Hey guys! We just bought a new prius, and by we i mean i signed for a loan and the girl is driving it. But anyways its a 2006 prius, and the first thing I noticed was that it does not have navigation. That stinks, I've read things online about DVD's and installing new firm/software on the navi, but is there anyway to install a navi system by getting my hands on a DVD or would it simply not work? I'm absent a navigation hard key but would really enjoy having a navi system there. I've disabled the back up beep, that was super annoying, and I tried to get to the service menu once with no luck, and have yet to try again. If its possible to just put in a DVD and install new software to get the navi, could you steer me in the right direction? Also any other ideas/mods to do would be appreciated. Does anyone know if there are any video inputs on the back of that screen I could plug into?
No, you can't just add a DVD to get navigation. A Garmin (or one of it's competitors) is a better solution. As to using the Video inputs, In older MFDs the input is NTSC color video (The yellow coax input to a TV) so interfacing is easy. Your 2006 MFD is one of two designs: Low resolution display like the earlier ones (NTSC) or higher resolution with a difficult to interface "digital Video" interface. There are many discussions on the web on interfacing to the MFD screen. Others have chosen to install a third party automotive DVD player and used it's screen instead. JeffD
^Concur. You're stuck w/either a Garmin...or you can possibly replace the OEM unit for an aftermarket piece. Not my forte, since you have a G2 and I've never really been wild about OEM nav units. Good Luck with the Prius and the kid!
I love my Tom Tom and how it doesn't restrict me from entering in destinations while I'm driving. Look at the Tom Tom go live, it gets traffic updates immediately while you are driving, and routes you around traffic jambs and accidents. The stock nav doesn't have that! Get a good aftermarket Nav and you won't regret it!
Sometimes you see Nav MFD's on ebay and the like, not sure if they can be swapped over. I think some people seek the seeming simplicity of using the Prius screen for nav computer, and I know at one time Garmin made a device that used the Prius MFD for display.
interfacing digital input with the mfd is the thing prevent us from maximizing the functions of the oem mfd. if any adapter available i would like to pay 100bucks for that.
