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- 11-20-2007
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Hey Jack, can I have your old stuff...lol
Jim exp 400 and 500LE.
> said:
>> I have a Meridian Green that has, and still, served me well. However, I
>> am
>> now getting the itch for a new GPS. It must be portable so I can take it
>> in
>> the car, bike, and boat or on a hike. Even with the Green's limitations,
>> I
>> like how it works but see there are much better choices. So, any ideas,
>> web
>> sites, and help will be greatly appreciated.
>> TIA, Jay
>> am
>> now getting the itch for a new GPS. It must be portable so I can take it
>> in
>> the car, bike, and boat or on a hike. Even with the Green's limitations,
>> I
>> like how it works but see there are much better choices. So, any ideas,
>> web
>> sites, and help will be greatly appreciated.
>> TIA, Jay
> It depends on which segment of the market you are in. If you are lookihng
> for a high-end car GPS, the Magellan Roadmates are quite good; I recently
> updated mine to the latest software. It has bailed me out on many a trip
> in unknown territory, such as finding the route to a particular remote
> restaurant in Park City, UT in the middle of the night down unlit country
> roads. Normally I use it in Los Angeles and it does well there also.
> Another unexpected bonus--it recently saved me on a half-hour drive down
> the mountain from Running Springs, CA to LA in the fog. I couldn't see how
> long each straight segment of the road was by eye, but the GPS map gave a
> feeling of confidence and security and was quite accurate in showing
> upcoming turns and their pitch--much better, in fact, than the highway
> signs.
> Garmin has one advantage, however. At the high end you can the real-time
> traffic information (extra subscription charge) from one of the two main
> satellite radio sources.
> I expect Magellan will catch up with this feature. I definitely think a
> GPS for road trips should have the entire US/Canada street map database
> built in on a hard disk, as do the high end untis. As prices come down on
> hard disks I expect unit prices on newer models to drop comparably. It is
> only a matter of time (say a year or two) before 20Gb flash chip sets
> become affordable and then that is likely to be the next step.
>
> for a high-end car GPS, the Magellan Roadmates are quite good; I recently
> updated mine to the latest software. It has bailed me out on many a trip
> in unknown territory, such as finding the route to a particular remote
> restaurant in Park City, UT in the middle of the night down unlit country
> roads. Normally I use it in Los Angeles and it does well there also.
> Another unexpected bonus--it recently saved me on a half-hour drive down
> the mountain from Running Springs, CA to LA in the fog. I couldn't see how
> long each straight segment of the road was by eye, but the GPS map gave a
> feeling of confidence and security and was quite accurate in showing
> upcoming turns and their pitch--much better, in fact, than the highway
> signs.
> Garmin has one advantage, however. At the high end you can the real-time
> traffic information (extra subscription charge) from one of the two main
> satellite radio sources.
> I expect Magellan will catch up with this feature. I definitely think a
> GPS for road trips should have the entire US/Canada street map database
> built in on a hard disk, as do the high end untis. As prices come down on
> hard disks I expect unit prices on newer models to drop comparably. It is
> only a matter of time (say a year or two) before 20Gb flash chip sets
> become affordable and then that is likely to be the next step.
>
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