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semka
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 Posted - 26 avr. 2010 : 01:58:10
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| WTF, ecoRoute HD doesn't seem to be supported? They seem to think it will help to sell featureless 1XXX series... |
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offthegrid
USA
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Posted - 26 avr. 2010 : 06:26:40
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Its not the same feature as the Garmin feature is based on Navteq Traffic Patterns which doesn't have nearly the same database as the TomTom IQRoutes does.
Its a step in the right direction though and with the Garmins apparently feeding back actual route times to Navteq now they will catch up in a year or two.
I don't know why anyone would want to disable that since it gives the more accurate route times.
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Originally posted by BabyDoc
It looks like some of the "new" features in the new series are copied from the TomTom, such as time-of-the day routing according to prior traffic patterns. I am glad that they are incorporating that feature, but I hope there will be a user over-ride option, as with the TomTom.
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Toby737
Australia
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Posted - 26 avr. 2010 : 15:13:55
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looks like a very nice sleek unit.
if only garmin would implement dead reckoning in to some of their high end units. |
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danham
USA
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Posted - 26 avr. 2010 : 15:40:13
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Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering why you would find dead reckoning useful.
Older Garmin GPSes would lose sat lock in tunnels and pretty much freak out, but my 760 takes it all in stride and without dead reckoning manages to keep navigating unless there are turns in the tunnel.
To do much better than that would require an onboard gyroscope, adding a lot of bulk and cost.
Or am I missing an important point not related to tunnels?
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caryrae
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 26 avr. 2010 : 16:32:21
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| My 1690 would keep navigating while going through a tunnel, it seems to use whatever speed you were going when it lost reception and use that they were pretty short tunnels though not sure how it would work with long tunnels. |
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ZX14NINJA
Canada
997 Posts |
Posted - 27 avr. 2010 : 00:16:46
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Originally posted by NanaimoRick
I've heard availability will be June. One comment was that the 37xx models will make as big a splash in the market as the 3xx models did when they arrived 5/6 years ago. Hopefully Garmin gets it right the first time.
Here is Garmin's official announcement:
http://tinyurl.com/y3cbc2m
That was the intended release date, but now that's only for EU. N/A will be beginning of August. |
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Fastrichie
USA
27 Posts |
Posted - 28 avr. 2010 : 00:39:38
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| I'm still waiting for the ability to avoid part of a route like the tomtom. When you look at the route and you don't like part of it you can click that part and it will recalculate from that point. Still waiting I guess!!! |
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Toby737
Australia
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Posted - 28 avr. 2010 : 05:11:29
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the nuvi's have some form of dead reckoning but it only goes for like 15 seconds or so before it shows up an alert that fills the entire display about lost satellite reception.
If you're in a really long tunnel, and there's an exit somewhere inside the tunnel that you're supposed to take, then it wouldn't be able to at least guide you to that exit. In a region you're not familiar with, you could easily just keep driving till you get out of the tunnel & when the gps locks on to sattelites again, RECALCULATING...! You've missed your turn off. :)
This is where I believe dead reckoning would be useful. |
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Boyd
USA
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Posted - 28 avr. 2010 : 19:30:37
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| I believe the map data is capable of telling the GPS that you are in a tunnel in some situations. For example, going through both the Lincoln and Holland tunnels in NY, my Nuvi 1350 acted as though it was tracking me the whole way, for several minutes and it never reported a signal loss (although there clearly isn't any signal in the tunnel!). However, when I took the Queens midtown tunnel, the Nuvi said it lost signal within a few seconds as you described. |
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shellz
72 Posts |
Posted - 30 avr. 2010 : 21:35:57
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| Personally I am looking for a GPS with map details, speed for calculating routes, POIs and accuracy and not a gadget with bells and whistles. I just hope Garmin did not forget these basics. |
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caryrae
USA
577 Posts |
Posted - 05 mai 2010 : 00:15:39
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| How will these new glass screens on the 3700 and even the tomtom 1000 gonna be with reflections on the screen? |
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gpspassion
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gpspassion
93389 Posts |
Posted - 06 mai 2010 : 23:20:57
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nuvi 37xx Series Launch
Paris, May 6th, 2010
I went to the nuvi 37xx launch in Paris today, and although I must admit I had my doubts when it was announced in April, after using it for a few minutes, it's safe to say this new nuvi is all that it's cracked up to be and more! Faster, brighter, lighter for a start.
The hardware has a definite "wow" factor, think a thinner iPhone with a larger screen, hence it's nickname "the blade". I'll be working on a full picture report for tomorrow but in the meantime here is a video showing the vastly improved map scrolling with a pinching/expanding multi-touch stress test:
Click on the picture for the YouTube Video
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caryrae
USA
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Posted - 07 mai 2010 : 00:03:24
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I am glad they keep the 4 info boxes you can have on the right side like they have on the other newer Nuvis like the 1690 ect. Looks really nice. It's gonna be a tough choice between trying out this Nuvi or the New tomtom 1000 if it comes to the US which I am sure it will.
I see the box you have says US, Canada, and Mexico does that mean it will coming here pretty quick? |
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