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Originally Posted by DaX  Argh! Mine hardly has those features! Mine's a VDO Dayton that came factory with the car.
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Not in the same league.
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Originally Posted by DaX
I agree with point j - but apparently there are portable GPS now with gyros so that advantage is lessened (even with all the other additional inputs to help.)
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I guess eventually they will all have them, but for now it comes with my unit.
As for "lessened" i think it will be quite an increase in price for the "lessening"
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Originally Posted by DaX
Mine has a CD (not DVD) drive, but I think the only thing I can put in there is the Nav disc.
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well that is because yours is nowhere near the capability of mine...
Mine has a CD and a DVD optical drive.
As well as an Ipod interface...
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Originally Posted by DaX
I guess the only "features" I get are d), e), f), g), j).
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They are pretty important to me.
But i also think that simply having features is not good enough, it's how they interact that is important.
then there is the issue of warranty and backup....mine has a 6 year warranty
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Originally Posted by DaX
I didn't realise a GPS unit would necessarily come with a reversing camera feature.? |
well...that's because it is a complete car solution instead of a target at a certain function in the cabin, it does the lot.
A car manufacturer has all the hard work done for him without any issues of inter system incompatibility as well.
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I'm also assuming that an external antenna gives better reception, right? |
Absolutely correct.
Ask anyone with a Tom Tom what it is like in the CBD of Sydney..
