Hi Loren, a street database that includes forestry roads and campgrounds, now that's a different matter. I only use glasses for reading/computer, etc. My eyes are fine for distance although a +1.00 strength does sharpen things in the middle to far distance. I have a history of losing or breaking all glasses so I buy cheap rack glasses for reading. If I could find rack glasses that had +1.00 on the top and +2.25 on the bottom then I'd feel confident that there isn't a GPS on the market that I couldn't focus on. But since I can't, well, thus my inquiry to other farsighted folk re the standalone GPS units. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
On 1/17/2008 9:00 AM Loren Busch wrote: > Mike, the solution I'm using for just the problem you are talking about, > being able to see things in the cab while driving, is a pair of glasses > with progressive lenses. Makes the dash and things on it come into > sharp focus. But, if you don't already wear eyeglasses then that idea > won't help. I do have a GPS with the 4" screen, a Pioneer, and I can > see it fine when mounted on the dash. BTW, I haven't mentioned the > Pioneer unit in the current GPS thread because I'm totally unimpressed > with it, especially the software. Fine in town but the database for > minor things like parks and camp grounds is pathetic. But the price was > good! > > On Jan 17, 2008 7:47 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com > <mailto:camping.elliott@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Any older folk out there with farsighted eyes (I use 2.25 or 2.50 for > reading) tried using any of these little TomTom/Magellan/Garmin GPS > units? > Screens look to be too small to be useful for me. Look like they > would be > really washed out in direct sunlight, too. > > -- > > > |
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