voice recognition issues with 06 LR3 w/o Nav

[bbyer]

keeping the original DVD

I tend to agree that keeping the original DVD has much merit.

I did however update to the 2008 DVD a couple of years back when I was able to purchase a genuine thru one of the forum members for about fifty dollars.

I did lose the hack but what surprised me was not that there were more local roads showing, but that the format of what was displayed changed somewhat, and also to my surprise, for the better.

The changes were not really major, just changes in the look and operation, and I kind of forget exactly what the changes were, just that they were for the better.

As such, at such time as I see a genuine circa 2011 DVD at about the same price, I will probably update again.

Regarding roads, the big difference for me was that the paved Alberta highway 22, (the Cowboy Highway), that parallels the east slopes of the Rocky Mountain foothills now displayed.

On the original 2004 DVD that came with my 3, all that showed was the circa 1895 cattle trail to the railhead.

 

[tlt]

food for thought

I've been a bit put off with people selling 30-40 copies of "dealer copies" of the newer map software, definitely not legit. Especially considering I have ordered two updates directly from the company, over 200 each.

The down side, they have the same navigation errors, missing sections of turn by turns, and typos as all previous versions, and deaf ears to any feedback. Too big for their britches I guess. The up side, the company still exists...

 

[bbyer]

Is a 2008 up to date 4 years later?

I think when you are buying a 2008 disc in 2012, it is probably genuine, but hopefully a bit stale relative to the latest production. I say hopefully, but as you referenced, I kind of doubt it.

Hence maybe next year, a 2011 will hit the surplus pile and unfortunately be near as current as the full priced new one.