tkam Posted July 10, 2008 Report Posted July 10, 2008 I'm in the market for a gps nav device, I'd like it to be voice activated and be simple to update w/ new maps as necessary. The only two brands I'm really familiar with are garmin and tom-tom, what else should I be looking at?
grawk Posted July 10, 2008 Report Posted July 10, 2008 fi you have a smart phone I can give you a deal on a garmin once i get an iphone , otherwise, check out the mio 340 at radio shack
tkam Posted July 11, 2008 Author Report Posted July 11, 2008 (edited) no thanks to the sterling advice i received in this thread, i went ahead and ordered a tomtom 730 today. Edited July 16, 2008 by tkam
luvdunhill Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 (edited) Tkam, do you like your TomTom 730? I'm considering either a GPS or upgrading my wife's Blackberry to an iPhone.... I'm considering the Garmin Nuvi 760 as well. Edited June 23, 2009 by luvdunhill
n_maher Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 I really like the Magellan 4250 that I got for Christmas this past year. It's cheap (~$125), the stock map has quite a bit of current information, around me at least and the screen is reasonably sized.. It's certainly not snazzy or top of the line and I like its GUI better than the TomTom's that I've seen.
JBLoudG20 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 I've been damn interested in a GPS for my bike, but I need a mount that will work with my clipons.
n_maher Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 I've been damn interested in a GPS for my bike, but I need a mount that will work with my clipons. If you're going to use GPS on the bike I'd recommend not having it mounted anywhere and simply relying on the audible instructions. I don't want anything visually distracting mounted to my bike. I know some people do it, but it doesn't sit well with me.
JBLoudG20 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 If you're going to use GPS on the bike I'd recommend not having it mounted anywhere and simply relying on the audible instructions. I don't want anything visually distracting mounted to my bike. I know some people do it, but it doesn't sit well with me. Yeah that's the other route I've looked at. Plus it would negate the need (ok not NEED perse, but preference) of water-resistance. I'm not actively searching right now, but it would be nice to have.
grawk Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 there are some good motorcycle based gps's, that are designed to be used with riding gloves.
JBLoudG20 Posted June 23, 2009 Report Posted June 23, 2009 there are some good motorcycle based gps's, that are designed to be used with riding gloves. Ive half-assed looked at them, but my budget doesn't allow yet. I just follow someone who knows where they are going
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