classic70rockfan Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 HI all! I am new to these boards (actually just got on a couple minutes ago), and have been geocaching for almost a year now... With all the big sales for black friday I was thinking this would be a good time to buy a gps for my car...I soon learned though that i needed to do some research before I spent that kind of money... I've searched through all the manufacturers and I think I have found the perfect one for me...I'm looking to buy the Garmin street pilot c550, it's a little expensive, but i think it offers the most for the least amount of money. My questions are...Garmin is a really good name, right? Have you used this or heard if it is good or not? where should I get it at (is ebay too risky?)? And most importantly...Can you plug coordinates into an in-car gps...and more specifically my model? (I have a handheld one but i would like to plug the coords into an in-car gps so it can tell me where to go...)? THANK YOU!!! Quote Link to comment
+david.travis Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 HI all! I am new to these boards (actually just got on a couple minutes ago), and have been geocaching for almost a year now... With all the big sales for black friday I was thinking this would be a good time to buy a gps for my car...I soon learned though that i needed to do some research before I spent that kind of money... I've searched through all the manufacturers and I think I have found the perfect one for me...I'm looking to buy the Garmin street pilot c550, it's a little expensive, but i think it offers the most for the least amount of money. My questions are...Garmin is a really good name, right? Have you used this or heard if it is good or not? where should I get it at (is ebay too risky?)? And most importantly...Can you plug coordinates into an in-car gps...and more specifically my model? (I have a handheld one but i would like to plug the coords into an in-car gps so it can tell me where to go...)? THANK YOU!!! We have a Garmin C550 and have used it since moving here to Helotes and San Antonio in June. We absolutely love it. The text to speech feature is very nice. You put in the address, but not coordinates, like you can do with the Garmin 60CSx (which we have as well, for hiking and geocaching). Overall, I give the C550 a thumbs up. Quote Link to comment
classic70rockfan Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 so there is no way to put in coordinates?! Quote Link to comment
Motorcycle_Mama Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 (edited) Nope. You might want to look at some of the nuvi line. Edited to add: You probably want to stay away from eBay for this level of unit. Edited November 26, 2007 by Motorcycle_Mama Quote Link to comment
+rustyspinner Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I believe you can upload coordinates with Mapsource via the USB cable, at least I can with my Street Pilot 330 Quote Link to comment
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