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04-09-2007, 10:14 AM
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| | I like conebred
| The mother of all GPS threads (merged)
Can anyone here recommend a good one? | 
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04-09-2007, 10:17 AM
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| | Bleating Minion
| Avoid the Lowrance 350c. It's very user friendly, but there have been a lot of issues with power supply and batteries. My company has gone to giving everybody Garmins and they seem to be a little more reliable. | |
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04-09-2007, 10:23 AM
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| | How uwe doo-in?!?
| Bought the Garmin model for my wife for x-mas. Works great. | |
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04-09-2007, 10:48 AM
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| | I like conebred
| TomTom GO 910
- Smart extras: Built-in Mp3 player; 20 Gb (12 Gb free) of hard disk, enough for 1000’s of songs and pictures; remote control; and much more.
- Clear spoken instructions, including street and place names: TomTom GO 910 speaks 36 languages in over 50 different voices and can even announce street and place names.
- Complete maps of the US, Canada, and Europe on hard disk: Door-to-door navigation across the US, Canada, and Europe.
- Easy to use: Extra wide 4” LCD touchscreen gives you smart design and easy to use navigation literally at your fingertips.
- Hands-free calling: Doubles as a hands-free car kit using Bluetooth® technology. So you can make & receive calls as you drive with just a touch of the screen.
This thing does everything but hold your hand when you go to the bathroom.
Read all the features: TomTom, portable GPS car navigation systems - TomTom GO 910
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04-09-2007, 11:19 AM
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| | doo doo doo
| I'll be buying soon - leaning towards the Garmin Nuvi 660.
I've read a ton of reviews - this one seems to come out on top but all the top brands (Magellan, Garmin, TomTom) have pros and cons. As Smokey Vol posted, the TomTom Go tends to get good reviews for ease of use but gets dinged on map accuracy relative to Garmin and Magellan.
Bottomline, there appear to be several good options out there.
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04-09-2007, 11:30 AM
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| | Senior Member
| Take a look at Plenio. I got one in December and found that its best feature is also its worse. The 7" screen is great for older eyes but it takes up too much room (and visability) on the dash. Fortunately I was able to mount it in a cup holder.
Tom Tom was my choice until I found this one. | 
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04-09-2007, 11:35 AM
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| | Bleating Minion
| Despite the issues that I've had with mine, once you get a GPS device in your car, you wonder how you ever lived without it. If you travel at all, it makes life so much easier. | |
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04-09-2007, 11:40 AM
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| | How uwe doo-in?!?
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Originally Posted by GAVol  Despite the issues that I've had with mine, once you get a GPS device in your car, you wonder how you ever lived without it. If you travel at all, it makes life so much easier. | Agree. Wife is a realtor and the GPS has been a time saver. | |
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04-09-2007, 11:50 AM
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| | doo doo doo
| I love the commercial where the guy professes his love for his GPS module -- only to be rebuffed to the strains of "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
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04-09-2007, 12:17 PM
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| | Rational Thought Allowed?
| Garmin eTrex. Easily the best purchase I have made in the past 5 years.
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04-09-2007, 12:59 PM
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| | Super Moderator
| Save some money and buy a map. | |
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04-09-2007, 01:50 PM
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| | I like conebred
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Originally Posted by hohenfelsvol Agree. Wife is a realtor and the GPS has been a time saver. | I'm a realtor myself and I plan to use it as a tax write off!!  | |
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04-09-2007, 01:51 PM
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| | I like conebred
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Originally Posted by OWB Save some money and buy a map. |
But there is no fun in that. I'm a Techno Junky  | |
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04-09-2007, 02:07 PM
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| | Bleating Minion
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Originally Posted by OWB Save some money and buy a map. | When you are going 70 mph and your cell phone is ringing , it's nice to not have to unfold a map. Also, a map won't tell me where the golf courses, hotels and BBQ restaurants are. | |
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04-09-2007, 02:08 PM
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| | doo doo doo
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Originally Posted by Smokey_Vol But there is no fun in that. I'm a Techno Junky | The complaint I've heard about the TomTom products is that thei map source is not as accurate as the ones used by others. I can't remember the sources but TomTom uses a European company that supposedly has better maps of Europe but the Magellan, Garmin, etc. use a company that has better US maps.
What's your experience? How frequently are you directed to non-existent roads, exits, etc. How often are you routed to longer than necessary routes?
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