Headunit / Multimedia Receiver

[edmund_goh]

Hi all!

I was told by my PI that the 2850BT does not have GPS.
https://www.pioneer.com.sg/sg/products-detail/index.html/?product=AVH-X2850BT

But does anyone know if I can connect my Android phone to this HU to display my phones GPS?

Otherwise, what are the other cheaper option?

Thanks in advance!

 

[ZhuTou!]

Buy a dedicated gps?

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[Snowblind]

Buy sygic app and use on phone. I use it to navigate in jb. Cost 20-30.

 

[snipfer]

Google map is good enough.
If you want offline GPS, download HERE WE GO

All FOC

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[iszit]

Have the Pioneer 2850BT bundled with my car. No GPS. Suppose to be able to use Waze via USB connection, but cannot get it to work with my cheap phone. Bluetooth connection for phone calls works well. Need to install Pioneer Appradio.

Use your phone to navigate instead? Trade up for an Alpine all in one?

 

[snipfer]

Once you get the hang of using smartphone, you won't want to go back to GPS receivers or HU.

Search for a restaurant or company on chrome, click and straight away launch the map to take you there. This something only a smartphone can do

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[edmund_goh]

Have the Pioneer 2850BT bundled with my car. No GPS. Suppose to be able to use Waze via USB connection, but cannot get it to work with my cheap phone. Bluetooth connection for phone calls works well. Need to install Pioneer Appradio.

Use your phone to navigate instead? Trade up for an Alpine all in one?

Actually is Waze really good? Never use it before and heard about it only recently.
Probably because I am a green horn when it comes to car.

So you mean the 2850 that I've got can allow connection to my phone and project the Google map on the HU as well?

Never heard of Alphine as well...

 

[whoope3]

Once you get the hang of using smartphone, you won't want to go back to GPS receivers or HU.

+1 to this.

Switch to Google Maps and never look back.

As for the 2850, you can't project your phone's GPS to the HU screen. Only Apple CarPlay allows you to use an app from the phone on the HU, and it's limited to Apple Maps (but I don't think the 2850 even has CarPlay). Even AppRadioLive still requires you to use your smartphone navigation software for turn by turn navigation.

If you die die want to use navigation on your HU, then you will need to purchase an add-on GPS module. Few hundred bucks.

 

[EJB]

Once you get the hang of using smartphone, you won't want to go back to GPS receivers or HU.

Search for a restaurant or company on chrome, click and straight away launch the map to take you there. This something only a smartphone can do

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I tried my car GPS and also Google Maps, both brought me to horlan despite using the same postal code.

Fortunately I checked the location prior on gothere.sg and was able to navigate there using common sense when I got horlan.

 

[snipfer]

I tried my car GPS and also Google Maps, both brought me to horlan despite using the same postal code.

Fortunately I checked the location prior on gothere.sg and was able to navigate there using common sense when I got horlan.

The maps are not perfect.
Some locations were submitted by dumb users so you might get wrong location.

I kena many times in Malaysia, supposed to be shops but I end up in a row of empty warehouses.

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[iphone88]

Actually is Waze really good? Never use it before and heard about it only recently.

I switch from garmin to waze and never look back.
Waze is much better and it can estimate the arrival time accurately.
Bad point for waze is it consume phone battery.
I will use garmin when phone battery low.

 

[edmund_goh]

Thabks for all the recommendation.

So I guess now the question is... How do I get Waze onto my Pioneer 2850bt?

 

[sinicker]

depends on individual i guess.

i have a 2650BT. initially of course slightly unhappy no GPS.

i bought a garmin GPS. but in malaysia, always have to keep inside after each drive. troublesome.

so i used google maps on my phone, put on my hp dashboard mount.

and now forever using that way.

integrated GPS quite irritating leh i sit my friend's one.. radio keeps being silenced every now and then when giving directions...

 

[iszit]

AlpineStyle

Waze is not bad especially useful in busy KL. GPS navigation not full proof since there can be overlapping roads with bridges etc. Lots of funny moments finding myself staring at my destination but no way to get there whilst driving in Malaysia.