Is it possible to install a gps in a car?

I just bought a 2008 Honda Cr-v and i want to have a gps installed in the vehicle. Is it possible?|||Yes, they have head units now with GPS included. However it is pricey and it would be cheaper just to buy a GPS and suction cup it to your windshield.|||it would probably be cheaper to consider a hand held / car gps system rather than a in deck gps system. in deck are very pricey, inaccurate, and like pulling teeth when you need to get them upgraded. generally upgrades for in dash gps are way up in the $300 area. seriously, that much to have a tech put a cd in your car. LOL





Checkout some handle version and save yourself some money. There are some hand held units out there for $105.00. Make sure you get the one with the biggest screen. 4.3 inch screen will hurt your eyes trying to see where you are going and probably not safe.





Buying a car GPS device is hard, especially if you never owned one before.. But don't worry. Here are some helpful hints on what features are available on most GPS devices, which features you do or don't need, what the highest rated models are, and what you can expect to pay (hidden costs and all).





Screen size is an important feature for GPS devices. Old models have a small 4.3" tiny screen, NEWER models will have at least 5" color touch widescreen. So be careful and hesitant to listen to someone if they offer you to buy a GPS with 4.3" screen - trust me, someone will offer a used, refurbished, or worse a 4.3" screen model and tell you that the price is good, LOL. A larger screen provides a larger map view and more context to where you are and what's coming up. Battery life is important too, but most GPS's have the option of hooking up the car charger to the unit while driving. Most units have 4-7 hours of battery life - my Newelectronx GPS claims 10 hours of battery life, but I have never tested it. (grin) Also the screen size of the Newelectronx model is 5 INCHES.








Most Garmin GPS's have a 4.3" screen and up to 6.5 / 7 hours of battery life.


Most Newelectronx GPS's have a 5" screen and up to 10 hours of battery life.








Depending on your traveling needs, you may be fine with a GPS unit with just US maps. You can also get units with maps of Canada and maps of Europe already pre-loaded. Be careful, remember I mentioned don't buy a GPS with a 4.3" screen. Well if you do, remember I said it was the older kind - well with the older version comes the older maps. Retailers generally do not update the maps on their GPS's. So you might be stuck with a GPS with old maps on it. That would suck royally because new maps will cost you at least $60.00 to $99.00 for updates.





So, for instance if you get a cheap Garmin or TomTom with 4.3" screen for sale for about $124.00 (plus shipping of at least $13 to $25) remember you might have to buy maps too. So, let's take the lower price $60 + $124.00 = $184.00 (dont forget that shipping and taxes) - grin, add that in too.





The Text-to-Speech feature is a very helpful safety feature that keeps your eyes on the road. The unit announces the turn-by-turn directions, using the actual street names.








The Mio, TomTom, Garmin, and Newelectronx includes US maps and the Text-to-Speech feature.








With real-time traffic reporting (an additional monthly expense), your unit will alert you to upcoming traffic situations in your route and will allow you to calculate a detour. Multi-point routing allows you to enter multiple destinations (like an errand run - cool feature on my Newelectronx GPS), and the device calculates the most efficient route between them all.





The Magellan features both real-time traffic reporting and multi-point routing with an extra charge (of course).





Bluetooth functionality allows you to synch your Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone for hands-free calling. You can also use the FM transmitter functionality to hear your phone (and the GPS driving directions) through your car speakers. Almost all GPS devices hold %26amp; display digital photos, and some store %26amp; play .mp3 audio files.





The TomTom and Newelectronx has Bluetooth, FM transmitter, and photos/mp3 media.





Here is a special note you might want to know. Garmin has recently price dropped the price on their older version GPS's and some of the newer version GPS in order to compete with newer GPS that have arrived on the scene. Keep in mind that old Garmin's may have old maps and with old maps comes that FEE, I mentioned. Most Garmin's features a 4.3" tiny screen display, maps of the US and an extra cost for Canada/Europe, Text-to-Speech directions, real-time traffic reporting (reciever included), Bluetooth, photos/mp3 media, FM transmitter, and up to 7 hours of battery life. It has everything but multi-point routing in a conveniently slim design. TomTom runs about the same cost.





Most Newelectronx GPS's features a 5" touch color widescreen display, maps of the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Israel, and more at no extra cost (no map update cost), Text-to-Speech directions, Bluetooth, photos/mp3 media, FM transmitter, and up to 10 hours of battery life. It has everything INCLUDING multi-point routing in a conveniently slim design. At $105, it's an incredible bargain!





GPS are perfect for automobiles, backpacks, purses, RVs, or while bicycling. The easiest and most intuitive personal GPS navigation on the market can be hard to choose, but now you have more information to help you make an informative buy. Good luck.





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http://www.autodvdgps.com|||Sure, you can install the car DVD GPS in your Honda CR-V . It looks like the original DVD dashboard .Why not come here to have a look ?