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Complete newbie needs to buy a Chinese GPS from Ebay - advice?
Hi austech, I'm a first time poster here
I've done some searching and read some stickies, and right now my head's spinning from information overload
I need to buy a 5" GPS - cheap and completely open (i.e. I need to be able to load my own downloaded programs / OS's into it), and currently planning to buy a Chinese one on ebay for about $100
My end goal is to have a GPS that has the basic functions of GPS, speed camera detection, up to date maps etc. Nothing too custom / fancy.
I need just a few basic questions answered:
1) any recommendations on what to look out for when buying a Chinese one on ebay? e.g. any 'brands' to stick with and to avoid? any specifications I should look for?
2) are all Chinese ones completely 'open'? i.e. I need to be able to load whatever I download onto the device.
3) what exactly IS a Chinese GPS anyway? I'm pretty computer savvy so I want to understand fundamentally what this device is. Is it basically a completely open PDA that I can load Windows CE etc onto it? can I load Linux distros onto it? etc
Thanks for helping out a newbie.
Cheers guys!
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I am in the process of buying one at the moment if you want to wait until I post a few findings.
I believe Tomtom wont run on some. The chinese units run Windows CE 5 or 6 which is a cut down version of Windows Mobile.
Look for something with 128 meg ram, not 64.
I have only previously had Windows Mobile GPS apps running so I cant answer alot until mine arrives.
BTW, there is one for sale in the BST forum the exact same as what I am getting. Might be worth a look, member is in Australia and you will get in quicker. Also has bluetooth and FM transmitter.
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Cool, thanks mate, I have a semi-solid understanding now! Feeling confident enough to make a quick buy...
I've been continuing my search in the last hour and I'm about to pull the trigger on this one:
There's a NON bluetooth version for $15 cheaper, so Im tossing between which one to get
So does anyone have opinions on how good the bluetooth handsfree function are on these devices? crappy microphone / sound quality? weak signal? any issues like that?
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