Thread: Hema Navigator HN5i or VMS Touring 700HD

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Gary

Hi BigKev,

I have started using the Hema app on a Wi-Fi iPad, works just great, location accuracy via the inbuilt GPS chip was fine all over SW of WA, maps that come with the app include the Hema 1:250000 and a bunch of more focussed maps like SW wine regions, great desert tracks. Accuracy good, detail on maps good, easy to use. Will be going North of Perth this weekend to the Julimar State Forrest to see how it works out there.

I'm happy.

The Wifi only iPad doesn't have a GPS chip. GPS functionality is part of the 3G chipset.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

It should be interesting to see if the much hyped sub-8" iPad mini actually eventuates in October. If it does it should be perfect for GPS tasks.

http://osxdaily.com/2012/08/25/ipad-...-date-october/

The speculative $299US ($100 less than the base iPad2 listed on the US Apple store) would suggest a possible base price of around $330-350AU given the iPad 2 starts at $429AU.

We've just been given a HN5i by our daughter probably hoping we'll take even longer trips using it.
Haven't had the opportunity of using the Off Road or Topo maps yet but the street maps look good BUT....... the voice directions and screen directions are complete crap.
For instance, travelling south on the Mitchell Freeway we tap in an address in Balcatta and the damn thing takes us past the normal nearest turn off to the next about 3 kay further south, then a right turn over the freeway then another right turn back on so we're then heading north!!!
It then takes us left off the freeway and states we 've arrived at our destination across the road from where the actual road we want to be really is.
We had yet another try today heading to the far flung northern suburbs and if we'd followed the voice we'd have ended up in Freo or some other crap joint.
I've tried updating the maps but on line it says no updates available, yet when I first turn it on it says our maps appear to be out of date!!!
Hang on this thing is brand new so why hasn't it got the latest versions already on it?
Back to the retailer it goes tomorrow.
AlanH.

QUOTE - we'd have ended up in Freo or some other crap joint.

Could be considered offensive - lets not start a choice of place to live war

Sorry Gavin, didn't realise Freo had such sensitive people living there. Like the fish and chips down there though.
AlanH.

hema navigator best thing I've bought for traveling aus has every towns business in it navigates you to any of them. went to alicesprings plug in bottle shop take you straight there plug in camping store straight there. has all travel info rest areas camping spots points of interest never feel lost again great product

I've turned off the voice directions on my H5Ni as it drove me mad with bad pronounciations etc.
Tried it coming back from "down South" and it would have led me all over the place if I hadn't ignored it.
But I rang the Hema support people and had a long chat with them about the set up and it should be good now.
No assistance at all from the retailer who my daughter paid top dollar to for the thing.
I suspect my main problem is going from the Chinese made and dead simple to operate system I had in the Prado over to one which to me appears over complicated. Plus as others have noted on Exploroz, some roads are missing on the off road maps but are on the topo. Also roads are missing on the Igo which have been there for years.
Not sure yet if I trust this thing and may just stick to a map book.
AlanH.