[ale] OT - Best Auto GPS

[Geoffrey Myers]

I have both a Garmin Nuvi and a Tom Tom.  The thing I don't like about 
the Tom Tom is that the audio does not mention streets by name.  As in 
"turn left in 300 ft."  The Garmin will pronounce the street name.

Often times you can get one that comes with free lifetime map updates, 
as we did with the Tom Tom.

I don't really fined either of them easily navigatible.  That;s just me. 
  I keep all of ours updated.  It just seems that the menus sometimes 
are not 'intuitively obvious to the casual observer.'

Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> My neighbors who are senior citizens are considering getting a GPS for 
> their car and have asked if I’d be willing to help them pick one.
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> Since my own GPS is a factory installed in-dash one I don’t have any 
> opinions on the ones that one buys and would like some.   Of course I 
> know that Garmin and others exists but not much more than that.
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>  From things I know and I’ve heard I’m thinking some of what would be 
> necessary:
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> 1)       Easy to use – These people aren’t technical.    It needs to be 
> easy to input destinations and also easy to get updates loaded.
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> 2)       Large display and/or audible turn information – I don’t really 
> know how good their eyesight is but given that they’re older I’m 
> thinking this would be helpful.
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> 3)       Reasonable price for updates.  
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> Of course any other factors one cares to mention would be welcome.
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Until later, Geoffrey

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