Is there a firmware/architectural diff between tts and non-tts nuvi's

 

Hi - in light of another discussion about which nuvi has best bang for the buck, and my playing around to free up some space, I noted that on my n370 there is a non-tts voice accompanying the tts voices. Which made me curious if one could take a non-tts nuvi and simply copy onto it a tts voice, or whether there is some difference in firmware or otherwise that would keep this from working. Having only one Nuvi, I am not trying to cheat, but am just trying to figure out if there is really only one nuvi platform with various different tweaks.
TIA
Neal

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Nuvi 255W/European SD card

I don't know

I don't know for sure, but I think that they probly have some way keeping you from getting a free upgrade.

Ken

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TomTom VIA 1535 TM Retired GPS's TomTom XL 350 TM nüvi 200 nüvi 205

non tts nuvis

On some older non-tts units, there was a workaround. On the newer ones that possibility was terminated. So, essentially No, you cannot use TTS voices on a non TTS voice unit.

MP3 player needed?

Doesn't the Nuvi have to be a model with a mp3 player in order for TTS to work?

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Nuvi 650 (SW 4.30; GPS SW 3.00) , GPSmap 60CSx (SW 3.50; GPS SW 3.00), GPS III Plus

Sorry - of course

Brain slap - mp3 capability must be it. Neal

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Nuvi 255W/European SD card

My Street Pilot

c 340 does not have mp3 (that is, I can't put in mp3 files and play them), but does have TTS.

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Ted in Ohio, c340, 1490T with lifetime maps

TTS

VeeTee wrote:

Doesn't the Nuvi have to be a model with a mp3 player in order for TTS to work?

Nope, the Nuvi 260.. only one in the 2xx series that has TTS doesn't have a MP3 player.

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Nuvi 260 Nuvi 295W

Nope

VeeTee wrote:

Doesn't the Nuvi have to be a model with a mp3 player in order for TTS to work?

You need mp3 for POI voice alerts, not for TTS.

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Rick - Nüvi 260 - eTrex Summit HC

Ahhh!

That is what I was dimly remembering. Thanks for the clarification.

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Nuvi 650 (SW 4.30; GPS SW 3.00) , GPSmap 60CSx (SW 3.50; GPS SW 3.00), GPS III Plus