Simple question about 60CSx in a car

Hi all,

We've had a Garmin 2620 for a couple of years and love it (it is
probably my husband's favorite tech gadget). We do a fair amount of
hiking and I have had to do more business traveling of late -- so we've
been thinking about investing in a 60CSx as a "second" GPS.

Obviously it would be a great unit for hiking, geocaching, etc. But I
am curious as to how well it works as an car-based device. Is it
difficult to use for driving directions given that it doesn't have
voice capabilities?

Any and all advice, suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

JT

jtardiff@gmail.com wrote:

IMHO .. voice is less an issue than the screen not being as easy
to read as, say, an SP-III or 2710. Mounting is another thing to
deal with.

But, other than that, it navigates very well.

Phil

As another has stated the scren is not the biggest but i think it works fine
with a suction-mount in the windscreen. I think the screen is very good on
it. I've bought it primarely for motorcycle use (Not easy to ride with a
paper map) but i've actually used it more in the car ...


I agree - but i'll have to upgrade my maps to europe v8 rsn ...

/A

Phil Wheeler wrote:
Ram Mount has a magnifier that they say increases screen size by a
factor of two, I think. It requires that you buy their mounting system.
(I think we URL is http://www.ram-mount.com , but you may have to do
some searching to match with the unit.)

I have my 60Cx mounted just to the left of the steering wheel in my
Saturn using the Garmin auto mount with a little velcro at the back so
that it sticks to part of the dashboard for a higher point of contact.
It's close enough that I don't need any magnification. It works
extremely well. If I moved it to another car I might consider the Ram
Mount system, though. I use their product on one of bicycles, and it's
well made designed. Unlike the Garmin bike mount I can mount it in the
center of the handlebars, so it's less obtrusive.

I did, however, accidentally buy an extra Garmin auto mount system for
the 60Cx. I didn't know that I could use the same one I had for the
eTrex with the addition of the bracket that connects directly to the
unit (which came with something else I ordered). So if anyone wants one
of these things still in the box (Garmin part #: 010-10456-00) I'll sell
it for my cost ($29.00 includes shipping). I just don't think I need two.

jtardiff@gmail.com wrote:
I use the 60CSx for bushwalking, running & cycling - and stick with the
2610 for driving as it has a larger screen, larger keys, the voice, and
(a really big plus) the i/r remote.

The 60CSx once locked on, has never lost it's signal; the 2610 does lose
it's signal in really remote wooded areas and also in among the city
skyscrapers. To try to alleviate this issue with the 2610, I did a test
with a magnetic roof aerial. It was aborted very quickly as the cable
interfered with door sealing & let the rain drip in.

Karen

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