Iguidance or GarminMobile

**BIGGKATT01** · 09-23-2008, 05:49 PM

Garmin mobile pc the price difference is because Garmin can only be used on 1 systems and iguidance can be used on 2 I luv buth programs but iguidance is falling behind the lack of custom poi is a killer man its not hard to do no traffic in iguidance I mean simple things make a big difference.

**Marvin Hlavac** · 09-24-2008, 08:09 AM

> So what im getting from this is that the new iguidance
> doesn't have gas prices and weather??

iG does have Weather. Even older versions had the feature. I'm not sure about the ability to integrate the feature into a front end, as I don't use any front end myself.

> The only cool feature I see in Iguidance over Garmin is the
> 3d view which knowing my area will not be supported.

You mean the new "Junction view". That's true. Only about 3,000 junctions are covered in the new 2009 version. This should not be a selling feature.

> Ok which version of Garmin do I want: Garmin Mobil PC or
> Gamin Mobile 10 for Laptop?

The new "Mobile PC".

> no traffic in iguidance

No traffic in GMPC either (or am I missing something?)

**mdawg** · 09-24-2008, 12:58 PM

Well it arrives tomorrow so I will let you all know!

**angelinalove** · 09-25-2008, 06:56 AM

Garmin is really to be tased. I also like it.

**mdawg** · 09-25-2008, 06:27 PM

Garmin Mobile is installed and working. Only problem I am having is how to get it working with RR. Help? I know there are some threads about this so ima start searching.

**mdawg** · 09-27-2008, 04:44 PM

Alright so far I have RR working with my GPS. For Garmin I used the overlay http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/rr-s...-any-skin.html << but when I load the GPS tab it bring up the top bar and nothing else. Any help?

**mattb348** · 02-26-2009, 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by mdawg

Ok for my CarPC I need to decide on what GPS software to use. It seems Garmins new software is good yet everyone uses Iguidance as well so Im in a bind. There are not much reviews out for either (Im talking about 09 Iguidance) so what should I get? Iguidance cost $99 and Garmin Cost ??

I would definitely go with the garmin. That is just my opinnion though; I have always been a garmin fan myself.

I personally think that the Iguidance is too expensive for what you get; the garmin is quite a bit cheaper, and is better in my oppinion. Just my 2 cents, for what it is worth.
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**Bugbyte** · 02-26-2009, 09:58 AM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't iGuidance more integrated with RR? Like, you can use the gas plug-in and it will route you to the station you select, or RR knows when IG is talking and lowers the music volume so you can hear it?

I use GMPC because it was inexpensive and I figured if it works for a zillion people on their PND, it ought to work pretty well on the PC. Which it does. I've been quite satisfied with it.

If you have a connection, it will download weather. I think if you have a Garmin subscription, you can get traffic data. And it has good POI's. It is also touchscreen friendly, easy to use, and you can easily control it from a rotary controller like a Powermate.

It also auto-switches to night mode, which is a nice feature that my handheld Tom-Tom doesn't have.

Did I mention the price?

**HiJackZX1** · 02-26-2009, 10:12 AM

At the Florida meet JohnWPB was showing off Garmin on his laptop, I cannot recall the version, but it came with a GPS unit. I am a hardcore iGuidance person, but I have to say, after seeing Garmin, I am really impressed with it. The GUI is much more suited for a car, in fact if it had the ability to play music you could actually use it as a front end. Has huge buttons and very easy to understand. It also has traffic service (pay service), I am thinking it is internet based. I use Sprint telenav for now and it has internet based traffic routing that is amazing, I am assuming that Garmin's is good also. It even has a gps based tripometer that looks similar to a plugin for CF. Flux is in the process of switching their nav engine to a new one, one of the possibilities is Garmn, but they say the SDK is a nightmare. Other choices are Sygic and some other one. They are also making it so we have the choice to embed what ever nav we want, since so many people have different preferences.

**nitrobass24** · 09-05-2009, 12:05 PM

Mdawg did you ever get it working properly with RR?

Im in the same situation now, where I can decide between Garmin and iGuidance.
I have a garmin unit now and I love it, but looking to see what your thoughts are now that you have used it in a carpc setting.