Re: the best portable satnav



hi guys,

with pioneer, blaupunkt, grundig and vdo launching their own PND,
which is now the best buy among all European brands ?

Is tomtom still going to stay ahead of these guys ? afterall, the
companies that have started recently are much bigger names than
tomtom and garmin !!!

In manufacturing car stereos....

Which nowadays incorporate navigation systems anyway...

It's like saying Marconi would make a better games console than
Sony because Marconi are a market leader in telecoms equipment.

No it's not, in this case those companies already make OEM
navigation systems for car manufacturers. They are slowly
realising that if they make standalone units and sell them as
aftermarket they can make them much cheaper because they don't
have to meet the automotive reliability standards dictated by the
car manufacturers.

Err in the world of Sat Nav I think you will find no ones is bigger
than garmin

In the world of portable sat-nav, yes, but Garmin does not make OEM
navigation systems for cars, companies like those mentioned above make those
so I think they have some experience... Go and buy any car and ask for
satnav, it will NOT be made by Garmin.


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