What GPS receiver ?

[DaveC]

I wonder if the contributors to this forum can help ?
I would like to add route navigation to my Ipaq 2210 primarily for road use. Navigator II seems like the most popular software in the UK however the choice of GPS receiver is more difficult.

The review of the SysonChip CF unit was impressive however the subsequent feedback regarding delay makes it a less obvious choice.

The Fortuna Xtrack CF unit has dual capability and can be switched between normal sirf II and xtrac allowing you to avoid a lag problem if greater sensitivty is not needed. Has anyone knowledge or experience of this device ?

Alternatively I could decide that xtrac is too new and opt for the Leadtek mouse that can ship with Navigator or a non xtrac CF card.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your help

[Dave]

Personally, I would prefer either a Bluetooth or Cabled setup over a CF card where possible (unless you want to use GPS out and about).

CF cards drain the power of the Pocket PC, which means they're not the ideal setup, you can go with a wireless Bluetooth setup with the 2210 and this will work well.

The SysOnChip CF Plus works well for me, and I have had a lot of emails since saying people have purchased these and they don't see any lag, or very little lag. I think most of the problem was down to a dodgy early firmware release, and some of these early cards have got out onto eBay and been sold.

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