Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 17:25:00 -0400
Reply-To: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject: Re: GPS equipment?
In-Reply-To: <BEC4BE78.A4B2%mwmiller@cwnet.com>
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Geeze, if you have to ask you can't afford it. :)
Pioneer AVIC-N2. $2000, without discount (I got mine on sale, so I was
able to get it for $100 less. )
Camera is extra, so is the satellite radio hookup, and ipod hookup. But
most of those are just plug and play (of course routing cables is the
hard part).
On Jun 2, 2005, at 4:47 PM, Mike Miller wrote:
> How much is this marvel?
>
> Mike
>
> On 6/2/05 12:06 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote:
>
>> I looked at a lot of those and couldn't make up my mind on any. I
>> ended
>> up going with TWO GPS units. One is a bluetooth GPS unit to connect to
>> the laptop (for detail topo maps), the other is a Pioneer in Dash
>> all-in-one (super tuner). 6.5" display, GPS, Nav, DVD, CD, etc. Even
>> can get a iPod adapter (which was the killer swing vote for me...I'll
>> pick up that on Friday from Crutchfield).
>>
>> Note that Crutchfield (and most other places that do installs) will
>> claim that the Pioneer in dash unit won't fit in a Vanagon. It does,
>> and quite nicely too. The display comes out about 1 1/8 inch and then
>> pivots up, which is just enough clearance to get over the bullnose on
>> the padded Vanagon dash. It comes with 2 DVD's of maps. One for the
>> Eastern US and Canada, and the other for the Western US and Canada
>> (there is some overlap in the middle).
>>
>> I've only had it installed a couple of days, so I can't yet give a
>> full
>> assessment on it. The map data is "up to date" as of January 2004 (so
>> it actually has my street on it, for a change).
>>
>> I'm still learning the manual (and this is one unit where you will
>> need
>> to RTFM). It's a touch screen, which I didn't know when I bought it. I
>> also got the rear view camera attachment (which if correctly wired up,
>> will automatically switch to the rear camera when you go into
>> reverse.)
>>
>> This weekend I'll be heading out to WV, so I hope to check its
>> accuracy
>> and completeness in rural areas. So far, I really like it. Oh, it is
>> also Sirius and XM satellite ready (I have the Sirius box).
>>
>> I stuck the GPS and Sirius radio antennas underneath the luggage
>> carrier on my Westy, so they are invisible but work fine.
>>
>> On Jun 2, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Loren Busch wrote:
>>
>>> While on the subject of GPS, does anyone have experience with the
>>> stand alone GPS driver navigation systems vs. laptop. I'm not
>>> talking
>>> about the built in systems that are in so many new cars, but the
>>> 'stick on the dash' systems. I've been put off by the small screen
>>> size but wonder if there is some experience out there.
>>
>>
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