Cheap GPS receivers - which and what are good?

Hi,

I have been looking at cheap GPS receivers on ebay, in particular the
BT-77 and one based on the NAMEX chipset.

I am not really sure what constitues a 'good' receiver - I have read
that one should have a minimum of 16 channels but not sure what else to
look for.

I intend to use it with a phone for in-car sat-nav and have a budget of
up to =A350 (but preferably =A340!). It must have bluetooth.

Thanks for any advice
squelch41

squelch41@hotmail.com wrote:

That'll be 'Nemerix'. Ignore the marketing BS that grandstands
'16-Channels' or more. You could only ever receive 12 in ideal conditions.

Pay a little more and invest in a SiRFStarIII Chipset receiver. Many times
better and more sensitive.

--
Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums

They seem to be about double the price -I dont really have the budget
to spend any more at the moment.

Which of the cheap chipsets are the better ones if one is planning to
use the receiver mainly 'in-car'?

Cheers
squelch41

squelch41@hotmail.com wrote:

leave it a month and /save up/ like in the olden days ;-)


there's no point having a cheap but ineffective GPS reciever.

That is why I am asking for advice on the cheaper ones as I dont want
an ineffective one!

You can always say 'well spend more and it'll be better' but the point
is, I dont want to spend more.

They surely cant be all that bad - after all, about two years ago,
they'd have been the latest chipsets!

squelch41