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Posted by Ashton Crusher on June 16, 2010, 7:40 pm



>On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:51:21 -0500, Sunshine wrote:
>> On a purely academic level, I totally understand what you're saying.
>> I've used both screen formats, though, and I'll never go back to the old
>> 4:3 format. The icing on the cake is that I *like* seeing what's off to
>> the sides even more than seeing what's farther ahead. I know it doesn't
>> make sense to everyone, but I'll take the wide model every time.
>+1 on that.


me too. I think it has to do with the idea that I basically know
where I'm going in the ahead direction but things that might be of
interest that I'm not aware of are going to be off to the side, like
different routes around a traffic tie up or something.

Posted by LightByrd on June 16, 2010, 9:01 pm


>>On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:51:21 -0500, Sunshine wrote:
>>> On a purely academic level, I totally understand what you're saying.
>>> I've used both screen formats, though, and I'll never go back to the old
>>> 4:3 format. The icing on the cake is that I *like* seeing what's off to
>>> the sides even more than seeing what's farther ahead. I know it doesn't
>>> make sense to everyone, but I'll take the wide model every time.
>>+1 on that.
> me too. I think it has to do with the idea that I basically know
> where I'm going in the ahead direction but things that might be of
> interest that I'm not aware of are going to be off to the side, like
> different routes around a traffic tie up or something.


unless of course it is only the GPS version of TV's "stretch-o-vision."

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Posted by Peter H. Coffin on June 16, 2010, 9:49 pm


On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:51:21 -0500, Sunshine wrote:
> On a purely academic level, I totally understand what you're saying.
> I've used both screen formats, though, and I'll never go back to the
> old 4:3 format. The icing on the cake is that I *like* seeing what's
> off to the sides even more than seeing what's farther ahead. I know it
> doesn't make sense to everyone, but I'll take the wide model every
> time.

Which is only useful as such if you're using a "track up" display mode.
I don't think I've *ever* used that for long. North Up just seems to
work so much more smoothly...

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Posted by Sunshine on June 17, 2010, 12:04 am


On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:49:39 -0500, "Peter H. Coffin"

>On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:51:21 -0500, Sunshine wrote:
>> On a purely academic level, I totally understand what you're saying.
>> I've used both screen formats, though, and I'll never go back to the
>> old 4:3 format. The icing on the cake is that I *like* seeing what's
>> off to the sides even more than seeing what's farther ahead. I know it
>> doesn't make sense to everyone, but I'll take the wide model every
>> time.
>Which is only useful as such if you're using a "track up" display mode.
>I don't think I've *ever* used that for long. North Up just seems to
>work so much more smoothly...

No, it's useful always, not just in a single tracking mode.


Posted by me on June 15, 2010, 10:05 am



>Frankly, I don't understand the need for the wide models.
>The wide stuff came out as a response to the consumer-driven "HDTV,
>widescreen is better!" mania. No, it's not--it's just wider.
>Think about how you use a sat-nav in your car. Do you give a rat's ass
>what's to either side of you? No, In fact, I'd say TALLER is better.
>Like their new 3790, let me turn the thing portrait--that makes more
>sense. Then I can see more of what's coming as I drive. But wide?
>Makes no sense at all.

big thanks for confirming what I was suspicious abt!!

I did need someone to tell me the above

frankly I have a small car anyway with not much
interior room....mazda protege....so hv been thinking
the standard 3.5" screen best

I will order today...thanks guys!

probably get the 255

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