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08 July 2012 12:12 |
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| flashman Photographer This member has been suspended | I need to find a new satnav to replace my waterlogged one. I have always used a TomTom without any issues, apart from paying to update the maps. Been to several local stores and find a number are saying that Garman are the better ones now especially those with lifetime map update. So who uses what and why? Anyone have any points to share. I was intrigued by the latest Navman which comes with a 10ins screen and those who have trouble seeing the map  . If you can't see the map what chance have you of seeing the road ahead  |
  | 08 July 2012 12:36 |
| Bob Photographer  Location United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Newark | I've got one of these. Garmin sat-navs have come a long way since I first used one in The Gulf in 1991. Bob |
 | 08 July 2012 12:53 |
| paulcoxphotography Photographer  Location United Kingdom Greater Manchester | Navigon on the iPhone works for me. |
 | 08 July 2012 12:58 |
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| gerryquiff Photographer  Location United Kingdom Lanarkshire Bonnie Scotland | I like my TomTom. I know and accept its faults, and I'd hate to have to learn the menus in another make. |
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| I got a hot rod ford, and a two dollar bill; And I know a spot right over the hill. Theres soda pop and the dancings free So if you wanna have fun, come along with me. | ||
| 08 July 2012 13:10 |
| HowardJ Photographer  Location United Kingdom Surrey | I have a TomTom and an iPhone with Google Maps. The thing that gets me about people using satnavs is the way some people stick them right in the middle of their line of vision creating a huge blind spot where a car can hide. They're not supposed to be used like some kind of heads up display (although one that projected ike a real HUD would be cool). I always put mine low on the screen, so it's not in my line of vision and then I use the voice directions mostly and look at the display if I need to double check which lane to be in. |
| 08 July 2012 14:20 |
| w4pictures Photographer  Location United Kingdom London Chiswick | I use nDrive, which I understand is Tomtom for Android. Its brilliant. The last time I used it, it pointed me in the wrong direction and then froze solid. I've reverted to older but better technology, the A to Z of London. Balanced on my lap, it sometimes makes it difficult to steer but generally gets me there. Any problems, I ask a postman. |
| 08 July 2012 14:24 |
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| RedChecker Photographer  Location United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Stoke Mandeville | The Garmin's not as user friendly as TomTom IMO and although the maps are free, they're rarely updated and the update process is a bitch to use (takes bloody hours and crashes often) | |
| If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit | ||
| 08 July 2012 14:38 |
| Keltica Photographer  Location United Kingdom Middlesex Twickenham | I have a satnav; it's called a map |
| 08 July 2012 14:42 |
| profilepictures Photographer  Location United Kingdom Suffolk Bury St Edmunds | Nav free for iPhone is very good news, and it's free. |
| 08 July 2012 14:44 |
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| RedChecker Photographer Location United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Stoke Mandeville | It'll be interesting to see what the new mapping is like on iPhones with iOS 6 - just saying | |
| If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit | ||
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