GPS/Navigation devices

[kneifl]

Hey guys -

Whats up? Anyaway, I have a question for the forum. I have been looking at buying one of these GPS devices you can mount in your car. I am looking for a decent one and really don't know which brand sticks out (Garmin, Mio, etc.). Anyway, the one option I would like for it to have is TTS (text to speech). Does anyone have one of these devices in their car they can recommend and what brand, etc.

Thanks,

kneifl

 

[Agent 0659]

Why would you need one of these? Doesn't your wife tell you where you can or can't go all the time anyway?

Seems like a waste of $$$$

:shrug:

 

[Agent 0659]

"Jon!, take the rats out to pee!"

"Jon!, take the rats to the vet!"

"Jon!, go get me some food!"

"Jon!, do it, NOW!"

:mj07:

 

[Lucena]

just got

just got

a tom tom one a couple of weeks ago

inexpensive, but works well

it is no frills

it has voice, but gives turning info but does not list the exact street names

check out the review of it at cnet.com

about 280 to 300 bucks

i would get it

plus it is small enough to walk around in a city with for a few hours

 

[MadJack]

http://www.cnet.com/4244-5_1-0.html?query=gps&tag=srch&target=nw

 

[vinnie]

"Jon!, take the rats out to pee!"

"Jon!, take the rats to the vet!"

"Jon!, go get me some food!"

"Jon!, do it, NOW!"

:mj07:

I PRETTY SURE HE MADE A FEW G'S FROM THOSE RATS :scared

 

[kneifl]

I PRETTY SURE HE MADE A FEW G'S FROM THOSE RATS :scared

5 Gs profit to be exact. Probably about the same amount agent loses in a month at his favorite hobby - poker.

kneifl

 

[Agent 0659]

5 grand for rats, holy fukc balls I'm in the wrong business!!!

:com:

But at least my wife doesn't tell me what to do...

 

[Eternal]

I've had the Garmin streetpilot c330 since June of '06, and I love it. It gives turn by turn voice promts, but does not say the street names. I think you have to move up to the new model (c340) or maybe the the 550 to get that feature. Best Buy has the 330 on sale for $300 through Saturday.......If you haven't used a GPS before, I think you will be amazed at the capability of this thing, and I am somewhat of an electronics tech junkie....let us know what end up with.:00hour

 

[Penguinfan]

Stay away from the Mio's, the maps are old and they have no intention of updating them in 07.

I have a Lowrance that isn't as fancy as most, but I think they were one of the companies that developed the technology for the gov't to begin with.

I have never had it not get me where I was trying to go.