gps nav. systems

[Patriot Diesel]

OK... I've been doing the GPS "thing" for about 5 years now. I've had several Garmin Units, Magellans... etc... liked them all...



My current combo is a little bit more extreme... I use TOMTOM Navigator 5, Mapopolis and OnCourse Navigator 5 on my iPAQ hx4705 and Samsung i730 PDA/phone. Combine that with Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 & Delorme Street Altas 2006 on a Dell Latitude D610 laptop mounted on one of TDR member "figgy's" laptop stands.



on the PDA I like TOMTOM even though the maps aren't the most up to date. .



on the laptop I'm having a hard time deciding which one I like better... they both have their advantages and disadvantages

 

[bkroupa]

I have a Magelen Meridian color hand held & my son has the delorme street atlas for his laptop. I carry mine in the MC saddle bags, the boat & in the console of my truck.

It's a great handheld unit. If you have room for a laptop, the delorme street atlas is very, very nice & about $100 shipped with everything you need except a laptop.

 

[Short Stack]

Gps

I have the iWay 500 Love it use it in all me vehicles and my boat 10 gig for mapping & 10 gig for mp3 very easy to use.

 

[Diesel&Donuts]

I just saw today a ad in the Highways magazine (Good Sam Club) that Garmin has come out with the StreetPilot 7200. It has a 7 inch color touchscreen display and spoken text. Thats almost twice as big as my screen.

Harold

 

[aviatorman]

If you have a reasonably new lap top computer, Garmin sells a software program with antenna for $89. 00. I've got one and it works great. Nice thing about the lap top sitting on the console is it's a 14" screen that's easy to see and when going down the road your co-pilot can do on the road searches without straining to see the screen menus.

 

[BILLUA]

I have the Garmin 2720 and love it! The best advantage to this over a factory one is that you can move it between cars. Also, you can carry it upstairs and plug it into your computer to update it. The ease of use of this thing is absolutely the most intuitive thing I have ever owned. The menus are logical and guide you to where you need to go. Entering addresses is super easy too. It also has thousands of way points stored such as motels, truck stops and gas stations. . All with phone numbers...



Every been on a trip and wondered if you should fuel up here in Tennessee or can you stretch it to the GA border? With the GPS, you will now the answer to that!



I researched the hell out of these things and in the end I went with the 2720. I am 100 percent satisfied!

 

[azpete]

Have the Meridian Gold hand held that I've used for a number of years, mainly with the Topo software when I'm out in the boonies. Has served me well. Spent yesterday at work with a vendor tech that travels the US and showed me his Delorme Streets on his laptop. Very nice and for $100 I can afford it. My eyes are getting bad enough that while driving it's hard to see the hand held screen.

 

[lcaad1249]

I have the pioneer avic-n2 gps navigation system. One of the things I didn't like about it at first was the inability of being able to use the system while traveling down the road. I know this is built in for safety, however with someone in the passenger seat to operate the system while going down the road the lock out is bothersome. There is an easy way to bypass this lock out. You will not be able to find a navigation system that will compare to all the features the pioneer avic-n2 has. There is definitely a learning curve with using this unit, but once you have it down its easy to use. Good luck!

I agree with everything said. My only other GPS experience has been with the Boss's factory system in a Denali. But I like this far better. There's a definite learning curve, but with a little use it gets pretty easy. I've had mine for about 6 months and have learned something new every day I've used it. There's also an easy bypass to allow all functions to be used while driving.

 

[WCNewton]

I Use Delorme 2006 On 15" Screen Lap Top. Been Using Delorme For 10 Years,up Grade Every Other Year. Great Product