GPS Navigation is the greatest invention since sliced bread

[trmiv]

So here is the question, do I go get a dedicated unit like Garmin or TomTom Go, or do I get a PDA and run the TomTom software? I'd really like something flat, not round like the C series Garmin units, so only the Nuvi units are good for me. The shape of a PDA would also work.

 

[crystal]

What is so great about sliced bread?

 

[trmiv]

Easier to eat. Before that people just shoved the whole loaf in their mouth.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: trmiv
So here is the question, do I go get a dedicated unit like Garmin or TomTom Go, or do I get a PDA and run the TomTom software? I'd really like something flat, not round like the C series Garmin units, so only the Nuvi units are good for me. The shape of a PDA would also work.

I mainly have the PDA version because it would be redundant for me to have anything else.

It doesn't matter which one you get really...anything is better than nothing. I'd wouldn't hesitate to spend $500 or more for one any day. It's that useful. It's not just a glorified map. Mapquest works to find your way, but you have to be at a computer beforehand. Mapquest can't find you a gas station when you're in dire need. Mapquest can't get you directions from anywhere to anywhere at the touch of a button, and it won't help you if you miss a turn and get lost.

I highly suggest tomtom...it's very simple to use, which is most necessary while you're driving. Plus it's highly configurable.

Gotta love the voice downloads...even though most of the free ones I've found online are celebrity impersonations, some of them are pretty convincing. Nothing like Arnie, Mr. T or Sean Connery giving you directions. If only there was a stewie one...

 

[Qianglong]

Originally posted by: toant103

Originally posted by: Qianglong

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: toant103

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: r6ashih
what model

Tomtom 6 for pocket PC. Nice and easy to bring with me to other people's cars as well.

tomtom 6 for ppc is out?

My bad, I meant 5.

V6 is out and i tried it on my ipaq. The map is much more jerky than version 5. Basically it is like a slideshow instead of being smooth. SO i reverted back to 5.

How did you get version 6? I saw tomtom6 for a PALM but not for ppc yet. I think they have tomtom6 in the EU.

TomTom Navigator 6 is out of PPC and I got a copy from my co-worker in Europe. V6 needs a 2 GB SD Card and it has the ENTIRE NORTH america Map on it (US and its 51st state Canada) Basically you can do cross border navigation with it. The map size is like 1.4 GB !! Too bad it lags so bad that I revert back to 5

For GPS units, i always recommend PDA+ Receiver combo because it is much more versatile an PDAs usually have more memory and faster processor than standalone units

 

[Lonyo]

2-ply toilet paper came after sliced bread, so I would disagree.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Check out the Magellan eXplorist XL. Someday I'll have to replace my Sportrak Color with one.. It's still portable but has a nice big screen so it should be okay in the car. SD card expandable too, and with the right software and some work you can upload your own maps to it.

 

[cavemanmoron]

Replying to Topic: GPS Navigation is the greatest invention since sliced bread

I would have said Electricity was, a better invention,

But Indoor plumbing and heating are even better. 😉

 

[So]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Replying to Topic: GPS Navigation is the greatest invention since sliced bread

I would have said Electricity was, a better invention,

But Indoor plumbing and heating are even better. 😉

All three of those inventions are older than sliced bread in the sense the OP is referring to.

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: trmiv
So here is the question, do I go get a dedicated unit like Garmin or TomTom Go, or do I get a PDA and run the TomTom software? I'd really like something flat, not round like the C series Garmin units, so only the Nuvi units are good for me. The shape of a PDA would also work.

I mainly have the PDA version because it would be redundant for me to have anything else.

It doesn't matter which one you get really...anything is better than nothing. I'd wouldn't hesitate to spend $500 or more for one any day. It's that useful. It's not just a glorified map. Mapquest works to find your way, but you have to be at a computer beforehand. Mapquest can't find you a gas station when you're in dire need. Mapquest can't get you directions from anywhere to anywhere at the touch of a button, and it won't help you if you miss a turn and get lost.

I highly suggest tomtom...it's very simple to use, which is most necessary while you're driving. Plus it's highly configurable.

Gotta love the voice downloads...even though most of the free ones I've found online are celebrity impersonations, some of them are pretty convincing. Nothing like Arnie, Mr. T or Sean Connery giving you directions. If only there was a stewie one...

Thanks. I'm thinking a standalone is better for me since I don't have a PDA already, and I have no other use for one.

The downloadable voices are cool though. I always though Samuel L Jackson would be perfect for that. "Turn left." Then you miss the turn, "I said turn left motherf&cker!! English motherf&cker do you speak it?"

 

[otispunkmeyer]

isnt it just

its great

i even use it to drive regular long routes, because even though i know where im going, ill probs miss the turn off through not concentrating

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: toant103

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: r6ashih
what model

Tomtom 6 for pocket PC. Nice and easy to bring with me to other people's cars as well.

tomtom 6 for ppc is out?

yeah

im gutted, i only bought tomtom navigator 5 not too long ago

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Replying to Topic: GPS Navigation is the greatest invention since sliced bread

I would have said Electricity was, a better invention,

But Indoor plumbing and heating are even better. 😉

All three of those inventions are older than sliced bread in the sense the OP is referring to.

Doh!!!

OK, I learned something new today. 🙂

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fslicedbread.html

.........So - Sliced bread was born in Chillicothe, Missouri, on July 7, 1928.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
Replying to Topic: GPS Navigation is the greatest invention since sliced bread

I would have said Electricity was, a better invention,

But Indoor plumbing and heating are even better. 😉

All three of those inventions are older than sliced bread in the sense the OP is referring to.

Doh!!!

OK, I learned something new today. 🙂

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fslicedbread.html

.........So - Sliced bread was born in Chillicothe, Missouri, on July 7, 1928.

Sweet. I always thought they invented that much longer ago.

 

[toant103]

i'm using iguidance 3.0 with my phone. PPC 6700 from sprint.