Comments on: Kent Newsome on the Garmin StreetPilot 2620 http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/kent-newsome-on-garmin-streetpilot.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tyler Willis http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/kent-newsome-on-garmin-streetpilot.html/comment-page-1#comment-12907 Tyler Willis Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:54:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1945#comment-12907 I've had overall great experience with the AVIC n1 by pioneer, I no longer have it in my car, but it was a gem. The AVIC n2 is supposed to be a little better but a little more closed (read: no hacking it to play video in a moving vehicle - prolly a good thing).<br /><br />Works well for nav and also works well for DVD/Gaming. I spend much less time in the car these days so don't really require it, but it was a lifesaver when I spent more time in the car I’ve had overall great experience with the AVIC n1 by pioneer, I no longer have it in my car, but it was a gem. The AVIC n2 is supposed to be a little better but a little more closed (read: no hacking it to play video in a moving vehicle – prolly a good thing).

Works well for nav and also works well for DVD/Gaming. I spend much less time in the car these days so don’t really require it, but it was a lifesaver when I spent more time in the car

]]> By: Gary W. Thom http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/kent-newsome-on-garmin-streetpilot.html/comment-page-1#comment-12908 Gary W. Thom Fri, 21 Jul 2006 07:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1945#comment-12908 I have the <a href="http://www.garmin.com/products/gps10/" rel="nofollow">Garmin GPS 10</a> which is software and a bluetooth GPS receiver for my PDA. Apart from one off-road experience (it tried to send me through an army base, which was on the map, though hardly passible in a 4x4) due to the settings I had in its routing preferences. It has been fantastic, routing round problems, showing shortcuts etc.<br /><br />It does seem to prefer a couple of local roads; with too many traffic lights; that I'd rather avoid, this is configurable to some extent (or you can say avoid this road). I have the Garmin GPS 10 which is software and a bluetooth GPS receiver for my PDA. Apart from one off-road experience (it tried to send me through an army base, which was on the map, though hardly passible in a 4×4) due to the settings I had in its routing preferences. It has been fantastic, routing round problems, showing shortcuts etc.

It does seem to prefer a couple of local roads; with too many traffic lights; that I’d rather avoid, this is configurable to some extent (or you can say avoid this road).

]]> By: Glacial Wanderer http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/kent-newsome-on-garmin-streetpilot.html/comment-page-1#comment-12909 Glacial Wanderer Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:32:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1945#comment-12909 I owned a Garmin 60cs for about 2 years and just recently got a 60csx. I think they work great with the Garmin mapping software (purchased separately). I use it for hiking, geocaching (www.geocaching.com), and driving. I wasn't sure how good the small screen would be with driving, but I must admit I'm very impressed. It is not as nice as the GPS's that are built into Volkswagens which I've used, but it gets me where I want to go without getting lost. It's so much better than printing out directions on the internet or using paper maps. I do admit that getting the software setup in the beginning on PC was a little confusing, but after that things have been smooth sailing. I owned a Garmin 60cs for about 2 years and just recently got a 60csx. I think they work great with the Garmin mapping software (purchased separately). I use it for hiking, geocaching (www.geocaching.com), and driving. I wasn’t sure how good the small screen would be with driving, but I must admit I’m very impressed. It is not as nice as the GPS’s that are built into Volkswagens which I’ve used, but it gets me where I want to go without getting lost. It’s so much better than printing out directions on the internet or using paper maps. I do admit that getting the software setup in the beginning on PC was a little confusing, but after that things have been smooth sailing.

]]> By: Doug http://thomashawk.com/2006/07/kent-newsome-on-garmin-streetpilot.html/comment-page-1#comment-12910 Doug Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=1945#comment-12910 Well for about the past 2.5 years I've been waiting for GPS information to be integrated into digital cameras and have the information displayed/stored in the EXIF. Besides cost, I suspect the other major obstacle to this is the extra battery drain, but if the camera makers made this an option of the camera to easily turn on and off then it would be moot IMHO. Over those years, I've obtained GPS info either from my phone (when I had Nextel) or from a handheld Garmin unit (eTrex Legend). Obviously the convergence between the GPS unit and the camera is not there, but I suspect that we will see a device that can do this soon (mobile cameras would seem to make the most sense, but I sure the providers want to figure out how they can turn it into a revenue stream). Well for about the past 2.5 years I’ve been waiting for GPS information to be integrated into digital cameras and have the information displayed/stored in the EXIF. Besides cost, I suspect the other major obstacle to this is the extra battery drain, but if the camera makers made this an option of the camera to easily turn on and off then it would be moot IMHO. Over those years, I’ve obtained GPS info either from my phone (when I had Nextel) or from a handheld Garmin unit (eTrex Legend). Obviously the convergence between the GPS unit and the camera is not there, but I suspect that we will see a device that can do this soon (mobile cameras would seem to make the most sense, but I sure the providers want to figure out how they can turn it into a revenue stream).

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