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Old 1st July 2004, 11:39 AM   #1
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Wondering if anyone could recommend some PDA's that are GPS compatible (the type that shows the street names etc.)

Was looking at the iPaq's with the sleeve/cradle but would prefer something totally built in and fully portable eg. doesn't need to be plugged into the car cigarette charger to work.

Also what is the general life span of the batteries in the PDA's? I mean, how many times can you recharge it before the battery doesn't hold charge? Or is this not a problem with them?

Also do many of these have the talking eg. "Turn left in 400m"? Or is that only in the expensive in car systems?
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Old 2nd July 2004, 2:59 PM   #2
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best bet is getting a PDA (ipaq H2210 is what I have) and getting either SDIO GPS module or Compact flash GPS Module (this one cheaper than SDIO one) Note also for SDIO ur PDA must support SDIO so just a normal SD slot won't do I don't think. Someone can clarify me on that. I got the CF GPS and it works great.

Athough after getting these u would need to get the maps
Good luck looking for maps though :P
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Old 2nd July 2004, 5:57 PM   #3
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I understand getting the maps is easier if you "know people" :P
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Old 4th July 2004, 8:59 PM   #4
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I'm also interested in getting this for my 2210.

What am I looking at cost wise for the CF addon and "the maps"?
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Old 5th July 2004, 10:03 PM   #5
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You can get a CF GPS card for around $150-$170, but the maps are a different story. They cost from $200 upwards. All up look at about $800++ for a good nav setup.
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Old 7th July 2004, 3:39 PM   #6
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Got a "Navman Pin", still charging... believe its exactly the same as the "Mitac Mio" but with Navman on the front and the Navman SmartST software bundled.

Should do the trick nicely, its charging atm.
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Old 9th July 2004, 2:59 PM   #7
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depends how much you want to spend, I own a IPAQ 5450 which supports GPS costs about $1100, proberly the best buy is the IPAQ 2200 (Bout $399) it will do the job (also has Bluetooth)

battery life depends on usage and settings, setting the unit to high standby time will give you more battery life so long you don't use it very frequently.

to use the GPS function more adquectly make sure you have pocket PC 2003 installed.

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Old 9th July 2004, 10:58 PM   #8
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Originally posted by LaNcEr
Got a "Navman Pin", still charging... believe its exactly the same as the "Mitac Mio" but with Navman on the front and the Navman SmartST software bundled.

Should do the trick nicely, its charging atm.
Spot on, runs windows mobile or something, works nicely.
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/D4001

or get an iPaq, navman make a GPS sleeve for it which basiaclly makes it the same as the Pin.

http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/D3977

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Also do many of these have the talking eg. "Turn left in 400m"? Or is that only in the expensive in car systems?
All Navman gear does that, tells you what lane to get in to turn right etc..and if you miss a turn it'll recalc to get you back on track. Very cool.
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Old 27th August 2004, 10:05 PM   #9
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What are the maps like in the navman pin?

It says Aust wide map coverage, but what sort of detail for non captial cities and regional areas?
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Old 6th October 2004, 12:52 PM   #10
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Bump,

Anyone have some experience with the Navman PIN and other devices, and how good the map coverage is?
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Old 6th October 2004, 3:40 PM   #11
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nuxie1,

not keen on selling the pda?
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Old 8th October 2004, 12:41 PM   #12
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I use a H2210 with a Leadtek Bluetooth GPS (previously had a CF GPS)

I got the BT GPS for just under $200 from Electronic Frontiers
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I use a H2210 with a Leadtek Bluetooth GPS (previously had a CF GPS)

I got the BT GPS for just under $200 from Electronic Frontiers
that sounds nice and cheap for a BT GPS. how do you find it performs? what software do you use with it?
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Old 8th October 2004, 2:28 PM   #14
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yeah im thinking of getting a bluetooth GPS too...do you receive a better signal than a CF GPS?..im sorta keen on a CF GPS because its a bit more mobile
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I get a pretty good connection with it, the only thing is that it doesnt work under my back window but i think that is because of the window tinting. battery life is about 3 hours, it uses a supplied Li-Ion battery
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