370 v. 670: is bigger better?

I have done a comparison at the Garmin website while I attempt to decide
which model to choose. With a desire to have a Traffic compatible unit,
the question seems to boil down to the 370 adn the 670.

The question is: does it really just boil down to the size of the
display or are there other differences?

Thanks
Ken K

Ken wrote:

A bigger display is better, easier to see.

As for the other differences, if you understand navigation related
features and have some idea about how much control you want to have over
how you are actually routed, the nuvi's are all pretty stupid. You can
pick a destination from a POI search or your Favorites, activate a
route, then add one via point to the route, and that's it. Otherwise,
the nuvi is in charge of routing and you just follow the bouncing ball.

If you want to plan your routes in advance on a PC, none of the nuvis
(or any of the other Garmins with preloaded mapping) come with anything
for you to use for doing that. If you ask Garmin they may send you (for
free) the mapping and an application you can use for planning on a PC.

But the nuvis don't led themselves to advanced planning too much, they
won't let you upload routes to them. You can upload *.gpx files with
waypoints and I think those will be or can be included in your
favorites. Or you could write a song about the route and upload that as
a MP3 file (but not a MP4 file).

If you want full control of routing, want to make a few stops along a
route or anything like that, the nuvis are *very* stupid at navigation
compared to the StreetPilot 2720 and 2820, the zumo 550, and a bunch of
now discontinued products.

Garmin has decided that consumers are more interested in making phone
calls, looking at photos, playing games, and other things like that then
they are in navigation.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)

Jack Erbes wrote:
I hear you... Question: If I am taking a trip and deviate from the
route, will it recalculate automatically or must I reprogram it?

wrote:


Jack is right, and I am one of those who just don't care about doing
things to his level of obssessiveness.

The Garmin unit recalculates infinitely. Drive around all you want; it
will always keep figuring out how to get you to your destination from
wherever you are, automatically.

"Off route....recalculating..."

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:

Thanks for clearing up my doubts on automatic recalculation. I thought
it must do that but was not sure. Sounds like they still do that pretty
much the same way the discontinued products did. I'm glad to hear that.

Does obsessive have a range of levels? I thought it was more of 1/0
thing, you either are or you aren't.

At any rate, I don't find a need to defend my interest in GPS. As GPS
evolved, features and capabilities surfaced and those improved the
usefulness of the devices and quality of life for the users.

But I will admit that I was a little taken aback by it all when the
features started disappearing without anything taking their place or
accomplishing the same things.

I sometimes can't help but wonder if the disappearing features programs
aren't aimed at making products more attractive to users with less
mental acuity.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA (jackerbes at adelphia dot net)
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine dot com)