Eclipse 8455 and GPS?

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

It says GPS ready, so what does that mean? Would you have to buy anything else to actually have GPS? Thats all.....thanks

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[alphakenny1 10+ year member]

yes

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

It says GPS ready, so what does that mean? Would you have to buy anything else to actually have GPS? Thats all.....thanks

Yes. Check out Ecplises site and you will find the GPS unit on there.

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

how much that unit cost?

 

[schism13 10+ year member]

I believe the gps unit is about $160...but the GPS isnt what you think it is..you may want to do some research first if you dont alrdy understand what it is...it will explain it on eclipses site, but its called "Area Shot" and you have to preplan the route from your pc, then load it onto a cd/memory card, and the HU will guide you there..

 

[bjfish11 5,000+ posts]

yea thats kinda what i thought it was, cool nonetheless, dont know if its worth 160 bucks though

 

[mikegett 10+ year member]

Your HU already has the area shot capability. the GPS adds the ability for the HU to know your location. To try it out, log into eiserve and download a route. Put it on your HU and scroll through the route. Without the GPS you will have to manualy guide it but you can get the idea.

 

[schism13 10+ year member]

yeah you dont really even need the gps unit to do it either..but without it u need to let it know wen u made the turn,etc..iono maybe try it out first..

 

[MegaHurtz 10+ year member]

Think of the GPS as 'automatic area shot' where it goes to the next direction for you instead of you doing it manually, kind of a waste IMO, but if you want it, all the more power to you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Hell if it was available in Canada I am sure I would buy one of my own //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif