Amundsen vs Columbus

[romanv]

Hi guys!

What's a real difference between those two navi systems?

I would choose Amundsen over Columbus because:

I don't need DVD player.

Amundsen can stream movies to up to 2 tablets and Columbus can't.

I could easily survive with 2.5D view instead of 3D one.

Amundsen is updating maps via SD card and therefore can't update online but maps are updated twice a year so manual work would not be so hard.

There is no Google Maps/Street View but I could always use my smartphone.

And Amundsen can use 3g carstick to connect to Internet w/o using smartphone as a hotspot.

What else does Columbus have that Amundsen doesn't? For a such a huge price.

Does anybody know the price of Amundsen Internet carstick?

[ZacDaMan72]

I believe Columbus runs a bit faster than Amundsen

It also has an inbuilt 64gb flash drive

Edited 8 January, 2017 by ZacDaMan72

[romanv]

All reviews are testing Columbus.

[omehar]

Good question; what are the differences between Amundsen and Columbus ?

 

There is such little information right now...

[romanv]

Columbus will have 9.2" in the near future and it currently has:

- 3D maps (Amundsen has 2.5D)

- online maps update (Amundsen has SD card that is updated on computer)

- fully functional window in window

- internal 64 GB SSD drive

- 2 free SD card slots

- Google Maps and Street View

- option to include LTE module with SIM slot and RSAP

[omehar]

9.2" ?!  But for now both Columbus and Admunsen have 8.0", right?

 

What is the difference between 2.5D and 3D?

 

Is there a videolink perhaps?

Edited 6 February, 2017 by omehar

[romanv]

Scout and Sportsline are already mentioning 9.2" display. It may be offered from week 22 on.

 

2.5D is probably 2D viewed in birds view that looks like 3D.

[Garowe]

Just noticed that in the U/K and Skoda global website visualisers show the new 9.2 inch Columbus (without knobs) but worryingly the U/K car configerator only shows the 6.5inch one. 

[ZacDaMan72]

The 3D configurator is broken and the global visualiser has had the 9.2" for a long time

[andyvee]

I thought the 9.2" was from Week 22 onwards?

 

Funnily enough, the last I heard I had build week 22, but knowing my luck they will bring it forward a week

[Macdemon]

On 2/6/2017 at 15:38, omehar said:

What is the difference between 2.5D and 3D?

 

Ummmm  0.5D 

[omehar]

Ah I see, so not an awful lot then? 

[romanv]

I've made a video of 9.2" Columbus playing a cartoon: https://youtu.be/RBCAyYS0TzQ

[Jacro]

Amundsen is good, Columbus is better. The end. 

[ZacDaMan72]

Even Bolero is... Amundsen is just Bolero with Nav afaik. 

[LoveYeti]

Hello,

 

I saw some Columbus and Amudsen hu on ebay. But they are for skoda Octavia. Would it be different for a Yeti?

 

Also sellers mentioned about a PIN included. Would it work for my Yeti?

 

Thank you

[Rustynuts]

You're asking the question in the Kodiaq section, the head units for the Kodiaq and the Yeti are very different, so probably better asking in the Yeti forum.

 

[LoveYeti]

Oh dear.. I did not notice. I'm sorry!