Hudl For Navigation Anyone?

[langstonelayabout]

Not sure if anyone else has posted this, but I understand that over the last few years the Tesco Hudl has been popular for navigation.

So be careful if you use one and plan an update or reset to factory settings: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/news/has-tesco-killed-off-its-hudl-tablet/ar-BBVboVp?ocid=spartanntp

 

[RichardS]

I thought that the last Hudl update was at least 3 years ago.

Richard

 

[Stemar]

Mine's still working, including the chart plotter. I guess it'll continue to do so until I drop it in the 'oggin.

BTW, for use as a plotter, the Amazon Fire is useless as it doesn't have GPS. Actually, IIRC, the chip is there, but it's disabled.I have one, but I don't much like it as Amazon's got its sticky fingers all over everything. I thought the Tesco bloatware on the Hudle was bad until I got the Fire. Not impressed.

 

[ghostlymoron]

My wife bought me a kindle fire but I found it would not run navionics and also as said previously was pretty loaded with Amazon stuff. I swapped it for a Hudl which crapped out after a year. Tesco told me they weren't supporting it but kindly let me swap it for a Samsung galaxy which is superb.

 

[[3889]]

Still have a Hudl 2 as my 5th reserve nav tool, running Navionics and Memory Map without issue.
Lack of updates are a bonus. Samsung et al constantly forcing them on users for the company's own ends is nothing to be desired.

 

[wonkywinch]

I have an old Hudl 2 which is still alive and well. Does anyone know of an app I can install on it that will be compatible with OpenSea maps?

 

[Bilgediver]

I use a reset Hudl 1 with bog standard Navionics and this works great even if slow and on start up refuse the Navionics update.

I have a Hudl2 which runs with the latest all singing and dancing Navionics HD with UK + Holland and also USA Canada.

I believe one can reset without updating by ensuring WiFi is OFF. I certainly had no problems with the Hudl 1 which is rarely connected to the internet.

 

[scotty123]

I use a reset Hudl 1 with bog standard Navionics and this works great even if slow and on start up refuse the Navionics update.

I have a Hudl2 which runs with the latest all singing and dancing Navionics HD with UK + Holland and also USA Canada.

I believe one can reset without updating by ensuring WiFi is OFF. I certainly had no problems with the Hudl 1 which is rarely connected to the internet.

Any idea of value, I've got a hudl 1 & 2 sitting at home doing nothing.

 

[ghostlymoron]

Put them on eBay with no reserve and take what you get. On a good day you might get £20.

Any idea of value, I've got a hudl 1 & 2 sitting at home doing nothing.

 

[Bilgediver]

Put them on eBay with no reserve and take what you get. On a good day you might get £20.

There is a demand as for some purposes such as plotter use they form a low cost alternative. I use the Hudl 1 when out on boats other than my own dealing with regattas. It makes buoy laying a doddle with the facility for users to place marks on the charts and which only appear at max zoom. These marks are visible to all users .