How well does it work when the sun is shining directly on the screen? -- 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 1:30 PM Mike wrote: > My new Garmin has a screen that's specially designed to compensate for > daylight/ sun-glare. > > Mike B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:00 PM > Subject: Re: GPS for farsighted eyes? > > >> 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> >> 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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