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Don101 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Feb 21, 2008 Posts: 7
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject: Heated front screen |
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Appreciate this may have come up before but can't find ref. Have a car with heated front screen. Are there any makes models that can cope with this or am I stuck with an external ariel??
Many thanks
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pcaouolte Frequent Visitor
Joined: Dec 27, 2006 Posts: 998 Location: South Lincs, UK.
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Any modern unit should work ok with a heated front screen without an external aerial.
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GPS_fan Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 2789 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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Most modern units are able to work through quick clear windscreens.
However, if this is not the case, you will find GPS manufacturers offer plug-in antennae so that you can then place the external antenna elsewhere in the car where it's unobscured _________________ Andy
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Don101 Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:55 pm Post subject: Heated front screen |
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Many thanks to you both.
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Andy_P Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: Jun 04, 2005 Posts: 19991 Location: West and Southwest London
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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It's the heat REFLECTING screens ("athermic") that have caused problems in the past, rather then heated ones.
But I think the latest GPS chipsets are so sensitive that even those aren't such an issue now. |
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deltaone Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:46 am Post subject: |
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I've just purchased the TomTom 920T and that works flawlessly in a Ford Transit with the heated screen. Not tried the traffic options yet.
My SDA smartphone running Copilot died as soon as I closed the door!
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