Which type of GPS Sat Nav is best for me?
Which is best for your needs, an in-dash sat nav or a portable unit? There are good and bad bits for both. A lot of cars today come with GPS Sat Nav as an enticing extra or even as standard. This is good, but the technology will soon be far from state-of-the-art. It’ll be like playing ELO’s greatest hits on a dashboard tape player. Hmm. But consider that the earliest sat nav (not that long ago) was based around CDs. You needed an entire library of them just to get around the Lake District. Today, a map of Britain will comfortably fit on just one or two DVDs. On the plus side for in-dash units, the screens are larger and they work better with other in-car gadgets. If you like doing things the hard way, you can have aftermarket in-dash models fitted, although this is a bit like building your house, putting your wallpaper up and then thinking about a rewire. An in-dash unit does look a bit beautiful, though. It’s free from wires, power adaptors, beanbags and suction cups. On the downside,
