TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: none

...I dont have a 20 channel receiver however I do have a 12 channel receiver which came in the box with my Tom Tom Navigator 5 for PDA, whichi I use in my Treo 680 Smart Phone. The whole thing works perfectly and I couldn't ask for more as Sat Nav goes. The GPS receiver looks identical to the 20 channel one shown here and if this one works as well as mine does then you can't go wrong. It has a matt cover which makes it stay put where ever you place it on the dashboard and in use I've found that it picks up a signal very quickly and once linked to the PDA by bluetooth it keeps the signal so long as it can see just a tiny bit of sky. Once linked I take the unit off the dash and place it on the floor of the car in between the seats and it keeps the signal through motorway tunnels and even during a traffice halt under a bridge! It does link...

tan78 18.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

The best GPS receiver I have seen yet!

Advantages: Tiny, appealling, accurate, powerful and desirable.
Disadvantages: Rubber cover for DC power supply breaks off easily.

...) alternatives. Suddenly, the GlobalSat BT338 popped up in front of me. It looked more like a fold-up mobile phone. I seriously thought that it was all looks, and no function. I was fortunately proven wrong. One quick eBay bid, and a couple of days later, I was holding the GlobalSat BT338. The first thing that struck me was how small, but solid the device felt. Of the external appearance, only one thing bothered me, and that was the rubber cover for the DC power supply (to the lower left of the image shown). The rubber was so soft, that it felt rather anaemic. The device is supplied with a large capacity 1700mAH Li-Ion battery. When you see how small this GPS receiver is, you'll be even more amazed that about half of that size holds the battery. The battery fits snugly and securely inside the device, by means of a slide off back cover...

sexyjw 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Globalsat BT-338 20 channel GPS receiver module

Great GPS receiver

Advantages: light, portable, good reception, accutate
Disadvantages: none

...A slim GPS Receiver that connect to your device using 'Bluetooth' a handy product that will enable your smartphone or windows mobile phone to connect to the GPS satalite network for trip guidence and other similar sat-nav tasks. I have used this with my O2 XDA mini phone and found it to be very reliable. I loaded the Destinator sat-nav software onto my phone, launched the application and swithched on the Holux receiver and once i had set up the pairing in my phone it was good to go! Reception was excellent and accuracy very good. In fact because it is so portable i was able to compare it with my friends Pergout car's factory fitted sat-nav and it beat it for accuracy hands down. I also use it with some Geocaching software for paperless caching - look up Geocaching on google if you want to know what it is? Some phones now have...

GriffMedia 09.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Holux GPSlim236 20 channel GPS receiver module

NavMan, The World Is Your Oyster!

Advantages: Small, Cheap, Advanced Petrol, Parking Buttons, Back On Track
Disadvantages: Quiet Voice if not paying attention, Few things out of date

...Hi, The NavMan F20, Firstly remember this is one of the cheapest SatNav systems available right now. So, what do you get? Ok, you get the little unit itself, lots of instruction books, an in car cigarette charger and a windscreen mount. This leads me to my first issue of debate, You don't get an indoor charger. I ended up buying one off of ebay for it, for this reaon, The little unit lasts for about 3 hours unplugged, which is pretty good by any standards, for shorter journeys I charge it up and attatch it completely wirelessly, for those longer journeys I use the in car charger! It's not a fault, just something I think should be in the package! The F20 itself. This is a great piece of kit, this unit is one of the latest offerings by Navman. Not only does it have the latest technology it is the cheapest. This however doesn...

rally1998 04.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Navman F20

Sat Nav finally Maturing

Advantages: Start up speed, signal strength, cost, onboard memory, USB charging
Disadvantages: Fiddly windscreen clamp

...The Navman 530 is the successor to the ICN 520 Sat Nav that I own. Buying this was a present for my parents that I landed up keeping myself and buying another for them. Originally I was looking for a simple yet quality packed Sat Nav. As per its predecessor, the 530 is a simple Sat Nav to use and not one of the many PDA's with a Sat Nav function. Navman have been making Marine navigation for a long time and have used the advances they made for sea navigation to make this a great in car solution. Mapping is provided by Tele Atlas and are regularly kept up to date with a website where an anomaly can be report by users and corrected for future releases. The satellite pick up is very fast, from a cold start where the device is switched on in a different location to where it was switched off taking under 1 min compared to up to 5 mins...

paul.ceccherini 19.01.2007 · Read review
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Review of Navman ICN 530

Navman S90i - A good Sat Nav choice

Advantages: Screen size, visability, ease of use, accurate routes
Disadvantages: Slow to recalculate

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bagpuzz 09.06.2008 · Read review
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Review of Navman S90I

Grundig Nav100 sat nav 100 from Germany

Advantages: Great menu and bright clear screen, Outlook Sync, Battery life
Disadvantages: Prices in the shops, but look for it on ebay you might get a bargain

...Got this sat nav as an early Christmas present for myself because so many people have said good things about it. I must say it's exceeded all my expectations. It is not your average sat nav system as it's a very high-tech device but very easy to use. Unlike the gentleman in the other review I found it to be very easy to install the speed cameras, you just have to click one button!! The beauty of this system is that the speed camera database is updateable monthly free of charge, this is not the case with many other sat navs. The system came with a double CD-ROM containing all the maps of Western Europe and also with its own destinator software, and the most exciting thing of all, Microsoft Outlook Activesync which is an invaluable piece of software. Now you don't have to look for addresses of your friends or contacts or ask them every...

Kamrankos 25.12.2007 · Read review
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Review of Delphi Grundig NAV 100

nav-cam sat nav cheap as chips and great to use!!!

Advantages: Speed camera alerts bonus features such as mp3 and photos and low price tag.
Disadvantages: None that ive discovered so far.

...I recieved my nav-cam 6200 for christmas 2006 and i really cant imagine being without it now. It is so helpful and makes life much easier, gone are the days of having to fight with a tatty road map that you arent even sure is the right ways up, pick up one of these babys and youll never look back. BASIC FEATURES Its main feature is of course satellite navigation which includes speed camera alerts, this is an excellent feature which can of course be very handy if you are driving on roads which you arent used to. This feature could also be really benificial for those who havent got a clean license as it also shows common locations in which speed traps are frequently set up, there is obviously no guarantee that there will be a speedtrap set up in the locations that it alerts you to every time you pass one of them but i have found this...

vonney1967 17.06.2007 (03.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Evesham NAV-CAM 6200

An Excellent Sat Nav

Advantages: Quick use buttons to find nearest parking and petrol stations, Large screen.
Disadvantages: Doesn't show speed ETA current time all at the same time like the tom tom's do.

...I have had my Navman 530 for about 3 month's and I am very happy with it, good battery life ability to upload your own points on interest, including speed camera locations. And this particular model comes with the ability of using the add-on traffic module. I have found the quick use Parking and Fuel locater buttons invaluable, as well as its back on track facility being better than any other sat nav I have seen. The 530 also has easily accessible volume up and down controls and a stylus to use the touch screen with. Destinations are easy to find either by using the POI database to find popular UK destinations such as Alton Towers, as well as street town and postcode searches. There are thousands of pre-loaded POI's including locations of restaurants pub's clubs and even cash machines. If you are looking for a cheap...

evilgangsta 04.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Navman ICN 530

Garmin Nuvi 200w Sat Nav System

Advantages: Easy to use, does what it's suppsed to do!
Disadvantages: Satellite pairing takes ages, no mains charger!

...When I was recently in the market for a Sat Nav system, there were so many available, that I barely knew where to start. There were a few specifications that I had in mind when looking for a suitable GPS system. I didn't want to spend too much money to begin with. For months previously, I had been observing reviews and prices of sat nav systems online, and what was clear to was the fact that new systems were constantly being released, which meant that prices were being reduced all the time. So I didn't see a point in splashing out on an expensive system, knowing that the price would probably fall before long. I also wanted a widescreen sat nav, simply because they look better and more modern, but also because pretty much all new sat nav systems are manufactured in widescreen, and that the 4:3 screen aspect ratio will become a thing...

danmclovin 27.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Garmin Nüvi 200W