PC Navigator 6 - Europe - coming next week - Page 5

swift_gti · 03-10-2007, 06:54 AM

After using PC Navigator 6 for a bit I have found some niggling points with it:

- The voice is REALLY annoying

(UK female, sounds like a slight Aussie accent)
- Guidance voice speaks too much (tells me at 800yds, 500yds, 200yds, at the corner! - seems overkill)
- Has routed me down some strange places, it even TOLD me to go straight when on the map it showed my destination was down the next right turn!
- Tracks the vehicle on the map about 2 lanes left of where I actually am.. (works fine using Navigon with same GPS)
- Doesn't appear to support pre route planning (ie. Point A to Point B so I can see how far it is, what route it will take etc..)

on the plus side;

+ Nice easy to see buttons when using touchscreen
+ Built in OSK
+ Maps seems pretty accurate so far

ccsnet · 03-10-2007, 03:15 PM

JFYI...

I shall be trying Navigon NavigatoR 2.0 (Europe, Speech, TMC) this week... will let you know the results

Now if it does UK TMC & CDR can intergrate in to FD ......

So watch this space.

Terran

wilgartw · 03-16-2007, 11:24 AM

hello, i thought i'd give you an update on this please see edited correspondence below:

-----Original Message-----
Sent: 14 March 2007 17:04
To: infomap@directions.ltd.uk; support@directions.ltd.uk
Subject: PC Navigator 6 Europe

I am interested in purchasing a copy of the above software, however I have been told that it can't be windowed which means I can't embed it
into my carpc software (Road Runner). I have been told that you intend to release a fix for this, do you have any idea when this fix will be released, and when it is whether it will be a free upgrade.

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From: Directions [mailto:sales@directions.ltd.uk]
Sent: 15 March 2007 12:36
Subject: RE: PC Navigator 6 Europe

There should be a new version within the next 4 weeks.

Jacob
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Sent: 15 March 2007 19:24
To: 'Directions'
Subject: RE: PC Navigator 6 Europe

Thankyou for the information.
Will that be PC Navigator 7 (ie I would need to pay for an upgrade) or a patch to v6 (essentially a free patch)

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From: Directions [mailto:sales@directions.ltd.uk]
Sent: 16 March 2007 11:54
Subject: RE: PC Navigator 6 Europe

Version 7

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ccsnet · 03-16-2007, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Will that be PC Navigator 7 (ie I would need to pay for an upgrade) or a patch to v6 (essentially a free patch)

Quote:

Version 7

Helpful and informative - never mind I've got NavigatoR unlocked and its fantastic - watch out on the live on my previous post on DC where I'll be doing a review plus I'm taking questions... eg things you want me to looks at.

Oh - and for our US chums there is US version called http://www.oncoursenavigator.com/ so it may just be a D3 killer

Terran

Nomader · 03-17-2007, 06:32 PM

by the way.. it uses teleAtlas maps.. they are very good.. my ex-girlfriend was working (she is a geographer) for making those maps for greece.. and i know the maps are good..

EDIT: i am confuse http://www.mapfactor.cz/products/

same product, different company!!??

Nomader · 03-19-2007, 02:21 PM

ok i tried pc navigator 6, and what can i say.. it is very promising.. if we can embed this into RR and have the music volume lowered, i think it will be a D3 replacement..

As for Navigon Navigator 2.. sad it only has Athens not entire Greece supported!!!

ger_uk · 03-20-2007, 03:40 AM

I can’t believe that they can charge for what is essentially an "FIX". I’ve only just (3 weeks ago) purchased ver 6 and having to pay for ver 7 is an outrage. Talk about looking after your customers…

Beezer · 03-20-2007, 05:20 AM

I can't believe that either. All their stock, advertising material, etc for v6 would also become immediately useless. I would imagine a product would have a lifetime of at least a year.

Nomader · 03-20-2007, 07:44 AM

talking about encouraging people to use cracked versions!!!

EDIT:
ok here is a little e mail i have eschanged with directions..

Quote:

1. This will not be in version 7
2. Not yet but soon
3. Yes there will be an OCX
4. All our maps are TeleAtlas version 6 has maps from Q4/2006

Jacob
-----Original Message-----

dear sir,
i am interested in pc navigator 6 for pc.
i have a few questions to ask you which will determine my decision to buy it
1 - I live in athens greece, and since i have seen your software supports greek, it does not support greek keyboard..it recognizes some characters which are close to the english, but when i need some special greek charachters i have to use "greeklish"?? do you plan to have a better greek support in version 7
2 - ver 6 can not be run in "window" mode can it?? (this is important for Car PC).
3 - will ver 7 have an SDK?? ver 6 does not.
4 - how do I know the date of the maps, and how to update. Greek maps are TELEATLAS right??

thank you
George M.

from what i understand they might have "windowed mode" support for ver 6

LLR · 03-20-2007, 07:31 PM

I'm trying to embed Navigator v4, but Im really confused :-(

Quote: Originally Posted by jonessc

has anyone had any success in embedding it into road runner, ive made a skin, and added a application/clipping area, it loads, but i have touch the application area to be shown, what code are u using? im using this, a button from the main skin file:

B,000,250,200,050,"LOAD;pcnavigator.skin;GPS;C:\Pr ogram Files\PC_Navigator6\PC_Navigator.exe;Navigator 6",""

What is the "main skin file"? skin_browser?

Quote: Originally Posted by jonessc

pcnavigator.skin has the following code to embed:

A01,204,42,596,516,192
C01,204,42,596,516,192

As far as I understand you made a file "pcnavigator.skin" and those two lines are the only ones in it?

Could you please explain to me what to do exactly, step-by-step to embed Navigator v4?
TIA

bes51659 · 03-22-2007, 07:15 AM

I'll go with this nav system when the SDK is available.

One question/request to pass on to Directions maybe (wilgartw?)
- Could it include GPS Gate (http://www.franson.com/gpsgate/) functionality so that additional sw could be added without buying a GPSGate licens?

I want to use GPS data to my GooPs tracker, and that added feature would save me 30USD.

Beezer · 03-22-2007, 08:06 AM

So why not use XPort3?

bes51659 · 03-22-2007, 08:18 AM

I have now tried XPort out.

It is a very easy application to run and it does the job. One thing though...

It connects to internet by dialing up internet on my BT phone! Why? Spyware?

I've sent a question to curioustech (telling name?) and I think I will wait using it until I got an explanation.

Edit:
I have now got message from Curioustech that when pressing "service" the ports are scanned. No data transfer

GuMiSZu · 03-22-2007, 08:56 AM

The Navigator maps is quite unusable in Central-East Europe (Hungary,Croatia)
they won't update this....

look at Croatia in this """"navigation software"""""
the D3 map is better than this

Nomader · 03-22-2007, 10:49 AM

Greek map also don't have very good coverage...except athens..D3 maps are better too

EDIT: ok contacted directions again..

Q: thank you for your reply
one more question.. does Pc navigator use standard Teleatlas maps? upgrade is via Teleatlas or you? on your site there is nothing about map upgrading!!

A:standard TA map in OUR format, so you can only upgrade from us
map upgrades are discounted to registered users