calling i phone gurus.....

[disco_mitch]

ok so i got a iphone 32g yesterday now i have a question if i was to buy a small 12v moniter for the car would i be able to use it as a screen for the phone basically want to use the gps and internet but on a bigger screen in the car

and anather
i have a usb head deck in the car and a usb with all my music on it can i transfer all the music to the phone and plug it into the car and will it charge it at the same time

[stuee]

ok so i got a iphone 32g yesterday now i have a question if i was to buy a small 12v moniter for the car would i be able to use it as a screen for the phone basically want to use the gps and internet but on a bigger screen in the car

and anather
i have a usb head deck in the car and a usb with all my music on it can i transfer all the music to the phone and plug it into the car and will it charge it at the same time

Dont know if the iphone can be plugged into an external screen. You used to be able to buy a cable from Apple that would let you plug your ipod into an s-video connection to play movies or show photos on a TV. Perhaps see if that is an option you can use.

I thought for my tomtom application the screen was plenty big enough???

As for playing music via your ipod and usb cable your stereo deck will need to be compatiable with the iphone. It may be easier to play the music through the headphone jack on the ipone.

[disco_mitch]

the music side im not to worried just means when i get new music ill have to load it onto the things not one but that dont bother me much

more the screen thing i want to do

[hoadie72]

ok so i got a iphone 32g yesterday now i have a question if i was to buy a small 12v moniter for the car would i be able to use it as a screen for the phone basically want to use the gps and internet but on a bigger screen in the car

and anather
i have a usb head deck in the car and a usb with all my music on it can i transfer all the music to the phone and plug it into the car and will it charge it at the same time

2 things:

1. You can get an AV out cable from Apple. I have two, one is component out (for my HD TV), the other is composite (for car headunit which has a 7" screen). So long your 12v monitor has composite inputs you'll be fine

Apple Composite AV Cable - Apple Store (Australia) (http://store.apple.com/au/product/MB129X/B?fnode=MTY1NDA0OQ&mco=MTA4MjUwMzk)

2. You can't hook your iPhone to your headunit via USB to play music as the iPhone doesn't support it. It probably won't charge either. Either use the headunit's aux-in or an iPod adapter.

[disco_mitch]

so if i got this cable and a dash screen that had the yellow red and white inputs would the gps come up on the screen

on anather note with the gps i was trying it today and it wont seem to follow me and give upcoming turns is this just how it works would i be better of just buying a gps

[hoadie72]

No, it only sends audio and video out. It doesn't even display the iPhone menus on the TV.

I don't know much about the GPS but I've heard the built in GPS ain't all that good and TomTom are looking at making a cradle with an external GPS in it!

[stuee]

The gps is average but with assisted gps on as well its plenty fine for tomtom navigation. I wouldn't use it off road though.

What software are you using the gps through on the ipone. Sounds like you need one of the navigation apps or you need to buy a complete gps/navigation unit.

Also what version of the iphone do you have? I think only the 3g phones have actual GPS receivers while the rest are assisted GPS.

[stuee]

I don't know much about the GPS but I've heard the built in GPS ain't all that good and TomTom are looking at making a cradle with an external GPS in it!

It supposedly better performance on the other navigation apps (navigon and the other one). Whether or not TomTom are doing this to encourage the uptake of the new mount I'm not sure but if its the right price I'll get one purely for the recharge ability in the car and a decent dock for it to sit it in.

TomTom — Iphone (http://iphone.tomtom.com/en-us/)

Gives an idea of what it looks like

[hoadie72]

If that cradle worked with the iPod touch, I'd buy it!

[incisor]

i use sygic gps app and it flogs tom tom's effort clean out of the court in my experience. way better recption, way less lag, way more accurate and a better interface to boot imho.

i can have my iphone in the parcel tray of the county and the gps works very well everywhere i have been with it..

battery life diminishes heaps but as a gps it is excellent... i use a cigarette power plug adaptor with it.

[disco_mitch]

ok so you can change the gps that is on there how do i do that

[mikehzz]

I have an iphone and the av out cables and i play movies on my plasma with it but the normal iphone screen doesn't go onto the plasma only the movie thats playing. I just tested and the gps app's screen doesn't go out through the av cable. I have sygic's which is 79 from app store and its ok to use but i reckon the gps antenna is pretty poor because its slow if you aren't in mobile reception area. Agree that it sucks a lot of power too.

[disco_mitch]

i use sygic gps app and it flogs tom tom's effort clean out of the court in my experience. way better recption, way less lag, way more accurate and a better interface to boot imho.

i can have my iphone in the parcel tray of the county and the gps works very well everywhere i have been with it..

battery life diminishes heaps but as a gps it is excellent... i use a cigarette power plug adaptor with it.

is it really worth the 50 odd bux can you get it cheaper or is app store the only way

[mikehzz]

its on sale now at 59.99 used to be 79 when i bought it. Tom Tom 99.99. I don't think you have much choice if you want voice guided turn by turn on an iphone. The maps app (google maps) that come on the phone standard require internet connection to download maps as you go and have no voice guidance. At least the Sygic and Tom Tom install maps so you don't need a phone signal to run them.

[disco_mitch]

its on sale now at 59.99 used to be 79 when i bought it. Tom Tom 99.99. I don't think you have much choice if you want voice guided turn by turn on an iphone. The maps app (google maps) that come on the phone standard require internet connection to download maps as you go and have no voice guidance. At least the Sygic and Tom Tom install maps so you don't need a phone signal to run them.

if i buy the sygic and than break my phone and get a new one do i have to get the sygic again

[mikehzz]

i'm not sure. Maybe its available to you because it synchs with your computer so the app files are sitting on both. I could be wrong as my iphone is my first Apple experience. I reckon that Apple is like Microsoft on steroids so having said that maybe they would make you pay again.

[disco_mitch]

its on sale now at 59.99 used to be 79 when i bought it. Tom Tom 99.99. I don't think you have much choice if you want voice guided turn by turn on an iphone. The maps app (google maps) that come on the phone standard require internet connection to download maps as you go and have no voice guidance. At least the Sygic and Tom Tom install maps so you don't need a phone signal to run them.

so does the iphone have a gps reciever,

im under the impression that the av out cables are only for the ipod app

[mikehzz]

Yes the iphone 3GS has a gps receiver. You also need a program (Sygic or Tom Tom) with maps to make use of the receiver. I have had 4 gps phones or devices and the iphone is by far the worst but at least it does work. The original question was if the gps screen could be 'sent' to an external larger screen. The answer is no. All that goes out the av cables is the ipod app's player output. I have tested this. All of the normal iphone apps show on the iphone screen only, with a 'no signal' message on the external screen. If you play a movie, then the external screen comes to life with quite a good picture really.

Mike

[disco_mitch]

Yes the iphone 3GS has a gps receiver. You also need a program (Sygic or Tom Tom) with maps to make use of the receiver. I have had 4 gps phones or devices and the iphone is by far the worst but at least it does work. The original question was if the gps screen could be 'sent' to an external larger screen. The answer is no. All that goes out the av cables is the ipod app's player output. I have tested this. All of the normal iphone apps show on the iphone screen only, with a 'no signal' message on the external screen. If you play a movie, then the external screen comes to life with quite a good picture really.

Mike

when you say the iphone is the worst do you mean what it comes with or the sygic, spewin bout the screen not working, owell still happy with it pretty crazy the things i can do with my mobile these days its more than just texts and calls

[mikehzz]

By worst I mean slowest and least accurate gps, but it does work. You have to be patient sometimes for it to catch up. I find the Sygic application quite good though. I reckon the iphone is the best pda/phone I have had.

[disco_mitch]

im finding the sygic quite good now that i have worked it out

[mikehzz]

Yes the program is good. The iphones gps antenna could be a lot better. Its the only thing that lets it down I reckon