Satnav

Aruffell · 25 Sep 2006 at 15:30

Am looking at buying a Sat Nav kit for my car and have been told to look at the Navman ICN530, i don't like TomTom so want to steer clear of them.

I can't see any way of it linking to my car stereo though. My car has bluetooth fitted but i believe that the Navman doesn't have bluetooth, is there any other way to link it up?

Thanks,

Andy

OllyM · 25 Sep 2006 at 15:47

Why don't you like Tomtom?

And why would you want to link your satnav to your stereo? They have built in speakers to play instructions out...

eidolon · 25 Sep 2006 at 15:51

OllyM said:
Why don't you like Tomtom?

And why would you want to link your satnav to your stereo? They have built in speakers to play instructions out...

I link mine to my stereo cos you just can't hear a 1" PDA speaker above the noise of a quicksilver and ITG in an Elise!

OllyM · 25 Sep 2006 at 16:04

eidolon said:
I link mine to my stereo cos you just can't hear a 1" PDA speaker above the noise of a quicksilver and ITG in an Elise!

Yes, but your car is an exception

Aruffell · 25 Sep 2006 at 19:59

Trying to hear it's piddly speaker over some music is going to deem hard, and i don't want to keep turning it down then up myself.

Andy

masterk · 25 Sep 2006 at 20:34

Apparently Navmans are known for poor signal reception and getting a lock is hit and miss, they dont use the latest chipset like the latest TomTom's.

Pinter75 · 26 Sep 2006 at 00:36

I just got a TomTom One Regional. Awesome little unit. Connected to my phone and PC with no probs. Downloaded all the UK speed cameras and got them installed.

No head phone jack on the regional like the older 'one'.

New Sirf III chipset locks on 5 satellites within 30 seconds of switch on.

What is wrong with Tom tom? Is heaps better then the Garmin I upgraded from.