Me folks want Sat Nav for crimbo, and I don't have the slightest clue which is the best value for money, I don't even know what half the letters stand for, i.e. PDA etc..... Will have about £300 ish to spend, can stretch to a little more if needs be. So come on peeps, little help over here

 

just bought this one, excellent value and you can install tom tom and speed camera detection, should be £400 reduced to £249

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId=33962

 

Thats the shit I'm talkin about Cheers Sean

 

no probs mate, used one before hand and thought they were excellent, was just pricey imo, but a bargain at that price , seen them go for £220 on fleabay second hand

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=89235

tomtoms are great mate

 

you can install tom tom on that??

 

So is Tom Tom a program you install on device? Can it be updated on internet for speed cameras etc.......?

 

http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/uksafetycameras.php

 

So does the Sat Nav thingy have a usb port in the back of it or summat, I don't have a clue how they work Sorry for my ignorance

 

it has a docking station which can be used to charge the unit and it connects to the usb port and gets the device in syncronizing with your pc, uses mmc or sd cards aswell

 

Didn't realise they had a built in starbase aswell

I take it the downloads are compatable software with the sat nav devices. Does it come with software you install on ya pc to do all this?

 

there all shite, take you along the main roads

i want a back street version

 

my tomtom does this...

you pick shortest route and it takes you fookin all inbetween the houses lol

pick walking route and you can do hedgehopping too

 

tom tom really dont mate, ive tried, took me well out of my way when i had to drop off a handle urgent, that was set on quickest, changed it to shortest and still had the same fucking way, i decided to take my own way and hope it took the hint


the cunt just redirected me mback on to the same route

best one ive used soo far is the nissan version that comes with there primera ect, thats gpot a decent sized screen and also seems to be the fastest at redirecting and also dont do last mine " turn left" so you pass it like the tom tom does


the only downside to that is the fucking dont have postcode recogniton

there all cool if your going to a meeting in derby ect but for local routes in hackney you NEED a A to Z

 

all depends on how its set up aswell.

i.e. speeds per road type and quickness of remapping to route.


I find my tom tom excellent - I use it as a co driver even on roads I know so I can see the bends coming up how far to the next roundabout to jump out on me etc - really good for night driving!!

 

Personally I love the idea of TrafficMasters SmartNAV product as it will re-direct you if you are heading towards hold ups.

I also like all the additional services you get with SmartNAV where you can ask for nearest Petrol Station, Cash Point aswell as the concierge service where they book hotels etc for you.