GPS Why not a smart phone?
I am curious as to why a stand alone GPS still seems to be so popular. What with smart phones and tablets being readily available I would think that the stand alone units would sort of fade away. I me...
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toedtoes wrote:JaxDad wrote:toedtoes wrote:SCVJeff wrote:toedtoes wrote:and with real GPS navigation software with the map files resident in the device, your display using a iPad/ tablet is far larger than most stand-alone GPS devices.
I believe that's what 04fxsts was saying. The phone screen is too small to be able to quickly see what needs to be seen. A device with a larger screen allows for a quick glance to check your bearings.
That's why I said "device" - I don't have or want a tablet, so the standalone GPS gives me the biggest screen possible. Others have/want a tablet.
It's like that MasterCard commercial.
Garmin 760LMT RV GPS with 7" screen, $648 at Wally-World.
Samsung 7" tablet $148 at Wally-World + Co-Pilot Live at $6.99 = $155
Saving $493 and having something useful when you're NOT driving......... PRICELESS.
I paid $180 for my GPS with forever map updating. I don't have to pay $30-$80 per month for connectivity with it.
As for something useful when i'm not driving, I don't find that the tablet does anything more than what the devices I already own do. So why buy yet another device?
What is priceless for one is no need for another. Doesn't make either of our choices wrong. The only wrong choice is basing your purchasing on someone else's reality and not your own.
Why (and for that matter, how) would you need to pay for "connectivity" for a tablet?
