2012 altitude. love it

[Corey&Melayna Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Corey&Melayna]

hi there.

Corey here and my wife is Melayna
from Whyalla South Aus


just purchased a 2012 April build altitude. silver pearl, absolutely love it and the wife is very happy.

just a question and sorry if its been asked before. im guessing the altitude is the VX model upgraded??
is the sat nav and all the front radio instruments the same as the kakadu? if so has any body plugged in a compatible gaming console for the rear DVD? it has the video selection in the source on the screen im not sure if we can plug it in. we have 3 kids and going over to esperance WA at xmas and i think this would help with bordem.

thanks for your help in advance.

Corey & Melayna

[Hutch Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Hutch]

The altitude is actually an GXL upgrade as for the other questions I have no idea.


Hutch- 2012 Prado 150, some TJM Kit.

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Congratulations on your purchase. I sat in one and they are very nice with bums on leather.

The Altitude is between the GXL and VX. The sat nav is the same or very similar to the Kakadu.

You should be able to plug in any gaming console, DVD player or media player that outputs to the 3 RCA (red/white/yellow) plugs. You'll just have to make sure that the power consumption of the device you are running is under 120W direct 12VDC connection, or use an inverter if it is an AC plug pack. A sine wave inverter is much better for electronics than modified sine wave inverters. However, a sine wave inverter is much more expensive.

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Congratulations on your purchase. I sat in one and they are very nice with bums on leather.

The Altitude is between the GXL and VX. The sat nav is the same or very similar to the Kakadu.

You should be able to plug in any gaming console, DVD player or media player that outputs to the 3 RCA (red/white/yellow) plugs. You'll just have to make sure that the power consumption of the device you are running is under 120W direct 12VDC connection, or use an inverter if it is an AC plug pack. A sine wave inverter is much better for electronics than modified sine wave inverters. However, a sine wave inverter is much more expensive.

thanks on the purchase.

no worries im guessing a playstation 2 or 3 maybe out of the question??

where would i find a sine wave inverter or similar?

Cheers

Corey

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whats the go with the invertor plug in the back of the altitudes? are they ok with most gaming consoles?

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thanks on the purchase.

no worries im guessing a playstation 2 or 3 maybe out of the question??

where would i find a sine wave inverter or similar?

Cheers

Corey

Places like Jaycar, DSE, Home of 12Volt or even ebay should have them.

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whats the go with the invertor plug in the back of the altitudes? are they ok with most gaming consoles?

It's supposedly meant for charging laptops and mobile phones.
Apparently, the AC plugpack outputs 8.5VDC @ 5.6A = 47.6W. So the AC jack in the cargo area should be OK but whether the plugpack can take modified sine wave is another matter. If you fry one, I guess you could always buy another one.

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Example pure sine wave inverter
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pure-Sine...ht_6312wt_1140
Looks to have come down considerably since I last looked. And much smaller too.

You'd have to connect it straight to the battery via a fuse if you intend on pulling more than 100W from it.

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PS2 works a treat no issues that I know of.... tooka few mates on boys weekend and one of them turned up with there old ps 2 was funny in the middle of no where camp chairs ,beers and gt4 and the altitudes awesome standard stereo

BJ

Ps he is an electronics guru so I will ask if he modded the power pack...

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Example pure sine wave inverter
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pure-Sine...ht_6312wt_1140
Looks to have come down considerably since I last looked. And much smaller too.

You'd have to connect it straight to the battery via a fuse if you intend on pulling more than 100W from it.

no worries cheers. only looking at a ps2 or 3 and maybe a laptop/tablet for power.

thanks fr the help

[David T Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close David T]

Hi Corey,

we have just purchased same car, crystal pearl, Better half did not want White!

Would be interesting to see if the PS2 or 3 would run, however I think the PS3 needs more power so don't assume the same set up running PS2 will run PS3, Also It would be great if we could get Toyota to upgrade the stereo to allow Bluetooth Audio like almost every other car on the planet over $20K, and the standard GXL has standard!

David

[Sprocketz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sprocketz]

The 2013 altitude goes on sale June 3rd. Same specs as last year. Also gxl on sale this month $60990 drive away

[Wagon Man Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wagon Man]

Hey Sprocketz were did you source this information on the 2013 altitude from Buddy.

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Hey Sprocketz were did you source this information on the 2013 altitude from Buddy.

Two separate dealers here on the Sunshine Coast one said June 3 the other said June/July. Pricing released closer to sale date but when he looked at the order book they said they had only Altitudes coming in no VX or Kakadu. Last year they were caught short.