I really need to sort myself out with a sat nav in the next few weeks, as I am heading east to Hungary, Montenegro, Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia in the near future.
I really do know very little about sat nav's, my experience to date was a £99 Garmin Zumo that did European mapping only - other than that I've had built-in ones in other vehicles, or used a map.
So, could someone give me some pointers of what to look for in a sat nav, for my intended use? Map wise, it needs to cover Western & Eastern Europe as a minimum, however if there is one which will also cover Russia, Asia and the US that would be good as I am planning a much bigger trip in the future!
Finally, any recommendations of actual units? I'm on a budget, so don't want to be spending £300-£400 if I can pay £100-£200 for one! My gut feeling is a lot of the extra "features" I have seen (Bluetooth, photo's, etc.) are not relevant to me - I just want a mapping device and something I can preload routes on to. Oh, and if it can also be used on a motorbike that would be a bonus, but not an essential requirement!
Many thanks,
Mike
I really do know very little about sat nav's, my experience to date was a £99 Garmin Zumo that did European mapping only - other than that I've had built-in ones in other vehicles, or used a map.
So, could someone give me some pointers of what to look for in a sat nav, for my intended use? Map wise, it needs to cover Western & Eastern Europe as a minimum, however if there is one which will also cover Russia, Asia and the US that would be good as I am planning a much bigger trip in the future!
Finally, any recommendations of actual units? I'm on a budget, so don't want to be spending £300-£400 if I can pay £100-£200 for one! My gut feeling is a lot of the extra "features" I have seen (Bluetooth, photo's, etc.) are not relevant to me - I just want a mapping device and something I can preload routes on to. Oh, and if it can also be used on a motorbike that would be a bonus, but not an essential requirement!
Many thanks,
Mike