Thursday, November 4, 2010

GPS Review - What to Look For

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What makes a good GPS review?

It 's more difficult to internet you can find a good GPS. The devices are all the same thing: The reason is as follows GPS. Show your position on an electronic map, and then show how to go wherever you go. Now, with the GPS device I mean a GPS car that you buy out of your car and the windshield attached to a console or on your seat next to you on the field.

So the key toGPS is a good review to understand the functions of the various GPS devices offer every price range.

What all GPS devices have in common?

All car GPS devices on the market today has a touch screen, where the destination address you can enter information into the device as you do. All auto-calculate the route to this address, and all will give voice instructions for each type as you drive to your destination. In addition to this, virtuallyAll GPS unit with preloaded maps are usually, at least in the continental U.S., have an internal battery for emergency use and points of view can change from 2D and 3D map display. (3D provides a more realistic view of what they see before them.)

There are exceptions, all these rules, but almost all of them are older models.

Who are the leaders of the industry?

There are three main manufacturers of car GPS systems, Garmin,Magellan and Tom Tom.

Garmin has sold about half of all car GPS systems sold worldwide. You are responsible for producing a quality product known. Magellan was an early leader in GPS, the route that you have more than one goal. Have almost no market share, the Garmin. Tom Tom is a late arrival, which will begin soon. According to Tom Tom, your GPS, the Tom Tom One, is the best selling system worldwide.

What arethe most important features to look for in a GPS system?

In this paper, GPS, let's start at the end of cheap labor and our way up.

You can buy 200 of a GPS system for under $. The third Garmin nüvi 200 and the Tom Tom One edition is currently selling for less than $ 200 on Amazon.

How to increase the price are the main features can be added

Voice prompts that actually say the street name

Cheaper GPS devices only tell where to turn. Testimonials something like: "Turn right here." A good point is important to note that the GPS device actually say that the road you must turn on the road. So instead of "turn right here," a GPS system would be best to ask a "Turn right on Highland Avenue" or "Take a beside the entrance to I-95." The devices with spoken street names usually start around $ 300.

Another point to watch out for is the real-time traffic and the ability of the time

Would not it be nice if your> GPS device can tell not only how to ride Carolina Atlanta, Georgia to Charlotte, North could, but the conditions make for bad traffic situation in time to take a detour? Now, many of the more expensive devices. How does the GPS device, which is the traffic like I do? GPS devices, the information on this capacity, they are both tuned to an FM or satellite radio frequency broadcasting. If the device does not work, then usually have aTry a free subscription to this service. Then it's off to you for free, but the cost is relatively low, especially considering how useful traffic information in real time. Together with real-time traffic information in real time is usually the time - an added bonus.

Each of Garmin nüvi Nuvis more capacity from 350 to FM. The nüvi 350 is slightly less than $ 300 on Amazon. If you want a path that Magellan of socks, you pay $ 300 to $ 350 are. All tam tam, theseCapacity, and the Tom Tom One 3rd Edition, one of the cheapest units on the market, currently about $ 200.

Do you regularly use your phone while driving?

I know, I know. It 'difficult for the phone in one hand and negotiate your way through dense traffic in a busy stock exchange. If your phone supports Bluetooth, you can get a GPS receiver with the same capabilities and actually use to make calls and receive calls. You respondincoming call by simply tapping the touchscreen. You make an outgoing call by entering the number of touch-screen keyboard or by accessing your GPS numbers stored in the device - phone downloads the first time to set up your on your receiver. So now, instead of wearing the headset Bluetooth stupid and looked like a member of the Borg collective, you can only do double duty or the GPS device. If you do a lot of calls while driving, this is definitely a featureYou need to think.

Like what Bluetooth is running, the Garmin nüvi 360 Bluetooth is the best model. Currently, things cost more than $ 300. Almost all the products in its upper end via Bluetooth. Two of the Magellan Maestro 3250 and the widescreen version, the 4250 via Bluetooth. They run about $ 280 and $ 350 and TomTom GO series features Bluetooth. They run anywhere from $ 350 to $ 900

Multi-DestinationRouting

It is not something that I have much, but it is definitely worth knowing. Multi-destination routing means you can enter multiple locations in your GPS at one time, and calculate the optimal path destinations that you know them all.

Garmin nüvi 700 / 2 of the series, and some of their series StreetPilot. Most of the Magellan Maestro is doing this - are programmed to store up to 20 separate targets. As with Tom Tom, GO 510up to 15 routes. As a bonus, run the nüvi 700 USD '400 anywhere from half to nearly $ 700. The Magellan is a bit 'cheaper, runs from mid-$ 200 300th to the mid $ The GO 510 will cost just under $ 500 on Amazon now. The voice guidance, Bluetooth, and multi-destination routing to consider three of the most important.

Also you want in mind, what card the device is to keep pace. And almost as important as many pre-programmed Points of Interestare included in the database.

Points of Interest

(POI) are names, addresses and phone numbers of potential targets, all from the nearest Starbucks to Yellowstone National Park. The unit price lower, with less than 1 million points of interest occur. This is not enough if you use this feature. For use outside of the normal routes of travel that you really want a couple of million POI. Almost all GPS units now with this, except for the lowest price models,such as the Garmin nüvi 200, the only regional maps, and less than 1 million POI. (There is nothing wrong in some places of interest unless you are going to need, but can certainly be useful.)

Yet another feature to keep in mind is the screen size. The standard size is 3.5 inches. This is measured on a diagonal. So the screen to the nüvi 270, for example, measures 2.8 "by 2.1". The measure so-called 4.3-inch diagonal widescreen. You are almost always 70% more screen thisWay.

Because the screen size is important?

It 'easy and safe to use while driving. Personally, I like a wide screen, but then again, my car is big enough and has a large windshield. The price difference between a normal screen and big screen is about $ 80. This could be money well invested. On the other hand, if you drive a smaller vehicle with less windshield, can the larger screen more of a threat than a security measure.

Currently, Amazon GarminNuvis (their newest product line) from € 179 for the nüvi 200 to $ 699 to run the 770th nüvi Magellan Maestro of $ 168 for the current 3100 to $ 356 for the widescreen 4250. Tom Tom GPS systems currently priced at just under $ 200 for the Tom Tom, third edition, at $ 899 for the GO 700 (which is too expensive).

No matter what you do, do not procrastinate. Even with a good GPS review, with all these features confusion it is tempting simply to wait and see whatbe the successor. What you do, a lot less stress while driving is missing! Imagine if a man can ever know (really) where you go, after all, what does your wife or girlfriend. And, even better if you're a woman who does not have to bother your husband or boyfriend to stop at a local gas station and admit that they have lost - and not an easy admission for a boy. (I should know!)

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