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Personal Navigation Systems

ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
edited June 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So, I'm seriously considering buying a personal navigation system for my car. It's a 1990 Honda Civic, I'm moving to Seattle, and I have the world's worst sense of direction. My requirements are that it be cheap, reliable, and give audio directions, so I'm not distracted from driving by having to look down at it. Has anyone used any of these that fit that description?

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Garmin c340.

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  • lordswinglordswing Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    SixkillerNYC wrote: »
    Garmin c340.

    That was the general concensus under $200 I believe, when I did some research. Of course, all that research was all wasted when my dad went to Fry's and bought this $500 GPS, =/

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Where did you find the 340 for under $200?

    Mine was recently stolen and I need to replace it :)

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  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    We have the C330. Which is good too. From what I'm told, the main difference is that the C340 reads street names out loud and shit like that... I don't really know. But Garmin is pretty boss.

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  • blincolnblincoln Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    If you're also considering buying a cellphone, you might want to consider one of the ones with GPS.

    A friend of mine over in Michigan showed me her cellphone while I was visiting and it had some GPS nav software loaded on it and would give verbal directions as she was driving around Detroit. It was dead-on accurate there, although obviously I don't know how it is in other areas. This wasn't some huge techno-nerd personal communications module either, it was a little flip phone that would fit in a shirt pocket.

    A dashboard system will give you a display and possibly better GPS reception, but the phone approach might be cheaper and you mentioned not wanting to look down.

    One thing about Seattle to keep in mind is that because of the hilly terrain there are usually a lot more visual landmarks than in flatter parts of the US. I'm sure a nav system will come in handy for you when you first move here, but you'll probably pick up a sense of direction unless you're living in an area like the East Side where it's still mostly wooded.

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  • lordswinglordswing Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    SixkillerNYC wrote: »
    Where did you find the 340 for under $200?

    Mine was recently stolen and I need to replace it :)

    Now I feel stupid, I'm trying to find the "bargain-value" one I saw. I must've gotten my #s mixed up. I read through a lot of reviews, this site helped http://www.gpsmagazine.com/buyers_guide.php

    One of the key things this site mentioned was to get a GPS that had SiRF StarIII in it. It's supposed to get better reception.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I had the 340 and was really happy with it but it was stolen out of my car a couple of weeks ago. Since it was a gift from the missus, I feel obligated to replace it with the same model.

    Thanks, though

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