Which In-car navigation devise

Hi and thanks for your reply. May be I should have added that I'm not technically minded so please keep it simple. If its not a silly Q could you please explain what PDA stands for. I'm not sure what is available. I have seen the in-dash systems but I don't really have the room for that setup, is there any other way? and what would be the best and most simple to use. Cheers Mary Anne

PDA = Personal Digital Assistant

IPAQ or similar

Hi Gerry
I have a Garmin Nuvi and 60Cx, but currently experimenting on the same thing.
I have purchased a http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26917 I have downloaded and installed the menu system from gpsunlock, have got Garmin XT and Ozi Running, this week, now working on the iGo and Tom Tom sections. You certainly learn a lot, in the process.
Cheers
Neil

Our son is also looking. We want an indash unit but the problem I am coming across is the SD card capability. The one we have needs at least 4Gb on the card for program and map files.

It would be very very hard to steal ours. Even the installer had trouble taking it out to check the antenna connection. I watched him. Poor character. But I flet good about the security.

I have heard the there may be more out in May so if its not urgent keep your options open.

But all that aside I strongly recommend the indash units. You can even get 7" screens now.

Phil

The 7" screens sounds great. We have a 70series landcruiser, and have a radio and UHF radio already fitted on the dash with not a lot of room remaining for anything else. Where would it be possible to fit one ? Mary Anne

They are double din units and mount right into the dash.
Ebay example.

I am not necessarily recommending the one in the ebay link. I do not know a lot about the latest trends. Maybe next lot will include a FULL PC in the dash. Just an "old man" looking for a better GPS for our sons car.

You will find quite a few on ebay. But be careful of one thing. The greater majority I have seen so far use an SD card for map storage. Ours came with a 4Gb SD card and the maps I wanted to use on Oziexplorer amounted to more than 4Gb. Luckily ours took a 8Gb card. We have a VMS AVNC Mk2. I have not used the street nav yet but it looks like any other one. At least I recorded my own voice for the instructions for Ozi. Why can't they use an Australian for the anouncements. nah He may use slang (as I did) that no one would understand these days. My wife nearly shot me when she heard "Left ya mug" come out of the speaker.

I will say though that once you get one in the dash you won't want the laptop. Unless of course you are "tied to society" with emails, the internet and so on. Poor people. Just cannot fly the nest. That's get a response I betchya.

Phil (hope the able to get up to that show as well)