Very Disappointed with NAV

[FloridaWen]

Perhaps we were spoiled by a much "superior" NAVI in our '03 Acura MDX, but the NAV in the '07 Prius is really lame...........
I really mean it ........ as an example and something that annoys the Hell out of me, when you are traveling down a road, and I am speaking of a main road, NOT some back-woods path, and you are looking for the streets that are coming up on the left or the right, 95% of the time the STREET NAMES are NOT always visible, and I mean even in a normal (default) screen !! With the Acura NAVI, all the side streets NAMES (except for private roads or dirt cow-paths) were visible, just like the street signs on a real road. With the Toyota NAV, most of the side-street NAMES are way OFF SCREEN and NOT visible. The side street names SHOULD be at the intersection of the road you are traveling in, not 3 inches to the right or left, off the MFD screen........ "a street with no name".......... completely helpless NAV in this extremely common situation !!

[Charles Suitt]

Have you learned how to adjust the SCALE on your NAV Multi-Function-Display? The smaller the displayed area, the more detail is displayed. You might be interested in looking at the Lexus online DVD demo of the NAVigation system... same NAV system as the Prius, different dash buttons:

http://www.lexus.com/lexus-share/demos/LS/.../Lexus_nav.html


CIAO

[Tideland Prius]

err, have you ever tried using the ZOOM function?

[jesart]

No issues with my Navigation system. Mine works great!

[likesmpg]

I love mine too! Even more than my '03 Acura CL Navigation system. But I can't mention the CL without commenting on how much more comfortable the seats were and also the superior sound system.

[FloridaWen]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Jun 11 2007, 05:10 PM) [snapback]459719[/snapback]</div>

err, have you ever tried using the ZOOM function?
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Yes, and "zoom" makes it worse........... I guess you DON'T understand what I am trying to explain........
Picture this......... we are traveling north on Main Street (as example) and we are looking for a street on the right (on east side) called (for example) Sydney Road....... when we look at the MFD we just see lines on the right (streets) WITHOUT NAMES that are close to the intersecting street (Main Street) we are on, but UNLIKE the Acura MDX which "placed the names of the side streets NEAR the street we are on (in this case Main Street) we see NO NAMES on the Toyota NAV, therefore we just PASSED the correct street (Sydney Road) that we wanted to take, because there was NO NAME on the street (on the right) !! When you "expand" the MFD out of normal (default) and look way, way to the right, you FINALLY "see" the name, in this example (and a real case yesterday) Sydney Road................

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(likesmpg @ Jun 11 2007, 05:53 PM) [snapback]459748[/snapback]</div>

I love mine too! Even more than my '03 Acura CL Navigation system. But I can't mention the CL without commenting on how much more comfortable the seats were and also the superior sound system.
[/b]

Could it just be the way the "map programmer" MADE the PLACEMENT of the names of the streets down here in THIS part of Florida ??
Without a photo, I just CANNOT explain what I mean...........................
Closest thing I can explain is that the ACURA was like REAL STREET SIGNS................ EVERY street on the right or left, off the street you are driving on, was NAMED so you can EASILY "SEE" IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This "side street name" or an "intersection" did JUST THAT................. the street name INTERSECTED the MAIN road on the Acura NAVI............. it was RIGHT THERE !!!!!!!!!!!
With the Toyota, it is way "off the screen"...........................
I have to take pics...................... just impossible to explain................

[Tideland Prius]

I don't think YOU understood what I meant by zooming cause you did exactly what I asked; you zoomed out.

Does the nav stay zoomed out? If so, then just stay there.

If the map defaults back to a particular scale, that would be rather annoying.

[Stev0]

No problem here. This especially comes in handy when driving in Boston, where street sign names are as rare as New York Yankees fans.

[mcbrunnhilde]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FloridaWen @ Jun 11 2007, 03:02 PM) [snapback]459751[/snapback]</div>

Yes, and "zoom" makes it worse........... I guess you DON'T understand what I am trying to explain........
Picture this......... we are traveling north on Main Street (as example) and we are looking for a street on the right (on east side) called (for example) Sydney Road....... when we look at the MFD we just see lines on the right (streets) WITHOUT NAMES that are close to the intersecting street (Main Street) we are on, but UNLIKE the Acura MDX which "placed the names of the side streets NEAR the street we are on (in this case Main Street) we see NO NAMES on the Toyota NAV, therefore we just PASSED the correct street (Sydney Road) that we wanted to take, because there was NO NAME on the street (on the right) !! When you "expand" the MFD out of normal (default) and look way, way to the right, you FINALLY "see" the name, in this example (and a real case yesterday) Sydney Road................

[/b]

What I'd like to know is why you are looking for street signs...if you had typed in the address on Sydney Road you wanted, why didn't the NAV tell you to turn there? Unless, of course, you didn't type in your destination--but why blame the NAV if you aren't using it for its intended purpose???

[JHSmith]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(FloridaWen @ Jun 11 2007, 06:02 PM) [snapback]459751[/snapback]</div>

Yes, and "zoom" makes it worse........... I guess you DON'T understand what I am trying to explain........
Picture this......... we are traveling north on Main Street (as example) and we are looking for a street on the right (on east side) called (for example) Sydney Road....... when we look at the MFD we just see lines on the right (streets) WITHOUT NAMES that are close to the intersecting street (Main Street) we are on, but UNLIKE the Acura MDX which "placed the names of the side streets NEAR the street we are on (in this case Main Street) we see NO NAMES on the Toyota NAV, therefore we just PASSED the correct street (Sydney Road) that we wanted to take, because there was NO NAME on the street (on the right) !! When you "expand" the MFD out of normal (default) and look way, way to the right, you FINALLY "see" the name, in this example (and a real case yesterday) Sydney Road................


Could it just be the way the "map programmer" MADE the PLACEMENT of the names of the streets down here in THIS part of Florida ??
Without a photo, I just CANNOT explain what I mean...........................
Closest thing I can explain is that the ACURA was like REAL STREET SIGNS................ EVERY street on the right or left, off the street you are driving on, was NAMED so you can EASILY "SEE" IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This "side street name" or an "intersection" did JUST THAT................. the street name INTERSECTED the MAIN road on the Acura NAVI............. it was RIGHT THERE !!!!!!!!!!!
With the Toyota, it is way "off the screen"...........................
I have to take pics...................... just impossible to explain................ [/b]

I'm NOT going to respond with a "You're nuts" or RTFM entry (Because you're NOT nuts and the manual may not supply the answers you need!).

I live on the outskirts of a small town just south of D.C. (Fredericksburg, VA).

If I go into Fredericksburg, I see all the little roads like most people are saying (large town/city-based drivers). However, in the boondocks where I live, if I try to navigate "HOME" I get that cursed "there will be some roads that a so small, we'll just drive you insane" response (or something like it). My road shows up (along w/ the name). Going down the road, about only 1/3 of the side roads display the road names. (I have split display -- 1/2 mile and 300 ft.)

So, in my case, I agree with you, not ALL side road names appear. However, once I turn onto an undesignated road, the system does show me it's name, so the data IS stored somewhere in it's database <_< .