Portable Nav?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Washington, DC
Originally Posted by Dan Seagate
I am waiting for the TomTom 910 unit that is just coming on the market in April. It is completely portable, has all the maps of North America and most of Europe on board its 20MB drive. You can sync it up with your PC to download POIs etc and upgrade firmware when needed.
I have experience with the TomTom 700 and it was great. I had borrwed it from a freind for a week. The new one has a 4" screen and mounts with a suction cup arrangement easily. They have a great website. Check it out.
They have not announced a price yet but I would assume something over $750. It is worth every penny IMHO.
I have experience with the TomTom 700 and it was great. I had borrwed it from a freind for a week. The new one has a 4" screen and mounts with a suction cup arrangement easily. They have a great website. Check it out.
They have not announced a price yet but I would assume something over $750. It is worth every penny IMHO.
And they have a short 910 video here
I'm looking forward to this one too.
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Spacecoast Florida
Originally Posted by YellowVetteC6
I've been using the Garmin Nuvi. IMHO it blows away the factory NAV. So much so, I'm inclined to use it in the C6 and forget using the factory unit. It's small and compact, yet extremely easy to read and to use. It's great for traveling...easy in and out of rental cars.
I repeat The portable GPS is exactly the reason I dont want one in my C6. Of all of the technology in the C6, the NAV will be antiquated the quickest. I feel that this time next year the '06 C6 NAV will look ancient compared to something that a high school kid will probably have on his I-POD. NO NAV FOR ME!
Le Mans Master
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From: Woodstock Ga
Originally Posted by GentleBen
Another alternative to the Garmin 2730 is the Garmin 2720 with the additional GTM-10 or GTM-11 radio antenna. The difference between the 2730 and the 2720 as I described is that with the 2720 you don't get the XM radio service (music, sports, etc.) and the weather service, just the traffic notifications/re-routing capability as previously described.
That'a correct I have the 2720 it's a great GPS I take it whith me when I fly to our other locations around the US
Racer
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From: Katy The Republic of Texas
Originally Posted by YellowVetteC6
I've been using the Garmin Nuvi. IMHO it blows away the factory NAV. So much so, I'm inclined to use it in the C6 and forget using the factory unit. It's small and compact, yet extremely easy to read and to use. It's great for traveling...easy in and out of rental cars.
Info here: http://www.garmin.com/products/nuvi/
Reviews here: http://reviews.cnet.com/Garmin_Nuvi_...-31518214.html
and here: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1880576,00.asp
and here: http://www.37signals.com/svn/archive...ecommended.php
I didn't wait to look around and wait for price drops, I did the manly thing and bought it right now because I wanted it, $799 at BestBuy. It came with 2.80 version software but the latest is 3.10 (at least a week ago it was), and is easily downloadable and installable from the Garmin site. [Now it is 3.20, and I have updated from 3.10]
Crush1 and I did extensive research on all of them: TomTom, Lowrance, other Garmins, Magellans, etc. He is still waiting, but I think my Nuvi hooked him. IMO, it blows all the others away, has the new SIRF chipset, and the 3" screen is more than adequate.
For mounting, I attached it to the suction cup holder and wedged it into a thick foam cupholder insert ($1.99 at Advance Auto Parts) and stuck it in the rearward console cupholder.
This thing rocks. (Gushing concluded.)
Last edited by Crush2; Apr 4, 2006 at 11:52 AM. Reason: software update to 3.20
