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HighlandNick
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Location: Highlands, Scotland
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 Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: My new toy |
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Here's what I have just bought - I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. 
GPS Map 60CSX from the USA for £240 + £22 P&P+insurance.
I am not sure why we need to pay up to £400 for the equivalent item here in the UK.
It came with MapSource v6.5 and Metroguide v7 Europe. MetroGuide does not need an unlock code so it could, I suppose, be used on any mapping GPS.
The pre installed USA Recreational base map is useless for here. Buy a MapSource product of your choice and install your that onto the memory card. There are many to choose from - City select, the expensive Topo GB... or stick with MetroGuide as I intend to do.
I have downloaded the excellent free SMC contour set too. This can be used with MapSource (use the foolproof WLW guide - link on this forum) Make sure that the files come from the new SMC website and not the old "Luke" mirror.
MetroGuide is not Auto routable - however, it apparently will work in auto route mode with an application called img2gps.
The standard 64MB card is big enough to take the whole of Scotland using MetroGuide and SMC overlays. However I have ordered a new microSD card so I can eventually get all the UK on the GPS using MetroGuide. A 256MB card would probably do for this but I understnd a 1GB card is needed for Topo GB.
Any nerdy / geeky questions can be directed my way if you like.
Thanks to McPharisee for forcing me to buy this new piece of kit. |
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ghiribizzo
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Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Location: Ferryport-on-Craig. The Kingdom of Fife.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: My new toy |
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| HighlandNick wrote: |
I am not sure why we need to pay up to £400 for the equivalent item here in the UK. |
Until more people figure out you can do this and e.g. buy branded SD cards at about a third of the price of Pissy Werld on eBay then the prices will stay high in rip-off Britain.
Like the guy 'convincing' me not to buy a US PDA because it wouldn't be ok for UK mains. Um. The charger does 110-250V and I thought a 99p adapter would be needed to do the job till one arrived 'thrown-in' with another purchase! Sorted!
If I a) got informed service and b) a reasonable price then I'll buy it High Street.
But when matey is 'wrong' and you get impeccable service from Hong Kong at £130 less then that's where the money goes.
Rubbery! 
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Wildlifewriter
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Joined: 04 Aug 2005
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Location: Norn Iron
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject: Re: My new toy |
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| HighlandNick wrote: | Here's what I have just bought - I know you have all been waiting with bated breath.
(snip)MetroGuide is not Auto routable - however, it apparently will work in |
Mu understanding is that this WILL work, but that address lookups and similar functions do not.
-Wlw |
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HighlandNick
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: Re: My new toy |
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| Wildlifewriter wrote: | address lookups ........ do not.
-Wlw |
Sorry Wlw - but it would appear that address lookups and the subsequent auto-routing to the address DOES work! |
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Wildlifewriter
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: My new toy |
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| HighlandNick wrote: | | Sorry Wlw - but it would appear that address lookups and the subsequent auto-routing to the address DOES work! |
That's interesting. Cetainly it was not the case with earlier units, so there's been a change for the better.
(Pssst.... nobody mention this to Garmin, OK? Mums the word.)
-Wlw |
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