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View Poll Results: What is the best GPS Receiver?
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BU-303
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22 |
8.21% |
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BU-353/355
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137 |
51.12% |
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Holux GR-213
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37 |
13.81% |
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Holux GR-212
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2.99% |
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Royaltek Sapphire
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0.37% |
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Garmin unit (post your model!)
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14 |
5.22% |
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Ublox unit (post your setup!)
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2 |
0.75% |
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Bluetooth unit (post your model!)
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9 |
3.36% |
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OEM unit (post your setup!)
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12 |
4.48% |
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Other (post your setup!)
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34 |
12.69% |
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06-15-2006, 09:05 AM
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Neither darque nor pervert
Join Date: Apr 2004
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FAQ POLL: What is the best GPS Receiver?
This thread is similar xBrady's 'best Front-end' thread. It is only going to show the popularity of the various GPS units available. This could be helpful for new members, since a make/model of GPS is popular for a reason....
If there are other GPS units you feel should be added to the list, I can't. The poll is limited to ten entries. However, please choose OTHER and post your setup so newbies can see what options are available!
Last edited by DarquePervert; 06-15-2006 at 09:29 AM.
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06-15-2006, 09:34 AM
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I have a bu-303 that i am quite hapy with, but if I had my time again i would definately get a bluetooth GPS receiver
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06-15-2006, 09:35 AM
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Neither darque nor pervert
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I have a BU-353 and am very happy with it. It's small, accurate, and quick to get a lock.
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06-15-2006, 09:39 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
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Ditto with Darque
It's water proof too!
or so they say, I haven't tried it out yet.
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06-16-2006, 12:21 AM
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The Last Good Gremlin
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: St Louis
Posts: 1,933
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I say anything SIRFStar III
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06-16-2006, 01:14 AM
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Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Corning, NY
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I have the Royaltek Sapphire. I didn't vote for it, because it's not the BEST. But it does work pretty much as advertised although it is prone to electromagnetic interference from the screen or computer itself. You have to place it strategically. When you do, it works just fine.
Last edited by Bugbyte; 06-19-2006 at 09:04 AM.
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06-17-2006, 06:37 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Posts: 461
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I vote for the AyAy, as far as price/performance goes.
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06-19-2006, 05:04 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 7
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1 more for SIRFStar III
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06-19-2006, 07:18 AM
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Neither darque nor pervert
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bugbyte
I have the Royaltek Sapphire. I didn't vote for it, because it's not the BEST. But it does work pretty much as advertised although it is prove to electromagnetic interference from the screen or computer itself. You have to place it strategically. When you do, it works just fine.
Yah. I debated the thread title for this.
These polls really don't tell anyone what the best anything is. It's just a popularity contest.
However, considering that we all want a quality GPS unit, if a lot of people are using that unit, it certainly can't suck that bad... 
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06-20-2006, 11:30 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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I have a deluo in the car and it's decent like many others. I only regret buying it after buying a rikaline for my PocketPC.. If anything I would have bought TWO rikalines (1 for car & 1 for PocketPC as I travel a lot). This is the one I'm talking about (Rikaline 6033):
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06-22-2006, 05:09 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Don't think there is a best one, but I use the Holux 213 and I'm happy with it. SiRF III, so it locks onto a bazillion satellites (when driving on an open highway it was locked on 10/10, max that the application could tell me).
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06-28-2006, 09:54 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gatineau, QC
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While I did not have any experience with any other GPS devices, the one that come in bundle with the Microsoft Streets & Trips 2006 software works quite well for me. I've put it in the back of the car under the window (not in the trunk) and so far I've had no problem with it.
Can't really say if it has a name other than "Microsoft" since I'm not next to it, but I'll take a look once I get a chance.
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06-28-2006, 09:59 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Parker, CO
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I have one of those yellow earthmate things and its been a lot of trouble. Doesn't lock very well any more. I have just ordered a couple of BU353-s (one for each car) and a CF unit for my girlfriends pocketPC. All from globalsat.
I've head great things here about the BU-353 so I should have better results when they arrive.
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06-28-2006, 10:02 AM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Surrey, UK
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Rikaline 6010.
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06-30-2006, 10:39 AM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Parker, CO
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Quote: Originally Posted by pip
I have one of those yellow earthmate things and its been a lot of trouble. Doesn't lock very well any more. I have just ordered a couple of BU353-s (one for each car) and a CF unit for my girlfriends pocketPC. All from globalsat.
I've head great things here about the BU-353 so I should have better results when they arrive.
It is WAY better....testing it in the house with it sitting on the window ledge I get 10 out of a possible 12 satellites locked. Locks 10x faster that the earthmate too, incredible! The cable could be a bit longer though....
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