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Sanyo car sat-nav first with full-fledged digital TV tuner
October 19th, 2007

It would be easy to think that we get off on teasing our readers in the West by featuring Japanese products you’ll never get your hands on, but that would be a mistake – we just get a kick out of sharing the latest cutting-edge gadgetry, whatever its provenance.

The latest such object of desire is Sanyo’s newest car GPS unit, the Gorilla NV-HD880FT, which features the world’s first full-range digital terrestrial TV tuner. Like all recent sat-nav installs, the Gorilla comes with a large screen (8 inches) and the ability to play back a range of media, but the TV breakthrough is what really counts.

Drivers handing over the hefty sum of ¥225,750 ($1,900) will benefit from the world’s smallest digi TV decoder to handle both the mobile 1-seg broadcasts popular in Japan and the 12-seg broadcasts designed for domestic televisions there. The new circuit board measures just 5 x 5 cm, whereas the previous generation was a chunky 11 x 12 cm.

While 1-seg is fine, it does offer a lower resolution than the full-fat digital broadcasts, making the Gorilla’s ability to switch automatically between the different versions its strongest selling point. That aside, just remember to keep your eyes on the road.

01:32 AM J Mark Lytle • Permalink
GPS | Transportation
Tagged with: sanyo
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  • I can finally watch Gaki no Tsukai on my way home from work.

    Posted by Jason on 07/10/19 at 11:52 PM

    • I sure would like to have this GPS unit in my car :D
      great article!

      Posted by car tuning on 08/02/25 at 02:11 AM

      • This is indeed a nice piece of hardware, I’m sure it would look the part in my Lexus!

        Posted by CBR on 08/03/02 at 02:14 AM

        • Basically, I am from India and I never heard like this car in India, but i do know that in India it is possible, we do kind of modification in our car and this service is offered by many service providers in India, one of them is DC Design Guru in India. Hey Mark, can you please let me know, your city if we purchase this car, it comes default or have to purchase this apart from car?

          Waiting for your kind reply.

          Thanks,
          Rahul

          Posted by DC Designs on 08/04/26 at 03:15 PM

          • now thats what i call technology.

            Posted by Auto on 08/05/28 at 03:25 AM

            • Auto, you should see my car

              Posted by Clyde Hill on 08/06/13 at 11:04 AM

              • hi , great post !

                Posted by cars on 08/06/14 at 12:54 AM

                • its a very interesting article thank you for it i loved it.

                  Posted by cars on 08/06/17 at 05:28 AM

                  • Those japan stuff ate really hi-tech

                    Posted by CSS Gallery on 08/06/18 at 07:11 AM

                    • pretty sweet, i will get that in my car

                      Posted by automobile on 08/06/26 at 08:00 AM

                      • automobiles are not automobiles anymore, i am planning to buy a GPS but not a TV for now.

                        Posted by auto pedia on 08/06/26 at 07:00 PM

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