in car nav system

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by altis

One thing you may want to consider is a Compact Flash based device. These can plug directly into some PDAs and, using a simple (cheap) adaptor into a PCMCIA slot of a laptop. This would work well with a PDA mounted on the dashboard but perhaps it would not be so good in a laptop inside a car. Mind you, I've found my 'wristwatch' GPS works reasonably happily well inside a car so this may not be a problem.

Here is one example complete with software:
http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/searc...eyword=IT44475

Manufacturer's site:
http://www.haicom.com.tw/

Thanks, Deffinatley worth looking into

Originally Posted by lemarsh

Just as a small warning, there is a small 'glitch' with the following combination:
Ipaq 2210, TomTom & Bluetooth.

If you have TomTom on with Places of Interest (i.e. Petrol stations etc), with Bluetooth, it tends to freeze, and can be difficult to reset, without doing a full reset (not recommended when driving!!). However, with POI turned off, this is not an issue, and works great - giving full voice instructions, and 3D views.
Well worth it (especially as I had an Ipaq).

I believe this is only an issue with Bluetooth - wired systems work without this glitch (and given you they are normally connected, as both need power, then it would probably be easier to go for a wired version)

Thanks for that, glad I found out about this before I went and bought mine. Wired it is then

[goldoni]

Only in Wales for the moment, All that is needed is people not to use the sortest when in a car or strange things can happen.

The four signs have been introduced around one particular black spot in the village, where the electronic devices direct truck drivers to a shortcut between the main M4 motorway and Cardiff airport. Link for full report from computer shopper

[dragon]

I used to have a garmin i3 which although a bit basic worked great

Now have a tomtom one which is a great little unit although the maps are a bit questionable for my area.... (tries to send me down a dead-end)

[progers]

Unsure if you meant a SatNav permanently installed in your car or not but if you are prepared to have a PDA type, go for Evesham's BM 6300 (link below). It's only £69.99 and has navigation and speed camera alerts. You get free camera alerts for six months, after that it's £30 per annum. I have had one of these for three years now and it's absolutely first class.
http://www.evesham.com/products/info...5-8CC410F533CA

[goldoni]

Originally Posted by progers

Unsure if you meant a SatNav permanently installed in your car or not but if you are prepared to have a PDA type, go for Evesham's BM 6300 (link below). It's only £69.99 and has navigation and speed camera alerts. You get free camera alerts for six months, after that it's £30 per annum. I have had one of these for three years now and it's absolutely first class.
http://www.evesham.com/products/info...5-8CC410F533CA

Now he tells me I think I paid £275 for my Ipaq 1710 ,,,,I wrote this before I read this post....

I have an Ipaq 1710 with a wired stat receiver with Tom Tom 5 UK street map / Europe street map and I just love it, but on my wish list is a compact all in one Garmin which I understand has short wave traffic information so no expensive mobile phone calls like Tom Tom.

I don’t know why this should be because they must use the same mapping information, my Ipaq put me in the next road when I pull my car on our drive yet the Garmin has me on my drive??? and it has full postcode input, my TT only puts me in the town.

Anybody know how one changes the battery in a Ipaq 1710 as this is one problem if you use an Ipaq if the battery drains you have to re-load the software which could be a pain if you don’t have your computer about. The battery will only last two days without having a re-charge and yes the unit is off.

[altis]

Originally Posted by goldoni

I don’t know why this should be because they must use the same mapping information...

TomTom use (and now own) TeleAtlas mapping whilst Garmin use NavTeq - different mapping from different companies. Whatever you use it's best to ensure your maps are up to date. Updates are often free within the first year.

With Garmin products you can usually update your firmware and mapping here:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download.jsp
With my StreetPilot C330 I was also allowed to download and install their MapSource software. With this I can view the same mapping and routing on my PC and also transfer information to and from the unit.

For TomTom try here:
http://www.tomtom.com/support/suppor...D=3&Language=1

For more info try here:
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by goldoni

Now he tells me I think I paid £275 for my Ipaq 1710 ,,,,I wrote this before I read this post....

I have an Ipaq 1710 with a wired stat receiver with Tom Tom 5 UK street map / Europe street map and I just love it, but on my wish list is a compact all in one Garmin which I understand has short wave traffic information so no expensive mobile phone calls like Tom Tom.

I don’t know why this should be because they must use the same mapping information, my Ipaq put me in the next road when I pull my car on our drive yet the Garmin has me on my drive??? and it has full postcode input, my TT only puts me in the town.

Anybody know how one changes the battery in a Ipaq 1710 as this is one problem if you use an Ipaq if the battery drains you have to re-load the software which could be a pain if you don’t have your computer about. The battery will only last two days without having a re-charge and yes the unit is off.

I would recomend the IPAQ RX5000 series over the 1710. I paid £150 for mine wich is an RX5720 and it comes with fully licenced tomtom 6 and an integrated GPS. It also boasts static memory so you dont lose your settings if the battery dies and 1GB internal memory aswel as an SD slot. There is also the RX 5900 wich has 2GB internal memory and I belive also has integrated WiFi.

As for your Ipaqs memory problems. What I found used to help with my Ipaq 2210 was to always restart the PDA before I switched it off and to put a system password on to prevent any applications loading when it restarts.
So basicly my process for switching off would be to have a system password set. Then Restart the PDA. When it boots up again and promts for a password switch it off. Mine used to last about 3 weeks on standby on a full charge. Its something to do with Ipaqs not shutting down correctly.