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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #30 on: 29 December 2008, 18:48:39 »
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£9.99 should get you a really good map, learn to read it and is more reliable than any sat nav,  :y :y :y Keep reminding myself that every time the Halfords Add comes on the TC............. ;D

Couldn't agree more Mike, having done a million miles without the aid of anything else than my maps, brain and sixth sense that has always got me quickly to were I had to go around the country. 8-) 8-)

Still I'm old fashioned in some ways, and it will take me a little while longer before I adopt the new technology......probably in time for my first zimmer frame!! ;D ;D ;D ;)
I was going to write a sacastic comment ,but thought better of it,as its the time of year of goodwill to all men and women ;DBut then i also thought if I ever met lizzie she might bash the living daylights out of me with her handbag  ;D ;D ;D
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Or her zimmer frame .......I understand she has had one for years. ::) ::) :y....Oops sorry Lizzie. ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #31 on: 29 December 2008, 19:01:38 »
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£9.99 should get you a really good map, learn to read it and is more reliable than any sat nav,  :y :y :y Keep reminding myself that every time the Halfords Add comes on the TC............. ;D

Couldn't agree more Mike, having done a million miles without the aid of anything else than my maps, brain and sixth sense that has always got me quickly to were I had to go around the country. 8-) 8-)

Still I'm old fashioned in some ways, and it will take me a little while longer before I adopt the new technology......probably in time for my first zimmer frame!! ;D ;D ;D ;)
two ways of putting it, either,

BS for dont know how it works so cant be anygood

Or politer version,

Whatever works for you... ;)
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #32 on: 29 December 2008, 19:32:33 »
I spent 10yrs on the road, usually without even a map, trying to find obscure addresses. Been there, done that, too old now.

Satnav makes you lazy - whack it in, and obey...
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #33 on: 29 December 2008, 19:36:11 »
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I spent 10yrs on the road, usually without even a map, trying to find obscure addresses. Been there, done that, too old now.

Satnav makes you lazy - whack it in, and obey...

Meanwhile, without navigation to worry about, you can concentrate on giving the car a "proper workout"  ;D.

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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #34 on: 29 December 2008, 19:56:40 »
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I spent 10yrs on the road, usually without even a map, trying to find obscure addresses. Been there, done that, too old now.

Satnav makes you lazy - whack it in, and obey...

Meanwhile, without navigation to worry about, you can concentrate on giving the car a "proper workout"  ;D.

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I'm a model road user ::) - ask Mrs TheBoy who is still frosty over an incident earlier where much rubber was wasted in a fit of youthful exubrience....
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #35 on: 29 December 2008, 21:31:02 »
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I'm a model road user ::) - ask Mrs TheBoy who is still frosty over an incident earlier where much rubber was wasted in a fit of youthful exubrience....

Quite by coincidence... Got a bit frustrated trying to find something to reach the handbrake adjuster on the Omega today and decided to take a break and go for a little drive in the Westfield. Air temperature of -1.5 ensured plenty of power - and not much grip. Turned out of our road and I think I was in 3rd gear and approaching 60 before I took off all the opposite lock. ::)

Mental note to wait until I'm out of Mrs. KW's earshot next time. :-[ :-[

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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #36 on: 29 December 2008, 21:38:41 »
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I'm a model road user ::) - ask Mrs TheBoy who is still frosty over an incident earlier where much rubber was wasted in a fit of youthful exubrience....

Quite by coincidence... Got a bit frustrated trying to find something to reach the handbrake adjuster on the Omega today and decided to take a break and go for a little drive in the Westfield. Air temperature of -1.5 ensured plenty of power - and not much grip. Turned out of our road and I think I was in 3rd gear and approaching 60 before I took off all the opposite lock. ::)

Mental note to wait until I'm out of Mrs. KW's earshot next time. :-[ :-[

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Women, they don't understand the frustration us blokes have to endure....
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #37 on: 29 December 2008, 22:39:38 »
Don't bother with the RAC own brand, just OK at best.
Surprisingly good little unit is the MyGuide (now around £50). No Safety Camera info, but as far as getting from A to B, it's excellent.

Can never understand SatNavs with wide screens, Why ?
And as for ones that play mp3's and mp4's, show pictures etc. Get a life !  
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #38 on: 30 December 2008, 00:00:25 »
Bought a Navigon SY895 GPS  [old now] from Ebuyer £49.00 inc del.
came with Nav software called Tubo Dog which was Dog Sh1t.

Runs in Win CE5 - Next step CEregedit - now runs any Nav software I care to buy and put on the  SD card.

Warning - Mess up with CE regedit - you have a brick.
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« Reply #39 on: 30 December 2008, 12:27:02 »
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Can never understand SatNavs with wide screens, Why ?
And as for ones that play mp3's and mp4's, show pictures etc. Get a life !  

Widerscreen is usefull, for instance large multi exit roundabouts, its possible to take the wrong exit due to the slight gps delay in calculating and the exit suddenly appearing from the side of a narrow screen, widescreen gives more warning to get the right exit, so less laps of the roundabout, thus saving tires and my left ear. :-)
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #40 on: 30 December 2008, 13:00:20 »
widescreen needed if you use that silly 3d display that tomtom defaults to...
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #41 on: 30 December 2008, 16:55:59 »
Ive aways rated and used Becker, Last one I bought was in the Halfords Half Price Sale, cant remember the Model number without going to the Car but spec: was something like this:

£129 (half price), Wide Screen, Full Post Code, Speed Camera warning, All of Europe Maps already in the Unit, Motorway Lane Control, TMC rerouting (UK?), nice slim design (fits nicely in your pocket) MP4 Video and MP3 Audio Player and a JPEG picture viewer (if your in to that sort of thing).

And the Bit I really like is the 12v Cigar Plug sensor, it switches itself off with the Ing. sense and then straight back on again with the same route when jump back in.  :y
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #42 on: 30 December 2008, 19:19:15 »
Right, so a Widescreen jobbie doesn't just stretch the map already viewable on a std screen. Isn't the same achievable by zooming out a click or two ?
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« Reply #43 on: 30 December 2008, 19:44:40 »
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Right, so a Widescreen jobbie doesn't just stretch the map already viewable on a std screen. Isn't the same achievable by zooming out a click or two ?

No, no stretching, that would be the same as watching a non widescreen programme on a widescreen tv. The point is to get more info to the driver in easy to view format. Zooming out would mean less info, and also the zoom resets back to default setting and is one less thing for the driver to do while driveing.
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Re: Sat Nav
« Reply #44 on: 30 December 2008, 20:19:09 »
Well, ya live 'n' learn !  :y
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