7" sat nav for £35 - quick & easy to add POI's too.

[izwozral]

I know sat navs have been done to death on here but thought this might be useful for those peeps who are wondering if the cheap Chinese sat navs are fit for purpose or can't commit £200-300 on a Tom-Garmin.

Bought one of these sat navs 7" TOM TRUCK GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAT NAV NAVIGATOR TOM 4GB UK+EU POI FREE MAP | eBay & I added all the POI's in one go & in just a minute or two.
I wasn't at all sure that these cheap sat navs would take such a large file or if they could be uploaded in one go but it was incredibly simple even for a tech numpty like me.

The graphics are clear & simple to interpret & you get a multiple choice of voices for the directions. The one I use is the 1950's BBC male voice which really does sound as if he is getting hacked off if he has to tell you that you have exceeded the speed limit!

IMHO I wouldn't use one of these 7" screens in a car as they do block off a lot of road vision but they are great for MH's with large windscreens.

I am not supporting this particular seller or ebay in any way, they can be bought just as cheaply elsewhere.

 

[Robmac]

Just a word of warning. I bought one of these and it seemed great. But the third time I used it, the screen froze, and it hasn't worked since.

 

[izwozral]

Just a word of warning. I bought one of these and it seemed great. But the third time I used it, the screen froze, and it hasn't worked since.

I guess you have tried the reset button?

Luck of the draw I guess, used mine a dozen times so far & everything ok.

 

[Deleted member 32902]

I have bought seven of these things, one for myself and the rest for my family and friends. I agree 100% with izwazral re screen size, directions etc, I also have a tom tom which I bought from fairytooth, its now redundant, I may use it for poi's abroad but that's about all. Mine froze too Robbo, but the reset button sorted it.

 

[dippingatoe]

I know sat navs have been done to death on here but thought this might be useful for those peeps who are wondering if the cheap Chinese sat navs are fit for purpose or can't commit £200-300 on a Tom-Garmin.

Bought one of these sat navs 7" TOM TRUCK GPS NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAT NAV NAVIGATOR TOM 4GB UK+EU POI FREE MAP | eBay & I added all the POI's in one go & in just a minute or two.
I wasn't at all sure that these cheap sat navs would take such a large file or if they could be uploaded in one go but it was incredibly simple even for a tech numpty like me.

The graphics are clear & simple to interpret & you get a multiple choice of voices for the directions. The one I use is the 1950's BBC male voice which really does sound as if he is getting hacked off if he has to tell you that you have exceeded the speed limit!

IMHO I wouldn't use one of these 7" screens in a car as they do block off a lot of road vision but they are great for MH's with large windscreens.

I am not supporting this particular seller or ebay in any way, they can be bought just as cheaply elsewhere.

Thanks for the great review. I have been faffing around about getting another sat nav for ages, but at that price its a no brainer. Also bought the 3yr guarantee

Won't get it for a while as travelling round Bucks Berks at present, but looking forward to seeing it

 

[yeoblade]

Has anyone tested it out on the accuracy of the 'Truck Route Dimensions' options?

 

[Wooie1958]

I got the same one as Beemer posted about NozaTec 7" Truck GPS Navigation Lorry Car Bus Caravan HGV LGV UK EU Map Tom 12GB | eBay

The difference being that these have AV In and Bluetooth.

Loaded the POI`s as per PioneerAdvantur instructions http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums...orry-7-satnav-running-igo-primo-software.html

They went on fine now i just have to work out how to change the Google Earth symbol for the POI Bitmap images.

Had a quick play and it seems to air on the side of caution given the dimensions i entered which isn`t a bad thing i suppose.

It`ll get used in anger in a couple of weeks when we go down to London.

I checked the route to the Woolwich Ferry ( North side ) and it`s seem OK.

I know the area around Abbey Wood C.C. site quite well so i`ll know instantly if it`s going to get us in trouble.

I`ll know more once we get down there and i`ll update from the site ( if we get there ...... LOL )

 

[Robmac]

I guess you have tried the reset button?

Luck of the draw I guess, used mine a dozen times so far & everything ok.

Yes, tried reset. I should have sent it back really but couldn't be bothered. Could be just a rogue one, like I say, I was quite impressed with it whilst it was working.

 

[francophile1947]

I found mine to be barely viewable in bright conditions and the volume could have been louder - it worked well enough though.

 

[grantfk10]

Yes, tried reset. I should have sent it back really but couldn't be bothered. Could be just a rogue one, like I say, I was quite impressed with it whilst it was working.

Mine worked for about a week, then froze. I had lengthy emails with the seller - who sent a new "map card", but still no joy. I have been continually fobbed off and now asked to pay £5 to try yet another card.
I am sending the unit back, luckily it doesn't need posting to China, only to Glasgow. They have told me to expect it to take 30 - 40 working days for repair or replace.

 

[Deleted member 12539]

I have two very similar (in fact they look the same) Sat navs, to the one the Op has mentioned, and I agree with the comment about the volume (not loud).
One of mine froze and had to be reset, but still working, also I have discovered that one has bluetooth and the other not, even though I paid the same for both units, so read the sales description carefully if you intend to buy one.
i still think that they are worth the money.

 

[Caz]

I've got one of the Nozatecs. It did freeze the first time I used it (August) but I just reset it and it's been ok since.

My gripes with it are: 1) It doesn't show an ETA, 2) It can't be changed to North Up. This really confuses me as it looks as though I'm heading north all the time. 3) I can't have speed alerts on or it keeps telling me I'm exceeding the speed limit all the time because it thinks I'm driving an LGV.

So I end up having to have 2 sat navs on - the old Nuvi so I can see where I'm going, and the Nozatec to advise a better route for large vehicles.

 

[Kontiki]

I've had a similar one for about 2 years, had a few problems. For some reason it doesn't work in 3D view mode but I prefer the map view anyway, used it in France & Spain as well as the UK, as far as the truck dimensions it seems to work ok, it does however consider you to be a truck & tells you you can't use some roads which isn't always true for a motorhome. Has a lot of useful features such as logging details of the trip, finding out what's nearby etc. Tried to put the wildcamping POI's on it without success, will have a read of the instructions given in the other thread. Mine cost about £75 so might get another at that price as a spare.

 

[maxi77]

I have a similar ebay special now 18 months old so owes me little. It has occasional brain freezes but i keep my spawn of the devil tomtom running by its side. It has good size/weight routing though sometimes conservative.

I think next year I may change to an android tablet with sygic truck. I have tried the car version and quite like the presentation.

 

[invalid]

Just arrived, put the google earth POI's on, but cant see where to put the normal POI's. It refuses to link in with the naviextras toolbox software even though I have the drive in windows? :mad2:

 

[izwozral]

Just arrived, put the google earth POI's on, but cant see where to put the normal POI's. It refuses to link in with the naviextras toolbox software even though I have the drive in windows? :mad2:

Not sure if this helps?



1) download/unzip your Poi files to Pc.

2) connect the satnav to the pc and open its H drive ( i.e. the satnav drive, not the sd card) you go to primo\content and then create new folder called userdata with a subfolder called POI.

3) copy the Google Earth set of files that you want ( France, Wild, Pubstop, Tap etc) to this subfolder.

4) disconnect satnav from usb to pc, restart satnav independent of pc.

5) select find / find places / custom search in satnav, choose, town or around position etc and then in list of all places you will find in alpha order your pub stop, tap, or wild camping choices. Choosing list will give you all around your choice location, nearest first. Works for me and hopefully for others who have been brave enough to buy these satnav and other similar Chinese produced satnavs which run Igo Primo. Happy Hunting!

 

[Wooie1958]

It`ll get used in anger in a couple of weeks when we go down to London.

I checked the route to the Woolwich Ferry ( North side ) and it`s seem OK.

I know the area around Abbey Wood C.C. site quite well so i`ll know instantly if it`s going to get us in trouble.

I`ll know more once we get down there and i`ll update from the site ( if we get there ...... LOL )

Used it proper for the first time today.

It`ll take a little getting used to ( only ever used TomTom`s for over 6 years ) but i`m quite impressed.

Took us straight to the Woolwich Ferry, then to Morrisons at Thamesmead and then to Abbey Wood.

The only thing is that it`s not holding it`s route after it`s been off when we stop for a break.

Probably something i`m doing wrong or not doing right ................ LOL

 

[David & Ann]

I have just bought 2 for £70 approx: a couple of weeks ago. One for my reversing camera in the MH and one for the car. So far so good. Hope it stays that way for many years to come. hee, heee, ☺☺☺

 

[Tezza33]

The only thing is that it`s not holding it`s route after it`s been off when we stop for a break.

Probably something i`m doing wrong or not doing right ................ LOL

I don't know anything about these tablets because I only use Tomtoms but on the Tomtom in the menu there is an option to set how it switches back on after being off, you can set it to remember where it was or go straight to the main menu or navigate to etc., check your menu to see if it is the same

 

[st3v3]

One for my reversing camera

Is it going to auto-switch on when in reverse? How is that wired and what camera do you have? I want to sort a similar setup

The only thing is that it`s not holding it`s route after it`s been off when we stop for a break.

Is there something like Navigate to>Recent destination. Then where you were going?

Again, comparing to tomtom...