Need a new GPS, recommendations etc.
Folks, We're in need of a new GPS unit 'cause ours is failing in health. It won't start up sometimes, won't handle touch screen commands, won't reset and more. It's a Magellan Road mate. So, we...
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FWIW Aircraft certified stand alone GPS will occasionally build in discontinuities in routes, that your brain is required to close up. They cost 10's of thousands of dollars. You don't get to turn your brain off for a few hundred. I also wouldn't dismiss the ones that protect you from overweight, etc. if they save just once in the course of ownership it's worth having. Find one that works intuitive for you. I like Garmin products, TomTom not so much. The rest are also rans.
I've found route planning is still required. I frequently build in waypoints so as to drive the routing either too or away from places. The lane prediction feature is very helpful, although it can be misleading. Lanes appear left and right of you without warning. Garmin has a very accurate picture to help with this.
Garmin does not support internet access very long on a particular device and I have found Bluetooth to be useless as the speakers are too tinny for my jet damaged hearing.
I have a DSL560.
I've found route planning is still required. I frequently build in waypoints so as to drive the routing either too or away from places. The lane prediction feature is very helpful, although it can be misleading. Lanes appear left and right of you without warning. Garmin has a very accurate picture to help with this.
Garmin does not support internet access very long on a particular device and I have found Bluetooth to be useless as the speakers are too tinny for my jet damaged hearing.
I have a DSL560.
