Garmin v pocketgpsworld databases

[larkshall]

Hi,

Have been using garmins speedcam database which comes free for 3 months. This is about to expire, so before I part with cash to them, is your database better?, if so how?, chance to sell me guys...

[PaulB2005]

Cheaper
Updated more often
Includes Mobile Cameras
Chance to get Free Lifetime Subscription
Chance to get Extended Subscription
Customisable depending on your Sat nav model.

[DennisN]

Oh Paul. I've POIloaded pgpsw cameras on my new Nuvi and was going to see how the two compare, now you've ruined it for me!!
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[larkshall]

[DennisN]

As a babe in arms with Garmin Nuvi 660FM (two days "experience"), I think the customisable bit is as you do the business with POIloader and I'd guess it's only ALL cameras having the same customisation. Whereas with a TomTom device, you can customise every single camera type exactly as you want it, e.g. 30mph fixed camera warned at 300 yards, using whichever sound you like OR a spoken warning which says "Warning, gatso ahead, speed limit 30 miles an hour" - different distance and "sound" for every camera type/speed.

In POIloading the pgpsw cameras to my Nuvi, I loaded them onto my SD card, so they won't have harmed Garmin's cameras on the internal memory (I hope, because I'm hoping to compare the two sets). Whilst doing this, I noted that the Garmin speed cameras are called speed cameras, whereas the pgpsw cameras are treated as custom POIs, so I assume they will not overwrite the Garmin ones.
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Dennis

If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[PaulB2005]

The PGPSW ones will not overwrite the Garmin ones which will need to be disabled to avoid duplicate alerts.

Customisable - depending on your model you can use mp3 sounds for alerts (instead of "bong bong") and use programs like Ash10's Camera Updater to customise the alert distance. You set your preferences, drag and drop the PGPSW files onto the program and it exports new files into your POILoader folder. You then use POILoader to load these files to your Garmin.

See - CLICK HERE

[MaFt]

under settings and proximity alerts you can 'untick' garmin cameras and/or custom pois to disable warnings

MaFt

[north_country_boy]

Dennis, did you manage to test both databases out, how did you find the Garmin compared to pocketgpsworld?

[MaFt]

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