Navigation System for Europe

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Flubbie:
Would that mean that I can buy a GPS navigation system in US and load the maps from Europe on it?

Were would I be able to find the DVD (maps)? And the navigation system? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hey Flubbie!

I've been doing some research on this one. First, the problem is not that you can't find maps. I'm sure that there are plenty of maps if you are living in a any part of the western world. The problem is that H2 is been buildt in US and it has the Nav system that is buildt is US as well. So the DVDs that has the base maps are in region 1 DVDs not region 2 as would be all in Europe. So basically you have two ways to go, assuming that the GPS map technology is standardized:

1. You buy the stock H2 nav system and you get your region 2 map DVD and have it redone to region 1 (I don't know how but I'm pretty sure it can be done).

2. You get yourself an aftermarket nav system that supports region 2 DVDs. It's hard to find any of these that would fit into the factory slot in H2, so you either get one of those Pioneer or Apline ones that for me atleast look goofy, or you get an external nav system like the one below (which looks kinda cool to me)



For example, this one has all the Western Europe maps downloaded into it by standard.

What I know about most DVD-players though, is that most DVD-players have cheat codes so that you can get them to work properly in any reagion 1-6 (manufacturers save money). I don't know if the GM factory DVD has one. I haven't searched the net but if there is an opportunity for it I'm sure it is in the net.

I'm currently thinking of getting the factory nav system to my forcoming 2006 H2 and then have somebody to redo my region 2 DVDs to Region 1. I'm sure it is not a rocket science...

If you find a way to do a breakthrough, let me know..

thanks!