Garmin Satnav offers (merged)

tightus_wad

New software doesn't want to read the old maps either - however - new map on website so gonna try this!

haymishpupkin2

Thanks for the update Steve. Have installed Medion Navigator 5 again - all working well. I'm going to e-mail them and ask about the update tho.

The site says you need an activation code for the new maps too.

haymishpupkin2

I have a few questions about the micromaxx MDPPC 150:

1. Has anyone tried the earphone socket? I am using an adapter to step my headphones down from the 3.5mm jack to the 2.5mm socket on the mio 168 but the sound distorts really easily due to a poor/loose-fitting connection, certainly not usable for mp3 playback unless I was completely motionless. I'm hoping it's the adapter that is the problem as this happens on my mio and a friends – both bought from KwikSave stock on Sunday.


2. Anyone tried the audio patch on this page at the mio site?
http://www.mio-tech.be/support/support_168.asp


3. Now I have installed outlook 2002 my avg antivirus software reports 'email scanner is not fully functional'. Does anyone know if avg works with outlook 2002? Is there another good/free antivirus program that will?


4. Active sync 3.8 and greater seem to be available free of charge from the MS website. Is it worth upgrading to a higher version?


5. Anyone know how to display the current firmware version?

6. Is it possible to surf the net on the mio, via the USB cable (USB cable connected to my main computer with broadband access)? Or do I need to get a wireless SDIO adapter and wireless router?

FYI:

If anyone is interested in watching Divx content on the MDPPC 150, there is a free divx encoder here: http://divx.ppccool.com/

and a free divx media player here: http://tcpmp.corecodec.org/about.

Supported file containers
- AVI (*.avi)
- Matroska (*.mkv, *.mka)
- MP4 (*.mp4, *.m4a)
- Ogg Media (*.ogg, *.ogm)
- ASF (*.asf)

Supported audio codecs
- Mpeg 1 Layer III
- Ogg Vorbis
- Musepack
- Windows Media Audio (on Windows Mobile devices)
- AC-3
- AMR
- Adpcm, uLaw

Supported video codecs
- DivX
- XviD
- MPEG4-SP (plus B-frame support)
- MPEG1
- M-JPEG
- Windows Media Video (on Windows Mobile devices)

I don’t know if these are the best free tools about as I've never used a pocket pc before today and I only found the utilities a few hours ago but they both seem to work well – I just converted an episode of Dad’s Army to DivX and watched it on my mio and I have no complaints at all.

Haymish

Chris369

Hi, can anyone tell me if the i3 Garmin can search using full UK postocdes? I know some of them can on search for the first 4 digits etc.

Thanks

northern_munky

Chris369 wrote:

Hi, can anyone tell me if the i3 Garmin can search using full UK postocdes? I know some of them can on search for the first 4 digits etc.

Thanks

You can either put the full address in or FULL postcode search with house number.

Chris369

northern_munky wrote:

You can either put the full address in or FULL postcode search with house number.

Nice one, thanks :cool:

PompeySteve

haymishpupkin2 wrote:

Thanks for the update Steve. Have installed Medion Navigator 5 again - all working well. I'm going to e-mail them and ask about the update tho.

The site says you need an activation code for the new maps too.

You're right - I've also gone back to the Medion Navigator 5. Hope you get somewhere with Navigon (no pun intended!). I'm not sure what 5.2 offers over 5.0 but I suffer from "must have latest version" syndrome

Thanks also for the DiVX link - will try that out later today.

caverncity

ramit wrote:

Why buy three???? This forum only works if we share the bargains rather than buying as many as possible for selling on ebay....

well I guess someone reads these threads with £ signs in his eyes, grabbits go on and his list extends, all somerfield stock as well.


ebayer showman35

jgjet

caverncity wrote:

well I guess someone reads these threads with £ signs in his eyes, grabbits go on and his list extends, all somerfield stock as well.


ebayer showman35

Couldn't help but laugh, he's charging £9.99 delivery for the PDA and £14.99 for the MP3!!! :rotfl: :rotfl:
I wonder how many Dyson's he sold!!!

PS thanx for the PM caverncity

Pieman1972

haymishpupkin2 wrote:

I have a few questions about the micromaxx MDPPC 150:


4. Active sync 3.8 and greater seem to be available free of charge from the MS website. Is it worth upgrading to a higher version?

Haymish

I couldn't get the 3.7 version installed off the CD (hanging) so downloaded 4.1 from MS website - installed all fine.....now just need to get EasySync Pro working to sync my Lotus Notes calendar down (needs to reinstall as I was syncing to a PalmOS PDA)


Just looking on how to get the Speedcamera stuff incorporated - any pointers welcome.........ta