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New GPS
been thinking bout getting a garmin nuvi200 fer a week or 2... got 1 today & really like the thing... easy to use & very accurate... 10 minutes i had it set up & ready to use and put some maps of my favorite fisshin holes in it too... ya aint gota use it in just your vehickle...
http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us
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nuvi200??
Bugman, couldn't find that gps on the sight. Are you sure it isn't the Oregan 200?
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Here is the link to the nuvi series https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134
You gotta love GPS. I have used a portable unit for 8 years now and love it.
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https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=134&pID=9160
It's an automotive GPS unit. I love mine! Looking on a map while travelling is a thing of the past.
Guess I type slower than these other guys......:oops:
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GPS is definitely the "cat's MEOW". Realistically they are kind of "toyish" since we mostly know where we're going anyway but use GPS just because we paid the price. As a $2000 + new car option, they are ,for the most part,a waste of money.
The other "cat's MEOW are Blue-tooth cell phone devices. Beat all heck out of dialing/talking while driving especially if your car is so equipped. I talk into my rear view mirror on my 2008 Jeep Liberty. Cool!.
Mark
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I've got a nuvi200 as well. I like it, but I've had some issues with it. In general, it will get you where you're going, but not always by the best route. It also has some issues when outside of the city. One of my routes to work took me on a number of two lane roads. At one point, the nuvi instructed me to turn down a dirt road through a farmers field. It consistently did this each day. I later found out that 20 years earlier, this had been the route for the road. I don't think they update the maps out in the country as much as they do the city. I've also had issues with using the "Go To" function. I wanted to go to an Office Max in San Antonio and had it find the nearest one. I drove there it there was no Office Max to be found - only a store that looked like it might have been an Max 10 years ago.
So my comment is Trust but verify. I always check my routes on the computer if I can to make sure the unit is taking me the right way. And if you plug in an address, it will get your there - eventually - but maybe not the best way.
TxEngr
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gps
When I think gps I usually think back country roads, wilderness, crosscountry trails, Etc.
I have seen several of these for "every'" where but I guess I'm still a little old fashion. I'm thrilled with the compass on the mirrior in my truck!
I do carry at least one compass with me when I'm Out There.
My watch has one, one in the pouch that holds my minimag light and leatherman tool, you get the idea.:cool:
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Tx is right; there is a trust factor and a learning curve with a GPS. Like will someone PLEASE explain to me why my GPS will sometimes takes me one way out and a different way back?
If you can get a GPS with PC software where you can create your own routes that is a better option although most navigation GPS units don't. For that reason I bought a handheld GPS that also does the off route thing so I can use it in the field as well. While it doesn't do the turn by turn thing with as many bells & whistles as the car only units; it does get me there AND I can use it on the trail as well. No more worries about getting lost in the woods on my favorite remote streams at dark!
A GPS has opened up LOTS of new fishing opportunities for me!
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yeser. ya gota git the usb cord fer the 200 model then update the gps to up to date maps... ya can also upload your own map routs into it instead of using what is on the gps itself...