On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Andreas Reuleaux <reule...@web.de> wrote:
> I am about to get a newer Garmin nüvi model for car navigation, > and want to use OSM maps with it. > I found several web pages, which suggest that in general > OSM maps on a nüvi should not be any problem, but the models > listed on > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin#N.C3.BCvi_series > e. g. seem all older than the models currently available in my > local fnac store, those are: > * nüvi 3490 LMT, 300 ‚ > * nüvi 2595 LM, 200 ‚ > * nüvi 2545 LM, 150 ‚ > * nüvi 2445 LM, 150 ‚ > * and nüvi 40, 100 ‚ > Any experience with those models? Any advice for getting / or > not getting a particular one? > As far as I can tell, they're all reasonably similar to the 2555 that I have. > Will the fancier features of the higher prized models be available > to me at all, if I use OSM to Garmin converted maps > (which are, as I understand only Garmin format 1 maps)? > Annoyingly, most of the cool goodies like on-screen speed limit and overspeed alert and lane assist aren't available in the mkgmap output as far as I can tell¹. Traffic, at least in North America, where TMC is a privatized service, isn't available. Not sure if Germany or the other countries that believe in convenient access to public live traffic essential get it or not. Would love to know if any of those models allow more than one map to be enabled, but only using one for address lookup and the other for navigation...would greatly speed up my workflow on the job... ¹ FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PROVE ME WRONG!
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