Erisin 848, a cheap alternative to RNS510

[Ivo]

Will do, after reading that Sunny 43.5 has had them for a few years I thought I would take a punt.

I would like to hear your opinion on this unit after it has been in your car for 6 months (if it is still in there). Then let us know if it is still an alternative to the RNS510.

[Sunny43.5]

Hi IVO good to see that they have sent some info for you i remember when one of our now 4 year old units had a glitch with the GPS they sent a micro SD card in the mail with an update and it has worked perfectly ever since . look forward to hear how you go . Howard

[Transporter]

Is this the same unit? AUTORADIO GPS DVD for VW TOUAREG,MULTIVAN T5 OEM RNS510 | eBay

[Ivo]

No.

This is what I have.

Erisin ES848V VW HD Car Video Player GPS DVB-T 3D Rotating Menu [ES848V] - US$329.00 : erisin.com

[Ivo]

Software update did not work. I now have to ship back to HK for warranty

This should be fun!

[rob64981]

Who's expense?

I bet its not theres?

Good luck, Rob

[Ivo]

Got to love the internet!!!

I did some searching and found a tech forum where these Chinese radios were being discussed. Found a file that someone had post that was a back up of his GPS MicroSD card that came in his unit. I copied it to SD and intstalled in my unit.......it works! I now have a fully functioning GPS again. Still IGO but a different version, seem to be a bit more detailed in its function!!

STOKED!

[Sunny43.5]

Got to agree Ivo the nets the best I found this site for upgrades it might be an idea to keep the link Map Updates and Extras | iGO My way howard

[Ivo]

I had a look on the IGO site. I did not see Erisin as a listed product. I get the feeling the Chinese have pirated the software so there would be no support from IGO. Maybe be worth an email though.

[Ivo]

New software is working great. Just need to find an instruction manual so I can work it all out.

The manufacturer is sending me a copy of the original GPS software on a CD so I can load up the original software again. I will test both versions and see whats best. I have also found that some people have been able to load Garmin or TomTom on these as well.