In article <41e560f7$0$241$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>,
"Andrew C" <i_luv_broncos@-delete-hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm reasonably new to this "newsgroup" stuff so i hope this is ok.
>
> I've seen a reasonably priced Origin b2 on ebay (
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5743391042 )
>
> Is the unit as good as the reviews ?
Yes.
> can anybody give me an unbiased opinion
> on this as whatever dealer I speak to they suprise suprise tell me the one
> they sell is the best.
Depends on how 'unbiased' you think the opinion of an owner is.
> Does the origin pick up ALL cameras ?
Depends on what you mean by ALL cameras. The unit will notify you of all
cameras that it knows about. With any of these systems, it will only
ever be as good as the database. That is what you are really buying, the
hardware would never justify the price. The origin database is certainly
one of the best and, AFAIK, they are pretty fastidious about checking
and coding new sites. They are pretty quick to remove cameras that no
longer exist too. The last thing you want is false alerts. I have had
just one false alert at a disused camera site and I marked it as such in
the unit. Next time I went through there, a couple of weeks later, it
was gone from the database.
> how long does it take to get the sattelites working ?
It depends on a number of things. The longest I have seen is about 2
minutes to get a lock. Usually it's only a few seconds. The lock on is
MUCH faster if you are stationary whilst it is establishing the locks.
> does the laser detector work ?
Don't know for sure. I believe that it won't really matter anyway. If
you get tagged directly then it's already too late to slow down, you're
buggered. For laser sites your only hope is that you can pick up some
scatter from cars tagged ahead. I don't put too much faith in this
happening so consequently I am not that bothered about it.
> has it saved anybodies licence here ?
Generally, I see the cameras before the alert but on one occasion it did
warn me of a camera that I simply missed. I knew it was there but for
some reason would have sworn that it was further up the road. Make of
that what you will.
I chose the origin over the [old] angel [the new one didn't exist at the
time] because of the feature set and the display. It's *much* more
comprehensive and easy to read.
Was it money well spent? I think so. Besides... I like gadgets :-)
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Mark Foster, Brighton, Sus***, UK
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