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gpspassion
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Boyd
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 Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 21:28:14
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Originally posted by jotne
Why not make a high end GPS that I would like instead of a long line of low end GPS.
Because obviously you are not their target market! 
I don't care about bluetooth, mp3, or an FM transmitter. What interests me is the pedestrian mode on this new model. Look closely at the screenshot:
Have you even seen street names displayed with text this small on a Nuvi. Clearly not. I have been making my own maps, and even so there is no way to force text to display this small. I can do it on my Oregon with the menus though. Big text is desirable for auto use where you can only glance quickly at the screen, but it makes for an ugly map without as much useful detail on a handheld (which you can hold closer to your face). This is a first on the Nuvi (AFAIK... does the Nuvi 500 do this too maybe?).
Now look a little more carefully at that photo. Can someone explain why there are TWO (+) zoom buttons??? Makes me think this is a photoshop job instead of a real screenshot... |
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gpspassion
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Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 22:04:22
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| Good catch ! Even for a Photoshop job that wouldn't make sense...there must be en explanation, maybe one of them is to control the "pitch" or the text size, with the "minus" switching from one feature to the other based on which "plus" button was pushed last...just a guess obviously ! |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 22:12:51
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| Well I still think it's a goof resulting from them simulating the screen; the buttons might be on separate photoshop layers (now I'm just guessing too!). The screen layout is a bit like the Oregon, with the return arrow in the bottom left. On the Oregon, when you search for something the resulting item is displayed at the top of the screen, sort of like the directions in this screenshot. And when you do that, the (+) and (-) buttons shift lower on the screen, so there are two different locations where the buttons can appear depending on context. |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 22:33:19
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Originally posted by jotneWould like to have an easy way to enter custom avoidance. (Like you can do with MapSource)
The Nuvi 5000, 8x0 and 8x5 have the custom avoidance feature. You can choose individual roads and/or define rectangular areas to avoid. |
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Dewi
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Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 22:35:02
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| Engadget has posted hands-on photos today and the double pluses are actually there. Here's an example. |
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Boyd
USA
1639 Posts |
Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 22:41:03
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| OK, guess you're right. What a confusing interface! |
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jotne
Norway
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Posted - 04 mars 2009 : 23:21:48
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Boyd, I do see that, but I also would like the GPS to see all POI, and according to some the 865 can, but some else tell me that 865 is slow compare to 765.
So Garmin seems to have trouble making a fast GPS that do all. |
Previously owned : GPS "eTrex Yellow" "GPSmap 76S" "GPSMap 60CS" "GPSMAP 60CSx" "Nüvi 660"
Unit I have now :"Nüvi 760 EU" "Nüvi 765" "Edge 305" "Colorado 300" |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 05 mars 2009 : 00:08:13
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The 5000 will also show POI's at greater zoom levels, and has a menu where you choose which categories to display. The 5000, 8x0 and 8x5 seem to share a common code base - they appear to be the only Garmin units which run on Linux. Aside from speech recognition the Nuvi 5000 seems to mimic all the 800's features.
In terms of speed, my 5000 feels about the same as the Nuvi 600 or 700 series. I wish it were faster, but it's acceptable. But it takes a very long time to boot from a cold start. Guessing this is because it's decompressing and mounting a full Linux file system, like TomTom does. In contrast, my Nuvi 205 boots really fast. |
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bluzark
Belgium
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Posted - 06 mars 2009 : 12:57:33
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| this will be perfect to replace my nuvi 255WT which i am perfectly happy with.. but new is new |
garmin is the way.
nuvi 300 > nuvi 350 > nuvi 660 > nuvi 255WT |
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Boyd
USA
1639 Posts |
Posted - 06 mars 2009 : 23:09:44
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| Amazon is saying they will be available on May 20. |
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rocktman
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Posted - 07 mars 2009 : 01:45:45
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From Garmin's website for the 1200/1300 series:
Notice:
This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained. |
Nuvi 255w
"Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
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gpspassion
93389 Posts |
Posted - 16 avr. 2009 : 15:36:01
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Nuvi 1490T with 5" Screen
Updated 20090416 : Garmin have just announced the arrival of the nuvi 1490T the big brother of the new 1xxx family with a 5" screen, the biggest on a "standard" nuvi so far, exluding the Nuvi 5000.
[ed - missing link added] |
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jotne
Norway
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Posted - 16 avr. 2009 : 16:01:29
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Link to the news release:
http://tinyurl.com/cyzuny
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Previously owned : GPS "eTrex Yellow" "GPSmap 76S" "GPSMap 60CS" "GPSMAP 60CSx" "Nüvi 660"
Unit I have now :"Nüvi 760 EU" "Nüvi 765" "Edge 305" "Colorado 300" |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 16 avr. 2009 : 23:10:12
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| How about this? "With the 1490T's enhanced user interface, you can slide your finger to conveniently scroll between screens." |
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