My beloved Zumo 590 is dead
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DMD is far too rich for my use. Came across this which would then just leave sourcing a secure powered cradle https://store.blackview.hk/products/active-5-priceDMD offer a a rugged tablet and phone, using Android, and a lockable mount
DMD-T865 Motorcycle GPS Navigation Tablet powered by Android
A rugged motorcycle GPS specific navigation tablet with Android to guide you on your next adventure! Includes charging holder and lock. Powered by DMD2!www.thorkracing.com
There’s also a Samsung rugged tab, and RAM do a powered mount for it.
The XT has a powered mount and you can buy a lockable mount from Touratech
Have a look at the Samsung Galaxy tab active 2 they can be picked up pretty cheap now
Lots of mounts available for them
They run android version 9 so will work with a lot of apps
I run
Sygic premium
Petal maps
Tripomatic (mapping and route planning - (similar to basecamp))
Waze
Co pilot
The subscription prices are low
If i recall co-pilot is £16 pa
Tripomatic was £30 lifetime
Sygic i have premium lifetime which was a set price, but they have changed to an annual subscription . but there are web codes for !0% off
they have just added a lifetime motorbike subscription for £25 - it offers a cleaner interface - less clutter havnt checked it out but i will at some time
You can rund DMD but that has gone from a free app to a paid app, (TBH its just a fancy front end) and it dosent (or didnt use to support saving to SD card) - so i walked away from that app
Lots of mounts available for them
They run android version 9 so will work with a lot of apps
I run
Sygic premium
Petal maps
Tripomatic (mapping and route planning - (similar to basecamp))
Waze
Co pilot
The subscription prices are low
If i recall co-pilot is £16 pa
Tripomatic was £30 lifetime
Sygic i have premium lifetime which was a set price, but they have changed to an annual subscription . but there are web codes for !0% off
they have just added a lifetime motorbike subscription for £25 - it offers a cleaner interface - less clutter havnt checked it out but i will at some time
You can rund DMD but that has gone from a free app to a paid app, (TBH its just a fancy front end) and it dosent (or didnt use to support saving to SD card) - so i walked away from that app
How about this Nav V, which is a very good device:
I think I amleaning towards a deicated sat nav for trips and phone for occasional use. re tablets, MRA might run on Android version 9, but prefers the latest version for obv reasons. I have also got co pilot. Got it when it was free and as I had it then, I still have free access. Haven't really used it much TBH, but the option exists.) for short bursts or sporadic, on the go addresses I use tom tom Navigo or Google.
I am leaning towards a Garmin XT as I won't have to faff with looking for right mount and where to fit it and what power cable etc for a tablet. I know basecamp, I can integrate routes into it quite easily and still make use of my already created routes and library in BC. Its a neat solution for me in terms of taking it on and off the bike. Again, I am used to living with with a sat nav. As for the Nav 5(@Wapping ), yep decent price etc but no cradle and the tech is now (as my 590 was) long in the tooth in terms of blue tooth tech and compatibility for future proofing.
I had.my 395lm repaired by these people recently for £60. It was a software issue which was preventing it from getting past the start screen I had tried all the resets etc and was getting no where.
Maybes you could contact them and get a quote for a repair. I can heartily recommend them, I sent mine on the Friday and had it back on the following Monday.
Maybes you could contact them and get a quote for a repair. I can heartily recommend them, I sent mine on the Friday and had it back on the following Monday.
If you are going for a Garmin XT read about it in the Garmin Zumo forums. Its routing logic is quite different than your 590 (I have a 340 and 390 that share the same routing logic as the 590) and it has a bit of an issue (at times) with "imported" routes rather than "Saved" routes. I like the XT now, not least for its extremely bright clear screen (though I do use MRA and OSMand+ for navigation now) and ability to handle POI's but it drove me nuts until I was aware of, and compensated for, its foibles when route planning.
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I would much rather go for a meal, have a few beers and chat with the locals than watch telly in the evening but we’re all different.
Yep, found a website detailing the modes and re calculations when stopped or changing from mount to mount. ZUMO FORUMS
John Heath has done a massive amount of work testing these devices and documenting and his findings. Thank goodness!
OK, so Sat Nav Repairs cannot fix it. Garmin have offered me a %30 off a new unit as long as I return my unit to them first. The offer has no time limit. So I figured it would be harder to sell just the holder, car holder and wiring harness on its own. So I have bought a second hand unit off E Bay quite cheap and will just use this on my bike. When I am ready/have decided, I'll sell my whole unit, cradle etc and use that with my defunct unit to trade up for an XT I think. Quick solution and probably the most economical. SO for now, thanks for all the help but I will be a Zumo guy again...
Sorry for your loss. 
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