In Car Navigation, point me in the right direction...
Submitted: Friday, May 16, 2008 at 17:36
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Outa Bounds
Well I'm looking into this for my Dear Husband.
Just wanted a pointer, which models do people generally go for or decide between. He mainly likes the idea for navigation (yes replacing his Dear Wife) around the city, particularly when driving on his own. But it would be really good if they have some use in the bush too, or general travelling around Oz.
He currently has a Garmin GPS 76, and he uses Ozi Explorer software on his computer (not whilst driving) - hah mainly to download the tracks of where we have been to date which he has recorded on the GPS.
I have mainly heard of the likes of Garmin, Tom Tom etc, around the $600 price point and some cheaper ones. So what price should I be looking at for starters (if it costs more we can just save up).
I'm not entirely sure about in dash vs portable, portable would be handy (we have two cars, so he can take it in whatever car he drives to the city) but ultimately for the long term he'd probably want an in dash system, so I guess he'll have to decide which car he prefers!
So just after ideas of what I should be looking into further please.
Reply By: Skippy In The GU - Friday, May 16, 2008 at 21:55
Friday, May 16, 2008 at 21:55
Hi Outa Bounds, the best GPSr you should be looking at is the Garmin 276c many of the only Garmin Nuvi that will record track log is the 760 none of the Tom tom range will record tracklog.
You can get the 276c from overseas cheaper than you can here in Australia and then you can buy the City navigator for about $260 maybe less , you can also install Shonkymaps or better still OztopoV2 $233 which will give you more Tracks and roads out in the middle of nowhere, The 276c will also talk to you
It also has a good size screen.
there are many ExplorOz memvers that have these units and are very happy with them.
The smaller Version would be the Garmin Quest but it will have a very small screen
Or there is the magellan Brand called the Crossover which would have the same or better maps than the Oztopov2 but it's also i think $100 dearer
If you like the handheld type then I think one of the best is the 60Cx but it will only beep and display the turns
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Follow Up By: Outa Bounds - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 09:44
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 09:44
Thanks, just the sort of advice I was after. I will certainly be looking into those.
In regards to pricing it's the same with parts for my mountain bike, often I can save around 50% by buying from the US even with the higher shipping cost factored in, and it only takes a week to get here. So really it only depends on finding a trustworthy store and be willing to take a risk on the warranty aspect of it. Although in this case I reckon Hubby will probably prefer to buy local.
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Follow Up By: Member -Signman - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:57
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 10:57
To Skippy
What is Shonkymaps?? I've seen it refered to on a number of occassion....
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Follow Up By: Skippy In The GU - Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 11:46
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 11:46
Shonkymaps are extraction of the Geo science Aust 1:250k map series, used with
permission for non-commercial use. It has lots of
trails, contours, shows
gate, fence buildings, rivers, creeks, mines, mountains and heaps more, not as good as the Oztopov2 map which sell for $233
Well worth looking at and it's free
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