So its Christmas, what Sat Nav to get the old man?

Vegeta

If someone was going to get you a Sat Nav what would be your choice.

I have to get one for my Dad for xmas and am wondering on what to get him.

All suggestions welcome.

smemon

i got mine a garmin nuvi 610T, getting one for myself too

Reason being they have (apparently) the best maps for Ireland, the device also has bluetooth which will double nicely as a handsfree kit, plus it's slim, yet big so very easy to see and touch.

around €300 though, so it's expensive.

hottstuff

My mrs got me a Tom Tom One XL last year and i love it.
Ability to change voice is great for making journeys more fun.

Vegeta

smemon wrote: »

i got mine a garmin nuvi 610T, getting one for myself too

Reason being they have (apparently) the best maps for Ireland, the device also has bluetooth which will double nicely as a handsfree kit, plus it's slim, yet big so very easy to see and touch.

around €300 though, so it's expensive.

Would a cheaper version such as the nuvi 250W have the same maps as the 610T???

Its not the money as 300 seems reasonable to me but my dad is very tech backwards and things like bluetooth are just not needed by him

zing

Vegeta wrote: »

Would a cheaper version such as the nuvi 250W have the same maps as the 610T???

Buy a 250W with European maps and you won't have to worry about that.

Its not the money as 300 seems reasonable to me but my dad is very tech backwards and things like bluetooth are just not needed by him

You can see a comparison between the two models here:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/compare.do?compare=compare&compareProduct=6292&compareProduct=9121&cID=134

DJ Hafez

Vegeta wrote: »

Would a cheaper version such as the nuvi 250W have the same maps as the 610T???

The 250w is a great alternative. Maps are as upto date or even more up to date depending on where you get it from. It's also very user friendly so he shouldn't have a problem using it

Vegeta

DJ Hafez wrote: »

Maps are as upto date or even more up to date depending on where you get it from

Where would you suggest to get the most up to date maps??

DJ Hafez

Vegeta wrote: »

Where would you suggest to get the most up to date maps??

AFAIK pixmania have NT2008(version 10) preloaded. If you venture to a halfords after tuesday you may also get one with V10 but I could'nt be certain as we don't know what version 250ws are coming in

Vegeta

cheers dude

would be handy to get one with the most updated maps on it already

DannyBuoy

DJ Hafez wrote: »

AFAIK pixmania have NT2008(version 10) preloaded. If you venture to a halfords after tuesday you may also get one with V10 but I could'nt be certain as we don't know what version 250ws are coming in

DJ, u know someone in the Mahon Point Halfords? If the 250WS are coming in with V10 I'll be there on Sat morn to get one. Would they open one up there and then to check and confirm?
Thankfully heading back to the Rebel county for Christmas
BTW, OP, I had a 250 up to recently, good solid unit with no great bells or whilstles to confuse a non techie. The 250 is a few quid cheaper than the 250WS but the wide screen may be easier to see.

DJ Hafez

DannyBuoy wrote: »

DJ, u know someone in the Mahon Point Halfords? If the 250WS are coming in with V10 I'll be there on Sat morn to get one. Would they open one up there and then to check and confirm?
Thankfully heading back to the Rebel county for Christmas
BTW, OP, I had a 250 up to recently, good solid unit with no great bells or whilstles to confuse a non techie. The 250 is a few quid cheaper than the 250WS but the wide screen may be easier to see.

Unfortunately I'm working there:p If you ask any of the lads there should be no problem to open one up to check. I'll most likely know on thursday evening so I'll post if I know what V has come in

DannyBuoy

DJ Hafez wrote: »

Unfortunately I'm working there:p If you ask any of the lads there should be no problem to open one up to check. I'll most likely know on thursday evening so I'll post if I know what V has come in

That would be great, would appreciate that if you could, cheers.

Vegeta

So I ordered the Garmin 250W on pixmania and it arrived yesterday. It had the most up to date maps the NT 2008 ones or whatever the full name is.

I have a question about it though. Can you simulate a route. Can you enter a route and then get a psuedo car to drive along it at say double/tripple etc speed just to get an idea of where you are going before heading on the trip. If its not a feature on it then no big deal but just thought it a little weird that it cant do it.

DJ Hafez

Vegeta wrote: »

I have a question about it though. Can you simulate a route.

To simulate a route, pess the tools button, then into settings and go into system. It'll show you the option for turning on and off the GPS simulator there. When it is on, go into the map view, tap where u would like to start from and then tap set location. It will then bring you on the route from where you select to your destination

DJ Hafez

DannyBuoy wrote: »

DJ, u know someone in the Mahon Point Halfords? If the 250WS are coming in with V10 I'll be there on Sat morn to get one. Would they open one up there and then to check and confirm?
Thankfully heading back to the Rebel county for Christmas
BTW, OP, I had a 250 up to recently, good solid unit with no great bells or whilstles to confuse a non techie. The 250 is a few quid cheaper than the 250WS but the wide screen may be easier to see.

We have about 14 250ws left so if you're getting one, come early!:D (V10 loaded)

danjo

Vegeta wrote: »

Can you simulate a route. Can you enter a route and then get a psuedo car to drive along it at say double/tripple etc speed just to get an idea of where you are going before heading on the trip. it.

Should have got a Tomtom.

DannyBuoy

DJ Hafez wrote: »

We have about 14 250ws left so if you're getting one, come early!:D (V10 loaded)

Done cheers!
I see the Fermoy bypass is on it, wasn't on the earlier version. Only thing I haven't figured out yet is the map scale was always shown in the lower left corner of my last 250, its not shown at all with the 250W, strange...

Fnz

DannyBuoy wrote: »

Done cheers!
I see the Fermoy bypass is on it, wasn't on the earlier version. Only thing I haven't figured out yet is the map scale was always shown in the lower left corner of my last 250, its not shown at all with the 250W, strange...

Could you tell me how much the 250W is going for in Halfords?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: no matter.. realized I could just phone them. It's €270 for those interested.

DJ Hafez

We sold out of them yesterday evening. The next batch will be in tommorow hopefully