How big of a screen do you think you can mold into the pillar? Can you do a 6.5" ?

Im getting closer to my navi setup, and will start to do research.

 

In the picture the unit seems pretty small & thin. I wonder if someone could mold it into the sun visor.

 

I brought this up in another thread and just thought I'd give fair warning...

Nuvi has no screen heater. DO NOT leave it in the car under freezing temperatures for any prolonged period of time. If the screen freezes, it's toast. I used to work for a company that makes fleet tracking and GPS navigation systems and trust me, it's a real problem. If you look up any DVD/navi unit meant to be installed in a car permenantly, they usually state the operating temperatures and that it has a device to heat the screen when the car's off.

On the other hand, it looks slick and I'm tempted to get one too

 

I'm not sure if I can mold something that big into the a-pillar Dave... well no, I could mold it in there... I just don't know if it would look good

I could put that in a sunvisor!

 

I'm VERY tempted to buy one of these things...too bad they're so freaking expensive.

 

hahaha....do that many people on this site have a problem counting money with just their hands??

 

What kind of battery does this unit take?
And is it a rechargable battery?
On my garmin 2620 the speaker was on the power cord.
Where is the speaker on this unit?
HOw is the reception?

 

Cherry
The battery is built-in Lithium, not user exchangable. It really needs to have a power cord installed onto it's mount to do it right. It has a small built-in speaker on the rear but also has audio output thru a 3.5 mm headphone jack. I don't use audio anymore for navigation so I turned the volume to off. Reception is incredible without an external antenna. I've used several portable gps's and this one is best so far. The software is very intuitive. The only negative is it's risk for getting stolen vs the hassle of stowing it (or locking the car) every time I stop.

 

I thought you said the battery is ok and just needs ot be charged one a week? any night pics?

 

Thank you very much for the info, i just picked one up today.
God its great, not as great as my 2620 but ok for its size.
The battery last for 8 hours i think after you charge it.
I will post some pics up later this week.
I havent figured out how you make the nuvi say the street names yet.
Any suggestions Bqoetting?
Thanks again.

marcus