garmin gps' - Page 3

lincomatic · 06-10-2002

ok did some quick calcs. i'm not trying to push the sapphire. just pointing out why i'm pissed that garmin won't let the etrex update @ 1sec intervals in NMEA mode. if you're driving @ 60mph, you're going 88ft/sec. so the 2sec update rate is adding 88ft of error to your positional accuracy.

blackwave · 06-10-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by lincomatic
ok did some quick calcs. i'm not trying to push the sapphire. just pointing out why i'm pissed that garmin won't let the etrex update @ 1sec intervals in NMEA mode. if you're driving @ 60mph, you're going 88ft/sec. so the 2sec update rate is adding 88ft of error to your positional accuracy.

I plan on getting one of these in the near future, within a couple of weeks.

rerunn · 06-10-2002

I was able to get a hold of some mapsource maps and uploaded them to my Legend. My beef with the lack of map detail is now gone.... theres soooo much more detail and maps that you can upload to your Legend with the mapsource maps!! All of a sudden I have more detailed maps of my area as well as points of interest (like bank machines, shopping malls, schools, golf courses, etc, etc) which I find to be pretty cool.

I think I might just keep this unit after all

sparafina · 06-10-2002

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Originally posted by blackwave

Luckily the .gov/.mil do not accept these inaccuracies...

The gov/mil build things to do much more than advertised. For example, the early Landsat satellites were easily capable of resolutions of 5+ meters, but they only made 30 - 25 meter imagery available. Still do.

Same with GPS, if you willing to plonk down the $40K for survey grade equipment and get the license, then you can get sub-centimeter. Oh yeah, you have to sit on a point for a quite a while to get that kind of accuracy. Drive-bys won't do it.

The best thing that's hapenning is that the more data that folks collect and share, the better the positioning will be.

FatherDaniel · 06-10-2002

Since the company is is Canada can I assume that its $119.00 in funny money? Which quates to about $65.00 in US Dollars????? If so thats insanely cheap!

http://www.tri-m.com/pricing/royaltek.pdf

blackwave · 06-11-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by FatherDaniel
Since the company is is Canada can I assume that its $119.00 in funny money? Which quates to about $65.00 in US Dollars????? If so thats insanely cheap!

http://www.tri-m.com/pricing/royaltek.pdf

Doesn't look like it according to the pdf.
(see attached)

lullabud · 06-12-2002

i'm currently having a very slow e-mail conversation with one of the royaltek reps in taiwan about purchasing some of the sapphires. i'm hoping they give me a really good price. assuming that this comes true and we can get these for less than the prices listed earlier in this thread, who would want one? i want an idea of how many i'd be ordering if i got a group discount that's better than what we've already got...

acidrayne · 06-12-2002

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Originally posted by lullabud
i'm currently having a very slow e-mail conversation with one of the royaltek reps in taiwan about purchasing some of the sapphires. i'm hoping they give me a really good price. assuming that this comes true and we can get these for less than the prices listed earlier in this thread, who would want one? i want an idea of how many i'd be ordering if i got a group discount that's better than what we've already got...

I would like one

Thorn · 06-12-2002

lullabud, I'd be interested, too. I'm assuming that the price wiuld be less than $119 USD. Yes, No, Maybe?

Cheers,

lullabud · 06-12-2002

i'm hoping it'll be less than $100 usd, but we'll see... i think this day/night thing between here and taiwan is making this take a long time.

so far it's just me and thorn who are in, anybody else interested in buying a sapphire if we get a good group discount price?

monochrome · 06-12-2002

I need a GPS so I'm in is it's a good price, like under or around $100.

lullabud · 06-12-2002

4 of us, thorn, me, acid, mono...

anybody else? anybody? anybody? going once... going twice... no, just kidding. i don't even know if we'll get them yet or what price. but i don't want to tell them we're going to buy 10 if we only got 4 people who want them.

Dr3D1zzl3 · 06-12-2002

im INTRESTED. wont commit to anythign but i am def intrested.

FatherDaniel · 06-12-2002

Ill take a sapphire if its $100 or less

blackwave · 06-13-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by lullabud
4 of us, thorn, me, acid, mono...

anybody else? anybody? anybody? going once... going twice... no, just kidding. i don't even know if we'll get them yet or what price. but i don't want to tell them we're going to buy 10 if we only got 4 people who want them.

Greetings lullabud,
I am not too sure if you received my e-mail, but I am also interested in the sapphire for a group deal.

06-10-2002	#31 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	etrex 2sec update lag error ok did some quick calcs. i'm not trying to push the sapphire. just pointing out why i'm pissed that garmin won't let the etrex update @ 1sec intervals in NMEA mode. if you're driving @ 60mph, you're going 88ft/sec. so the 2sec update rate is adding 88ft of error to your positional accuracy. __________________ ~lincomatic

06-10-2002	#33 (permalink)
rerunn rerunn run run Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: way up north Posts: 70	garmin and mapsource I was able to get a hold of some mapsource maps and uploaded them to my Legend. My beef with the lack of map detail is now gone.... theres soooo much more detail and maps that you can upload to your Legend with the mapsource maps!! All of a sudden I have more detailed maps of my area as well as points of interest (like bank machines, shopping malls, schools, golf courses, etc, etc) which I find to be pretty cool. I think I might just keep this unit after all

06-10-2002	#35 (permalink)
FatherDaniel Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose Posts: 32	$119.00 -- Canadian? Since the company is is Canada can I assume that its $119.00 in funny money? Which quates to about $65.00 in US Dollars????? If so thats insanely cheap! http://www.tri-m.com/pricing/royaltek.pdf Last edited by FatherDaniel : 06-11-2002 at 12:00 AM.

06-12-2002	#39 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,083	lullabud, I'd be interested, too. I'm assuming that the price wiuld be less than $119 USD. Yes, No, Maybe? Cheers, __________________ Thorn "I'm The Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I am from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I am the man who is going to save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?"

06-12-2002	#44 (permalink)
FatherDaniel Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Jose Posts: 32	Im a Gadget Whore Ill take a sapphire if its $100 or less __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.FatherDan.com If you're not pissed off, you're not paying attention.

06-12-2002	#37 (permalink)
lullabud Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 261	i'm currently having a very slow e-mail conversation with one of the royaltek reps in taiwan about purchasing some of the sapphires. i'm hoping they give me a really good price. assuming that this comes true and we can get these for less than the prices listed earlier in this thread, who would want one? i want an idea of how many i'd be ordering if i got a group discount that's better than what we've already got...

06-12-2002	#40 (permalink)
lullabud Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 261	i'm hoping it'll be less than $100 usd, but we'll see... i think this day/night thing between here and taiwan is making this take a long time. so far it's just me and thorn who are in, anybody else interested in buying a sapphire if we get a good group discount price?

06-12-2002	#41 (permalink)
monochrome Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: cincinnati Posts: 4	I need a GPS so I'm in is it's a good price, like under or around $100.

06-12-2002	#42 (permalink)
lullabud Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 261	4 of us, thorn, me, acid, mono... anybody else? anybody? anybody? going once... going twice... no, just kidding. i don't even know if we'll get them yet or what price. but i don't want to tell them we're going to buy 10 if we only got 4 people who want them.

06-12-2002	#43 (permalink)
Dr3D1zzl3 Mental Penis Fencer Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 371	im INTRESTED. wont commit to anythign but i am def intrested.

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