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Lizardking
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I have the Eclipse AVN5495. Hopefully it will be in soon so I can get it installed.
bulldog-yota
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what are you looking for in a GPS? Do you need Topo maps?
I got a Garmin 276c, which I love. It is actually a marine GPS, but works great with Topo maps. I bought soem accesories for it, like the car stuff and 256MB memory card which is plenty. It uses USB so uploading routes, maps, etc is a breeze. I got the voice extension, which works well on the road. What is nice is to be able to download the tracks of the trails I was on back on to the PC or laptop if I take it with. This GPS will work well on road offroad and even on the water water
I got a Garmin 276c, which I love. It is actually a marine GPS, but works great with Topo maps. I bought soem accesories for it, like the car stuff and 256MB memory card which is plenty. It uses USB so uploading routes, maps, etc is a breeze. I got the voice extension, which works well on the road. What is nice is to be able to download the tracks of the trails I was on back on to the PC or laptop if I take it with. This GPS will work well on road offroad and even on the water water
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JB.
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Bouncnb said:
If, by chance, you'd like to combine strong, in vehicle performance (voice included) with pocketability, the Garmin Quest works well. I love being able to use it in the vehicle and then throw it into a pocket for hiking (5.5oz). Tradeoffs for pocketability include fixed memory (115MB) and small (though, very sharp) screen. It doesn't serve either purpose quite as well as a dedicated unit, but it comes very close. As a combo unit, it's superb.
Do the Garmin units list stuff along your route? Such as restaurants, gas stations and stuff like that. How detailed are the route/maps? I have seen some that all they basically show are grid co-ordinates. ie lat/long. What about the Magellan units? So far, it appears from those that have responded, that the Garmin is the way to go.
bulldog-yota
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Bouncnb said:
Depending on the Garmin model, but most of them you can set the detial they should show. On the pic I posted it shows the points of interest. Depending on how you set the detial more or less things will be shown. You have to switch between Topo and road though. At any time you can request for places in the area and it will search and show gas stations, restaurants, shopping, etc adn which direction and how far from your current location.
I love my 276c, it works really well and if used only in battery mode it lasts for at least a day with the backlight on. However if you are not going to use Topo maps, I suggest you just get one of the road/auto models. They brought out some new models recently so just go to their website and see.
crossfire
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i've got a Garmin 60c. i love it, very accurate, and like the 276c i can run on battery for at least a day. downsides to this unit are it only has 56MB of memory(and it's not expandable b/c the unit is sealed), and the screen is maybe a bit small in comparison to others but still very readable (the upside to this, i take the unit out of my 4Runner and mount it on the handle bars of my 4wheeler.... Garmin makes an OEM bike mount that fits on 4wheelers)... think that covers it, any other questions i'd be happy to answer cause i researched the hell out of these before i made my decesion
bulldog-yota
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Just a note. The 276c can take Garmin memory cards. The biggest current one is 256MB, and it uploads data pretty quick with USB.
I have the Garmin iQue, which uses the Palm OS. It's nice to have the ability to add addresses, phone numbers, other apps, etc. to the unit. Here's the link to my install:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9626
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9626
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I've read that the C320/C330 series have some routing problems that don't exist on the Quest and 2610.
Guess I have to wait some more.
Too bad the Quest is limited in memory. I would prefer to load the entire US on an SD card and take the unit with me....I have done trips that cover all 4 time zones in a week, and don't want to have to keep updating the unit as I go. And the Quest is a better travel size than the 2610.JB. said:
I've read that the C320/C330 series have some routing problems that don't exist on the Quest and 2610.
Guess I have to wait some more.
JB.
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I have no love for the use of fixed memory, but as a point of clarification (if needed), here is a screen shot of a route from Raleigh NC to San Franciso by way of I-40 and then up thru Bakersfield. As you can see, all of the dense San Fransico and San Jose areas are covered. This route just about filled up the Quest. Another strategy would be to just use the built-in, basic usa software if you knew you were sticking to the Interstate and load the areas where you'd be stopping. If you're talking about not wanting to take a long trip with a laptop, then I understand. But with a laptop, as you can see, your reloading would be minimal or non-existent it seems to me.
jharris2 said:
I have no love for the use of fixed memory, but as a point of clarification (if needed), here is a screen shot of a route from Raleigh NC to San Franciso by way of I-40 and then up thru Bakersfield. As you can see, all of the dense San Fransico and San Jose areas are covered. This route just about filled up the Quest. Another strategy would be to just use the built-in, basic usa software if you knew you were sticking to the Interstate and load the areas where you'd be stopping. If you're talking about not wanting to take a long trip with a laptop, then I understand. But with a laptop, as you can see, your reloading would be minimal or non-existent it seems to me.
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Good point. But I was referring to the need for detailed city maps while in each place. Just a lot easier to use a 2GB SD card and load once than to plan for where you're going and update as needed. Sometimes the cities are not close to each other -- I've done Cleveland, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and Idaho Falls in a week -- and I don't think you can load just the city information.JB. said:
JB.
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That would be great. Garmin seems to put a great emphasis on protecting their maps. It'll be interesting to see how future products are designed.
You can load any area of the U.S. you'd like (limited only by the resolution of the grid selection system). Just for grins, I covered, generously, the areas mentioned in your barnstorm tour, above. 44MB.
jharris2 said:
That would be great. Garmin seems to put a great emphasis on protecting their maps. It'll be interesting to see how future products are designed.
jharris2 said:
You can load any area of the U.S. you'd like (limited only by the resolution of the grid selection system). Just for grins, I covered, generously, the areas mentioned in your barnstorm tour, above. 44MB.
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For the 2610, you can add a 2GB SD card and load the detail maps for the entire US. But, it's just too big to throw into a carryon.
And that tour -- when I finished it, I learned that it's more difficult to recover as you get older. Then again, instead of learning that, I recently did a one day trip to Tokyo then on to Sydney for 3 days.
Thanks for checking -- don't mind admitting when I'm wrong. Really didn't think you could get them all on just 115MB.JB. said:
For the 2610, you can add a 2GB SD card and load the detail maps for the entire US. But, it's just too big to throw into a carryon.
And that tour -- when I finished it, I learned that it's more difficult to recover as you get older. Then again, instead of learning that, I recently did a one day trip to Tokyo then on to Sydney for 3 days.
Hey I bought a Lowrance IWAY 500C. It kicks ass! It gives me great directions has a 20GB hardrive. It is rated very high by the GPS websites. Go to www.Bizrate.com and look for it. It is really sturdy. I dropped it on my foot and it hurt like hell. Good luck
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I have Garmin 60cs. I like it. I also bought c320 for in-car use (large display and you can insert big memory cards). That was my mistake. c320 has major problem with displaying map data. For about 2 month I'm fighting with the store trying to give this unit back. NEVER buy c320, at least for another year, while Garmin going to figure this problem out and make some software updates.
jharris2 said:
I have Garmin 60cs. I like it. I also bought c320 for in-car use (large display and you can insert big memory cards). That was my mistake. c320 has major problem with displaying map data. For about 2 month I'm fighting with the store trying to give this unit back. NEVER buy c320, at least for another year, while Garmin going to figure this problem out and make some software updates.
