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Posted by Harry Smith on August 12, 2007, 9:35 pm
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> Shawn Hirn wrote:
>> I am thinking of buying a new Prius. I just test drove one today that
>> had the package 4 options in it and I really like that car. I do want
>> a GPS, but buying the package 6 just to get the GPS makes no sense. I
>> can buy a third party GPS, plus get the ability to take the GPS with
>> me when I travel. I am curious if any of your Prius owners use a
>> third party GPS in your car and if so, how does it mount on the
>> dashboard and how does it work for you? I am not sure which GPS to
>> buy, but it needs to mount unobtrusively in the car, be easily
>> removed so I can take it on vacation with me when I rent a car far
>> from home, and also be Mac OS X compatible for updates.
>>
>> If any of you has any comments on this topic, please post them here.
>>
>> Thanks.
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> Any of the PocketPC/GSM Phone/GPS units works fine, if you can live
> without the Mac sync business (or maybe it is possible, but I have no
> need).
>
We have a 2007 Prius with the navigation systemm, and a portable Garmin
for our other cars. The Toyota system is very well integrated into the
car and uses the display that is also used for climate control, audio,
energy monitoring, etc. The only problem we've found is that the system
will not let you (or more accurately, your passenger) set or modify any
destination (or even serach for restaurants, etc.) while the car is
moving. That turned out to be a REALLY big irritation.
The Garmin works well, has slightly more complete coverage of some areas
of Canada, and is easy to mount. Moreover, unlike the Toyota built-in,
an occupant in the car can program in a destination while underway.
Unfortunately, any way we've tried to mount it is very intrusive and,
well, ugly. It has to be close to some glass area in order to maintain
consistent communication with the satellites, so it's hard to hide it.
Just plugging it in loose and sitting it in the center console or some
such is just not workable. It comes with a suction cup windshield mount
that is very effective if you don't mind visibility being seriously
compromised by a large chunky thing stuck in your field of vision.
I have no idea about MAC compatibilty.
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