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Old 07-07-2008, 22:09   #21
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yeah found some pics. I wondered if it could display a simplified sat nav if it was connected to a laptop, but no. Like turn right in x meters..
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Old 08-07-2008, 06:12   #22
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yeah found some pics. I wondered if it could display a simplified sat nav if it was connected to a laptop, but no. Like turn right in x meters..
The only display it has is speed and direction of travel but because it's a fully fledged GPS receiver with bluetooth output there's nothing stopping you loading some navigation software on a laptop (such as Garmin PC) and using the output of this device to pass your location onto said software.

I think there's some confusion here between GPS receiver and satellite navigation.

And the test I did was in the evening, but still daylight and without the reflective film supplied.
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Old 08-07-2008, 21:35   #23
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"Vehicle Speed Meter range from 0~999 km/h"

Hmmm... 625mph?
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Old 08-07-2008, 21:41   #24
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Old 08-07-2008, 21:42   #25
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Obviously they have the land speed record in mind.
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Old 11-07-2008, 15:43   #26
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Ok kokey, Dropped in to expansys this morning and picked up one of these, £37 using a voucher.

Seemed quite good on my way home, i will be needing the reflective patch as my windscreen seems to have a ghost reflection as though its doubleglazed , one question though.

The Speed Warning Function? Is this simply you set it too 70 and when you exceed 70 it beeps? or what?
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Old 11-07-2008, 15:45   #27
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Ok kokey, Dropped in to expansys this morning and picked up one of these, £37 using a voucher.

Seemed quite good on my way home, i will be needing the reflective patch as my windscreen seems to have a ghost reflection as though its doubleglazed , one question though.

The Speed Warning Function? Is this simply you set it too 70 and when you exceed 70 it beeps? or what?
Seems so, as there is no internal map to state what the speed limit is on a particular stretch. If it had had this function I would have snapped it up in a second

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Old 12-07-2008, 17:29   #28
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If anyone else is thinking of buying from expansys drop me an email or PM and ill give you a "£10 off £20+ purchase" voucher.
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Old 11-10-2008, 15:31   #29
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This is all installed now, I had a crack on my windscreen so I wasn't going to fit it until I had that fixed and I didn't get that fixed until Thursday. It's very good, fitting the film was easy as I used some soapy water and then squeegied it out once it was in place. Very easy to read and not distracting at all.
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Old 11-10-2008, 15:45   #30
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And here it is, I've taken the picture with the camera where my head normally is so that you can see how it looks. I was concerned that the actual bit which the speed is reflected from would be too bright but I don't even notice it. It's light sensitive as well so it self-dims at night.

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