RE: OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading <g>

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

And you know what they say about men obsessed with the size of their
cars...



Have you got the TV tuner option on yours?



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 10 November 2002 23:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading
<g>



Mine cost about 40 grand, but then it did come with a man's car wrapped
around it rather than one of those girly hairdresser roller-skates...

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gale [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 November 2002 22:58
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map
reading
<g>
> 
> Tim, I've been thinking about one of these types of unit - now my
plasma
> and VD is old news :-)
> 
> 
> 
> Any idea how much they go for (I guess yours came with the car).
> 
> 
> 
> Paul.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 November 2002 22:36
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map
reading
<g>
> 
> 
> 
> I've got one in my beemer (the BMW unit is a rebadged MS5000, but
the
> latest ones come with a DVD drive unit), as has Gareth Cook. It is
> pretty good, and can imagine that it will get better, as they get
more
> customers, and can therefore get real time data. It is very much
like
> traffic information on the radio - often by the time they tell you
about
> it the jam has already dispersed. I use it frequently and the
> auto-redirect feature does work very well - you get the
"Attention! X
> miles of stationary traffic ahead" with details on the screen of
what
is
> going on. All you have to do is press on button, and it chooses a
new
> route for you. I've certainly specced it in my next car.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Challis [mailto:richard@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 10 November 2002 22:06
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading
<g>
> >
> > I've erred on the side of caution with marking this as OT - but
it
is
> > automation :)
> >
> >
> > I decided I required this after having been stuck on the
motorway
> around
> > Brom the other day for the 5th time in as many journeys. I
currently
> use a
> > gps with an internal map, but it's hard to look at when one
is
dealing
> > with
> > my fellow drivers when we are all determined to occupy the
same
space!
> I
> > have used the traffic master YQ in the past.
> >
> > I don't have the money to spare to get one of the all singing
and
> dancing
> > DVD type systems.
> >
> > Plus I want one that is capable of receiving traffic information
and
> > routing
> > on that basis.
> >
> >
> > This gives me a choice of the VDO Dayton system which is licensed
to
> use
> > TMC
> > (Traffic Message Channel)
> > Or the new Traffic master service which remotes everything from
the
> car.
> >
> > I'm looking at the MS5000 from VDO Dayton. My local ICE place
has
one
> from
> > their demo car. Unfortuannally it is sat in a box and isn't easy
to
> setup
> > to
> > demo as it wants inputs from the car like a reversing light
connection
> and
> > the speedo pulse etc. (they are arranging a demo, but would like
to
> have
> > the
> > prospective from a long term user if possible.)
> >
> >
> > Does anyone here use the VDO units? With or without
TMC?   Is there
> > anything
> > else I should consider?
> >
> >
> > Hope that all makes sense - much get back to pulling cables, at
last
> have
> > started flood wiring with a vengeance over the last week. Had
the
> cable
> > etc
> > sat in the living room bugging me for the last 6 months!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> >
> >
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