GPS Navigation unit purchase

Hi, i am doing the same and I have been doing alot of research on the best brands, I am after one for my partner who gets lost in the suburbs close to home. I have found that the TomTom one XL is a good GPS unit. http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=494&Category=0&Lid=8
It has the basic features andis easy to use. I have also looked into the price of new maps TomTom maps are $149.95 for Australia and Navman maps are $179.95.

Hi. I have the Tom Tom 720 and have found it far superior to the previous Navman I had. I was lucky to buy it with a free map upgrade plus $25 fuel voucher. Non the less it is still a very user freindly unit and fairly simple to program.It displays your actual speed whilst travelling,can set an alarm for over speed limit and also has fixed Red light and Speed cameras in the program.You also get a free map share from the Tom Tom website.Info at the end of thread. Have to give it 8/10.Regards, Bob.
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G'day
I suggest you go somewhere where several brands are on display and powered up , then buy one that you can use without reading the handbook , i.e. friendly to use .
For me that was the Garmin first then Tom Tom
others I gave up on
We got the Nuvi250W and are happy with it

and a tip re altitude reading
With the Garmin it can be done but its not in the book
from the start up or menu page hold your finger on the symbol for signal strength in upper left corner for about 3 or 4 seconds then release
the time is important if it dont work just try a bit longer or shorter time

and yes wide screen is good
also pay to check the windscreen mount some are better than others

Garry

Unless you live close to a major city, try to buy one that uses NavTeq mapping, as opposed to Whereis, which is not very good in country & rural areas.

Check out the 4.3" units on eBay - they can be adapted to run Oziexplorer. Basically the same as the Hema unit. I use one and have just set one up for the son-in-law.

Peter

Hi, Had a TOM TOM and now I have a NAVMAN.

Much prefer the NAVMAN.

I found one fault in particular that was very annoying with the TOM TOM and that was you had to search by SUBURB first (not sure if this is with all tom tom models) and if you didn't know the suburb of your address then your stuck. The NAVMAN searches by address first and then you can scroll through the suburb to find the right one.

Bek

I recently purchased a garmin Nuvi 255W. I did so because with it I am able to add other mapping data such as Oztopo and Shonky maps. This cannot be done with either Navman or Tom Tom. That was important to me.

I really like Tom Tom units and have used them quite a bit finding them a great unit too.

I have no experience with Navman so I can't comment.

Don't expect them to be helpful off the beaten track though. They are mostly suitable for main roads and towns.

Have a look at his site as part of your research. You will probaly find it useful. I did.http://www.doug-and-dusty.id.au/gps.htm.

Good luck with your choice
Toolman