Tomm Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I've heard that Garmins are the one to go for too. But I've got a Tomtom and that seems to work perfectly well too, so I don't really know. Er... HTH? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHI-sam Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 tomtom, garmins are too hard to use, navman are the same sorta thing and have a bad gps connection but tomtom are easy to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew62 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 I bought a TomTom One Europe last year before i drove around Europe. I drove down to Rome up through East italy then through Austria, Germany, Belgium, Holland and back to where i live. I never planned any journey just tapped in the address.......the thing was a god send.Sure they have some quirks and made a couple of (not mistakes) dubious decisions but what do you expect, it was on the whole excellent. I think the widescreen is a waste of time, but the tomtom one has speed camera locations already on which was especially useful in Europe where they weren't as obvious. Tomtoms are so simple to use and i wouldn;t be without mine. I cant comment on the other brands but i know im more than happy with what ive got and where its got me! Like someone said earlier ''from anyewhere you can just hit 'home'' i literally did this from Vienna and it did it great.Im sure you can get the Uk ones for around £80 now - cant go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 has anyone got the live traffic new feature? or is that similar to the TA on the radio?also if for example i go for a stand UK&Ireland mapping then is it possible to add european mapping in the future? maybe at extra cost i pressume?other than that at the moment the Garmin Nuvi 250 from Tesco seems to be a good deal @£99 where everywhere else is selling it at £100-£149!steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 You can upload new maps via TomTom Home but they're fairly expensive. You'll probably need an additional memory card for that, my eastern and central Europe maps take up 1,7gb. Oh and while we're at it, another reason why I hate TomToms - 2gb TomTom memory card (ordinary SD) - 28 quid, Goodram SD - 2,90p. You're really not paying for anything but the name. I'd recommend a normal PDA and a very good map to go with that. It'll be slightly more expensive but depending on your occupation, could also be much more useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 Once it decided to treat ferries as bridges and I spent the whole evening looking for a crossing that was a bridge, not some stupid ship which doesn't exist.haha! mine did that...but the ferry did exist...! It said..turn left, then in 200m, take the ferry. Really is very handy though...but has also got me in trouble on roads that really were not suitable for the car (i mean fields..)adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 TomTomOne - Europe.Always got signal, even in the depths of the north hills.You know they work off satalites yeah? which are in the sky...Everyone at work (halfords) recommends the garmins over everything else really. I'd personally agree with them on that too, dunno why people are saying they're hard to use, any idiot could use one. They seem to have the best mapping from what I've seen, and we get the least number of them returned at work, we're constantly getting tomtoms back for some reason. If you do get a garmin, its worth the widescreen, it isn't just the screen that's different, I borrowed the normal 200 off work for ages, then I got given a 200W for Christmas and its surprising how different it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 TomTomOne - Europe.Always got signal, even in the depths of the north hills.You know they work off satalites yeah? which are in the sky...Think I just got a hernia from laughing so hard haha!Always been told that the Garmins are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2sixstreet Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) Garmin Nuvi 660 FM. Has been faultless, also had the 'get on ferry' experience but in Norway (shows the car over water). WS, touch screen, easy to use, can load your tunes on and play through car stereo, upload new cars, pedestrian mode, traffic alerts... Not used any others so a bit biased I guess. Edited January 17, 2009 by 2sixstreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 You know they work off satalites yeah? which are in the sky...If there's no Satellite over-head, there's no signal, especially in the depths of the Netherlands.But I know what you mean, you should technically always have signal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 (edited) so widescreen makes a difference, with eu mapping looks like the Garmin Nuvi 255WT from amazon is the best deal @ £130!though the 250 on amazon is ridiculously cheap at £80... hmmmm worth that £50 squid?steve Edited January 17, 2009 by Gandalf the Yellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 The main thing about the widescreen is that on the ones without it, once you've put in your destination, the display of your speed gets covered up by your ETA, but there's enough space on the widescreen to display them both at once, so you get the best of both worlds, the menu's are also slightly different to use, and I've just generally found the widescreen nicer.I know what you mean Hendrix, but you'd be surprised how many of the little buggers are up there. My dads got a silly accurate GPS for the boat that shows how many satelites its connected to and it wont connect unless it can find at least 6, most of the time there's at least about 15 up there even if you're in a semi-enclosed area, and in theory a basic navigation help like a car satnav, can get away with just 3 if they're in the right places, to do some simple triangulation, and its got your altitude and position there. The only reason the boat ones so fussy is because its a life and death thing, rather than a being late to the conference thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Garmins are apparently the ones to go for, the original SatNav.Unless you buy from somewhere like Halfords, a lot of the TomTom's sold in Argo's or where ever are only licensed by TomTom and are just some branded duffer, so you can either go to Halfords (and get sucky customer service if it goes wrong) or get a Garmin. =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Pants™ Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 My Garmin Edge 205 did me wonders today, awesome bike gps. And the car ones have impressed me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 ahh yes no doubt about the garmin gps for the bikes, we've sold loads at work and not one came back with real problems (although had a customer who bought a 605 who claims it didn't come with an micro SD card but we couldn't really prove anything so had to order new 1 for her..)so really probably a widescreen Garmin Nuvi 255 WT with european mapping, good price £130 delivered and well in my budget and pretty much all the function i'll ever notice/need.steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I've got no sence of direction at all. I get lost in carparks. I've seen a tom tom for £200 in marko. Are they anygood? whats a better one?Makro have a TomTom One for £70+Vat come Wednesday dunno if that's cheap just saw the leaflet sat on the kitchen table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Makro have a TomTom One for £70+Vat come Wednesday dunno if that's cheap just saw the leaflet sat on the kitchen table.Check the date lol. I've had a tom tom one for over 2 years now.Happy Birthday too while i'm at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 I got the Garmin sat nav for Christmas becuase my Dad was sick of me nicking his. It cost around £100 or so - including case, chargers, holder and all that fun. Its a nice little device, does what is required and I can't complain with it to be honest - I'd certainly recommend it!Only trouble is that it can take a while to aquire the satalites - but its nothing major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_travis Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 simply put.....sat navs are for pussies....thats what road signs are for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Check the date lol. I've had a tom tom one for over 2 years now.Happy Birthday too while i'm at it.Bah who revived this thread heh. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 simply put.....sat navs are for pussies....thats what road signs are for!Haha, I'm pretty sure road signs around hear are just a big joke by the council, they're so rare and inconsistent! I've always been fine without one to be fair, just had a little aa road atlas which did me fine, but I'm not gunna complain if I get given one for christmas, and it saves pulling over to look at a map if you're in an area you don't know.Also find having an accurate speedo very nice, the one in my cars 10mph out the whole way around the clock, and its kinda off putting.A note to all Garmin owners; the 'avoid motorways' function actually avoids all main roads, no just motorways, so unless you like winding through back roads (I kinda do. haha) then its best not to use it, unless you have a full on phobia of motorways. If there's some sort of blockage on the motorway, just use the detour button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 thats handy to know robin, will be avoiding the motorway feature then!just ordered my 250W with euro mapping so hopefully will get a few mates and plan a eurotrip some point soon!steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 not trying to be funny but, who needs a Sat-Nav, why dont you buy a map? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 What so you can map read and drive at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 can you look at a tiny screen and drive at the same time.Dug myself a nice hole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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