POIs for $100.

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/ ... 130FM.Shop

yeah, it's a deal compared to just buying the POI's for $100...it's about time they updated the maps, i never thought it would happen since they were going to phase out this model...

I will be getting this update for sure!

$120? are you serious.. i just bought this unit - it should come installed with up to date maps.

why do you think it was so cheap?

I really do not know how upto date are maps though. Mine I bought in late 2009 and it can not even find the addresses from 2005.

If not for iPhone in the hand, I could have lost forever with the maps and direction provided by this GPS.

well, it says 2010 Telenav update so it should have alot more than the pre-installed maps...

Can you use the same card to update multiple units? Or does it only work on the one unit?

I'd love to see a review on this. If it really improves the maps and pois it might be worth it.

For what I paid for the 310BT, this might be a worthwhile upgrade.

I'm happy with the unit but the maps could be better.

Has anybody installed the new map yet? Any thoughts on whether it's a worthwhile upgrade?

I have purchased and installed the new map update. It has some new features and looks a little different. The poi undate did not work. I get a message that says "cannot be used with this version." I called Pioneer and they said it was a problem with my head unit and said I needed to send it to them. Many calls later, I talked to a tech that admitted the poi update doesn't work and they are working on a fix. Ill let you know what happens.

Is it worth the $100?

Is it worth the $100?

It was $120 and not worth it without the pois

I have purchased and installed the new map update. It has some new features and looks a little different. The poi undate did not work. I get a message that says "cannot be used with this version." I called Pioneer and they said it was a problem with my head unit and said I needed to send it to them. Many calls later, I talked to a tech that admitted the poi update doesn't work and they are working on a fix. Ill let you know what happens.

Yikes, that's pretty disappointing. Hopefully they can get this fixed soon. Please do let us know when/how the problem gets resolved.

The new update does add some new features(watch videos, view photos, a clock) and shortcuts but I too cannot install the POIs, I haven't had the chance to call tech support yet becuase I just attempted to install the POIs this evening.

I purchased the update and installed it on 8/27. Called Pioneer support on 8/30 and they still have no fix for the POI update. Map update seemed to work but no POI update.

Please post new info if anyone learns more. Waste of $120 if you ask me without the POIs. That was my only reason for buying the update since it pretty much had none originally.

any word on a fix for this????

Hey guys I emailed them about the problem and I received this answer.

Yes, there is a problem with the POI portion of the upgrade.

Yes, if you purchase the upgrade now you will be able to get the corrected POIs.

I do not have an exact ETA for the correction, we hope to have it within the next 2 weeks.

So looks like we can buy the card right now and they'll have an update for it hopefully within 2 weeks. Hope this helps guys.

much appreciated... how many poi's are in the new card compared to the 12 million on the older one. Are rest, and gas on the new one at least. (from what they tell u cause no one can get it to work)

Do you need a code to activate it? Can someone post them to download?

I've just bought this update SD card as well for my U310BT, which includes the updated 2010 TeleAtlas maps, a system update, and (supposively) the additional 12 million POI's. Like everyone else who bought this update, the additional POI update did not work. I think the problem is they provided the wrong PIO update which was supposed to be for the U220 unit.

As for the system update, there is now a home screen, similar to the other higher end models of the AVIC series consisting of three large icons (Navigation, Phone, and Applications). There is a customizable shortcut menu which is accessible from the home menu. The entire audio portion remains unchanged. There is an added Applications menu which lets you add apps downloaded through the AVIC Feeds software, which only three apps are currently available (Image Viewer, Video Player, and a Clock app). Launching the apps does require the unit to reboot, as well as exiting from them. The Eco Drive feature has also been added, similar to the X920BT, it's suppose to calculate how economical your driving is based on how you drive.

And lastly, the parking braking bypass does *not* work anymore with the new system update, despite the connections screen showing the parking brake as ON. Portions of the navigation and phone menu will automatically be grayed out once the vehicle is in motion faster than 5-10mph.

If anyone has any updates on the PIO update, please keep us posted. Thanks.

Just got off the phone with pioneer

So the deal is they have stoppped shippment on all 130fm cards there was a programming fault from japan that wouldnt load the poi part of the card. I am in Canada and he said that is why it is not on our website for sale, they did not want to list them and then have people send them back to the U.S (there will be an update for the people who have purchased) he said by the end of october is when the cards will be ready for sale in canada with all the features that it says it has.

And lastly, the parking braking bypass does *not* work anymore with the new system update, despite the connections screen showing the parking brake as ON. Portions of the navigation and phone menu will automatically be grayed out once the vehicle is in motion faster than 5-10mph.

Wow, what douchebags. Why the hell do they go to such lengths to prevent us enjoying their product? Guess I won't be upgrading then. At least not until somebody finds a work-around.

Just got off the phone with pioneer

So the deal is they have stoppped shippment on all 130fm cards there was a programming fault from japan that wouldnt load the poi part of the card. I am in Canada and he said that is why it is not on our website for sale, they did not want to list them and then have people send them back to the U.S (there will be an update for the people who have purchased) he said by the end of october is when the cards will be ready for sale in canada with all the features that it says it has.

Thanks for the update! That's also very disappointing to hear.

So this card includes the system update that allows video playing??????

Yes. Well, it allows the ability to run applications downloaded from AVIC Feeds, which includes the Video Player app. So it's not quite integrated into the system software.

Here's the link to the Video Player app if you want some more details on it..

http://www.avicfeeds.com/avicfeeds/appl ... layer.html

It's pretty picky on what video formats it can play, and specific sizes and bitrates for it to play smoothly. I've tried encoding a few video configurations for it to play smoothly, but it still occasionally skips a few frames.