GPS Assistance Needed.
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GPS Assistance Needed.
My wife is in need of a GPS system for her car(s).
Help me pick the best one meeting the following requirements:
1. Port/transferable between cars.
2. Stand alone system; no intgrated into the audio system.
3. Ease of use.
4. Can store many waypoints.
5.Accuracy!
Help me pick the best one meeting the following requirements:
1. Port/transferable between cars.
2. Stand alone system; no intgrated into the audio system.
3. Ease of use.
4. Can store many waypoints.
5.Accuracy!
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http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-4-3-Inc...0629193&sr=8-2
is the 4.3 widescreen one.
but if you want something small.
http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-3-5-Inc...0629193&sr=8-1
that would be you best best. It's also pretty cheap. Good overall unit.
is the 4.3 widescreen one.
but if you want something small.
http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-3-5-Inc...0629193&sr=8-1
that would be you best best. It's also pretty cheap. Good overall unit.
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Get a Nuvi if you only need to go from where you are currently to a destination. It will just take you there. This is fine for most users.
Otherwise look into the other garmin models that let you plan your route along via points so it takes the roads you want to take. (used streetpilot 2820 or 2700 series are cheap)
Get a Nuvi if you only need to go from where you are currently to a destination. It will just take you there. This is fine for most users.
Otherwise look into the other garmin models that let you plan your route along via points so it takes the roads you want to take. (used streetpilot 2820 or 2700 series are cheap)
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and my phones GPS is just as good as any of the ones... actualy it's better... I can press the side button and say PIZZA it will pull up the closet pizza places and i can click on one i want... it will give me the adresss and the number... I can place directions too and it will open up the GPS and get me there! bith beat hta
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one advantage that the built in units have is that most of them use dead reckoning via yaw sensors and speedo inputs when signal is lost. With the stand alones if you are coming up from an underground parking garage it won't know where you are until it gets signal. And then it won't know what direction you are pointed until it gets more samples of you moving. The dead reckoning models will know where you are and what direction. So when you do get to the exit it already knows to make a left or a right.