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not entirely on topic, but this article should reassure you that the factory gps unit is a bad idea!
Autoblog - In-dash nav systems do damage to resale
I went to the Northeast D&H electronics trade show this week, and TomTom is launching an adaptive mapping system that will create automatic updates to road changes that will be readily available and updated online (when you plug your TomTom in at home) based on user traffic patterns & user suggestions... seems like a nice alternative to the once-per-year expensive updates.
I tried to check out the Magellan units, but the reps were so pushy to get their product in our store, that they never actually let me use the display models... grrr.
I've used the low/mid range of Garmin (not sure the model name, but it's not one of those flat-panel ones... the one I have is shaped like a rounded hershey kiss). It was OK, but had a lot of annoying quirks. I found myself yelling at it more often than not.
It may not be a selling point to most, but I really like the units that read the name of the street aloud. My Garmin will say, "Turn left in .2 miles.", where my phone's Telenav and the TomTom 910 will say, "Turn left onto Pine Street in .2 miles." Knowing the name of the street audibly has saved me getting lost a few times.
Autoblog - In-dash nav systems do damage to resale
I went to the Northeast D&H electronics trade show this week, and TomTom is launching an adaptive mapping system that will create automatic updates to road changes that will be readily available and updated online (when you plug your TomTom in at home) based on user traffic patterns & user suggestions... seems like a nice alternative to the once-per-year expensive updates.
I tried to check out the Magellan units, but the reps were so pushy to get their product in our store, that they never actually let me use the display models... grrr.
I've used the low/mid range of Garmin (not sure the model name, but it's not one of those flat-panel ones... the one I have is shaped like a rounded hershey kiss). It was OK, but had a lot of annoying quirks. I found myself yelling at it more often than not.
It may not be a selling point to most, but I really like the units that read the name of the street aloud. My Garmin will say, "Turn left in .2 miles.", where my phone's Telenav and the TomTom 910 will say, "Turn left onto Pine Street in .2 miles." Knowing the name of the street audibly has saved me getting lost a few times.
