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tspar Occasional Visitor
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 8
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject: Maps: Navteq or Teleatlas ? |
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Which is best?
Im getting the feeling Navteq have the more accurate data. Am i correct or do i have it horribly wrong !,
Any advice much appreicated.
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icsys Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: South Lancashire, UK
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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It is believed that NAVTEQ have the most up-to-date and most accurate mapping of the currently available countries however Tele Atlas have recently announced that it has taken the European lead in digital maps shipped into the burgeoning market for personal navigation (PNAV) solutions.
This is debatable as the current portfolio of TA maps are pretty poor in countries such as Portugal and RoI to name two.
As I have never used a system that utilises NAVTEQ data I can't comment on their coverage of those particular countries. _________________ Ian.
iPAQ 2210 | Navman 4100 BT Receiver
Navman iCN 635
TomTom GO
Anquet OS mapping
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tspar Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:51 pm Post subject: Thanks.. |
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I presently have a Mio 268 which uses Teleatlas and while its been fine for the last few months im noticing quite a few anomolies shall i say in the road data. Ive contacted them about updates and they say they do provide updates but their website is pretty woeful to say the least and no updates can be found. I think i shall be moving to a device with Navteq in the near future. A navigon blue media pna is my prefered choice at the moment, any views on this device ? |
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icsys Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: South Lancashire, UK
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Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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There is a review of the Medion MDPNA150 here which is identical hardware (Mitac Mio 138) to the Navigon BlueMedia but differs in the software as it runs a version of Destinator 3 as opposed to Navigon Mobile Navigator on the BlueMedia.
Darren is reviewing the Navigon BlueMedia and it should be available to view very soon. _________________ Ian.
iPAQ 2210 | Navman 4100 BT Receiver
Navman iCN 635
TomTom GO
Anquet OS mapping
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tspar Occasional Visitor
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:59 am Post subject: medion.... |
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Thanks for the link. Bearing in mind i need my sat nav to be transferable from my car to my wifes what do you think is the best portable sat nav available?
Please give your choice based on the fact i have a grand to play with on the money front.
Cheers
Tim |
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MarkHewitt Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 16, 2004 Posts: 1077 Location: Chester-le-Street & York
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:30 am Post subject: |
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You could get the most expensive TomTom GO and still have a nice bit of cash to spare. |
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icsys Frequent Visitor
Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 1154 Location: South Lancashire, UK
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 9:41 am Post subject: |
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As you hinted at swapping to NAVTEQ mapping maybe you should take a look at the Garmin Street Pilot 2620 or 2650 review here
They come with MapSource City Navigator 6 which uses NAVTEQ maps. _________________ Ian.
iPAQ 2210 | Navman 4100 BT Receiver
Navman iCN 635
TomTom GO
Anquet OS mapping
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 14/09/2002 20:56:18 Posts: 5231 Location: Surrey, United Kingdom
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Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:23 am Post subject: |
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I wouldn't go for a 2650 as it needs a cable hardwiring into the vehicle by a Garmin specialist to make use of the dead-reckoning features. The 2610 uses CF cards for storage, the 2620 has a Microdrive. The 2650 and 2660 are their equivalents with dead-reckoning.
Also, CityNavigator V7 is now out, so even if the product is shipped with V6 then a free upgrade to V7 should be forthcoming. _________________ Tim |
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