what sat navs can i use with memory map?
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Straight answer. Definitely Garmin - dunno about the others. Look for one with NMEA output to drive a laptop. If you want an 'all in one' a PDA of some description, but for normal road use they aren't a patch on a dedicated GPS.Last edited by Apache; 5 September 2007, 23:07.Cutting steps in the roof of the world
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Originally posted by ApacheStraight answer. Definitely Garmin - dunno about the others. Look for one with NMEA output to drive a laptop. If you want an 'all in one' a PDA of some description, but for normal road use they aren't a patch on a dedicated GPS.
And one that knows where it is, where you are and where you want to go, and most importantly - how to get there!!!!!Too old to care, young enough to remember
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Originally posted by sledgeok, gettin a little confused now lol, i'm looking for a sat nav that i can have in the car and load or run memory maps on(as i have all of uk already!). i'm looking for a fairly cheap one. sorry for the confusion!
I already had the laptop and a basic garmin can interface with it. It works with Memory Map, Fugawi Maps & Autoroute, poss more but those I know work.My other cars a QUAD
(sv1000spilot on surf forums)
http://www.devonandcornwall4x4response.co.uk/index
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I bought myself a NAVMAN PiN POCKET PC (ebay £90). comes with internal GPS receiver and it's loaded up with tomtom (ebay £5) and memory map (ebay £7).
Also has socket for external GPS receiver (ebay £10) mounted on roof of car which allows better reception and doesn't drain battery as much as internal. works on windows mobile OS.
I use mine with tomtom with ex GPS for driving and switch to int GPS and memory map for when out walking.
great bit of kit quite cheap as well.
battery last around 4 hours when using GPS out walking - but normally hooked up to car charger when driving.
It's completely mobile so just slips in top shirt pocket when out walking or when in wifes car.
also connects with desktop via USB to sync emails - pictures as well as uploading Memory Map walked routes etc etc.Everyone thinks I'm paranoid!!
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Originally posted by sledgeok, gettin a little confused now lol, i'm looking for a sat nav that i can have in the car and load or run memory maps on(as i have all of uk already!). i'm looking for a fairly cheap one. sorry for the confusion!
Good solution would be to get a second hand Ipaq, something running at least Pocket PC Windows 2003 or go for a phone PDA like an XDA2 running Windows Mobile 2003. You can pick up XDA2s now for a reasonable price on eBay, will have the phone built in (if you are not on O2 you will need to get an unlocked one or get an unlock code from O2 for the phone.
If you go for an XDA or a PDA with bluetooth, you can use a bluetooth GPS reciever like the Tomtom one or a Holux one, both you can pick up on eBay. both will work with Memory Map - any NMEA compliant GPS receiver should do it.
Alternatively you could run Memory Map on your laptop in the car and get a Dash mounted external VGA screen which will give you a bigger display size. You can get touch screen ones for around £120 on ebay. Again all you need then is the GPS reciever - serial connect one connected on the Laptop or a bluetooth one if the laptop supports bluetooth.
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I use:
HP ipaq 2210
Arkon Cradle with builtin GPS/Speaker (until it blew due to constant in and out of the cig socket)
MM and TomTom cannot co-exist running together as they try to contend for the GPS control. you will only be able to run one at a time
look ere
http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/index.php
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/Gaz
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Originally posted by GizmoI use:
HP ipaq 2210
Arkon Cradle with builtin GPS/Speaker (until it blew due to constant in and out of the cig socket)
MM and TomTom cannot co-exist running together as they try to contend for the GPS control. you will only be able to run one at a time
look ere
http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/index.php
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/(\__/)
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