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Hi,
First post here, looking for some help if possible.
My Dad's decided he'd like some sort of GPS watch for Xmas with the following functions:
Speed
Altitude
Distance travelled
Longitude & Latitude
Time
I'm familiar with motorcycle satnavs but not the wrist mounted units. I like Garmin's breadcrumb trail feature & feel that it would be useful for skiiing.
Any other wothwhile features I've missed out?
Budget is £60 to £100 max - any recommendations? Best place to buy? Fair price to pay?
Thanks in advance.
Steve
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Possu wrote: |
Hi,
First post here, looking for some help if possible.
My Dad's decided he'd like some sort of GPS watch for Xmas with the following functions:
Speed
Altitude
Distance travelled
Longitude & Latitude
Time
I'm familiar with motorcycle satnavs but not the wrist mounted units. I like Garmin's breadcrumb trail feature & feel that it would be useful for skiiing.
Any other wothwhile features I've missed out?
Budget is £60 to £100 max - any recommendations? Best place to buy? Fair price to pay?
Thanks in advance.
Steve |
Lo Steve,
Welcome.
My 5 pence worth:
Most GPS watches dont look like watches - will that be a problem? and those that do cost about 2-3x your max budget.
I use both a GPS and a Suunto Core 'watch' - but rarely find i need them both at the same time. GPS - long days out in unfamiliar terrain, Sunnto for places i know and for day to day activities - running etc.
You can pick up a GPS watch - Here:
http://www.sailgb.com/p/garmin_forerunner_101/
That seems to fit the bill for what you want. Its a bit dated and lower down the ladder compared to the other Garmin Models - but does do what you want and is within budget.
If your dad doesnt really need the GPS function - id recommend a Suunto - or an Origo
http://www.sailgb.com/p/origo_edge_watch/
It really depends on what he wants it for:
http://www.sailgb.com/c/altimeter_watches/
Hope this was of some use.
Good luck
Matt
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Steve,
I use a Garmin 205 for running, but its has walking and cycling abilities equally as well. It is a bit larger than a watch but then again a Suunto is quite a lump on your wrist too.
Price is a tad over your budget, but not much.
I bought mine here, they are very good and delivery was next day included in the price.
http://heartratemonitor.co.uk/garmin_forerunner_205.html
Cheers
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Possu, welcome to s
Is your Dad looking to use it to tell him where he is, or more as a toy while skiing? I have a Navman which I wear (sometimes) on my upper arm which does all of your requiretments other than lat/long and is within your budget which is able to disregard uphill travel (in skiing terms, travelling on lifts).
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Navman-A300-Speed-Distance-Sport/dp/B000BYR6Z2?tag=amz07b-21
It's possible they have stopped making it but should be findable on ebay.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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possu - why you dont consider buying a smartphone N73, N95 with appropriate software. you can get a gps receiver ( or internal GPS on N95- NOT THAT GOOD) and download this http://research.nokia.com/research/projects/SportsTracker/
it have everithing you need for skiing- avr. speed ,max speed, time,laps
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Possu, I agree with CP, you can get a Garmin 205 for just over £100 from Amazon or similar.
Beware though, they are really just for time/distance/pace measurement. The navigation function is rough at best and the battery, though rechargeable, is good for only 10 hours.
So not much good as all-round watches, they are really wrist-mounted training computers.
Hel of a gadget mind
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SERJOE, do you happen to know what would be a good GPS receiver and software for a N73, or a good site to start reading/looking on?
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slikedges wrote: |
SERJOE, do you happen to know what would be a good GPS receiver and software for a N73, or a good site to start reading/looking on? |
For good receiver -try to find something with SiRF Star III LT, 20 parallel channels or more. NOKIA LD-W3, LD-W4 or look for something with popular name. For software - for skiing,running,cycling the one which i mentioned in my 1-st post. For other free GPS software
http://www.maps-gps-info.com/fgpfw.html - scroll down for complete list. Tomtom 6 - try some torrent sites.
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SERJOE, thanks for the pointers!
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