After considering a GPS system for a while, as I do a lot of driving to different places with my work, I stumbled across the Navman 500 for sale secondhand. Great, I already have a Palm M130 PDA which is great.
I connected it up, put the windscreen mount on (it can also be used in handheld mode if you are walking around too!!). Installed the software and downloaded the UK map and my local area maps where I live. As I live in a rural area (Lincolnshire) I decided to get lost and switch it on to guide me home. It did and found a route which I would never have thought of - and I arrived home quicker than anticipated.
Whilst it is still necessary sometimes to have a road atlas, the unit can tell you where you are in seconds.
My only criticism is that I emailed Navman and they are not releasing any new updated maps (current version is around 2000/2001). Apart from that a great product, excellent value if you already have a Palm PDA.
The Navman unit is great, but what I feel lets it down is my Palm - the m130 which doesn't have a particularly bright or large display, so is often difficult to see in bright weather. Anyone use another PDA with it as I may think about changing it, but keeping the Navman unit?
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(+) all one unit, handheld, build in antenna, compact flash slot, antenna output (-) warm up time , loses signal from time to time, battery life , have to go setup every time you want to use it, hard to mount to a bike
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BournemouthLad 22.01.2004 08:45
I have been SOoooo tempted to buy one of these for ages (Yep, I love my boys toys!) Lucky you to find one second hand. Good opinion, but would re-rate if you gave a little more detail about how it is used, what the display is like etc. For what reason do you still need a road atlas? Andrew
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