Thread: I Need a New GPS

Originally Posted by lt8x7

Navman Nuvi 2797 is what I use .



Garmin nuvi 2797LMT

Thanks but doesn't have AV in which is a must have for me.

Cheers

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

in my experience (I have had two in the past) the Chinese ones do not have auto on and when they auto off you then have to reset the GPS receiver as it does not come back on with the rest of the GPS.

I mostly leave my Chinese one switched on but if switched off it starts up fairly quickly then the GPS takes a little longer to establish position but doesn't require any special actions. It also has a sleep option that resumes quite quickly.

My big Chinese one goes to sleep when power goes off but when you switch it back on the internal GPS needs to be reset which means going into settings which is a pain.

If the Chinese ones would come on with power and have full functionality and switch off when power goes of and not loose functionality then I would get another one but I do like my little Garmin - even better if it had AV in.

This is the one that does everything I would need - assuming the Garmin topo maps are OK. But it is not sold in Aust.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-t...rod150565.html

Originally Posted by garrycol

My big Chinese one goes to sleep when power goes off but when you switch it back on the internal GPS needs to be reset which means going into settings which is a pain.

If the Chinese ones would come on with power and have full functionality and switch off when power goes of and not loose functionality then I would get another one but I do like my little Garmin - even better if it had AV in.

This is the one that does everything I would need - assuming the Garmin topo maps are OK. But it is not sold in Aust.

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/on-t...rod150565.html

That's odd. Both my Chinese ones start the GPS themselves when I choose the navigation programs, either Oziexplorer or Primo. I don't have to go into the settings.

When I got mine hn5 it had a broken screen and it cost me $100 for a new screen and the latest updates all installed by Hema in Brisbane

Sent from my GT-S7275Y using AULRO mobile app

The biggest downfall of the Chinese units is the dim display. Even with the screen visor installed. The site for IGO map upgrades has also disappeared.

I replaced the IGO with a Navman Myescape2 and Gary should probably add this to his list of what not to buy

The screen is OK especially for rev camera but locks up and required power cycling often. It does not auto shut down. The maps and speed alerts are upto date but often incorrect

Originally Posted by garrycol

Thanks but doesn't have AV in which is a must have for me.



Cheers



Garry

Then how about this one

http://www.ja-gps.com.au/Navman/my-escape-iii/

Originally Posted by lt8x7

Then how about this one

Navman My Escape III

Interesting - I will have to go and have a look .

I don't know much about Navman - how good are they to use for street navigation?

Thanks

Garry