What brand(s) of GPS do you own? - Page 2

stayhungry · 03-01-2009, 10:30 AM

The Garmin 350 Nuvi comes with a "built-in" lithium-ion battery. It cannot be replaced by the user. Garmin's web site inidcates that the charge is $225 for any repair to a Nuvi 350 which presumably includes replacing the battery. Lithium-ion batteries seem to last at most a few years. This adds a considerable expense and inconvenience to owning the product. I am looking to buy on refurb tomtom one XL
Refurbished Gadgets Store
Does anyone have any problem with tom one xl?

Andy · 03-03-2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stayhungry

The Garmin 350 Nuvi comes with a "built-in" lithium-ion battery. It cannot be replaced by the user.

That's one of the reasons I like some of the hiking models which use AA or AAA size batteries. Leave that lithium in extreme temps too long and it's toast. I would consider inside the windshield on a hot day a fairly extreme temperature.

JRN · 03-26-2009, 11:20 AM

I own a GPSMAP 276c for Off Roading competitions that we have here in Venezuela such as Fun Race 4x4, also I have a 60CSX which I love cause the accuracy and speed of adcquisition of satelites, and last but not least a Colorado 400t which I havent use a lot... just go it out of the box and for what I can see so far it is not much better than the 60CSX, I find it hard to manipulate whith that wheel.. I have to get use to it.

HumVee · 05-27-2009, 10:20 AM

Hello, GeorgeC. There are at least a few boaters floating around here (sorry for the pun)! I've been involved with a number of threads where marine model GPS units were brought up.... Glad to have you join the forum. Your experience with marine GPS will be a help to others!

marksj · 05-30-2009, 6:06 PM

Just purchased a Garmin 255w.My first was a CF gps that went in my Dell PDA.I then upgraded to a bluetooth BT-339 for use with my second Dell,an Axim 51v.Will get my 255w in a few days.I read alot here and decided on it

savepurs · 06-01-2009, 2:00 AM

what a pitty, my gps is the OME.
maybe I could provide better product.
but no one trust...sad

savepurs · 06-01-2009, 11:01 PM

a product.
the outside, the inside,
what is your first choice?

HumVee · 06-02-2009, 12:16 AM

savepurs, were your last two posts meant to be haiku? If so, I don't think you have the rules right...it's 3 lines (you got that right):

5 syllables on the first line
7 syllables on the second line
5 syllables on the third line

A poor example would be:

My Zumo, so nice
I want to play with it, soon
Lost, needs GPS?

amanda · 07-01-2009, 3:33 PM

is the GARMIN best in the market today or it is just hyped?? my friends were complaining about the slow response time of some garmin GPS..

HumVee · 07-02-2009, 1:01 PM

You can't make the generalization that all Garmin products are better than all other makers products (for one thing, it isn't true). Specific models may be "best of class" - at least until somebody comes out with something better. It's kind of like the whole Canon vs Nikon thing in the digital camera market - competition is good for us! The other thing that make Garmin a good option is their overall support, their continual map updates and firmware updates, etc. If you go with a small or "no name" brand GPS, you may find it nearly impossible to update down the road....

Is there a particular type of GPS unit or a particular application you're looking for a GPS unit for? What are your criteria?

HumVee · 07-22-2009, 3:43 PM

Since I've already voted, I can't nudge the current 69.77% for Garmin closer to 70% - but I'm now the happy owner of a zumo 660 as well as a GPSMAP 76CSx!

HumVee · 07-28-2009, 10:35 AM

I'm not familiar with NDrive products, but from the website they appear to be nice products. Do you know who NDrive works with to get their maps? For instance, many GPS makers (like Garmin) use NAVTEQ....

HumVee · 07-28-2009, 12:44 PM

Thanks, Navig8r, you too!

astainback · 08-18-2009, 12:18 PM

Garmin GPSMap60Csx
I just got it and I am learning how to use it.
I love it so far!!

april09 · 09-03-2009, 4:17 AM

Oh, Garmin is so popular. My GPS is ZorroGPS but works not bad.

MarekKrajn · 09-03-2009, 5:21 AM

I have NDrive Touch with Real Navigation (like bird eye view in 5 dimensions

Maps are from Tele Atlas and from NavTeq. Try if You can. But I don't know if it's possible to buy it out of the Spain.

GPSuser · 09-03-2009, 9:22 AM

Marekk,

I use an NDrive. It is possible I think, though I haven´t looked into it myself yet. You could probably find more details on their website.

Would be interested to know what you find.

MarekKrajn · 09-03-2009, 9:35 AM

GPSuser,

I bought it in a shop in Spain I didn't even know that they sell through internet. For interested ndriveweb.com . They have even Polish - but I can see that translator was not the best one

Best wishes from Polish roads!

MarekKrajn · 09-03-2009, 1:04 PM

You can find all list of maps in NDrive | Products | 3D Photo Maps
They are making more and more.
And usually it looks like that: http://www.ndriveweb.com/media/uploa..._colosseum.png
Impression is very good.

MarekKrajn · 09-04-2009, 4:48 AM

GPSuser. The site is https://www.ndriveweb.com . That's not a lot to find it in google

. For me interesting is rather software I've found some screens from Berlin - you may look:
http://i30.tinypic.com/2dj2s8n.jpg

They have like half of a Europe and 900 of cities presented in that way. Everything on

eripio · 09-04-2009, 8:19 AM

TOMTOM GO 720 ATM

april09 · 09-04-2009, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarekKrajn

I have NDrive Touch with Real Navigation (like bird eye view in 5 dimensions

Maps are from Tele Atlas and from NavTeq. Try if You can. But I don't know if it's possible to buy it out of the Spain.

5 dimensions maps? My GPS maps are also from Navteq. I can not imagine. Could you show me a picture? I am really interested. By the way, My GPS maps are also from Navteq.

HumVee · 09-05-2009, 3:53 PM

I'm sure 5 dimensions is an exageration - though I'd love to see a screenshot if one is available!

MarekKrajn · 09-07-2009, 5:17 AM

Ok. Maybe a little exageration but I don't know how to name it

In my opinion it's another layer which is above the normal map. So: normal Tele Atlas map + special layer of photos. I think that they are made from helicopter or plane because You can really take one of few cameras. I've found video on YouTube. It's not really fresh (I have newer V9 version of software) but You can find out how it works:

YouTube - NDrive - Computer graphics

Sorry, but I don't know if embedding works on this forum. If You need I can later try to make a film with newer software (if I learn how to do it)

GPSuser · 09-07-2009, 6:01 AM

Thanks for the information Marekk. In the future Please just make one post with everything.

I didn´t know they had such wide coverage. Its a relief. The maps are nice. They have a lot available. I guess I won´t need to look for another GPS for when I move.

But I would still like to learn more about how well other systems work though. TomTom seems to be really popular. Maybe their models have more features? Has anyone tried both NDrive and TomTom?

HumVee · 09-23-2009, 12:11 AM

I'd also suggest that you start your own thread, rather than tack on to an unrelated one. General GPS Discussion is a fine subforum for you to create your posts - but you don't need to put them into a long running post like "What brand(s) of GPS do you own?"....

april09 · 09-23-2009, 1:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GPSuser

Thanks for the information Marekk. In the future Please just make one post with everything.

I didn´t know they had such wide coverage. Its a relief. The maps are nice. They have a lot available. I guess I won´t need to look for another GPS for when I move.

But I would still like to learn more about how well other systems work though. TomTom seems to be really popular. Maybe their models have more features? Has anyone tried both NDrive and TomTom?

Here is a press release from Ndrive. Hope it provides some infomation.
“NDrive faces a tremendous challenge in three (3) completely different dimensions. One: To move from a company focused on being a Hardware / Software vendor to a company 100% focused in Software Development. Two: To globalize and consolidate its business and operations worldwide. Three: To become a reference in multiplatform navigation software (iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile), while keeping the focus on innovation and differentiation”, says Mr. Luis Baptista-Coelho, according to whom: “Innovation has been part of the company’s DNA from day one and it’s a team sport. In NDrive we have among the best brains in the industry today. We need a collective effort in order to make sure that our technology reaches the market with impact, visibility and value to our customers and partners"

MarekKrajn · 09-28-2009, 10:45 AM

Heh! So they are making a big shift to be software supplier. That's not bad! I saw also in iTunes their new application for Iphones - full navi with maps of Portugal. Maybe in the near future they will start with all Europe

Phelon · 09-30-2009, 7:52 PM

I have a megallan roadmaster and i left my backpack in the back of my truck and it got a little bit of water in it what can i do? let it dry take it apart? im gonna sell it and buy a new one someone please help!

HumVee · 09-30-2009, 9:51 PM

The best thing is to keep it powered off, and disassemble it as much as possible. Unplug the battery lead from the circuit board if at all possible, pat dry the components and interior of the case...and cross your fingers that you haven't already shorted out any components. Let it dry in a warm room with low humidity for a day or two and then reassemble everything and see if it works!

View Poll Results: What GPS Brand(s) do you own?
Garmin	288	69.23%
TomTom	27	6.49%
Magellan	57	13.70%
Navigon	22	5.29%
Jensen	9	2.16%
Alpine	1	0.24%
Mio	17	4.09%
Other	80	19.23%
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03-01-2009, 10:30 AM	#31
stayhungry Join Date: Mar 01 2009 Location: thailand Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? The Garmin 350 Nuvi comes with a "built-in" lithium-ion battery. It cannot be replaced by the user. Garmin's web site inidcates that the charge is $225 for any repair to a Nuvi 350 which presumably includes replacing the battery. Lithium-ion batteries seem to last at most a few years. This adds a considerable expense and inconvenience to owning the product. I am looking to buy on refurb tomtom one XL Refurbished Gadgets Store Does anyone have any problem with tom one xl?

03-26-2009, 11:20 AM	#33
JRN Join Date: Mar 25 2009 Location: Barquisimeto, Venezuela Posts: 11	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I own a GPSMAP 276c for Off Roading competitions that we have here in Venezuela such as Fun Race 4x4, also I have a 60CSX which I love cause the accuracy and speed of adcquisition of satelites, and last but not least a Colorado 400t which I havent use a lot... just go it out of the box and for what I can see so far it is not much better than the 60CSX, I find it hard to manipulate whith that wheel.. I have to get use to it.

05-27-2009, 10:20 AM	#34
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Hello, GeorgeC. There are at least a few boaters floating around here (sorry for the pun)! I've been involved with a number of threads where marine model GPS units were brought up.... Glad to have you join the forum. Your experience with marine GPS will be a help to others! Last edited by HumVee; 06-01-2009 at 12:46 PM.

05-30-2009, 6:06 PM	#35
marksj Join Date: May 25 2009 Location: midwest Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Just purchased a Garmin 255w.My first was a CF gps that went in my Dell PDA.I then upgraded to a bluetooth BT-339 for use with my second Dell,an Axim 51v.Will get my 255w in a few days.I read alot here and decided on it

06-01-2009, 2:00 AM	#36
savepurs Join Date: May 31 2009 Location: shanghai Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? what a pitty, my gps is the OME. maybe I could provide better product. but no one trust...sad

06-01-2009, 11:01 PM	#37
savepurs Join Date: May 31 2009 Location: shanghai Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? a product. the outside, the inside, what is your first choice?

06-02-2009, 12:16 AM	#38
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? savepurs, were your last two posts meant to be haiku? If so, I don't think you have the rules right...it's 3 lines (you got that right): 5 syllables on the first line 7 syllables on the second line 5 syllables on the third line A poor example would be: My Zumo, so nice I want to play with it, soon Lost, needs GPS?

07-01-2009, 3:33 PM	#39
amanda Join Date: Jun 30 2009 Location: NAGPUR Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? is the GARMIN best in the market today or it is just hyped?? my friends were complaining about the slow response time of some garmin GPS..

07-02-2009, 1:01 PM	#40
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? You can't make the generalization that all Garmin products are better than all other makers products (for one thing, it isn't true). Specific models may be "best of class" - at least until somebody comes out with something better. It's kind of like the whole Canon vs Nikon thing in the digital camera market - competition is good for us! The other thing that make Garmin a good option is their overall support, their continual map updates and firmware updates, etc. If you go with a small or "no name" brand GPS, you may find it nearly impossible to update down the road.... Is there a particular type of GPS unit or a particular application you're looking for a GPS unit for? What are your criteria?

07-22-2009, 3:43 PM	#41
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Since I've already voted, I can't nudge the current 69.77% for Garmin closer to 70% - but I'm now the happy owner of a zumo 660 as well as a GPSMAP 76CSx!

07-28-2009, 10:35 AM	#42
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I'm not familiar with NDrive products, but from the website they appear to be nice products. Do you know who NDrive works with to get their maps? For instance, many GPS makers (like Garmin) use NAVTEQ....

07-28-2009, 12:44 PM	#43
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Thanks, Navig8r, you too!

08-18-2009, 12:18 PM	#44
astainback Join Date: Aug 04 2009 Location: NC Posts: 18	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Garmin GPSMap60Csx I just got it and I am learning how to use it. I love it so far!!

09-03-2009, 4:17 AM	#45
april09 Join Date: Sep 02 2009 Location: US Posts: 30	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Oh, Garmin is so popular. My GPS is ZorroGPS but works not bad.

09-03-2009, 5:21 AM	#46
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I have NDrive Touch with Real Navigation (like bird eye view in 5 dimensions Maps are from Tele Atlas and from NavTeq. Try if You can. But I don't know if it's possible to buy it out of the Spain.

09-03-2009, 9:22 AM	#47
GPSuser Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Marekk, I use an NDrive. It is possible I think, though I haven´t looked into it myself yet. You could probably find more details on their website. Would be interested to know what you find.

09-03-2009, 9:35 AM	#48
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? GPSuser, I bought it in a shop in Spain I didn't even know that they sell through internet. For interested ndriveweb.com . They have even Polish - but I can see that translator was not the best one Best wishes from Polish roads!

09-03-2009, 1:04 PM	#49
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? You can find all list of maps in NDrive \| Products \| 3D Photo Maps They are making more and more. And usually it looks like that: http://www.ndriveweb.com/media/uploa..._colosseum.png Impression is very good.

09-04-2009, 4:48 AM	#50
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? GPSuser. The site is https://www.ndriveweb.com . That's not a lot to find it in google . For me interesting is rather software I've found some screens from Berlin - you may look: http://i30.tinypic.com/2dj2s8n.jpg They have like half of a Europe and 900 of cities presented in that way. Everything on

09-04-2009, 8:19 AM	#51
eripio Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? TOMTOM GO 720 ATM

09-05-2009, 3:53 PM	#53
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I'm sure 5 dimensions is an exageration - though I'd love to see a screenshot if one is available!

09-07-2009, 5:17 AM	#54
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Ok. Maybe a little exageration but I don't know how to name it In my opinion it's another layer which is above the normal map. So: normal Tele Atlas map + special layer of photos. I think that they are made from helicopter or plane because You can really take one of few cameras. I've found video on YouTube. It's not really fresh (I have newer V9 version of software) but You can find out how it works: YouTube - NDrive - Computer graphics Sorry, but I don't know if embedding works on this forum. If You need I can later try to make a film with newer software (if I learn how to do it)

09-07-2009, 6:01 AM	#55
GPSuser Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 3	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Thanks for the information Marekk. In the future Please just make one post with everything. I didn´t know they had such wide coverage. Its a relief. The maps are nice. They have a lot available. I guess I won´t need to look for another GPS for when I move. But I would still like to learn more about how well other systems work though. TomTom seems to be really popular. Maybe their models have more features? Has anyone tried both NDrive and TomTom?

09-23-2009, 12:11 AM	#56
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I'd also suggest that you start your own thread, rather than tack on to an unrelated one. General GPS Discussion is a fine subforum for you to create your posts - but you don't need to put them into a long running post like "What brand(s) of GPS do you own?"....

09-28-2009, 10:45 AM	#58
MarekKrajn Join Date: Sep 03 2009 Location: Poland Posts: 17	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? Heh! So they are making a big shift to be software supplier. That's not bad! I saw also in iTunes their new application for Iphones - full navi with maps of Portugal. Maybe in the near future they will start with all Europe

09-30-2009, 7:52 PM	#59
Phelon Join Date: Sep 30 2009 Location: 801 Posts: 1	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? I have a megallan roadmaster and i left my backpack in the back of my truck and it got a little bit of water in it what can i do? let it dry take it apart? im gonna sell it and buy a new one someone please help!

09-30-2009, 9:51 PM	#60
HumVee Join Date: May 11 2009 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 1,246	Re: What brand(s) of GPS do you own? The best thing is to keep it powered off, and disassemble it as much as possible. Unplug the battery lead from the circuit board if at all possible, pat dry the components and interior of the case...and cross your fingers that you haven't already shorted out any components. Let it dry in a warm room with low humidity for a day or two and then reassemble everything and see if it works!