newbie to gps/sat nav. - general info wanted

newbie to gps/sat nav. - general info wanted

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wong

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1,318 posts

223 months

Wednesday 19th April 2006
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I am a newbie and I want to get a GPS system. Its all a bit confusing out there with all the types on offer. Are there any sites that you recommend I should read up first for background info.

I live in Hong Kong, but am travelling to the UK in June for a month. I have lots of uni. friends who are dotted around the country, so will get a hire car. I can probably buy a unit for the price of hiring one from avis/hertz etc. Then I can use it in HK afterwards.

The software - are they useable on most of the car and PDA systems? Which software is best for UK?
What features are worth paying for ? eg - best gps receiver chip? (HK has lots of high rise buildings where reception may be affected)
Will hard disc based systems offer better speed than SD card?

Raify

6,552 posts

255 months

Wednesday 19th April 2006
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Plenty of good information here: www.pocketgpsworld.com