2006 Civic Navi: how to make it play DVD movies?
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Originally Posted by 05blkrs
if it is a dvd nav unit like mazda's, then it can.... you just have to add the right software... it's just a matter of time i say..
. We just gotta be patient and hopefully someone will share 
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Rep Power: 0 Absolutely! I don't remember if it was the Civic, but I read somewhere that one vehicle's navi display was simply NTSC analog video (horrible, but very compatible). Worst case, we could splice into that with a switch and tuck a portable DVD player into the dash somewhere. Best case, though, would be if Alpine hid an MPEG-2 decoder in the head unit somewhere. Heh..
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Rep Power: 0 lol that's all software though... wich means if there is enough memory for a software upgrade, all you'd have to do is figure out a hack to put the decoder on there... i'm certain there is available memory on there since they will have to be upgradable
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Back when I had my 03 accord with nav, a company had come out with an inline connection from the "brain" to the screen where you could switch back and forth.
Haven't done research on that in a long time.
Haven't done research on that in a long time.
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Rep Power: 0 hey guys, sometime in the near future i plan on trading in my 7th gen for an 8th gen civic Si. i was wondering if those Navi's are any good or even needed for someone. i mean, i don't think i wanna get my Si with the Navi but i was wondering if they make the Si without the Navi's and if it's still ok to not get it versus getting it. i hope it won't look ugly without the Navi in the dash. what do you guys think?
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Rep Power: 0 I like my navi. I'm still getting it all set up to read the files right and give me the most pertinent data so I can enjoy the music with the least amount of effort.
As far as the actual navigation, it's really sped up in the last 3 years. I had an accord where it took quite a bit longer to re-calc if you missed a turn.
One disadvantage, which really applies to this thread is that I don't believe you can use the in-line video inputs since the DVD drive for the navigation disc is no longer in the trunk.
Short answer: I'd get it
As far as the actual navigation, it's really sped up in the last 3 years. I had an accord where it took quite a bit longer to re-calc if you missed a turn.
One disadvantage, which really applies to this thread is that I don't believe you can use the in-line video inputs since the DVD drive for the navigation disc is no longer in the trunk.
Short answer: I'd get it
