anyone out there have an in-car navigation system? i've been thinking about getting one for a while with all the driving i am always doing and am probably going to use some christmas money to purchase one. just curious what you all have and how you like them

thanks

-john

I have a tablet PC mounted with a Ram Mount and a USB GPS puck mounted on the dash (cable routed behind the dash). It give me a full computer with Navigation and with my Cell phone, i-net access.

I am sure tha tis not what you are looking for. :)

I would look into the Garmin units.

I Loved Garmin's Christmas Commercials!
Wife's Gonna Freak
He's Got No Teeth
This Isnt Good
Bad Neighborhood
Where's Highway 10
There's The Moose Again
Give A Give A Give A Garmin
Screen's Clear And Wide
Whole World Inside
Garmin.com
Garmin.coooom

Oh Yea, I Got Gps On My Phone, The Chocolate(complete With Broken Screen)

" Look there's a moose, give me a noose;
I'm lost again, where's highway 10;
this isn't good, bad neighborhood;
went to buy a wreath, he's got no teeth;
(ding dong, ding dong)
I missed my turn, I'm going to burn;
wife's gonna freak, future is bleak;
nothing is right, this really bites;
where's highway 10, there's a moose again;
giva giva giva giva Garmin (x2)
screen clear and wide, whole world inside;
Garmin.com, Garmin.com... "

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-msY2WT24

yeah, i loved the find salon now, have a unibrow line....i think i might buy a garmin just because of that line...they are what i am mostly looking at anyhow

-john

Yeah I would definetly recommend Garmin Nuvi350 or widescreen version Nuvi660. Its very good (350 i got) and very accurate. As far as in-dash units I don't recommend any of them due to high price and form(they do look nice in dash) over funcionality. I have Avic z1(dvd only when you stop,20 GB HDD for music) but I'm not amazed by it. My Nuvi kiks its a$$.

I guess the other question to ask. Will you use it for anything other than Street Navigation? Ie, hiking, geocaching, etc.?

If so, I would look at one of the iQue's or if voice navigation isn't needed, I would look at the GPS Map60 lines (I have the 60CSx and love it).

I have and have used quite a few different GPS's (mostly hand helds) and find the Garmins to be much nicer and usually more user friendly.

i just use my nextel i930 for navigation, it has a program called telenav

so after some research and a little bit of shopping around i actually wound up going with a tomtom one unit. it was the best unit for the amount of money i was looking to spend, and had a 100 dollar instant rebate at bestbuy. the unit is the perfect size, and works great. i spent a few hours in the garage today taking the entire dash apart so i could route the power cable behind it and make the install a lot cleaner. after a lot of busted knuckles and a little bit of dremmel work, it came out pretty nice. i also modified a few old cell phone holders i had from previous cars for my phone, allowing it to sit right under my headunit so i won't miss a call coming in. i have an lg vx9800, which flips open and has a full keyboard, so i made the holder so the phone could be used in it's normal upright position, or sideways giving me access to the web while driving. there's a few pics below of how it all turned out.

-john

pscy you do realize that you can turn the gyro off on your in dash dvd with a switch on the back.....also if they had you hook the wire up to the e brake just ground it and voila you get dvd while driving :) oh and i just purchased the nuvi 360 :) everything the 350 has plus blue tooth

BurnMac,

How is nuvi? I just visited L.A and had my 350 with. That thing is great.
I'm going to turn off the gyroin my avic like u said when i get chance to take some time off and take it out. All those safety things start piss me off.

psycox you can simply bypass that feature so you can have dvd while it is being driven...

yes all you have to do is unhook it from the e-brake and wire in a switch that you will ground to the body or anything that is grounded, sometimes you might have to toggle the switch a couple of times but it will work.... good luck

even though it's more cumbersome, i use Delorme Street atlas on my laptop, and sit it in the seat next to me. i like the ability to really customize my route.

yeah the inly bad thing about that is it wont tell you where you are... when i go on trips that i havent drove before i use my gps on my nextel phone its real good for $10 a month......

oh yes it does.... comes with a USB GPS.

now that is sweet, how much for the set up????

progrem is under a hundred, GPS antenna comes with it. DeLorme Street Atlas.

I also have Street Atlas and have used it for years. I recently picked up a product called I-Guidance. It is basically the same system that the onboard nav systems use. For street navigation, it is great. I use it a lot more than Street Atlas now.

i will check it out.....