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Feb 17th, 2011, 11:34 | #1 |
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Volvo RTI SatNav > Tomtom
This is a real shot in the dark but I don't suppose there is any way of running TomTom on the built in system rather than the Volvo SatNav?
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Feb 18th, 2011, 08:16 | #2 | |
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I use the car for business and this sat nav has wasted so much of my time I now use my 5 years old tom-tom 1 Last edited by reggie59; Feb 18th, 2011 at 08:18. |
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Feb 21st, 2011, 21:31 | #3 |
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I've noticed on the internet there are a number of video clips of what appears to be standard Volvo RTI units running TomTom.
The problem is they are all in foreign languages so I can't understand what they are saying or if there is any explanation as to how it's been done. I used the Volvo system for the first time today to find the main road in a small Norfolk village and it was not listed! It's the latest version from Volvo too! Can anyone please shed some light on how these units have been converted? |
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Feb 22nd, 2011, 01:51 | #5 |
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I want to utilise the hardware alread in the car.
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Feb 22nd, 2011, 07:44 | #6 |
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There are a few vids on youtube of volvos with modded sat nav screens to show DVD etc. have a look for some ideas.
I do seem to remember seeing somewhere a car where the RTI screen was removed and something else put in its place which I *think* was a tom tom screen but for the life of me I can't remember where I saw it. |
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Feb 22nd, 2011, 12:32 | #8 |
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Plenty of people in Europe have fitted Volvo like screens (see http://www.volvotech.eu) and then input a Sat Nav source from a stand alone device such as Garmin GVN-53.
There are other options now including touchscreen similar to this http://forums.swedespeed.com/showthr...p?113238/page4 and Peter (Elliot2) can supply and install a touch screen contolled sat nav for those without original Volvo. The display looks identical to the Volvo (it rises / falls on ingnition) but it is touchscreen controlled. The Sat Nav is Win CE based - running PolNav, or others (IGO / Tom Tom if you want to install yourself). The Polnav option looks good -EU Maps, speed limit shown on all roads, audible / visible speed camera database. The screens all accept multiple inputs ( DVD player for use when stationary, rear camera etc) and will switch automatically. For those with Volvo Sat Nav I think Pete also stated he could input an alternate source ( guess he would use the device Best Gear mentioned to input an alternate source to the display and then pipe in something like the GVN-53 or WinCE based Sat Nav but it would have to be controlled via remote control as the original screen is not touch enabled). There was also someone in US who took the original screen out and fitted a Garmin device into the frame of the Volvo screen. Lot of work and unless your Sat Nav had died not likely to be something many would want to do to a new cars Sat Nav device - is the Volvo system really that bad ?? Last edited by XCF; Feb 22nd, 2011 at 13:12. |
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Would really love to use all the steering wheel controls and the voice breakthrough on the sound system etc., but with TomTom. Just thought there MUST be someone out there in the world with all the knowledge who was thinking the same and has gone ahead and done it.
What's in the box that runs the RTI, does anyone know? Is it hardware only or firmware too? What OS does it run? There are only a few ways to skin a cat so it must be running a know OS Linux or or an OS similar to a PDA surely? |
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There is a very nice Sony sat nav that uses TomTom maps and software including HD traffic. I haven't seen a price for it though. It has a very big screen 6.1" double din.
It's about £750.
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