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calamityblonde Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 2 Location: hampshire, uk
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject: hello, compatibility advice would be lovely! |
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hi there
i'm a new person to this site, am i supposed to get the beers in?!
Ok, so i want to do the satnav thing...i have a car and a motorbike, and would like to use it on both.
I have an iPaq 1940 which i'd like to keep please; and work has given me tom tom 5 on the understanding that i sort out the rest on my own
I've heard all manner of horror stories about hardware/software incompatibilities and i WILL cry if i buy the wrong thing!
Please would someone advise me as the correct type of bluetooth gps receiver to purchase?
Many thanks
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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First off, mine's a pint of bitter ;) And welcome.
The 1940 wasn't a particularly great PDA, it has no serial port support so Bluetooth is the way to go for you.
Get yourself a SiRFStarIII Chipset Bluetooth GPS, GlobalSat Bt338 and Holux GPSlim are two great units worth considering.
As for mounting, you'd probably need something suich as Brodit's waterproof case with handlebar mount. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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calamityblonde Occasional Visitor
Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 2 Location: hampshire, uk
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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thanks for the advice - the 1940 has bluetooth, so i was planning to use that to connect to the receiver anyway.
A bike chum pointed me towards eBay for receivers - is this to be recommended? |
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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That depends on if you value warranty and support! If not then eBay's fine.
Personally I'd pay the extra and buy direct from a dealer. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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