on/off road navigation
Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 02, 2009 at 21:29
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barney rubble
Gday all ive been looking at a navigator made by a company called vms touring which has both street nav plus all named 4wd tracks and topo maps and reverse camera ready looks like a great unit except for the little pencil thing to scroll thru ect and the price of around $1400 with 2 cameras
has anyone had any experience/thoughts with these units
i believe they helped hema maps set up there units but have had negative
feedback on the hema unit again any thoughts
Cheers Barney
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 07:34
Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 07:34
Have no experience with the VMS unit Barney, but I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in the "negative feedback" on the Hema unit.
The Hema Navigator uses OziExplorer plus the Hema created maps for off road/country wide travel and Ozi is a
well proven navigation system.
Have read nothing but good things about the Hema unit and it is the one I would buy if I was in the market for a complete navigation system.
Perform a google for Hema Navigator and you find considerable
information on them, all good.
As far as an integrated reversing camera I'm not convinced this would be practical.
I prefer to have a separate solution for both uses.
I run a PDA with OziExplorer and a separate Tomtom unit for voice guided city navigation. The reversing camera system "replaces" the rear view mirror and is automatically activated when selecting reverse gear. A manual override can be switched for constant rear view if desired and another channel selected if using a second camera on a van or camper.
I cannot see the practicality of an "all-in-one" solution that would work adequately.
Bill.
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Follow Up By: tonbon - Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:57
Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 08:57
Sandman, i was watching this thread with some interest as i was considering purchasing the VMS unit as
well for the GPS/Rear Camera all in one function. After reading your comments, i am considering my options. Can you please advise which camera setup you are using?
Thank you in advance, Tony.
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 19:55
Wednesday, Jun 03, 2009 at 19:55
Tony,
My system was purchased from
Brash Imports because I liked the choice of the various camera and monitor options.
I found David Brash to be most helpful in my dealings with his company.
Bill.
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Follow Up By: tonbon - Thursday, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:58
Thursday, Jun 04, 2009 at 09:58
Thanks for that Bill, will
check it out.
Cheers, Tony.
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