Seen the learner 5 plus for sale at 6990 Baht. Are they any good in actual use here in Thailand?

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  Display screen 4.3" TFT Touch Screen 16.7 colors with Photo Viewer

  
  

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  OS Windows CE 6.0 core version

  
  

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  High speed GPS Chip set SiRF Atlas IV 500 MHz

  
  

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  The Best Map from ESRI Combinated The Most Friendly User Interface, SpeedNavi SQ V3.0

  
  

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  Human Voice Navigating System with Signs and Warnings

  
  

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  Built-in The 32 Most Powerful Dictionaries 13 Languages Dictionary

  
  

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  Smart Movie, MP3 Player build-in and Game

  
  

Edited July 17, 201213 yr by pattayadingo

It looks good but the map appears to be somewhat bastardized. I would check further to see if the updated maps are available directly from ESRI or not. Any GPS is no better than the map that is installed.

It looks good but the map appears to be somewhat bastardized. I would check further to see if the updated maps are available directly from ESRI or not. Any GPS is no better than the map that is installed.

I did see updates are available when glancing through google. But I did not take a serious look because I was not sure of the unit itself. I'll have to check the availability of the maps.

My last one was a small Nuvi but that got lost and I'm looking to replace that with something.

Had one for a number of years. Used it on the bike and in the wifes DMax. I not sure the maps are updated that often tho. The multiple dictionaties are good for a handy translation tool or if looking for a synonym.

The ability to swap between either Thai or English GPS to suit the user we saw it as the best available at the time.

Not all places were in the English libray and there was a couple of occasions that my wife would do the search for a place in Thai and then change it back to English so I could read and understand the directions.

Unit is good. Map updates are available free fro one year and about 800 baht a year after that (about twice a year.) It is the ESRI map database. The speed navi software is owned by Hyundai. The maps are thai and English.

If it is not very cheap consider the larger version which is newer. The 5 runs the vewrsion 3 software. version 4 needs the newer machine and I am not sure how long they will continue to update the version 3 software.

I bought it as a dictionary but it spends all the time in the car. I would not go to Bangkok without it now.

Thanks for the input guys

I was looking to buy a gps. I decided to buy a new galaxy phone which has speed. navi .

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I was looking to buy a gps. I decided to buy a new galaxy phone which has speed. navi .

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Thaivisa Connect App

You will be very disappointed with the phone navigation but you can always buy a dedicated GPS later. The available GPS maps for phones leave much to be desired. I have a Nokia with Nokia maps and an Android with GPS maps. Neither can compare with a GPS with a TSM ESRI map.

I was looking to buy a gps. I decided to buy a new galaxy phone which has speed. navi .

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Thaivisa Connect App

You will be very disappointed with the phone navigation but you can always buy a dedicated GPS later. The available GPS maps for phones leave much to be desired. I have a Nokia with Nokia maps and an Android with GPS maps. Neither can compare with a GPS with a TSM ESRI map.

samsung phones come with speed navi which is ESRI

I was looking to buy a gps. I decided to buy a new galaxy phone which has speed. navi .

Sent from my GT-I9100T using Thaivisa Connect App

You will be very disappointed with the phone navigation but you can always buy a dedicated GPS later. The available GPS maps for phones leave much to be desired. I have a Nokia with Nokia maps and an Android with GPS maps. Neither can compare with a GPS with a TSM ESRI map.

samsung phones come with speed navi which is ESRI

In that case, I'll be very interested in a hands on report.

I cannot speak for the phones but the I am pleased with my Advanced Learner 5

Forgot to mention that mine suffered(s) from heat exaustion... if it got too hot in the window it would shut down. but leaving it for a bit to cool down it would reboot fine.

Otherwise a good reliable unit