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17-01-2006, 09:02 PM #1
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Sat nav
Call me a tight-arse
but I've got a pocket LCD television & was wondering if there's a product out there that would plug into it to give me satellite navigation in the van?
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17-01-2006, 11:19 PM #2
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Re: Sat nav
OK then, you're a tight-arse - feel better now?
If answer to your question though there isn't anything that I am aware of; you still come back to needing a GPS input to a mapping device (PDA?) then a converter to get the output to PAL for the TV. No, forget it, it's not worth it.Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
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18-01-2006, 11:14 AM #3
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Re: Sat nav
Just buy a Garmin streetpilot i3.
They are cheap at around £180 and work very well.
I have just bought 3 for my vans.
If you were to buy a good GPS receiver (if you can get one to work with your unit( havent heard of one )) it will cost you around £100.
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18-01-2006, 05:37 PM #4
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Re: Sat nav
O.K. that's settled then, I'm a tight-arse
Does the Garmin unit give voice prompts & full postcode recognition?Noah had to leave the dinosaurs behind as they would've sunk the boat.
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18-01-2006, 07:38 PM #5
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Re: Sat nav
why not do what i do. use the 3" tv for watching snooker and use the old fashioned sat nav (a-z) ive got stacks of them in the van.
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18-01-2006, 10:17 PM #6
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Re: Sat nav
LOL Slingblade, whos your new aviator going out to?
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19-01-2006, 09:54 AM #7
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Re: Sat nav
Originally Posted by phil68
O.K. that's settled then, I'm a tight-arse
Does the Garmin unit give voice prompts & full postcode recognition?
YES. the Garmin unit gives voice comands and full postcode recognition. Its also does points of interest ie petrol stations and that sort of thing.
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19-01-2006, 10:53 AM #8
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Re: Sat nav
Ancient chinese proverb say, ill give you three guesses.LOL Slingblade, whos your new aviator going out to?
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19-01-2006, 01:06 PM #9
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It's certainly possible. A 200MHz Jessica Simpson CPU, some RAM, some Flash, a GPS receiver module, and a few other parts to tie the design together.
Just buy a complete GPS. It'll be cheaper.
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19-01-2006, 02:59 PM #10
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Re: Sat nav
Yes just buy complete gps. Less bits to carry around aswell. So dont be a tight ass and get ya wallet out.
