Generation 5 Navigation

Alboogie7 · 05-22-06, 12:04 PM

Anyone have screen pics of the Gen 5 navigation? Is it that much of a difference the Gen 4?

bhuwan · 05-22-06, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Alboogie7

Anyone have screen pics of the Gen 5 navigation? Is it that much of a difference the Gen 4?

yes there certainly is a diffrence.

INHOCJP · 05-22-06, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bhuwan

yes there certainly is a diffrence.

Huge difference. I had a loaner '07 ES350 this weekend w/ the 5th gen nav. Just an awesome display. If I were in the market, I would hold off until the release of the '07 GS.

jwa · 05-22-06, 12:24 PM

I have the Gen 4, and when I tested the 450H last week, I was amazed at how much better Gen 5 looked- Different colors, different icons, different menus, scrolls much quicker, no fuzzy or squiggly lines, and no pixels without looking really close.

There are a few small pictues of gen 5 in the 450H e-brochure at lexus.com. It's a pdf file, so you need to enlarge it to see the details.

http://www.lexus.com/models/brochure...ebrochure.html

Bocatrip · 05-22-06, 12:40 PM

Can anyone please explain what Lexus means by the "3D Shadow Effects" on the 5th Generation Nav?

Alboogie7 · 05-22-06, 01:42 PM

this really sux...ive had my GS for a month now...there is a noticeable difference..i cant believe you just can upgrade the software....it has to be a hardware transplant..it looks awesome...

CrazyMPG · 05-22-06, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Alboogie7

this really sux...ive had my GS for a month now...there is a noticeable difference..i cant believe you just can upgrade the software....it has to be a hardware transplant..it looks awesome...

yea dissapointing....

flipside909 · 05-22-06, 07:52 PM

Here's a thread where the 5th Gen NAV was mentioned recently.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-third-generation/217850-navigation-updates.html

Here are some screen shots of the 5th Gen Nav that first started with the 2006 IS250/350. This is quoted from an old thread:

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/show...18&postcount=8

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Originally Posted by flipside909

Manny,

The 5th Generation Navigation is simply a cleaner interface offering more colors, theres nothing really different other than aesthetic looks of the characters and screen interface and a few more added features. The NAV defeat from the 4th Generation Nav designed by Denso/Fujitsu-Ten for Toyota/Lexus works IDENTICAL for the 5th Generation Lexus Navigation system. As DaveGS4 mentioned in those two links, the same procedure works for the Gen 5 systems found in the New 2006 IS, Newest 2007 models i.e. The ES350, RX350, GS Series, and the LS460. This same nav interface is also found in the new 2007 Camry w/Nav.

The New 2006 IS was the first Lexus model to feature the 5th Gen Nav. It will eventually be available across the board along with select Toyota models.

Please review this thread link below:
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/show...8&postcount=65

Courtesy of: Lexus USA

S L I C K · 05-22-06, 08:03 PM

The Generation 5 Navigation System looks awesome. Good thing I decided to wait for the 2007 GS 350 AWD.

1SICKLEX · 05-22-06, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Alboogie7

this really sux...ive had my GS for a month now...there is a noticeable difference..i cant believe you just can upgrade the software....it has to be a hardware transplant..it looks awesome...

Don't worry, next thing u know, there is Gen 6, then 7 etc etc

S L I C K · 05-22-06, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

Don't worry, next thing u know, there is Gen 6, then 7 etc etc

Yeah, but the G5 N.S. makes the G4 N.S. look even worse.

CrazyMPG · 05-23-06, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by S L I C K

Yeah, but the G5 N.S. makes the G4 N.S. look even worse.

heh i know what you mean....

INHOCJP · 05-23-06, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

Don't worry, next thing u know, there is Gen 6, then 7 etc etc

Ain't that the truth, oh the joys of technology.

Eternity3G · 05-23-06, 03:11 PM

Alright... time for an early lease return... DAMNIT!!!

It's like DOS to XP! ok... maybe not that bad... BUT at least 98 to XP.... (btw, let's not start a whole Mac/PC debate over this comment!)

jwa · 05-23-06, 03:32 PM

Does anyone know how the hard drive based Navigation system in the new LS compares to the current DVD based version? Is it reasonable to assume that all DVD based systems will be replaced with hard drives in the next few years?