HP RX1950 PDA with GPS £139.99

unstoppable

Jakaru wrote:

How can you tell how well its selling?

The reviews btw seem to indicate that as its a Pocket PC, you can install whatever GPS software you like, and Tomtom is mentioned a lot.

(Ignore that first line - I just spotted where the Stock level is! )

Great! Thanks

Jakaru

I think the specs say the GPS is built into the cradle, the reveiws mention this is a problem for on-foot use.

I've found this item on ebay cheaper, but the auctions are a couple of days away from ending - Im torn between buying or not to be honest...!

Jakaru

Just found this - hope the link works...

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2005/mobility/ds_rx1950.pdf

Specs of the PDA itself. Quite useful compared to the reviews. Seems to have a USb & Serial port, which is good. No mention of a port for internet connection if you're in a Non-wifi enviroment, which is a shame.

billy_the_kid_2

Here is another review, I put my brother off this as a result.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-devices/review/2006/08/07/HP-iPaq-rx1950-Navigator-GPS-Bundle/p1

You can get much better pda's than this and of course much better route mapping software.

rhys1979

unstoppable wrote:

does anybody know if tom tom speed camera alert software can be installed on PDAs along with TomTom software?

the unit seems to be selling fast on ebuyer..

You can install the camera database as Points of Interest (POIs). You can set TomTom to warn about POIs by type whether you are on a route or not .

You can get them here for a small fee (£2 i think):
http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/subscription.php

You may be able to get them elsewhere for free though.

freddysmith

Only 38 left now, was 150 a short while ago. Must be a popular item.

ought

It is also only QVGA, not great for browsing.

Jakaru

Well, I've settled for NOT buying in the end. Having a PC with Wifi that gets bad reviews for its Internet Explorer usability, seems a bit of a waste, as its the main thing I'd use it for (GPS second, the cradle gets a fair bit of stick in the reveiws.)

curtlyb

to be fair, when you get items such as this which combine phones, computers, sat navs, cameras etc etc they aren't going to be perfect for everything. This is an excellent price for a PDA with Sat Nav kit/compatibility, use it with TomTom for an excellent package which would be a very good organiser as well.
I've a Smartphone with SatNav at the moment but am going for this for the larger screen, the fact that TomTom mobile 6 will never happen and that the smartphone is too heavy to cart around

Horses for courses as they say..........

curtlyb

Jakaru wrote:

bad reviews for its Internet Explorer usability, seems a bit of a waste, as its the main thing I'd use it for

i think you've made the correct decision there, why on earth the manufacturers think people would want to surf the net on a 3.5" screen is beyond me :rolleyes: