New model Nav unit, model U260 should be here Friday via fedex. Can't wait to install, will post pics and my review. Does't look like there are any differences on U260 and U250, but time will tell. Like the idea of 2014 model on 2014 head unit.
It is assumed that the 260 will have the new custom version of iGo Pioneer is now using on thier NEX units as oposed to the garbage they've been using sense the second gen Z series and the previous serise of U modules.
That would be awesome.
I think the output is geared toward the newer screen too.
Install went smooth, still learning, but am pleased with results. Will play more tomorrow. 1 thing i found out, i had to unplug hdmi from apple av adapter, when i hit mode, with hdmi, plugged in, it defaults to app mode, i was hoping the mode switch would toggle with nav, app mode and music/video mode. More to come after I learn more.
Update with pics please
Install went smooth, still learning, but am pleased with results. Will play more tomorrow. 1 thing i found out, i had to unplug hdmi from apple av adapter, when i hit mode, with hdmi, plugged in, it defaults to app mode, i was hoping the mode switch would toggle with nav, app mode and music/video mode. More to come after I learn more.
How about an undate and pics? I just saw a u250 listed on ebay for $260 wondering if the 260 is worth the price difference
The 260 uses a custom version of iGo's navi software and is far superior to the previous version. The navi software used on the 250 is garbage.
Sorry for the delay, I have been adding rear view camera, video splitter with amplifier for the two headrest monitors, ( i was using a y-splitter, but i read they split the video and reduce the signal to the monitors), along with figuring out what to install in the way of a hdmi switch, to keep from having to unplug it from apple av adapter when i want to use navi. I will take vblue42's explanation on the difference in the u260 and u250, since i have never seen the u250 hooked up. I do wish the navi had its own icon on the home screen instead of hitting the mode switch. Graphics are fine with me, the traffic channel is ok, although it tells me about accidents 100 miles away, but i have not made a road trip to see if it affects my route. I probably could have waited for carplay, or just used one of my navi apps on app radio, but i thought what the heck. will try to get pics of antenna locations and hidden unit location and video of navi operation.
Honestly I wouldn't waste any money on a navi solution from Pioneer. Although the new navis are much better then the previous 4 or 5 years, they pail in comparison to any smart phone navi app. With app mode and soon to be Car Play it really is a no brainer to me. Of course I've owned just about all the navis from Pio and Kenwood over those years as well as an in-dash iPad so I may be a spoiled. Anyway, it will be the AVH-4000 and Car Play for me next.
I probably wont bother since I don't drive to unfamiliar locations, but I don't have a smart phone. I guess one of the Garmin stand alone units would be a better choice than $320 for the pioneer u260
I probably wont bother since I don't drive to unfamiliar locations, but I don't have a smart phone. I guess one of the Garmin stand alone units would be a better choice than $320 for the pioneer u260
In hindsight, i should have just waited, but it is on now, so will make use of it.
PICS PLEASE
video showing startup of nex, startup of nav, Home screen with nav icon, and general view of nav screen, also put in reverse to show rear view camera screen, then The Croods were playing on sd card. Pics to follow, I thought video would be better but should have shot in landscape mode.
youtube video
That is, no doubt, iGo Primo navi software. I am curious if the unit takes that long to boot without the navi module attached.
at the point the head unit has booted, if i am in nav mode, i have to wait for nav to boot. I usually am in receiver mode with music or movie on and never see the boot screen for nav. I had installed the rear view camera the other night but forgot to hook up wire from head unit to reverse to turn it on. When i took the video, i had just pulled unit, connected the reverse wire from head unit to the red wire coming out of the harness of the camera, and so rear view screen works like it should now. I also noticed the green NAVI icon located in top left screen for the first time. U260 manual says wait 10 seconds before hitting mode.
Ah, so how long is boot time when the navi unit isn't connected?
10 seconds,
Thank you.
after the initial 10 seconds, everything is ready except for navi, that is another 10 seconds.
after the initial 10 seconds, everything is ready except for navi, that is another 10 seconds.
I know this is an old topic, but I am in the process of installing the avic-u260 and was wondering where you placed the TMC antenna? I also saw somewhere that you do not need to put the GPS antenna on the dash, but you could put it under the dash and it will still work fine as long it is still has sight of the front window.
Thanks,
Phil
I just had that installed yesterday, it's working find, but it's cutting out (plug in SD card) as I drive, so I'm going to go back and see if it's just a loose wire.
My question for you is , do you have/use Android phone, and if you do, have you been able to get the Navi and the Android Auto to work together (switchable between)? I can get it so that it's either, but not both and I have the right cables from Pioneer.
An update, the 260 has not told me to reinsert the SD card since, and Pioneer only said I should press the reset button on the front of the unit. I haven't done that yet. I will the next time it does it...
one thing, I hope the 6/7/8100's boot faster into Navi mode, 10 seconds is not bad, but sometimes I can get out the driveway and down the street before the Navi is ready and it sees the sat signals. 
Just got mine installed. I tried to make a back up using a different as card but all I get it can't use maps due to license error