Lidl sat nav on sale for €199 from Monday.

Pal

http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?quicklinx=4HW4

144.92
cheapest I can find

tom1979

158 with postage at dabs
<no pimping your eBay item>

tom1979

Catalyst wrote: »

http://www.elara.ie/products/gps.asp?srch=&anyallexact=all&available=checked&manu=GARMIN

but its ok for other ppl to do so ????????

The Yipper

I bought one of the Lidl units at the start of the year and it works fine...apart from the new roads...but that's only to be expected...anyway....I saw where someone said that this unit is basically the same as the Garmin thing....I'm wondering if it'd be possible to buy the garmin maps of USA and use them on the Lidl model....any thoughts ???
Anyone really care???

:)

dowtchaboy

The Yipper wrote: »

I saw where someone said that this unit is basically the same as the Garmin thing....I'm wondering if it'd be possible to buy the garmin maps of USA and use them on the Lidl model....any thoughts ???
Anyone really care???

:)

Short answer is NO! While the LIDL unit may use same or similar GPS chips to the Garmin, and the maps may both be from Navteq, you can't just buy the Garmin maps (either on CD or on SD cards) and have them run on the LIDL unit.
Anyway if you are heading to the US it will probably be cheaper to buy a basic GPS unit over there with US maps already installed. Think you can get bottom of the range/no-name brands for less than $100 if you check around. We have reached the stage, like in the PC world, where buying "software" alone costs more than the "hardware + software" package.
db.

johnnyboy4711

saw this whe i was up there last week,very tempted!
http://www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B001CCA1C2/sr=1-2/qid=1221132591/ref=sr_1_2/203-1751763-8839911?ie=UTF8&node=54477031&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=9&rh=&page=

£109 = €137
not bad for widescreen
slan
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The Yipper

dowtchaboy wrote: »

Short answer is NO! While the LIDL unit may use same or similar GPS chips to the Garmin, and the maps may both be from Navteq, you can't just buy the Garmin maps (either on CD or on SD cards) and have them run on the LIDL unit.
Anyway if you are heading to the US it will probably be cheaper to buy a basic GPS unit over there with US maps already installed. Think you can get bottom of the range/no-name brands for less than $100 if you check around. We have reached the stage, like in the PC world, where buying "software" alone costs more than the "hardware + software" package.
db.

Thanks for that ...back to the drawing board so!!!!

aubhall

Data sheet for the lidl satnav

http://www.targa.co.uk/index.jsp?SID=0&NAV=236&DOC=&PAGE=2459&PCAT=5&PROD=450&PTUBE=0&PARAMS=undefined&PARAMS2=undefined&SPCAREA=undefined

Model Targa PNA-E3530
Display 3.5-inch colour display with 65,536 colours
Navigation software Targa Traveller navigationsoftware (powered by Sygic®)
Map material TeleAtlas
GPS-Chipset SiRFGRF3i+ and SiRFInstantFixIITM
Processor SiRFatlas III™ 372 MHz processor
Card reader SD Card
Connectors - SD memory card slot
- Mini USB
Highlights - Borderless navigation allover Europe
- mapmaterial filly pre-installed
- 2 GB internal memory
Scope of delivery - Navigation device
- Holder with suction pad
- Car charger
- USB cable
- Stylus
- Manual
- DVD-ROM (incl. map material)
System requirements - Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP, Windows Vista®
- Intel® Pentium® III / AMD Athlon™ or higher
- DVD-ROM drive
- USB port
- Cigarette lighter socket
Warranty 3 years
Usable memory cards SD Cards up to 2 GB
(not incuded)

neacy69

For an extra €20 (€119.99) you can get the Garmin Nuvi 200 in maplins. Much better unit if you ask me. I got one on saturday...


<edit> It was Halfords sorry

leex

Lidl unit appears to have TeleAtlas maps which are not supposed to be as good in ireland as Navteq (as in Garmin and recent Aldi units).

sweetie

neacy69 wrote: »

For an extra €20 (€119.99) you can get the Garmin Nuvi 200 in maplins. Much better unit if you ask me. I got one on saturday...

have you a link or is it in shop only?

Do-more

Maplins don't seem to have an Irish website, maplin.ie & maplins.ie redirects to maplin.co.uk with prices in sterling. On there the 200W is listed at £139.99! And B grades at £99.99! Was it A-grade or B-grade stock you got neacy69?

neacy69

I got a A-Grade Nuvi 200. It was in the store in Dundalk Retail Park
The nuvi 200w was an extra €20 (only difference is widescreen)

Its a great unit used it a few times since then and very happy with it

Do-more

neacy69 wrote: »

I got a A-Grade Nuvi 200. It was in the store in Dundalk Retail Park
The nuvi 200w was an extra €20 (only difference is widescreen)

Its a great unit used it a few times since then and very happy with it

OK my misunderstanding, as there is no 200 on the website I thought that you had got a 200W for €120.

For anyone interested, Currys and Halfords have had the 200W in the last few weeks for €129.99, not sure if that offer is still current, but I think so.

Harvey Norman are currently advertising the 200W at a quote "Great Price" of €188! They should price match Currys or Halfords it you ask nicely!

neacy69

Do-more wrote: »

OK my misunderstanding, as there is no 200 on the website I thought that you had got a 200W for €120.

For anyone interested, Currys and Halfords have had the 200W in the last few weeks for €129.99, not sure if that offer is still current, but I think so.

Harvey Norman are currently advertising the 200W at a quote "Great Price" of €188! They should price match Currys or Halfords it you ask nicely!

Just realised I actually got this Halfords not Maplins sorry for the confusion....Was a busy day on saturday!

Do-more

neacy69 wrote: »

Just realised I actually got this Halfords not Maplins sorry for the confusion....Was a busy day on saturday!

inga problem!

sweetie

neacy69 wrote: »

Just realised I actually got this Halfords not Maplins sorry for the confusion....Was a busy day on saturday!

thanks. so whats the difference between the 200 and the 250? According tp the garmin website they have the eact same features when compared. I see halfords have the 200w for £95 online but Blanchardstown isn't on the reserve and pick up list.

neacy69

sweetie wrote: »

thanks. so whats the difference between the 200 and the 250? According tp the garmin website they have the eact same features when compared. I see halfords have the 200w for £95 online but Blanchardstown isn't on the reserve and pick up list.

Halfords only offered me either the Nuvi 200 for e119.99 or the 200w (widescreen being the only difference) for an extra e30...

I cant see any difference between the 200 and the 250 from a couple of quick google searches...but I'm no expert on sat-nav's

Do-more

It's not very clear from the compare function on the Garmin website but the 200 and 200W has UK & Ireland maps only, the 250 has full European maps.