RE: OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading <g>

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Tim, I've been thinking about one of these types of unit - now my
plasma
and VD is old news :-)



Any idea how much they go for (I guess yours came with the car).



Paul.



-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: 10 November 2002 22:36
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading
<g>



I've got one in my beemer (the BMW unit is a rebadged MS5000, but the
latest ones come with a DVD drive unit), as has Gareth Cook. It is
pretty good, and can imagine that it will get better, as they get more
customers, and can therefore get real time data. It is very much like
traffic information on the radio - often by the time they tell you
about
it the jam has already dispersed. I use it frequently and the
auto-redirect feature does work very well - you get the "Attention!
X
miles of stationary traffic ahead" with details on the screen of what
is
going on. All you have to do is press on button, and it chooses a new
route for you. I've certainly specced it in my next car.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Challis [mailto:richard@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 10 November 2002 22:06
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] OT Car Navigation - Automating my map reading
<g>
> 
> I've erred on the side of caution with marking this as OT - but it
is
> automation :)
> 
> 
> I decided I required this after having been stuck on the motorway
around
> Brom the other day for the 5th time in as many journeys. I
currently
use a
> gps with an internal map, but it's hard to look at when one is
dealing
> with
> my fellow drivers when we are all determined to occupy the same
space!
I
> have used the traffic master YQ in the past.
> 
> I don't have the money to spare to get one of the all singing and
dancing
> DVD type systems.
> 
> Plus I want one that is capable of receiving traffic information
and
> routing
> on that basis.
> 
> 
> This gives me a choice of the VDO Dayton system which is licensed
to
use
> TMC
> (Traffic Message Channel)
> Or the new Traffic master service which remotes everything from
the
car.
> 
> I'm looking at the MS5000 from VDO Dayton. My local ICE place has
one
from
> their demo car. Unfortuannally it is sat in a box and isn't easy
to
setup
> to
> demo as it wants inputs from the car like a reversing light
connection
and
> the speedo pulse etc. (they are arranging a demo, but would like
to
have
> the
> prospective from a long term user if possible.)
> 
> 
> Does anyone here use the VDO units? With or without TMC?  
Is there
> anything
> else I should consider?
> 
> 
> Hope that all makes sense - much get back to pulling cables, at
last
have
> started flood wiring with a vengeance over the last week. Had the
cable
> etc
> sat in the living room bugging me for the last 6 months!
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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