How to Buy GPS Car Navigation System

GPS or the global positioning system is the necessary post modern automobile accessory which provides valuable inputs in traveling even to the unfamiliar regions. The GPS navigation system when attached to the car will guide you anywhere on this planet as they are powered by satellites

Since the car GPS guides you turn by turn with voice prompts and visual maps, the days of making wrong turns, getting lost and wasting time and fuel will finally come to an end. You can have either fixed units or hand-held machines for the navigation needs. GPS systems are in fact revolutionary as there haven't made any other car accessory as useful as GPS, so far.GPS is available in two variants:

Mapping- This type of GPS is helpful to plan your roots and feed it in the machine to lead you throughout the journey
Non-mapping- Non-mapping GPS is helpful to spot a particular item like finding out your car when you lost the way.

Buying Tips

• Are you planning to use your system quite often? If the answer is affirmative then choose the best system. Inexpensive systems simply plug in to your car's cigarette lighter and are small enough to store in your glove compartment, but they're not as user-friendly
• Keep in mind the layout of your car. Some systems come with a monitor that displays a map. The monitor can be installed either on the dashboard or on a pedestal extending from the dashboard. In some cars, such an installation may block air vents or make it somewhat uncomfortable for a passenger to enter or exit the vehicle or sit in the passenger seat.
• Go for the system takes you to your destination in a multiple ways. This can include by address, by intersection, by a personal address book or via a location selected directly from the map.
• The system is more convenient if it gives both vocal as well as graphical directions. The system that integrates both map and monitor includes arrows that show you the direction of a turn and also indicate where your car is on the map in relation to the destination.
• There are some other systems that use the head unit or radio to display the name of the street on which you are to make a turn or on which you are traveling. Both of these systems also give you verbal directions as you approach a turn.
• GPS consisting of point of interest data will make your traveling much more easily. Many GPA systems include locations of airports and other transportation services, ATMs and banks, restaurants, hotels and a host of other sites.
• Choose a system that offers updates of the point-of-interest data.
• Consider installation time if you are working on a tight budget. Systems that rely on maps displayed on monitors are more complicated and take longer to install than other types of systems.