Hema Navigator 5

[2_door]

Has anyone pre ordered their new Hema Navigator 5 ?

If so, who has the best deal

[VladTepes]

I have the pervious model and would prefer the new one coz my eyesight is rubbish but cant justuify the $ I wish their was an "upgrade" option for existing owners !

[2_door]

I know what you mean, at roughly a grand, it isnt cheap.

I like the fact that it is a street directory as well as a topo map with tracks and I can hook my reversing camera up to it so I dont have mini screens all over the dash

I have found the older version for about $660 which is good value, but I think outlaying the extra reddies would be worth it for the upgrade.

any ideas

[Disco W.A]

I have the pervious model and would prefer the new one coz my eyesight is rubbish but cant justuify the $ I wish their was an "upgrade" option for existing owners !

I agree, I brought mine 6 months ago, not happy!!!

[2_door]

do you guys like the current version, its running out fairly cheap at the moment, is the new one worth the extra $330 ????

[VladTepes]

It's the same except.

The new one allows you to hook up a reversing camera to the screen
The new one has a bigger screen.

Software, functionality etc is (as far as I can see) the same !

[buddha D2]

Current 4wd Action has a GPS comparo and come up with a viable alternative, Aventura TwoNav, which looks pretty good but it is a similar price to the new Hema device.

[sniegy]

Hi all,
Is anyone using the new unit as of yet. If so what are your thoughts.
I have had my eye on this for a little while & as some have already mentioned its the $ that keeps me away.
I am using an iPaq with Ozi & TomTom at the moment but every time i let the battery lapse i loose everything & then have to reconfig it all, & when i havent done it for a while tend to forget what to do...& usualy just about when i need to use it again...
Cheers.

[MickS]

Was chatting to a fellow the other night about this unit. He spoke from experience, and has had both now and a couple of things he pointed out were....after sales service (or lack thereof), the unit shutting down for no reason, fiddly touch screen.

He suggested I look at the Garmin Oregon series, in particular, the 550. If he had his time again, that is what he would have purchased. The benefit being that as well as being in-car, it can also be removed for other activities, waterproof to 1 metre etc etc. Smaller screen, but I can live with that. Cheaper too.

[ianmclean]

The Hema Navigatoer with 5" screen is advertised at RACV for $799 to members