can i have sat nav on my asus Eee pc running xp pro now

[subaruswift]

Hi all

I have just got a new asus Eee pc laptop the 4GB model running XP Pro what i have installed & running so smooth but now would like to use the laptop if poss insteadof my hp4700 pda running tomtom5.

can someone tell me what laptop sat nav software might work please ?.

or so is Directions PC Navigator 7 - Great Britain & Ireland any good ??

i have no idea about laptop sat nav so be nice......

also can i just plug in my holux gps slim 236 using a usb lead & there drivers to use with the sat nav sofware.. ?.

many thanks

[mikealder]

A Laptop in a car is not a very good idea IMHO, if you hit the brakes where will end up, securing such a beast in place will not be easy, for connection to the 236 you can use a cable, but it needs to be of a specific type that contains a circuit to alter the voltage, if I were you I would use Bluetooth for communication it is much easier and a small BT USB Dongle will only cost around £15 - Mike

[MaFt]

mike - have you seen the eeeeeeeepc's? they're pretty tiny...!

MaFt

[mikealder]

Indeed it is small but it still weighs in at around 1KG so will need to be held down for safety in a vehicle, my other concern is the OS, running Linux it is going to be rather difficult to find any mainstream GPS related mapping software that will work on the device - Mike

[subaruswift]

i have installed xp pro on the laptop but i am just asking what sat nav software can i use.


i have a audi a4 51 plate so me & a friend as make a standfor the laptop what will hold it in place ;-) so it will not move or not me out in a smash.... .


cheers

[dizzydalek]

Hi All,

Got one of these too, in my Civic it will sit securely on the 'shelf' in front of the radio display, so no problems there.

It'll probably fall off a lot less than the sucky-cup thing holding my PDA

I was wondering about satnav software too, is there anyhting with tomtom-like features for Windows XP?

Probably going to go for the bluetooth connection, although if you're handy with a soldering iron there is a possibility to mount the GPS receiver inside the eee

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?pid=234343

BTW, you can now get the EEE with WinXP preinstalled and a bigger built in SSD.

Iain

[mikealder]

[dizzydalek]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for those. From what I know of AutoRoute it shows the map with a marker of where you are, does the latest version do any voice navigation ?

The pc-directions thing looks good though. Anyone have any experience of this ?

Ta

Iain

[mikealder]

[Darren]

Wow I'm amazed at the mods on the eeeuser forum, incredible work there!
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