syisrad
Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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Hi Guys,
I have found online a bunch of places in china selling OEM Sat Navs for the Disco 3. Heres an example of one of them,
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/25377114...ery_3.html
I've made contact and it appears they've created a unit that runs Windows CE5 ( a PDA i'm guessing)
They have told me it doesn't come with maps and I wouild have to find maps that support a MIPSII processor.
They also said that Sygic & IGO can supply the maps (software)
I'm basically putting it out there incase anyone is interested, but would like to know if anyone has gone down this path and had any success with it?
Cheers
Sy
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 9th Apr 2010 3:15 pm |
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al cope
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thats looks like its just the screen, and these come up on ebay fairly often. What about the other bits like the CD unit?
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| 9th Apr 2010 3:25 pm |
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syisrad
Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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I recieved the specs of it from them via email, and the brains are included. Im not sure if it's all-in-one like a PDA, or a screen and a box.
It's on a windows mobile platform,
AMD 600mhz CPU,
64m ram
SD/USB
2g storage
With those stats, im leaning to think it's all in one as it sounds like whats found in a common PDA,
since posting, I found the map software for around 60 Euro's form www.Sygc.com
Do you recall what kind of price they were going for on eBay?
I contacted my local Land Rover dealer here in Aus, and found out as a spare part, the Screen was $5500 AUD and the GPS unit was $6000AUD. $11,500 vs a $300 Tom Tom
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| 9th Apr 2010 3:56 pm |
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Martin
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It's a replica screen unit, effectively a PDA but designed to fit in the hole on non-screen equipped D3s. 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 9th Apr 2010 3:57 pm |
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Navigator
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syisrad wrote:since posting, I found the map software for around 60 Euro's form www.Sygc.com
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| 9th Apr 2010 4:31 pm |
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tintenter
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: Oldham
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try http://www.sygic.com/ Tintenter
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| 9th Apr 2010 6:37 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Yep - just a WinCE-based PDA type thingy, but stuck in a (also probably fake) screen surround.
I must admit though....it is a pretty damn good idea for those without sat nav.
It could also be loaded up with proper cartography and OziExplorer, CompeGPS or whatever other off-road navegation tools tickle your fancy. 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
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| 9th Apr 2010 6:53 pm |
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Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
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There is no mention of a price, it says sat nav is ready to go but apparently not. Advantage though of course is you could pick your own.
Needs to be sub £400 IMO Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
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| 9th Apr 2010 7:08 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
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Coming from China it needs to be under 250 quid IMO.
Once it's on Alibaba as wholsesale though it's only a matter of time until they start appearing on eBay  2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
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| 9th Apr 2010 7:24 pm |
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Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
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Paul, you're right, £400 what was I thinking  Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
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| 9th Apr 2010 8:46 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
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| 9th Apr 2010 8:54 pm |
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evo8
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
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some month ago I have been looking at this
http://www.cardct.com/land-rover-navi-dvd/...dvd-player
got some more info from them on the unit - but waiting how it behaves in friends tuareg.... 2013 D4 TDV6 S; Baltic Blue; IID Tool BT
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| 9th Apr 2010 9:04 pm |
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syisrad
Member Since: 20 Oct 2009
Location: Australia
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Sorry, I should have mentioned what I was quouted,
$550 USD and $75 USD for shipping.
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| 10th Apr 2010 3:05 am |
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Davo11
Member Since: 30 Apr 2012
Location: Brisbane
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Did anyone end up getting one of these chinese units?
Thinking of getting one and fitting myself.. any tips would be appreciated..
Difficulty to fit?
Compatibility with a 2008 D3 SE?
Map software easy to install?
Any mutilation of the dash required? 
Recomended map software for Australia?
Thanks
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