Greg Troxel <g...@ir.bbn.com> writes: > ... > I am not sure that anyone has found a nuvi that does not work, so far. > >> * nvi 3490 LMT, 300 € >> * nvi 2595 LM, 200 € >> * nvi 2545 LM, 150 € >> * nvi 2445 LM, 150 € >> * and nvi 40, 100 € > > I would expect that hte 3490 and 24/25 series are a slightly better bet, > in that I think they are older and thus if osm bits didn't work, we > would know that.
OK, thanks a lot. I am beginning to understand. But does that mean, the nüvi 40, although it is the cheapest model, is the newest one? LM stands for lifetime maps, T for traffic - right? > >> Any experience with those models? Any advice for getting / or >> not getting a particular one? > > My advice is to find a friend who uses proprietary maps and has an old > receiver sitting around because buying new maps is too expensive. > > The 760 is a little too slow; OSM maps are richer and thus more > stressful on the CPU/etc. than Garmin's maps. The 885 is fast enough. OK, thanks for this estimation, unfortunately I don't know anyone who can do without his old Garmin receiver, and buying one on ebay is certainly an option, but not for me right now, as I want to be on the road in a few days, and want to do some testing before I leave. so I guess I will go with one of the 24/25 models above (as the 3490 is definetely too expensive) > >> 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)? > > If you only want to use OSM maps, then lifetime maps and traffic will > not be useful. Also speed limit display, lane assist, junction view, > etc. will not work. But in many places the map data shown will be much > richer than the proprietary maps (and of course it's open - I use osm on > Garmin both because it is useful and because I notice what's not mapped > yet). > > You may want to join the mkgmap-dev@ list. But basically, there are two > formats for Garmin. One is the traditional format, and mkgmap (and > several other programs) generate .img files for it. Then there is the > NT format, which as far as I understand is not understood outside > Garmin. > > I have been successfully using OSM data on Garmin for several years, > specifically on an Etrex Vista HCx, and (hand-me-down) Nuvi 885. I have > not gotten address search to work - that's the current work-in-progress > on mkgmap-dev, but POIs are there, and routing. Also contour line > overlay (from non-OSM data). > > My other advice is that you can put osm data on a microsd, and take it > to the store and try it. See the mkgmap docs/wiki, but basically, once > you get the file, call it /Garmin/gmapsupp.img. Just power down the > unit, put in the card, and power up. menu/tools//setup/maps/map-info > should get you to a menu and you can uncheck the builtin maps. OK, thanks a lot for all these explanations, too. Looking forward to get my hands dirty with that garmin / osm combo. > > > It looks like the 40 should work: > > https://help.openstreetmap.org/questions/11460/problem-with-routing ...which would mean, that the low cost nüvi 40 model would be just fine, as most of the fancier options of the 24/25 series I couldn't use anyway with osm maps, right? -Andreas _______________________________________________ talk mailing list talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
