Comparison Database - We need your help!

Dave

Lutz has been really hard at work, creating a new comparison database which we will be using on the website both in our future reviews and also to allow you to select the features you want to compare so that we can easily show you which products would suit you best. This will cover the complete range from street navigation program, topographical program, or even hardware like Bluetooth or CF Receivers. I'm going to try not set our profanity sensors off, but this really will be a kick a$$ database, but we need something from all of you!

In short, we need a complete list of features that you think really are important to you when choosing hardware and software.

So.... Can you all (yes we mean all!) post what you think are your top 10 features which you would be looking for in products (taking into account that most packages are purchased in hardware/software bundles). The most popular ones will appear in the database when we release it, but we want to get this right first time!

I'll start the ball rolling.....

Top 10 requirements (in no particular order)
Spoken Directions / Voice Navigation
Snap to Road
Auto Re-Route
Accurate searchable database of street names/postcodes
Switch between a Map and Safety Screen
Diversion
SiRF IIe/LP
Cable less setup
Long battery life for GPS
Datalogging (receiver)

Peter Kessler · Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2003 10:57 pm Post subject:

Top 10 requirements (in no particular order)
Spoken Directions / Voice Navigation
Snap to Road
Auto Re-Route
‘Walk’ option that disregards one-way streets
Accurate searchable database of street names/postcodes
Switch between a Map and Safety Screen
Diversion
Long battery life for GPS
Replaceable/rechargeable battery for GPS
Comprehensive list of POIs

phantom · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 9:47 am Post subject:

Top 10 requirements (in no particular order)

Technical support team who are up to date with their kit.
Kit that doesn't freeze up for two hours or more.
Bluetooth GPS which doesn't become unserviceable when batteries fail.
No routinging via country tracks which are blocked two miles in.
"Cross over maps" (my term) for routing along adjoining map areas.
Instruction book that is as up to date as the equipment.
Single journey routing with way points.
Wake up call when driver falls asleep.
Inteligent two way conversation which understands what I mean when I say I'm not going to make a U turn.
Tenth item is unpublishable.

chapsworth · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:14 pm Post subject:

Top 10 requirements

1) Something that works every, and I mean every, time you turn it on. (No error messages, no resetting, finds the BT receiver etc etc)
2) Something that is easy to set up.
3) One magic button that turns on PPC, GPS, starts application, finds the GPS receiver etc (basically I wany my 2210, BT GPS to be as easy and reliable as my Garmin Vista!)
4) Long battery life for GPS
5) Replaceable/rechargeable battery for GPS
6) Snap to road that you are on and not a side street or river
7) Spoken Directions / Voice Navigation
8) Auto Re-Route
9) No sending up one way streets, accuarcy of directions (eg. bear/turn)
10) Accurate street names/postcodes searches

Simon

Fucawi · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:46 pm Post subject:

Top requirements

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pjpearce · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:03 pm Post subject:

My top 10

1) Spoken Directions.
2) Auto re-route.
3) Display pointer (like NDB) to final destination when navigating, this would help tremendously in the decision as to which way to turn if the next road indicated is not available.
4) Full post code search.
5) Street names horizontal on screen ala Destinator 2.
6) Multiple via waypoints when navigating.
7) Easy switch between Map and Navigate.
8) Set diversion distance ahead.
9) Move the current position from the centre of the screen.
10) Measure distance between two points.

neilb · Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 9:42 am Post subject:

my top 10

1. Spoken Directions
2. Acurate Mapping with frquent updates
3. Full Street name/ post code search
4. Auto Re-route
5. Updateable POI list
6. Fast TTFF times
7. Traffic Avoidance
8. A sucker thats stays on the windscreen when the temp drops below freezing
9. 3D map view (like in Japan)
10. HUD PC monitor size

ali · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2003 1:12 am Post subject:

Only been at this GPS lark for a couple of weeks but here goes ,no particular order.

Voice navigation
Searchable postcode database
Longer batterylife in BT reciever
Bat life indicator for above
Map patches through-out the year
Spare battery for gps/ease of changing
voice regognition
Waypoints in a single journey
stop sending me up 1 way streets
and USA prices

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