Great 'Sat Nav' Hunt (merged)

fox2319

I've just bought a Garmin i3 from the Somerfield in Yeovil for £150 on their 'Final reductions' type shelf. They had quite a few of them left. They also had a Medion PDA unit for £180. Both seemed pretty good but as my PDA phone is better spec then the Medion (less GPS) and the Garmin seems to be quite a nice little unit.

Since I bought the thing, I've already updated the software to 2.70 and installed the speed camera database. Lots of driving ahead of us tomorrow to try it out...

Jeff

trops

Afternoon all

Yesterday I bought the TomTom 300 sat nav. After reading about it and following the posts on here for quite a while, this one seemed to be right for me. BUT I shopped around for a good price and eventually got it for £249.99 from Curry's. (I thought this was a good price.)
We went to the Link and on their website it was £279,99 but in store it was £10.00 dearer, they said they would price match it with their online price but couldn't match the price of Comet online which was £249.99. So I said forget it, we then went to Comet and told the assistant the same story and asked if they would match their own online price but after checking for about 3 seconds she re appeared with a definite NO, so again I said forget it.
So we then went to try Curry's and by this time I wasn't very hopeful, however, we asked an assistant and he went and checked their price online and came back and said YES!!! So I was quite pleased with myself for shopping around and asking for a price match. It just goes to show what you can get if you ask!!

May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy new year and we all have good health and continue to make great savings and grab some fab bargains.

vernall

downloaded some POIs for my tomtom and thye are in ov2 format,my pc wont open or do anything with them,do i need to download a special programme to read these files?

DRiz

Currys are doing tomtom 3000 for £249.99 the best value for money,

but if you use code 25OFF250_CANDG and saves another £25 when you spend £250

..... taking the price down to £225 delivered, absolute bargain

Yoshii

bought a medion pocket pc with integrated sat nav and this thing plays mp3 .thing is how do i get mp3 music on the pocket pc. i am dying to learn but tried to sychronise it with my pc but it would not download any songs to the pocket pc?

i have looked on pocketpc web site but found nothing.can anyone help

thanks yoshii

royalsteve

nemo183 wrote:

Whilst I appreciate that the main aim of this site is to save money, it's also true that not all SatNav systems are the same. Although there would appear to be a wide choice, if you want a dedicated in car, yet removeable to another car system that does not involve a PDA or phone, then you actually seem to have a fairly limited choice - Garmin or TomTom.

Having just spent a month thrashing both into the ground, in the medium (@£300) price range, I think a better idea than trying to buy the cheapest system is to try and find the best system at the cheapest price.

For what it's worth, in terms of durability, support, and reliability, I'd suggest either the TomTom 300 or TomTom1. These units are virtually functionally the same - the TomTom1 is thinner, and cheaper - but the 300 has better sound quality. They have virtually identical screens, with a choice of 3D or 2D display. They both offer a fool proof and intuitive touch screen for entering your destination. In addition, should you take a wrong turn, both will readjust and give you the next best route, rather than re-tracing your tracks.

TomTom1 has a much better chip than the 300....i couldnt use the 300 in my 307 without an external attenna (at an extra 50.00!!), but the 1 works a treat...its thinner and lighter was means its easier to carry in a coat pocket when not in the car....the speaker is more than loud enough, unless you are deaf....also the 1 doesnt come with a case or screen cloth whreas the 300 does (no big deal)

one thing though......pcworld are a joke.....they say you get a free case worth £50, which i bought direct from Tom Tom for £20!!!!

royalsteve

Xstyle wrote:

That is so right!! Can't believe the prices have all gone UP!!
CarphoneWarehouse has put it up to £269 and out of stock too.
Everywhere else its £249.
Will it come down in price over the next 2 weeks???

funny that...same goes for laptops.....100.00 or 200.00 more than a month ago...retailers think we're daft

royalsteve

heathen wrote:

i think your joke maybe wasted on some people here:xmassmile

not many footy fans around,they think your serious;)

:xmassign:

isnt manchester in Asia?

wolvesinwales

Yoshii wrote:

bought a medion pocket pc with integrated sat nav and this thing plays mp3 .thing is how do i get mp3 music on the pocket pc. i am dying to learn but tried to sychronise it with my pc but it would not download any songs to the pocket pc?

i have looked on pocketpc web site but found nothing.can anyone help

thanks yoshii

If you can't get the synch to work i guess the pocket pc takes a memory card ? if so just put the mp3s onto the card via a card reader / writer.

Pulse

Anyone know the cheapest GPS receiver for a PDA? Doesnt matter if it's wired or bluetooth (although bluetooth would nice - cheaper is better)