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From: badgolferman on 21 Nov 2009 14:06 My wife wants a GPS for Christmas and Costco, which we are members of, has the Garmin nuvi 1250 on sale for $160. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11491749&search=gps&Mo=23&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=gps&Ntt=gps&No=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1 I don't know much about GPS devices and know there have been some recent discussions about them. I would like the type where you don't have to buy updated maps if possible. Any suggestions?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 21 Nov 2009 14:33 On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:06:47 -0500, badgolferman wrote: > My wife wants a GPS for Christmas and Costco, which we are members of, has > the Garmin nuvi 1250 on sale for $160. > > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11491749&search=gps&Mo=23&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=gps&Ntt=gps&No=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1 > > I don't know much about GPS devices and know there have been some recent > discussions about them. I would like the type where you don't have to buy > updated maps if possible. Any suggestions? You'll have to buy updated maps to keep up with changes in roadways. Near my home when I take RT 2 my TomTom tells me, "You are now off the road". I got my TomTom on ebay for $45. I like the way it calculates directions and the voice is very human. We took a trip with my friend's Alpine and my TomTom. It turned out the place we were going was 3 miles off rt 495, but the Alpine, in a synthetic female voice kept telling us "Get-off-the-highway-next-exit" five exits before "Jane" told me, "Take the exit right". If we had followed the Alpine we would have been using back roads for about 12 miles. Get one somewhere with a return policy so if it starts sending you down logging roads or railroad tracks you can bring it back and try another one. The only complaint with the TomTom is it isn't really "Door to door". It will bring you within 25 yards of your destination and tell you you're there. Before this I was using my cell phone from Verizon, and it was true door-to-door directions. When it said you were there, you were THERE! But that was $9.95 a month. Of course, mine is a 2006 top-of-the-line model and has been upgraded to software v. 7.03, as high as it can go. I think the current TomTom version is v.9.XX, which mine can't handle. Also, the embedding of the menus is a bit clunky, but it runs an embedded version of Linux and there are a million hacks to switch menu order, add voices, etc. I want to get another one just like it and try those hacks on it. It works so well I don't want to make an irreversible mistake!
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 21 Nov 2009 17:00 On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:02:51 -0500, Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > * go with a cell phone based navigation system, where the maps are not > located on your device but rather are located on a central server, and > simply pay the monthly fee for that privilege. That's $120 a year! He'd be better off getting a new GPS every two years!
From: ron on 21 Nov 2009 17:04 My wife has a Costco bought 256WT Nuvi we got about 6 months ago - we upgraded the maps to the newest edition for free. (roughly 100 next time) but with that said it's a neat unit. I have an 08 Highlander with Nav. Other than the smaller screen, the nuvi is better!! by the way its about $300 to update the Toyota maps!! There is a lot to be said for the phone based systems as updates are concurrent. Screen pretty small though I've not used the laptop versions but they might be worthwhile too Ron
From: in2dadark on 21 Nov 2009 17:21
On Nov 21, 2:06 pm, "badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolfer...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > My wife wants a GPS for Christmas and Costco, which we are members of, > has the Garmin nuvi 1250 on sale for $160. > > http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11491749&search=gps&.... > > I don't know much about GPS devices and know there have been some > recent discussions about them. I would like the type where you don't > have to buy updated maps if possible. Any suggestions? Buy her a freakin' road atlas ($20) and tell her there's a recession. What's wrong with people , they can't read a map anymore? God forbid we should turn a page in a book.. |