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 P.C. wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]lol....it didn't seem to bother them either.   She said the black bars down the side drove her bananas more.  [/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"] [/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"][img style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="url(this.src);" src="http://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c008.gif[/img][/div]
My father in law's HDTV is set to that mode.  We got used to it after a while.  It is true that the black bands were more annoying.
 

purelife wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]Oui Oui and Lise - Does your GPS include the new changes done at the Queensborough bridge area?  (if you drive in this area...)[/div]  
 I haven't done the recent map update so my GPS is not to date with the changes.   I drive by this area every weekday.

 

I have done it many times recently after I got the hints from someone.  

purelife wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]Hey Oui Oui [/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"] [/div] You were on DV before, right?  I recognize your name there.
Yup.  Remember there was someone with the nickname "vc" and I was using "VC" so I went with "Oui Oui".  Anyhow, how are you doing?
 

purelife wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]What's the model of your GPS, Lise?  And how much did it cost you?  Is the text to voice when it tells you the street name instead of saying "turn left, turn right?"[/div]
Hmm.... I haven't used one that actually says out the street names.   I bought it from Canada Best Buy because I wanted to get familiar before I land in LAX.

Michel, these Road units are more for use on marked roads or highways.  It can get very confuse when you get off road.  Although it does give you the coordinates wherever you can hit three satellites.  Mine usually lock on to about 6-7 satellites.  But, of course if you are in a valley or underneath some structure, you won't get any signal.
 

 Bonjour!  It's been a while!  

Some features you must have:

  1)  Voice command directions -  You don't need to look at the little screen while driving.

2)  Lots of Points of Interest - Most comes with 6 millions.

3)  Larger screen - 4.3" or more.

4)  Touch screen - I think most of them do but just to be sure.

5)  Reputable brand - Garmin, Magellan, Tom Tom, etc.

6)  Quick recalculation - I have heard that some takes a while to recalculate.  Can be very annoying if you got lost while travelling on the freeway and it keeps trying to calculate.  

 In August, 14 of my family (two sisters' families) drove down to SF from Vancouver in three vehicles.   I convinced them to buy the GPS systems.  I sold my 3225 to one of my sister for $100 and bought a Magellan 4210 for $199 from Best Buy.   It comes with the 4.3" screen instead of 3.5".   It does make a difference when it is attached to the windshield.  My other sister also bought the 4210.   Now, when I do buy the map update ($79 US!!), we can share the cost three way.

  On our last day in SF, all three vehicles got mixed up on an interchange and we all went different directions.  Miraculously, we all got to our destination (Jelly Belly, an hour away) within minutes of each other.  My sisters were not good with maps and my brothers in law were too busy looking at the highway signs and the 10 lanes freeway to know where they are going.  The GPS saved the day!  As soon as it detects that you have deviate from the route, it will re-calculate and provides an alternative route to reach your destination.

 

I was one of those people who despised people using the GPS system.  I am always good with maps and directions but now I am a changed men.

  I bought the Magellan 3225 from Costco for $149 just before I went to LA in May.    It comes with maps of Canada and 48 states.  It also comes with 1.6 millions points of interests but I found a upgrade online to increase that to 6 millions POI.   I used it all the time in LA, even it is illegal to attach the unit on the windshield.  I could go to places that I would not have gone if I sticked with the non-detail tourist map of LA.

  The POI features is a must!  When we feel like eating Japanese food, I can find them.  Walmart supercentre?  Right there.   You can even create your own points of interests using the USB cable connecting to your computer.

  You do not need to pay any monthly fee.  The only thing is when you want to update your map, you might have to pay for it.   Of course, some parts of the map will be out of date in due time.

  I recommend either Magellan or Garmin as they have been in the GPS business for long, long time.

Michel wrote:
Yeah, I assume it's probably the same everywhere. I will ask before I get the membership card just to make sure at the location close to my place. Thanks PL.[/DIV]
 I have done hundreds of prints from the Wellingdon store.  The back of the prints say "Fuji Crystal Archive".  

Hi Lise, kits, purelife and Orca!!