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Reply With Quoteif you want small look up royalteks sapphire mouse. its small and pretty too
I am very new to the worl of carputers and GPS units. I was wondering, which USB GPS unit was good and well priced? I don't know much about the technical aspects of the units, but I hope it would be somewhat small so I can store it in a reasonably unoticable space.
if you want small look up royalteks sapphire mouse. its small and pretty too
I use a Haicom HI-202E. They are matchbox sized, come in several colors (mine is black like the car), they are supposedly waterproof, come in both USB (recommmended) and serial versions, the USB cable is thin (my guess: 1mm diameter), and probably best of all, they have a powerful magnet inside so you can just slap it on the roof and it will stick. They're also cheap. I got mine on ebay for about EUR 100 (last year). Theft might be an issue, mine is not really visible from the ground since my truck's height is >2m.
EPIA CL-6000E mobo powered by 12V 55W PSU
Creative Audigy 2 NX
Samsung 152V 15" LCD panel (VGA, 1024x768)
I don't think it matters much nowadays what receiver you buy if you don't have any special requirements. It should have a parallel receiver (the (very?)old serial receivers would "swap channels" instead of simultaneously listening to all visible satellites. All receivers need some seconds at startup to "lock on". This is not caused by the receiver being slow but because of how the GPS system is designed. If you need lock by the time you enter the car you can either wire the GPS to be powered at "all times" or maybe use the door unlock pulse to power it on so it get's some extra seconds while you open the door and enter.
Don't expect to see better accuracy from a more expensive receiver unless it supports some extra technology (varying for different parts of the world).
The most critical part is getting as much free sight from satellite to antennae as possible.
Also all GPSes I have seen supports NMEA (the protocol used over the wire to the computer).
EPIA CL-6000E mobo powered by 12V 55W PSU
Creative Audigy 2 NX
Samsung 152V 15" LCD panel (VGA, 1024x768)
I see. Is there an online shop for some GPS recievers? I cannot find many US sites.
Thanks for the site, but I dont see the royaltek.
does this reciever work with all of the main mapping programs(Routis, Mappoint, Destinator) ?Originally Posted by bsc
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