Looking for a new car GPS. I've tried phones, but I prefer a stand alone unit. Anyone have any preferences? I have an older TomTom that I liked, but was thinking about one of the ones with free lifetime maps. Nuvi vs. Via?
I'm kinda partial to a Garmin 12 and a fist full of 7½ USGS Quads myself!
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Loyal
I've had and used TomTom and cheaper units. For the money, I don't see a whole lot of difference. Of course being a man I am never lost, I just use the GPS as a speedometer in my old truck that the speedometer is broken in. 😛
That is what I use Loyal, except in town where I use maps to get around. That is what I used when driving truck cross country, it seems to work as good now, as it did then.
jud
I like the Nuvi's...all our trucks have them. I'm not sure if the other brands allow for Long./Lat. input...Nuvi does. This come in handy for rural surveying...where address input is tough.
Like you said, smart phones are awesome...(love my Droid 3) but it's nice to have a dedicated GPS Nav unit for the trucks.
I agree...hard to use the phone and gps at the same time...
Garmin has been my choice for awhile
The nuvi1490LMT has 5" screen and will Bluetooth to your phone. Last week I saw it for about $154
A nuvi2300LM has 4.3" screen at about $124
Both will give voice directions ornot and there is a $39yr subscription that allows download of many types of maps from topo to aerial photos.
The GPSMAP 60CSx will also map out a route for you but it only has 2.6" screen.
I added a 16gb mini SD and put 24K topo on all of these
The upgrade downloads are about 1.5gb in size
Been using a Garmin Nuvi (one of the 700 series, I think the 760) for a few years now.
Only beef is that the updates take a long time (and are a touch expensive).
Take a rizzle roll to the light and hit a lizzle
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Just fyi - I just bought the wife a new TomTom and it came with free updates for the life of the unit, can download 4 times per rear.
Yeah.....mine was a gift, and I didn't know about a lifetime update offer for $29 until it was too late.
Next time.....:-(
