I had to go to DVS in Hanover last year here and due to a bit of travel confusion arrived at the wrong airport! Thankfully the GPS in the hire-car got us the few hundred kilometers without incident and at that point I realised how cool it was. The unit in the BMW was running Destinator and it was really usable. Over the weekend I noticed that MicroDirect had the Packard Bell GPS400 on special at £124!
It arrived yesterday and after the obligatory update to latest firmware I took it out for a spin. It works really well with a loud clear voice and accurate navigation. Version 5.5 brings proper postcode entry as well as faster lock (it never dropped below seven satellites locked - it needs four to maintain accurate positioning). The 3D map is a joy to use and I think with the decent accessory kit it represents brilliant value for money.
Another good thing is that (being just a Windows CE PDA - 266Mhz StrongARM processor) you can install alternative navigation packages. TomTom 5 works well (apparently) as does OziExplorer. It also has the obligatory MP3 player and Photo viewer but I'll not be wasting any time with those!
It arrived yesterday and after the obligatory update to latest firmware I took it out for a spin. It works really well with a loud clear voice and accurate navigation. Version 5.5 brings proper postcode entry as well as faster lock (it never dropped below seven satellites locked - it needs four to maintain accurate positioning). The 3D map is a joy to use and I think with the decent accessory kit it represents brilliant value for money.
Another good thing is that (being just a Windows CE PDA - 266Mhz StrongARM processor) you can install alternative navigation packages. TomTom 5 works well (apparently) as does OziExplorer. It also has the obligatory MP3 player and Photo viewer but I'll not be wasting any time with those!
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