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Title: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Caliga on November 26, 2009, 08:48:21 PM
Thinking of getting it for Princesca for Xmas:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4543186&Sku=T529-0078 (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4543186&Sku=T529-0078)
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on November 26, 2009, 08:51:26 PM
Korean GPS systems get television.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Ed Anger on November 26, 2009, 09:00:48 PM
I think Wally World has a doorbuster Tom Tom for 59 tomorrow.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2009, 09:26:45 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 26, 2009, 08:51:26 PM
Korean GPS systems get television.
Everything in Korea gets television.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: DGuller on November 26, 2009, 10:29:24 PM
I've heard some not good things about Tom Tom units.  Their routing is just not as good as competition.  Personally, IMO, you can't go wrong with Garmin Nuvi.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Jaron on November 27, 2009, 12:03:37 AM
Won't it ruin the surprise posting it here? !
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Barrister on November 27, 2009, 12:53:34 AM
I want a car GPS, but I don't think it'd be that helpful up here.

Turn right at Alaska Highway.
Travel straight for 14 hours.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Caliga on November 27, 2009, 05:26:27 AM
Quote from: Jaron on November 27, 2009, 12:03:37 AM
Won't it ruin the surprise posting it here? !
She almost never browses Languish anymore.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: HisMajestyBOB on November 27, 2009, 05:28:03 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2009, 09:26:45 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 26, 2009, 08:51:26 PM
Korean GPS systems get television.
Everything in Korea gets television.

Have you seen the cell phones with TV?
Way better than iPhones. The US is so backwards when it comes to cell phone technology.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Mr.Penguin on November 27, 2009, 06:22:16 AM
It looks like the Tom Tom I used this summer on my little trip down to the Panzer museum in Munster, Germany. Worked great, easy to use, no problems at all, despite being the first time I ever used a car GPS...

 
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Grey Fox on November 27, 2009, 07:04:46 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 27, 2009, 05:28:03 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2009, 09:26:45 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 26, 2009, 08:51:26 PM
Korean GPS systems get television.
Everything in Korea gets television.

Have you seen the cell phones with TV?
Way better than iPhones. The US is so backwards when it comes to cell phone technology.

Could be worse, you could have the Canadian market.

That said, blame who ever had the idea for CDMA.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Caliga on November 28, 2009, 08:55:01 AM
Quote from: DGuller on November 26, 2009, 10:29:24 PM
I've heard some not good things about Tom Tom units.  Their routing is just not as good as competition.  Personally, IMO, you can't go wrong with Garmin Nuvi.
Ended up going with a Garmin Nuvi.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: jimmy olsen on November 28, 2009, 09:47:48 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 27, 2009, 05:28:03 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 26, 2009, 09:26:45 PM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 26, 2009, 08:51:26 PM
Korean GPS systems get television.
Everything in Korea gets television.

Have you seen the cell phones with TV?
Way better than iPhones. The US is so backwards when it comes to cell phone technology.
Haven't seen them up close, but I've seen random Koreans watching them.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: Zanza on November 28, 2009, 11:41:45 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on November 27, 2009, 05:28:03 AMHave you seen the cell phones with TV?
Way better than iPhones. The US is so backwards when it comes to cell phone technology.
You can get Mobile TV for the iPhone in Germany from T-Mobile. They show the national football league for example.

Oh, and for car navigation systems, the newest gimmick is this:
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gpsmagazine.com%2Fassets%2FMercedes_Benz_SplitView_Technology.jpg&hash=539f41a07f715366161793eee0a62cb2042c591b)
The navigation for the driver and TV for the passenger on the same screen at the same time.
Title: Re: Is this a good car GPS?
Post by: derspiess on November 28, 2009, 12:28:01 PM
Wife & I both have the lower-end TomTom GPS units & both work fine.  Only downside is that they're lacking in points of interest.