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Satnav

straggler
straggler Posts: 119 Forumite
in I wanna buy it or do it
I'm looking for a satnav with full European cover. I'll need maps for Poland, the Baltic states, Finland, Norway and western Europe. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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  • Lugh_Chronain
    Lugh_Chronain Posts: 6,867 Forumite
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    Is this any good?

    Thrive 5" Satellite GPS Navigation System SAT Nav GPS Device New - £34.99 at Box.co.uk.

    This was posted on HotUKDeals a couple of weeks ago, original post can be found here.

    Also, some were commenting on another post that this might be a little low on the RAM if that's a problem. original post for that one can be found can be found here. This deal appears to have expired since last posted.

    I'll post the TomTom Maps as well if they are of any use to you.

    Overview for the Thrive 5" Satellite GPS Navigation System

    CPU - Mstar 2 550MHz
    LCD Type: TT Touch Screen
    LCD Size: 5.0"
    Resolution: 480 x 272
    Backlight: Day / Night
    GPS Antenna: Internal Ceramic Antenna
    Memory Operational - DDR2 64MB
    Memory Flash: 2GB
    Micro SD: Support up to 16GB
    Speaker: 1 watt Mono (Internal)
    Micro SD: Yes
    Jack Connector - USB with Charging Function
    Power On / Off - Yes

    Software
    Map: Map Of Europe
    Operation System: Windows CE 6.0
    Multimedia: Audio and Video Player, picture and text view function

    Accessories
    USB Cable, car charger, car mounting kit, manual

    Warranty: 12 Months

    Hope this helps.
  • straggler
    straggler Posts: 119 Forumite
    Thanks for the reply.

    I've had a look at some of the reviews and it appears the pre-loaded software isn't up to much. There's a way of upgrading it but I'm not sure my brain could cope with that.

    Think I'll need to go with one of the more established brands.

    The problem I'm finding is the massive amount of choice out there - typing "satnav" into google produces so many results that's it's impossible to whittle the number of available models down.

    I don't need it til July so I'll just see what comes up....
  • shepsv2
    shepsv2 Posts: 10 Forumite
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    If you have a smartphone you could look up some of the free, or cheap, options. Depends on what features you class as 'must have'. For example Nav Free is free UK mpas and you add in countries at £2 each (as well as other available extras such as cameras), or CoPilot has full European maps available and only costs around £14 to purchase (not sure on additional map costs).
  • Lugh_Chronain
    Lugh_Chronain Posts: 6,867 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    This was posted about 3 months ago on HotUKDeals.

    And for Android.
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