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What brand(s) of GPS do you own?
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View Poll Results: What GPS Brand(s) do you own? | |
Garmin
|   | 65 | 56.52% | |
TomTom
|   | 14 | 12.17% | |
Magellan
|   | 21 | 18.26% | |
Navigon
|   | 11 | 9.57% | |
Jensen
|   | 5 | 4.35% | |
Alpine
|   | 0 | 0% | |
Mio
|   | 12 | 10.43% | |
Other
|   | 19 | 16.52% |  |
12-27-2006, 6:56 PM
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#1 | | Administrator Join Date: Dec 27 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC GPS: Garmin Nuvi 780, Garme eMap, Honda Navigation Age: 36 Posts: 211
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Cast your vote! If you own multiple brands, mark all that apply.
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01-03-2007, 8:28 PM
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#2 | Join Date: Jan 03 2007 Location: N34 2.1895 W118 27.0001 GPS: Garmin III, Garmin IV, Lexus LS430 Age: 53 Posts: 5
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Besides my many Garmin IIIs and Vs, I also own a verrrrry old Scoutmaster, a Lexus LS430, and a BV Systems PCS drive test receiver.
-Jonathan
PS: I've attached a PDF with the specs of the Trimble Scoutmaster. It cost nearly $1000 when I bought it a decade ago. I've also set my avatar to show me using my Scoutmaster like a cell phone. "Can you find me now?"
Last edited by JonathanKramer : 01-04-2007 at 6:19 PM.
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01-04-2007, 5:49 PM
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#3 | | 'tis the season for seat time Join Date: Dec 28 2006 Location: Near Boston, Ma. GPS: SP2720-Zumo550-Nuvi580-Navigon7100-Nuvi200w Posts: 865
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I was thinking of the Lexus myself, but it didn't come with a belt clip option so I went with the 60csx |
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01-04-2007, 6:00 PM
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#4 | Join Date: Jan 03 2007 Location: N34 2.1895 W118 27.0001 GPS: Garmin III, Garmin IV, Lexus LS430 Age: 53 Posts: 5
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Originally Posted by Max I was thinking of the Lexus myself, but it didn't come with a belt clip option so I went with the 60csx  | Yes, the lack of a belt clip might well be a problem! j
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12-22-2007, 2:04 PM
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#5 | Join Date: Dec 22 2007 Location: Idaho GPS: TT 920 Posts: 4
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I have the TT920. Well it's really on a UPS truck. Should be hear on the 24th.
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12-22-2007, 10:43 PM
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#6 | | Survey Says? Join Date: Dec 29 2006 Location: Monterey, CA GPS: Garmin 12 Map, 76S, 76CSx, Nuvi 660, Edge 305 Posts: 459
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Nice Christmas gift!
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12-28-2007, 3:57 PM
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#7 | | 'tis the season for seat time Join Date: Dec 28 2006 Location: Near Boston, Ma. GPS: SP2720-Zumo550-Nuvi580-Navigon7100-Nuvi200w Posts: 865
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Originally Posted by RichardinIdaho I have the TT920. Well it's really on a UPS truck. Should be hear on the 24th. | Wow, I just got a black and decker Arize myself, but the 920 looks to be a nice machine: Amazon.co.uk: Kenwood TT920 Toaster 4 Slice Stainless Steel 1500W: Kitchen & Home |
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01-04-2008, 9:36 PM
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#8 | Join Date: Dec 31 2007 Location: Auburn, AL GPS: MIO C230 (Garmin GPS V) Posts: 32
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Other... Navigon 2100, but I had a Jensen NVX200 for 5 days and a Garmin Nuvi200 for four days, and I still have my GPS-V.
EDIT: I bought a MIO C230 just to test after I got frustrated with the 2100s wierd routing, but I'm not sure the MIO is any better.
Also, It seems that MIO c230 uses a newer version of the same program as the Jensen, but the maps are still old compared to the other units.
It does identify one street correctly where the 2100 has the wrong street name!  The MIO voice is a bit millitant, the 2100 says 'please'
Last edited by egadgetguy : 01-08-2008 at 1:17 PM.
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01-09-2008, 10:50 PM
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#9 | | 'tis the season for seat time Join Date: Dec 28 2006 Location: Near Boston, Ma. GPS: SP2720-Zumo550-Nuvi580-Navigon7100-Nuvi200w Posts: 865
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I added Navigon, and started it at 1 for egadgetguy
I am curious to see how much this climbs in coming times |
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01-09-2008, 11:10 PM
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#10 | Join Date: Dec 31 2007 Location: Auburn, AL GPS: MIO C230 (Garmin GPS V) Posts: 32
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Originally Posted by Max I added Navigon, and started it at 1 for egadgetguy
I am curious to see how much this climbs in coming times  | THX MAX!!!
Though, I may take it back and get something else. The routing Sucks at the moment... I mean BIG TIME!!!
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01-10-2008, 5:32 AM
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#11 | | 'tis the season for seat time Join Date: Dec 28 2006 Location: Near Boston, Ma. GPS: SP2720-Zumo550-Nuvi580-Navigon7100-Nuvi200w Posts: 865
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I guess that would make it a nonscientific poll pretty quickly then |
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01-10-2008, 1:27 PM
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#12 | Join Date: Dec 31 2007 Location: Auburn, AL GPS: MIO C230 (Garmin GPS V) Posts: 32
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Originally Posted by Max I guess that would make it a nonscientific poll pretty quickly then  | Yeah, I guess so. BTW, my family is getting frustrated with my GPS returning...
I don't blame them.
I bought a Jensen NVX200 on Dec 20th and a Garmin Nuvi200 on the 22nd, to compare them; then I took them both back on the 26th and bought the Navigon 2100. Then Tuesday; I bought a MIO C230 to compare them, and I'm taking one of them back on Saturday. I am leaning heavily toward the Navigon going back... [and I have my eye on a TomTom 1 -3rd ed! too, so....]
Maybe I'll just get one of each... j/k!
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01-10-2008, 2:54 PM
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#13 | | Administrator Join Date: Dec 27 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC GPS: Garmin Nuvi 780, Garme eMap, Honda Navigation Age: 36 Posts: 211
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I reset the poll and added some additional brands. If you don't see your brand listed, let us know and we'll add it BEFORE you place your vote.
Thanks
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01-19-2008, 8:56 PM
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#14 | Join Date: Jan 19 2008 Location: Windsor , Ontario, Canada GPS: Magellan Maestro 4040 Posts: 12
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I use the Magellan Maestro 4040 I have had it for about a month Now ! great GPS so far , my last unit was the magellan Roadmate 700 . As You see with my " nick name DigupCoins " my main Hobby is Metal detecting , I some times use my GPS to find POI's of historic Sites , then from there Find the nearest Parks , and there i have a place to dig up The Coins , Rings and relic things |
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01-26-2008, 1:58 PM
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#15 | Join Date: Jan 26 2008 Location: Asheville, NC GPS: Magellan 4040 Posts: 2
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Hello DigupCoins, I just bought a Magellen 4040. So far so good. I am not sure which SD card to purchase. I have heard that some brands of SD cards are not compatable with the unit. Any advise as to brand and capacity?
I too am a treasure hunter, I use the Whites Spectrum XLT.
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01-28-2008, 5:44 PM
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#16 | Join Date: Dec 31 2007 Location: Auburn, AL GPS: MIO C230 (Garmin GPS V) Posts: 32
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well... shoot! I took the Navigon back, then I took the MIO back, and now I'm stuck with my GPSV agian.
I am looking at Intellinav 3! it seems to have all the things I need, esp Navteq maps and customizable displays in-route.
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02-03-2008, 11:10 AM
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#17 | | Survey Says? Join Date: Dec 29 2006 Location: Monterey, CA GPS: Garmin 12 Map, 76S, 76CSx, Nuvi 660, Edge 305 Posts: 459
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Nice signature egadgetguy! |
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02-18-2008, 11:15 PM
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#18 | Join Date: Jan 04 2008 Location: San Diego, CA GPS: Garmin nüvi 750 Posts: 345
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I jwas ust looking at the graph, and I don't see Max.
Yo, Max! Too many, you can't decide how to answer?
Last edited by dav : 02-22-2008 at 3:21 PM.
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02-22-2008, 5:10 PM
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#19 | | 'tis the season for seat time Join Date: Dec 28 2006 Location: Near Boston, Ma. GPS: SP2720-Zumo550-Nuvi580-Navigon7100-Nuvi200w Posts: 865
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Originally Posted by dav I jwas ust looking at the graph, and I don't see Max.
Yo, Max! Too many, you can't decide how to answer?  | Ok ok guilty, I forgot Keith refreshed the voting since Egadgetguy had to buy one of every kind
I'm back in there - but it only let me put in 1 checkmark for Garmin, not 4 |
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05-10-2008, 3:11 PM
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#20 | Join Date: May 03 2008 Location: Chicago GPS: Mio P550, Mio 168RS, IPAQ RX5915, Posts: 42
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I have three PDA GPS units:
Ipaq rx5915 (2G internal memory 4G SD card)  ,
Mio P550 (2G internal memory 4G SD card) 
Mio 168 (64M internal memory 2G SD card)
I am currently testing:
Garmin Mobile XT USA 
TomTom 6 USA (comes standard with IPAQ)  but cannot get updates 
Navigon 6.5 USA 
IGO 2006SE USA 
MIO V3 USA (With P550) Pretty much the same as IGO
TomTom is still the smoothest and quickest, Navigon has strange routes, Mio is good and Garmin is the least accurate and most jerky when tracking position.
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06-14-2008, 12:14 AM
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#21 | Join Date: Mar 29 2008 Location: Omaha, Nebraska GPS: c330, etrex legend Posts: 2
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I have a Garmin Legend, c330, 200 nuvi
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06-26-2008, 2:02 AM
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#22 | Join Date: Jun 26 2008 Location: San Diego GPS: Garmin Forerunner 301 Posts: 3
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I gots the Garmin.
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