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Darren
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 Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:03 pm Post subject: RoyalTek GPS Group Test |
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 RoyalTek are a long established and well respected manufacturer of GPS devices, we here at PocketGPSWorld have been reviewing devices from this Taiwanese based company for many years, our very first review of a RoyalTek GPS receiver, the RGM-2000 was way back in 2003.
RoyalTek have had a number of very popular receivers, the RGM-2000 was very successful and they also brought us one of the first Datalogger GPS devices, the RBT-3000 which also proved to be a big sales hit.
UK RoyalTek retailer Jactron have provided us with a selection of five of their current product range and so we have taken this opportunity to produce a brief overview. Although not a full review of every device we have covered those that we think will be the most popular and relevant in detail.
Click here to read more...
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ramsses
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Darren
A good review! I have the rtg-1000 (the old TMC device). This is considerably more sensitive for picking up TMC than the two GNS receivers I have (9833 and 9810). Destinator claims to support royaltek devices, the reality is the auto-tune functionality with pay-tmc does not work at all - so read as 'does not work at all in the UK'. iGO 8 works really well with the royaltek, and in the UK - although NNG have not sorted out the pay-TMC licensing as yet (I am a beta tester, so have the necessary license).
I like the RTG-1000 as it is very solid, well made and reliable - I'm sure the new ones inherit this good breeding!
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How does this datalogger compare with the Gisteq Phototrackr? The gisteq has 4mb of memory and 250K track points, this has 64mb and presumable many thousands more. However I did notice your report said there was only 2 days of logs (every 15 seconds). Is that correct?
Thanks for an interesting review. |
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Darren
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| chapsworth wrote: | How does this datalogger compare with the Gisteq Phototrackr? The gisteq has 4mb of memory and 250K track points, this has 64mb and presumable many thousands more. However I did notice your report said there was only 2 days of logs (every 15 seconds). Is that correct?
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I haven't personally used a Photo Logger so difficult to compare. The two days is actually 48hrs continuous logging which is pretty good.
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gpsjustlookin
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: Royaltek and TMC |
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| ramsses wrote: | Darren
A good review! I have the rtg-1000 (the old TMC device). This is considerably more sensitive for picking up TMC than the two GNS receivers I have (9833 and 9810). Destinator claims to support royaltek devices, the reality is the auto-tune functionality with pay-tmc does not work at all - so read as 'does not work at all in the UK'. iGO 8 works really well with the royaltek, and in the UK - although NNG have not sorted out the pay-TMC licensing as yet (I am a beta tester, so have the necessary license).
I like the RTG-1000 as it is very solid, well made and reliable - I'm sure the new ones inherit this good breeding!
Andy |
Have tried to PM you but not sure if message got through as I am new on this site.
On the basis of what you say I have been thinking of buying the Royaltek RTG-2000 but on another site a guy says he has a Loox (cannot remember the model he said) using Igo 8 but he cannot get the receiver to work in TMC mode.
I have tried using a Medion with a GNS TMC add on receiver but had no joy and do not want to waste yet more money.
Jactron stick to their usual reply about the RTG-2000 - it works with the Destinator software.
At just over £50 I am tempted to still buy the RTG-2000 but wonder if anyone else out there has any useful info.
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Darren
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What software are you planning to run it with?
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gpsjustlookin
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:41 am Post subject: Royaltek RTG-2000 |
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| Darren wrote: | | What software are you planning to run it with? |
Igo 8, bearing in mind what has been said in the previous post about how good the RTG-1000 is in using the TMC mode in that software. |
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Darren
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I'll see if I can get confirmation from iGO for you.
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gpsjustlookin
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:04 pm Post subject: Royaltek and Igo 8 |
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| Darren wrote: | | I'll see if I can get confirmation from iGO for you. |
I sent e-mail to them and got no reply.
I have seen a review on GPSPassion and it looks like they did a review including the TMC element and they tested 3 different GPS+TMC receivers. The RTG 2000 is specifically mentioned as working
Now am I going to take that chance or wait until Igo firm up the position on TMC partularly licensing in the UK (see Ramsses earlier post - and he should know!) |
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