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Author Anyone have experience with these sat nav units?
Daimo B
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27th May 13 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking at this on egay, but its not named or anything, but for £300 it seems almost too good for money? I haven't done anything with audio for years when kit was really expensive. I know stuff will come down in price, and I want a sat nav, but it seems to have loads built in that would be really handy. Comes with 1 year warranty, but just wondered if anyone knows anything about them? Touch screen etc.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190811419515?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

Then I can also plug this in, from the same company.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-RAV4-Rear-View-Reverse-Car-Back-Up-Camera-Monitor-DVD-Radio-Stereo-/190844666046?pt=UK_In_Car_Technology&hash=item2c6f3a80be


Is it some cheap chinese jobbie, or should it be ok?
IvIarkgraham
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27th May 13 at 15:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it will be terrible!
John
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Worst I've got a rav4 post ever.
Jay
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27th May 13 at 21:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
it will be terrible!


Id imagine this will be the case. TomTom are the only ones who make a good sat nav anyway.
IvIarkgraham
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28th May 13 at 14:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive had a tom tom and it had the worst signal ever!

garmin works perfectly
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
ive had a tom tom and it had the worst signal ever!

garmin works perfectly


Well you see I had the complete opposite binned my garmin and got a Tomtom never had hassle again.
IvIarkgraham
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28th May 13 at 14:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
garmin is built into my dash. perfect signal everytime
Jay
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28th May 13 at 14:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've done courier driving for years and tried most brands of sat nav and nothing compares to the tomtom for accuracy of finding addresses, and best routes.

Did you have a heated screen in your car?
IvIarkgraham
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28th May 13 at 15:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nope
Graham88
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I've got a Pioneer Headunit with Sat Nav and it's pretty good actually, full postcode search aswell and gives you a choice of drivers view, 3d view, 2d view, 3d & 3d at the same time, loads of choice.
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quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I've done courier driving for years and tried most brands of sat nav and nothing compares to the tomtom for accuracy of finding addresses, and best routes.

Did you have a heated screen in your car?


This. I drove a van 12 hours a day for years and always found what i wanted with my tomtom and never lost signal.
Ben G
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28th May 13 at 16:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jay
I've done courier driving for years and tried most brands of sat nav and nothing compares to the tomtom for accuracy of finding addresses, and best routes.

Did you have a heated screen in your car?


is it a heated screen that causes signal issues? i've heard it's cars that have the screens that look a bit purple from the outside, usually renaults. something to do with uv reflective stuff.
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My mums bf has a Citroen c5 with one of them screens and he needs a booster airiel for his tomtom. Ive only ever used a tomtom with a normal windscreen and had no problems.
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same got a basic tom tom one bought years ago not even updated yet still going strong
Chris F
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I have had my TomTom for about 5 years and it hasnt missed a beat.
Untill recently it takes a while to get GPS but once it has is still great!
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28th May 13 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My tomtom satnav works fine with my heated front windcreen.
Daimo B
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I was looking at this one as its a dash replacement jobbie, and also DVD player for when I sleep in it at trackdays.

I was after any experience as I couldn't find the make/model to do any research, but I've found some info and tbh its not great. Didn't expect too much for £300, but its not got great reviews, sat nav doesn't work randomly etc. Its got its own website and support, but I can't find many people saying "yeah its a good cheap unit".

Looks like a garmin/tomtom sat nav and laptop for watching DVD's it is

Cheers anyway.
Jay
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28th May 13 at 20:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G

is it a heated screen that causes signal issues? i've heard it's cars that have the screens that look a bit purple from the outside, usually renaults. something to do with uv reflective stuff.


Yeah it can do, when I used to drive a private hire we couldn't get the unit to get signal and then we realised the mondeo had a heated screen, moved the receiver of the dash and it got full strength signal instantly.
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28th May 13 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is there no way you can get a unit like that and add your own sat nav software to it?

 
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