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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-05 22:19:17
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Anyone have any experience of one of these? How well does the screen perform
in sunlight when walking? Can i get one cheaper than Ł250 (lowest price i
found on the internet).

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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 08:31:34
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On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:19:17 GMT, SS wrote:

>Anyone have any experience of one of these? How well does the screen perform
>in sunlight when walking? Can i get one cheaper than Ł250 (lowest price i
>found on the internet).

Ive got one, use it for cycling. Like it, does the job.

If youve already got Memory Map v5 get the Road Angel Navigator instead (about
Ł190) and download the Memory Map Client for free from Road Angel.

The screen in bright direct sunlight is rubbish, unreadable, even with
backlight
turned full up, youll need to shade it with your hand. This of course doesnt
bode well for battery life, I get about 4 hours with judicious use of the
screen
saver. You can of course get an external USB battery pack.

Trouble is if you want a waterproof, rugged unit with same mapping software on
your PC there really isnt a viable alternative.

Cheers

Neil


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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 09:03:06
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On 2007-12-06 08:31:34 +0000, rothers said:

> Trouble is if you want a waterproof, rugged unit with same mapping software
on
> your PC there really isnt a viable alternative.

Satmap?

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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 13:31:50
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:03:06 +0000, Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com
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>On 2007-12-06 08:31:34 +0000, rothers said:
>
>> Trouble is if you want a waterproof, rugged unit with same mapping software
on
>> your PC there really isnt a viable alternative.
>
>Satmap?

Excellent unit but I dont see a companion PC application that uses the same
mapping.

Cheers

Neil


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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 16:23:16
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rothers wrote in message
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> On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:19:17 GMT, SS wrote:
>
> >Anyone have any experience of one of these? How well does the screen
perform
> >in sunlight when walking? Can i get one cheaper than Ł250 (lowest price i
> >found on the internet).
>
> Ive got one, use it for cycling. Like it, does the job.
>
> If youve already got Memory Map v5 get the Road Angel Navigator instead
(about
> Ł190) and download the Memory Map Client for free from Road Angel.
>
> The screen in bright direct sunlight is rubbish, unreadable, even with
backlight
> turned full up, youll need to shade it with your hand. This of course
doesnt
> bode well for battery life, I get about 4 hours with judicious use of the
screen
> saver. You can of course get an external USB battery pack.
>
> Trouble is if you want a waterproof, rugged unit with same mapping
software on
> your PC there really isnt a viable alternative.
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>

Thats interesting - I have memory map and all the maps but I thought the
Adventurer was different hardware. If thats all the difference then I can
just get the Navigator then?


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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 16:38:11
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rothers wrote in message
news:abcfl3tkuujutasrbi50n7vo0a4kei7lbt@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:19:17 GMT, SS wrote:
>
> >Anyone have any experience of one of these? How well does the screen
perform
> >in sunlight when walking? Can i get one cheaper than Ł250 (lowest price i
> >found on the internet).
>
> Ive got one, use it for cycling. Like it, does the job.
>
> If youve already got Memory Map v5 get the Road Angel Navigator instead
(about
> Ł190) and download the Memory Map Client for free from Road Angel.
>
> The screen in bright direct sunlight is rubbish, unreadable, even with
backlight
> turned full up, youll need to shade it with your hand. This of course
doesnt
> bode well for battery life, I get about 4 hours with judicious use of the
screen
> saver. You can of course get an external USB battery pack.
>
> Trouble is if you want a waterproof, rugged unit with same mapping
software on
> your PC there really isnt a viable alternative.
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>

Just had a look at the site and it says its a 30 day trial, so if i do have
the functioning software how then would I install this on the Navigator so
there was not time limit?

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rothers
 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
PostPosted: 2007-12-06 17:05:49
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On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:38:11 GMT, SS wrote:

>Just had a look at the site and it says its a 30 day trial, so if i do have
>the functioning software how then would I install this on the Navigator so
>there was not time limit?

Once you have the client installed on the Navigator and connected to your PC
with Active Sync, in Memory Map on your PC do Mobile Device / Export Data to
Device or Mobile Device / Send Map and a full license will be transferred to
your Navigator.

This is exactly what I did. I had Memory Map v5 OS on my PC with a large
selection of Maps. Bought a Navigator from Halfords and downloaded the client
from Road Angel, all works fine.

Loads of good info here:

http://www.memory-map.co.uk/board/index.php?s=072d24731c0cbe3afad0da147f3e815a&showforum

Cheers

Neil


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 Post subject: Road Angel Adventurer
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On 2007-12-06 13:31:50 +0000, rothers said:

> Excellent unit but I dont see a companion PC application that uses the same
> mapping.

Good point, it doesnt.
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