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                                                12th January 2012, 10:17 AM
                                        
                                
                                
                                        
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					I recently replaced the standard (Garmin?) GPS in my FL2 with a Hema HN5i.
 
 It's a brilliant - cow.
 If I can get the reversing camera working on the standard GPS, I might put it back in.
 Pros:
 * Street navigation is good - probably better than the Garmin.  Better definitely than the Garmin I've put in the wife's Jazz.  Speed limit warning has probably half-paid for it.
 * Off-road navigation is OK - basically 1:100,000 maps, magnfied - with 'where have I been?' auto-tracking for a couple of days.  With speed of travel tracking (more accurate than the speedo) it's also good for daily use in non-off-road rural driving.
 * third function - haven't used much - but you can download many maps and do really detailed super-remote planning.
 * reversing camera compatible
 Cons:
 * It can't be linked to the ignition for automatic turn-on/turn-off.
 * The on-off switch is mounted on top, so it can't be mounted permanently in the GPS slot in the dash.  If only it was in front!
 # will I have to drill a hole in my dash?
 * in Street mode, it turns itself off, after a time.  (Then one has to finangle and turn it on again).
 * In 4WD mode, it never turns itself off, and (theoretically) flattens batteries.
 ** so much for automatic reversing camera!!!
 * it takes forever to fire up
 # to be fair, the reversing camera will come on before the GPS is active as a GPS
 * changing from 4WD to Street takes a lot of time - processing.  It gets there, eventually, but not conveniently.
 
 Summary?  Probably the best 3-function GPS (with camera-screen) on the market - as an ex-dash mount.  AND! in need of some serious further development/de-bugging for in-dash permanent mounting!!
 
 I love it and grind my teeth both.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
		
			
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