hello, compatibility advice would be lovely!

calamityblonde

hi there
i'm a new person to this site, am i supposed to get the beers in?!

Ok, so i want to do the satnav thing...i have a car and a motorbike, and would like to use it on both.
I have an iPaq 1940 which i'd like to keep please; and work has given me tom tom 5 on the understanding that i sort out the rest on my own Sad

I've heard all manner of horror stories about hardware/software incompatibilities and i WILL cry if i buy the wrong thing!
Please would someone advise me as the correct type of bluetooth gps receiver to purchase?
Many thanks
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Darren · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:40 pm Post subject:

First off, mine's a pint of bitter ;) And welcome.

The 1940 wasn't a particularly great PDA, it has no serial port support so Bluetooth is the way to go for you.

Get yourself a SiRFStarIII Chipset Bluetooth GPS, GlobalSat Bt338 and Holux GPSlim are two great units worth considering.

As for mounting, you'd probably need something suich as Brodit's waterproof case with handlebar mount.
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calamityblonde · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

thanks for the advice - the 1940 has bluetooth, so i was planning to use that to connect to the receiver anyway.
A bike chum pointed me towards eBay for receivers - is this to be recommended?

Darren · Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:00 pm Post subject:

That depends on if you value warranty and support! If not then eBay's fine.

Personally I'd pay the extra and buy direct from a dealer.
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