Tips for buying the best car GPS unit, Part II

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Part of this series, we discussed what is spent on auto GPS units and how much you want to use. In this section we will discuss the producers and what features should be sought.

Buy the end of this article, you must know enough about the GPS devices for cars on the market, with the knowledge and confidence session.

What product the manufacturer should I buy?

As I said at the U.S. producersMember, I would just say a few words about each of them.

Garmin has the product line broader and deeper. I really like the Nuvi line! They are thin and really a lot of features for a small package.

Tom Tom is quickly overtaking the United States because of a very aggressive price. If you want a more complete operational model like that, 3rd Edition, so what about the GO 920T, Consumer Reports, which recently listed as one of the best GPS for sale.Now, it will cost you a little 'more than $ 400.

Magellan is a sort of Grand Daddy of the field. Was one of the first companies to commercialize GPS car. I love their line Master's best for all the reasons that I like Garmin Nuvi line.

In addition, Magellan has a great deal with AAA, where the right book tour planned their unity. I am a AAA-lover. So for me there is a great feature for sale.

Undoubtedly there are other producers of thesedifferent from Garmin, TomTom and Magellan devices, but when these three control almost 90% of the U.S. market, I see no reason to use another one to buy.

Now that we talked about what makes GPS units for cars, we talk about what features you should consider.

What I want my new GPS to make – if not to say anything else?

Also, what you are, where you are and to tell you how to get to places, all GPS units touch screen,a database of pre-programmed destinations (called Points of Interest, or POI), and pre-loaded maps, usually at least 48 of the United States.

Other features you might want are:

More maps
In fact, says the street names (instead of "Turn here!")
Real-time traffic and weather conditions, directly on your phone
Bluetooth, so you can be hands-free to make calls while driving
More points of routing, so you can enter more than one destination in the journey itself
Enlarge(4.3-inches instead of 3.5-inch – measured diagonally)

You can get a card more, says the street names, and real-time weather and traffic alerts (with subscription) for just over $ 200! Garmin Nuvi 350 is fine.

If you want Bluetooth so you can get these and the larger screen, for about $ 400. The multiple-point routing is another cost $ 50 to $ 100.

There are probably more features, but it is more important. There are a lot ofcompetition under $ 400 in car GPS market. More than $ 400, and virtually all Garmin. So if you're willing to spend more, you really need to look at their Nuvi 700 and 800.

We hope that will help your thoughts on the market for automotive GPS devices a casing bit 'better!

The first purchase of a GPS seems a bit 'confusing and overwhelming. Not true. There are some things that you have not thought of.

Use this article as a guideline to helpa better understanding of the market.

What you need now is an informative site where you can browse and view the current prices.