GPS Why not a smart phone?
I am curious as to why a stand alone GPS still seems to be so popular. What with smart phones and tablets being readily available I would think that the stand alone units would sort of fade away. I me...
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SCVJeff wrote:toedtoes wrote:gee, weren't we talking about the wants and needs of someone other than you? There is no GPS made that approches the size of a tablet. THATS the largest screen possible.SCVJeff wrote:toedtoes wrote:and with real GPS navigation software with the map files resident in the device, your display using a iPad/ tablet is far larger than most stand-alone GPS devices.
I believe that's what 04fxsts was saying. The phone screen is too small to be able to quickly see what needs to be seen. A device with a larger screen allows for a quick glance to check your bearings.
That's why I said "device" - I don't have or want a tablet, so the standalone GPS gives me the biggest screen possible. Others have/want a tablet.
Excuse me. I thought we were having a discussion of the various options.
