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tilted Occasional Visitor
Joined: May 14, 2004 Posts: 4
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 10:29 am Post subject: GPS for beginners |
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Hi
Consider me an absolute beginner please.
I'm looking at purchasing and XDA II and have been searching around for the perfect GPS option, but I am confused!
I've heard a lot about the Tom Tom system, I take it the GPS unit is connected via Bluetooth and the maps are located through the SDIO slot, am I right?
I've also looked at the SDIO GPS cards, are these worth looking at? How do you access the maps with one of these cards? This would be my preferred option but I don't really know how it all fits together.
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Darren Frequent Visitor
Joined: 11/07/2002 14:36:40 Posts: 23848 Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 10:54 am Post subject: |
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Forget the SDIO GPS option, as you have realised you need that slot for map storage.
The two options open to you are a GPS mouse connected to the sync port on the bottom, this requires 12v power so will only work in-car, no good if you plan to go hiking and Bluetooth, by far the most popular solution these days, gives much more adapatability in-car, can be used on foot etc. _________________ Darren Griffin |
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tilted Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for that
So with (for instance) the Tom Tom Nav 3 bluetooth kit do you get the maps on an SDIO card? Do you buy the card separately or does it all come as a bundle?
Thanks Again |
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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You get the maps on CDs and transfer them to wherever you want to store them on your device. An SD card isn't in the TTN3 box. _________________ Tim |
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tilted Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Cheers
So just to get this straight, I buy the PDA, buy a BT GPS receiver (anything I should look out for here?), buy the Navigation software (any preferences? Does the software expect a certain receiver?) and maps, install the software on the PDA and place the maps either on the device itself or purchase an SD card to store the maps (freeing up the space on the PDA).
Sorry if I'm going over the obvious but I'm not too technically minded. |
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, you just about have it. Tomtom and Navman, to name but two, offer bundles, whereby you get their BT receiver bundled with their software. Some sellers offer the whole shebang as a bundle; PDA, receiver, software, carmount and srorage card. I can't find any XDA II bundles, but there might be one out there. _________________ Tim |
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tilted Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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As long as the bundle comes with a ciggy lighter powered GPS device I'll probably get the software, receiver and storage card as a bundle.
Not interested in the carmount as I would prefer to hide the receiver away beneath the arm rest (which is handily right next to the ciggy lighter).
Thanks for your help, I'm a little wiser now and think I know which way to look.
Chris. |
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icsys Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: South Lancashire, UK
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Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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tilted wrote: |
As long as the bundle comes with a ciggy lighter powered GPS device I'll probably get the software, receiver and storage card as a bundle.
Not interested in the carmount as I would prefer to hide the receiver away beneath the arm rest (which is handily right next to the ciggy lighter). |
Unless the XDA II already comes with a mount you will need a carmout in order to have it in a position where you can view it (safely) whilst driving.
As for hiding the receiver in the arm rest, I can say that some BT receivers work out of view (once they have aqquired a fix) but it is best to have the receiver where it can get a clear unobstructed view of the sky to give optimum reception. |
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