Current best sat-nav to buy?
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R3v 1 said:
I'v just bought one of the new TomTom One IQ Routes UK to replace my old TomTom.
Superb bit of kit for only £149. I'd take a look and see if it had what you need.
That looks great, hadn't heard of that one before - amazing how much they've come down in price ( bound to happen I suppose! ) Might look into one of themSuperb bit of kit for only £149. I'd take a look and see if it had what you need.
Personally I would choose a wide-screen format - eg from the current TT range an XL IQ Routes Europe. For my use it has to have the Itinerary function, allowing you to enter a pre-planned route as well as a single destination; recently this was on the XL's but not the One's - I cannot confirm whether that is still the case.
waremark said:
Personally I would choose a wide-screen format - eg from the current TT range an XL IQ Routes Europe. For my use it has to have the Itinerary function, allowing you to enter a pre-planned route as well as a single destination; recently this was on the XL's but not the One's - I cannot confirm whether that is still the case.
I can understand why you might need itinerary... well it depends on how you use it and what types of journeys you make i suppose. Although the widescreen... I can't really see why that is an essential feature 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Satellite-Navigatio...
£83!! wide screen with European maps!
grab Nectar points on the purchase as well..
or this one : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Satellite-Navigatio...
£90 newer model.
Widescreen helps to display more information on the screen, i.e. a bit like holding a map book open with both pages facing you as opposed to one. If you try it, you won't go back.
£83!! wide screen with European maps!
grab Nectar points on the purchase as well..
or this one : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Satellite-Navigatio...
£90 newer model.
Widescreen helps to display more information on the screen, i.e. a bit like holding a map book open with both pages facing you as opposed to one. If you try it, you won't go back.
Widescreen doesn't actually determine that more of anything can be displayed on-screen. I am writing this on my 'widescreen' laptop, which has more or less the same number of pixels as a traditional aspect ratio laptop screen. Yes it is wide, but it is also shorter on the y-axis, so IMO it is more awkward than the more square screens, and definitely does not show any more stuff. Unless you are watching films on your sat nav (and if you are - wtf?) then I can't see the point at all.
Blown2CV said:
Widescreen doesn't actually determine that more of anything can be displayed on-screen. I am writing this on my 'widescreen' laptop, which has more or less the same number of pixels as a traditional aspect ratio laptop screen. Yes it is wide, but it is also shorter on the y-axis, so IMO it is more awkward than the more square screens, and definitely does not show any more stuff. Unless you are watching films on your sat nav (and if you are - wtf?) then I can't see the point at all.
Are we talking about laptops or satnavs? If you can find me a 4:3 aspect car satnav that has a larger height resolution than a widescreen one I'd be surprised...Well, that's what widescreen is... lesser y-size, greater x-size. I still don't see the point when it comes to sat-nav, even if it bucks that trend. If you are driving along, and you need to go straight, or turn, the 'narrow-screen' versions show you that just fine, and all that the widescreen would show you is more of the road you might be turning onto, even though all you care about are junctions. Other than that, what, you can see more buttons on your menu screens? It's just a gimmick.
"Oh yea i got a widescreen sat-nav... what, you just got a NORMAL one? OMG that's like well nineties..."
"Oh yea i got a widescreen sat-nav... what, you just got a NORMAL one? OMG that's like well nineties..."
No it isn't. Wide screen means it's wider.. It's not called narrow and wide screen... or wide narrow screen...
You're still thinking about computer screens, this thread is about SatNavs... Widescreen SatNavs are larger in both height and width, therefore using your own argument there's more information displayed, therefore better. To get a comparable amount of information on a traditional 4:3 setup satnav it would need to take up too much windscreen real estate. It's called progress.
Garmin Nuvi 1200T screen res : 320 x 240 pixels (normal)
Garmin Nuvi 1300T screen res : 480 x 272 pixels (widescreen)
Wide screen means it's wider.. It's not called narrow and wide screen... or wide narrow screen...You're still thinking about computer screens, this thread is about SatNavs... Widescreen SatNavs are larger in both height and width, therefore using your own argument there's more information displayed, therefore better. To get a comparable amount of information on a traditional 4:3 setup satnav it would need to take up too much windscreen real estate. It's called progress.
Garmin Nuvi 1200T screen res : 320 x 240 pixels (normal)
Garmin Nuvi 1300T screen res : 480 x 272 pixels (widescreen)
Blown2CV said:
"Oh yea i got a widescreen sat-nav... what, you just got a NORMAL one? OMG that's like well nineties..."
Your remark reminds me of The IT guy, Tim and Garethhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&am...
Blown2CV said:
Widescreen doesn't actually determine that more of anything can be displayed on-screen. I am writing this on my 'widescreen' laptop, which has more or less the same number of pixels as a traditional aspect ratio laptop screen. Yes it is wide, but it is also shorter on the y-axis, so IMO it is more awkward than the more square screens, and definitely does not show any more stuff. Unless you are watching films on your sat nav (and if you are - wtf?) then I can't see the point at all.
I don't only use my screen to guide me through the next junction. For example, I often browse the map to look at the route the device has chosen, or to choose a waypoint. Bigger screen makes a lot of difference.As it happens, I also tend to use the screen in 'North up' mode, and zoom out to get an overview of where I am. Again, bigger screen makes a lot of difference.
And as it also happens, I agree that the fashion for widescreen laptops may suit film watchers, but makes the laptop less suitable for browsers and word-processor users. But I eventually had to get one, and got used to it.
Binatone 350, £49 of your good pounds in ASDA. Fairly ok sat nav, but made 10 times better when you insert an sd card with tomtom on it, rename tomtom folders to mobilenavigator and the tomtom program to mobilenavigator too. Works a treat good replacement option when your legit tomtom is knackered and you dont want to spend another £129
To the OP, what budget do you have in mind and are you likely to use it a lot?
If you can run to it I'd look at the TomTom XL Live, all the IQ routes stuff but you also get the up to the minute traffic and camera info for £7.99 a month. Can do google searches and more too, seems like a handy little tool.
My TT One IQ routes sent me right at some traffic lights, then 1st left (50 metres on) to join another set of lights which allowed me back onto the road I was on before the IQ routes took me off of it....grrr..... has an IQ of 1 methinks.....
I only need to go straight on...... stupid machine...
I only need to go straight on...... stupid machine...
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