Sony PSP Go!Explore in for review

Darren · Last edited by Darren on Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:59 am; edited 1 time in total

As Sony UK seem unable/unwilling to discuss their Satnav package GO!Explore for the PSP we've taken the rare step of actually buying one for review. Normally if a companies PR team can't be bothered then we would adopt the same attitude but this is a novel solution that may actually do quite well assuming Sony don't abandon it as they have their PND products!

Available from Argos and Amazon at £99.99 the package contains the GPS receiver, a 12v power adapter, Arkon car mount and a UMD disc containing maps of UK & Ireland. The software itself is iGO with their latest mapping that has 3d topography and some 3d buildings.

I'll be reviewing this in detail in a few weeks but for in the meantime I'll add some pictures to whet your appetite and answer any questions you may have in this thread.

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Darren · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

I've uploaded a short video to YouTUBE here.
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Jarvist · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 26, 2006 Posts: 20

Just checked out the video. Seems a fairly good little application.

However I did notice, it displays distance in Yards, but the spoken commands are in metres!

Darren · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject:

Hadn't spotted that! Will have to check !
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Tom59 · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject:

I have vowed never to buy a Sony anything ever again!
I had a Sony Clie Palm PDA until they decided to withdraw support from UK. The same will probably happen with this, sell a couple of hundred thousand, make a quick killing then dump the dupes that gave them the money Evil or Very Mad

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badgerdid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2005 Posts: 41

Looks like its using igo8 isnt it? igo 8 is a good package.

MaFt · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

badgerdid · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2005 Posts: 41

The only thing i just noticed while looking at it for a price is it comes on the umd disc maps and everything pre loaded, how would you go for updates and what happens when new maps come out?

Would you have to buy a new disc? Maybe it loads new maps to a memory card?

adski · Lifetime Member Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 31

I've seen the maps for sale in the Playstation store on my PS3 so guess that you can add them to card somehow, or thinkg about it, maybe they give you an activation code for maps that are already on the UMD.

Darren · Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject:

Yup, new maps and updates can be downloaded to a memstick. During install it recommends you copy maps and system files to memstick if available to improve performance anyway.
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pschana · Occasional Visitor Joined: Nov 05, 2006 Posts: 2

I've had the Go!Explore for a couple of days now and i'm impressed with the speed of the thing, the console is ideally suited to this kind of application.

One problem though and big one.....I can't find any overlay for speed cameras!!! Does anyone have an idea on how I can get the speed database/overlay on to the application?

Darren · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

Not sure it's possible, there are no options for it that I can see?
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MaFt · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:10 am Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:33 am Post subject:

Nothing obvious, on the memstick is this folder for the map data (the GO!Explore folders are highlighted):

In settings there is a 'WARNINGS' menu but this allows control of safety mode and speed limit alerts only.

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MaFt · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:39 pm Post subject:

bummer - presume there is no support then as there is normally an extra option for speed camera alerts...

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