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Submitted: Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 17:37
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BC
Hi All
Has anyone out there had to do with the new I blue bluetooth
GPS, advertised in the last issue of explorOz news letter. They seem very cheep at $150.00 & $196.00. Do they compare with the more expensive range? or is there a catch !!!!
Reply By: Member - Tim - Stratford (VIC) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 18:48
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 18:48
BC,
I've got a BT-338 bluetooth receiver. It is linked to a PDA and I'm running Destinator 6. The
GPS works very
well. It is a lot quicker to aquire, both from hot/warm/cold starts than my Magellan Meridian.
I can't comment on battery life of the
GPS as I also use a powered 'ARKON' mount for the PDA which also has a power lead for the
GPS - so it is always charging or running on vehicle
battery power.
I've got no gripes or issues with this one.
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Reply By: Bonz (Vic) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 18:55
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 18:55
I am interested to know too, but electronics are electronics, I would reckon they are a good thing.
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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 20:30
Thursday, Mar 15, 2007 at 20:30
BC,
The "catch" is, they are
GPS Receivers only and need to be coupled to a PDA or Laptop to input signals to the various software applications running on them.
In other words they are no good as a stand-alone unit such as the Magellan Explorist and Garmin Etrex etc. which have built-in maps.
Otherwise, they are accurate and reliable.
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Follow Up By: Camoco - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 13:50
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 13:50
That sounds exactly like what I think I need.
I have an axim pda and saw those iblues here and thought that with the oziexplorer pack for the pc and pda, it would be a good solution.
I then saw the premium natmaps pack and together they look like the bee knees.
Would I be right in that assumption? Basically I would assume I need (or want)
the iblue for $196, the Oziexplorer CD pack $200 and the Natmap 2005 DVD Premium for $119
All up for $515 I would get all maps &
gps to hook up to the pda. All I would ever need!! (except for a cradle). +
membership here.
Hmmmmm. I better get SWMBO happy first.
Cheers Cam
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 21:57
Friday, Mar 16, 2007 at 21:57
you could even go the cheaper iblue, but thats the arrangement I have for the Ipaq and its great, get a decent cradle with a string mount like the RAM mount I have tried three and they are all left wanting too much flex and movement.
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Follow Up By: BC - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 18:27
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 18:27
thanks for that
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 18:13
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 18:13
um that should have read STRONG mount
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