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Old 01-12-2007, 03:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
Slawek
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Ride: 1998 VW Golf CL

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Yeah I couldn't turn that price down.. you can still get them @ that price easily on eBay. I had to play with the settings to get it to take me the route I wanted.. like say I go to Whitby.. it tells me to get off on Westney Rd and take the inside roads, where it is 50x faster to get off on Brock Road to get to my destination. It doesn't take into account the fact that some areas may have higher traffic or more lights, or congestion.. it simply calculates the FASTEST ROUTE or SHORTEST ROUTE, whatever you set it to. I had a bitch of a time before I set it to FASTEST ROUTE.. now things are pretty good. You can set to avoid toll routes (407) and so may other features.. really recommended @ that price. I wouldn't pay $700 for it tho, or whatever Best Buy is advertising it at.

More info:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...069683,00.html

Review from PC MAG:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2002485,00.asp

Pros:
Sensitive GPS receiver. Compact. User-configurable display options. Simple data input. Screen viewable in bright sunlight. Multisegment trips.

Cons:
Lacks turn-by-turn list for planned routes. POI database not searchable by name and lacks phone numbers for integration with Bluetooth hands-free phone function.


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