grawk Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Given how cheap car gps units have gotten, wouldn't it be easier to just use a car gps for car, and that for what it's meant for?
livewire Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 For my wife, a little gift from the hospital.
Iron_Dreamer Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Given how cheap car gps units have gotten, wouldn't it be easier to just use a car gps for car, and that for what it's meant for? I see your point, but this unit actually has a much more viewable screen and better routing than the car GPS's I've used in the past. Also, it has a lot more tracking of various stats along your drive, can record your route/speed/etc. All I'm really giving up is traffic reporting (which never worked well enough to skip listening to radio traffic reports in big cities anyway), and screen size, which isn't really an issue, as it uses the screen space it has a lot more effectively.
grawk Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 POI database? I actually use a gps app on my iphone, and traffic routing has saved me an hour of commute time a couple of different times.
Iron_Dreamer Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Yeah, I get using the smartphone for routing in the city, but I'm often in rural areas with no coverage, even on Verizon.
grawk Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Yah, I live in the boonies, but the maps are loaded in, and wherever there's traffic, there's coverage
Dusty Chalk Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Given how cheap car gps units have gotten, wouldn't it be easier to just use a car gps for car, and that for what it's meant for? I, for one, prefer having it in my phone. I often take my car someplace where I don't feel comfortable having anything in it worth breaking in for, and wouldn't want to have to carry two units during those times (concerts, for example -- I have had my car broken into while at the 9:30, which is right around the corner from Black Cat, two of my most frequent venues).
sschell Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 4 feet of 1/16 inch heat shrink. Exciting stuff.
Dusty Chalk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 That's what center consoles are for.Uh...no. Notice I didn't say "...having anything visible worth breaking in for...", I said, "...having anything worth breaking in for..." -- there's a reason for that -- the car will get broken into (statistically, given enough trips to said venues), I'd rather not have anything stolen as well. TBH, the safest thing you can do is have a completely empty, POS car, with it being visibly empty -- including leaving the glove compartment open. I don't go that far, but I know people who do (or at least say they do).
grawk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Cabs are better for getting to clubs, zins taste better
Dusty Chalk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 CabWell, Metro, but yeah, that's an option, too. But I have already gotten in the habit of using my Droid as my GPS -- I'm very happy with it for that function, and other than the phone, it's its primary use. I already have a problem with clutter, I don't need more devices.
grawk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 a bunch of priorty mail boxes and shipping labels
n_maher Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Nice! I'm hoping to grab a copy on the way home today.
Dusty Chalk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Bought it a while ago, but just came in today:
Voltron Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Nice! I'm hoping to grab a copy on the way home today. Definitely not their best album cover, though. Just sayin'
Dusty Chalk Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 I never get tired of that album cover.
aardvark baguette Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 I never get tired of that album cover. Never? I chafe from it eventually.
swt61 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Matt the younger's 160 Gb. iPod Classic. With the one I already own, I should be able to ripp all my CDs for work tunage.
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