Tablet, GPS Bluetooth and Oziexplorer

Hi, I'm not familiar with the tablet you mentioned but do have various Android phones and tablets.
I have a Samsung galaxy tab 10" and an Asus transformer tablet.

I would never buy another Asus product because of their lack of support when my tablets screen cracked, 3 months after buying it, through no fault of my own.

Anyway, most Android tablets have built in GPS so I don't see the need to have a BT GPS.

Many people use this setup when running Ozie/Hema etc, some use 7" tablets and others use 10", there are a variety of mounts available for them as well.

Ram Mounts are very popular for mounting tablets inside the car, if they don't have a mount for your particular model you can buy separate components and make your own.

http://www.rammount.com/tablet_mount_pc_mounts/tablet_mount_pc_mounts.htm#/

just make sure the tablet can accept large capacity memory cards, has good internal memory as well as a fast processor. It would also need to be easily read in sunlight, so something with a mat screen may be better.

Hi Andy
I run Oziexplorer on a Motorola Android phone and an Acer Iconia Android tablet. Both of them work fine in the car running off the inbuilt GPS. I can't be sure but the Android version of Ozi may not have all the bells and whistles but it sure is good enough for us.
cheers
Kevin

I run Hema maps and Oziexplorer on my 7" samsung android - great ......

Hi Andy,

I'm running my maps on a Samsung Galaxy 10" tablet running Android and Oziexplorer.
Best navigator I have used. Built-in GPS has a clear sky vision from where I have it conveniently sitting on the "Jesus" handle in front of the navigator/passenger. A clip over the top with 3mm shock cord keeps it in place. It does not obstruct road vision.

you can use a BT mouse with your android tablet via numerous apps.
Ive got a mate who has done it as he had the BT mpouse from a previous setup
as others have said only worth it if you want to use the tablet from the middle of the vehicle say in the back of a campervan, with a dash mount it shouldnt be needed

Andy, there is a lot of information on the web!
Try a search on this forum too.
Try this one as well, it is for oziexplorer https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/OziUsers-L/conversations/messages
Then there are the specific 4wd forums , most of whom have their own gps sections.

Thanks for all your suggestions

It seems that BT GPS works fine with the common navigation software as Google map and similar ones. However, I could not find any successfull story on the WEB of oziexplorer Android working together with a BT GPS. This confirms Franks experience.

@Frank and Allen
As Samsungs Galaxy Tabs are working allright in your setups I will proceed buying one with an 8" or 10.1" screen and forget about the BT GPS.

Cheers
Andy

You can use an external bluetooth mouse but it is a pain to keep charged and is a lot more expensive.

It is better to chose a tablet with an integrated GPS ( or AGPS). It will just work and keep working. Most will work fine on the dashboard or sitting on a passengers lap.

Hi Andy.
Have had ozi running on a samsung 10.1 fora few years now. In built gps is fine and just as accurate as any of the stand alone units i have but much easier to edit waypoints ,tracks etc. Just put it on a kogan agora HD phone with a much smaller screen and works fine so any android device should be fine< operating system in the samsung and angora is the same . Find better maps than hema though if you can they dont have the detail.
cheers Graeme.