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on 3/5/2008 I have seen many navigation systems with different price range. I recommend buying a navigation system that fits your needs. The more features the gps offer, the more money you need to pay. This website offers a great GPS selection: http://www.sonicelectronix.com
on 9/14/2007 Check out the latest car GPS navigation systems from pioneer: http://caraudioproductreviews.com/car-video/gps-navigation/avic-d3.php
on 8/7/2007 I have bought Pioneer AVIC-D3 from sonicelectronx.com that comes with 6.91" TFT-LCD Touchscreen DVD/DVD-R/-RW, CD, MP3 and Navigation Unit. It's a great product; I recommend it!
on 7/3/2007 Acura has the BEST navigation system hands down. My husband's Mercedes and now his Audi have BAAAD systems in comparison. It is touch screen. I have owned my Acura MDX for 6 years (I got one of the first ones) and I still use my navigation system almost every day. How did I use it yesterday you might ask. My husband tried to fill the propane tank at the local station but since it was a new tank they didn't have the right tool. I touch screened Auto Service and then gas stations. The first station I chose had propane and the tool. Great time savings. I use it to search for restaurants by distance to travel anytime we take a road trip. I use it to look up phone numbers when I need to make a call. I use it to find an address when I have a business phone number and not the address. C'mon. Hands down. BEST!
on 11/29/2006 For steps 3 thru 6 you really need to check out www.navigadget.com for the latest navigation systems.
on 10/30/2006 I just bought a TomTom One from www.navigationbazar.com This unit is amazing. TomTom has made portable navigation even smaller with their ONE vehicle navigation system. The Tom Tom ONE 3.5” LCD display has 320 x 240 resolution with 64,000 colors allowing you excellent visibility, even in direct sunlight. The ONE 3.5” display is a touch screen, which allows for an easy user interface and the ability to eliminate buttons from the front of the unit. Internally the ONE has a SiRF Star 3 GPS receiver and a Li-Ion battery that will power the unit for up to 2 hours of use. The SiRF Star 3 GPS receiver will ensure a quick and accurate GPS fix to get you on your way. I definitely recommend this to anyone looking into purchasing a higherend model.
on 11/22/2005 I just purchased a VCommand from a company called advancednavigation.com. I've used all sorts of GPS systems, including Acura. This unit requires no screen. It talks to you like a human and you talk back to it. I'm serious. My friend puchased one before me and it was so cool, I had to buy it. It actually speaks street names, names of gas stations, restaraunts, everything! This is the future and the future is here!
on 11/22/2005 If the system uses multiple maps, and you live close to a map border that you cross often, then make sure that the system can plan trips from a point on one map to a point on another map.I have found no system (so far) that will take me from my home in France across the border to a restaurant in Geneva less than 8 km away, without me having to decide manually at which point I will cross the border! This may render a GPS system totally useless.The ability to plan cross-border trips using simplified maps, such as major roads of Europe, is not good enough. That approach will get you from a city in the middle of one map to another city in the middle of another map. The problem is in street-level navigation in border areas. In my case I have to decide each time I get on the road to Geneva which way I will drive around the airport: to the left or to the right? Unfortunately I need to make that decision on a local street in France while my destination is a local street in Switzerland, and the major roads of Europe map does not help me.
on 11/22/2005 I think Acura has the best GPS on the market? It includes the following:- dvd has all roads in usa- can get updated dvds each year- can input phone number of business to go to that location- can find nearest business of any type, e.g., accountant- can show icons on map of gas stations, atms, and restaurants of any type, e.g., indian- can enter location by address, intersection, city center, map input- has joystick to move quickly- lets you save and name any location- has two user address book, can save 50 locations in each one- remembers previous locations to easily enter them again- also uses speed/direction of the car, so it works well in tunnels/garages and in spotty connection conditions (e.g., snowy)- day and night and automatic light setting- voice with volume setting- about eight levels of zoom- comes with 3.7 points-of-interesthttp://www.acura.com/model_TL/TL_conv.asp
on 11/22/2005 Along with your fancy equipment, be sure to provide yourself a back up plan, like one of those old-fashioned folding paper maps. It's something you can also take outside of the car.
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