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--- "Paul M. Anton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > I don't agree. All the 295 does is give you a > compass > > heading and distance to the nearest Taco Bell, > Motel > > 6, or whatever address you punch in. > > Hi Ralph: > > Is this true with their Metroguide installed? > My justification for purchase of a 295 was to use it > in the car or truck. > > Thanks > > Paul Yes, even with the Metroguide. Let me recount my history of use with the 295, which may explain my responses. I bought mine 3 years ago, and was willing to pay the big bucks precisely because I thought it could be useful in a car. I had used Hertz' Neverlost system (http://www.hertz.com/byr/whyhertz/byrwhyhertzneverlost.jsp) and really liked it. I thought the 295 would give turn-by-turn instructions on the screen, which would be pretty useful (the Neverlost system also speaks, a real advantage). I was very disappointed to learn that all the 295 does is give a compass heading and distance to your destination. Yes, that is helpful, better than nothing, and I've used it in strange places as an assist, but it doesn't compare to turn-by-turn directions. Certainly not useful enough to bother taking in the car routinely. Another poster says differently, that's fine too, but that has been my experience. The 295 will show you a detailed map (w/ Metroguide) of where you are, but after d*mn near getting in a couple of wrecks studying the map while driving, I decided that wasn't too useful in practice. The 196 I think does generate turn-by-turn instructions, still visual only, no talking. Until you drive a car with a talking GPS you can't believe how helpful that is. What I would like in an ideal aviation GPS would be: -many color, high resolution, fast update screen -slightly larger viewing area than 295 -low battery drain -vert/horiz format -terrain and obstacle data; even the sectional MEF would be great -airport taxi diagrams: imagine being on some strange airport, intersecting runways with confusing taxiways, and you see exactly where you are and all runways and taxiways labeled. That would be a killer GPS and I don't think it's impossible to acheive. C'mon Garmin! __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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