Trikeman
Free Member
Hi All,
some results for the 'too good to be true' Chinese Satnav.
As in the other thread on the Chinese Satnav I was sceptical (to say the least) about purchasing one of the 7'' Truck Satnavs that are coming to our shores. I listened to the good points and the bad but decided to give one a punt for the money - thankfully one of our fellow Funsters sent me a concise instruction book, in English, which made understanding of the kit very easy (compared to the little book that came with it). MANY THANKS for that!
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Overall initial impressions????? A cracking bit of kit and I could buy 6 of these set-ups for the price of the TT motorhome and camper I was going to save for....... WELL IMPRESSED to say the least.
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I don't want to bore you to death but here are some initial results - on the Satnav feature only, the unit is stuffed with loads of other applications that all work as they should too.
Firstly I set the unit to pair with my iPhone via Bluetooth which worked superb for phoning and receiving, no probs there.
Set the vehicle parameters to motorhome and set the dimensions and weight. I then selected a route that I knew would throw up a few problems as far as dimensions were concerned and straight away the unit warned against this. I was using it in my 107 toad and went for another route I knew without dimension/weight issues for the MH dimensions, all OK there and off we went (we had another TT with us for comparison).
Superb 3d mapping, clear voice directions, fuel garages, eateries and speed cameras highlighted also.
I drove a well trodden route and nowt went wrong at all - the TT dropped once or twice (satellites) but this unit didn't once.
Anyway, tried going off route towards a height restriction on a lane I knew was there and almost immediately I was warned of the impending doom..... Brilliant, then an alternative route emerged that would have got us around the issue. I turned back on to initial route (much, it appeared, to the relief of Fay the Satnav girl). The screen quality is superb with the lightest of touches enabling scrolling through the navigation tools - postcodes are readily accessible (something that some said they couldn't find - under address) as are other methods. The POI's are interesting both here and in Europe, find me a restaurant, pub, fuel, sleepover all readily available to en-route or close-by.
Although this is a 'quick stab' test, I am completely confident of its capabilities, a longer term test will be forthcoming after the Xmas break. Seeing what I have so far, even with the initial ribbing I gave it, it really is a fantastic bit of kit for the money. If it lasts a year I could throw this one away and get another for several years to come before equating to the big named ones...... I could be wrong, but it is well worth the 'risk'.
I dunno, reverse engineering, copying, same as, better than, being robbed by the big boys,,,,, I really don't know how these can be delivered for such a reasonable price - the big names may feel the brunt if these and 'help' them be realistic.
Regards,
Trikeman.
some results for the 'too good to be true' Chinese Satnav.
As in the other thread on the Chinese Satnav I was sceptical (to say the least) about purchasing one of the 7'' Truck Satnavs that are coming to our shores. I listened to the good points and the bad but decided to give one a punt for the money - thankfully one of our fellow Funsters sent me a concise instruction book, in English, which made understanding of the kit very easy (compared to the little book that came with it). MANY THANKS for that!
:thumb:
Overall initial impressions????? A cracking bit of kit and I could buy 6 of these set-ups for the price of the TT motorhome and camper I was going to save for....... WELL IMPRESSED to say the least.
:thumb:
I don't want to bore you to death but here are some initial results - on the Satnav feature only, the unit is stuffed with loads of other applications that all work as they should too.
Firstly I set the unit to pair with my iPhone via Bluetooth which worked superb for phoning and receiving, no probs there.
Set the vehicle parameters to motorhome and set the dimensions and weight. I then selected a route that I knew would throw up a few problems as far as dimensions were concerned and straight away the unit warned against this. I was using it in my 107 toad and went for another route I knew without dimension/weight issues for the MH dimensions, all OK there and off we went (we had another TT with us for comparison).
Superb 3d mapping, clear voice directions, fuel garages, eateries and speed cameras highlighted also.
I drove a well trodden route and nowt went wrong at all - the TT dropped once or twice (satellites) but this unit didn't once.
Anyway, tried going off route towards a height restriction on a lane I knew was there and almost immediately I was warned of the impending doom..... Brilliant, then an alternative route emerged that would have got us around the issue. I turned back on to initial route (much, it appeared, to the relief of Fay the Satnav girl). The screen quality is superb with the lightest of touches enabling scrolling through the navigation tools - postcodes are readily accessible (something that some said they couldn't find - under address) as are other methods. The POI's are interesting both here and in Europe, find me a restaurant, pub, fuel, sleepover all readily available to en-route or close-by.
Although this is a 'quick stab' test, I am completely confident of its capabilities, a longer term test will be forthcoming after the Xmas break. Seeing what I have so far, even with the initial ribbing I gave it, it really is a fantastic bit of kit for the money. If it lasts a year I could throw this one away and get another for several years to come before equating to the big named ones...... I could be wrong, but it is well worth the 'risk'.
I dunno, reverse engineering, copying, same as, better than, being robbed by the big boys,,,,, I really don't know how these can be delivered for such a reasonable price - the big names may feel the brunt if these and 'help' them be realistic.
Regards,
Trikeman.