kelseylynn

The spoken street names isnt really that important its nice but you can navigate just fine if it tells you the distance to your next turn. Garmin is coming out with the Nuvi 500 which is good for both driving and geocaching it looks promising. I have a Magellan crossover right now and I am not impressed with its outdoor capabilities but it works well with the driving functions.

I have a Magellan crossover and when it comes to the outdoor setting on it I am not pleased. I use it for driving and geocaching and when I go geocaching with it it gets me within 200ft of the coordinates and then says "You are here" and stops counting down the feet to the coordinates. For someone who is a pro at geocaching it would still be no problem for them to find the cache but I am still relatively new at it so it makes it very difficult for me especially if it is a micro. I am extremely unhappy with the outdoor sesttings of the crossover but there isnt too much wrong with the driving setting. When I called Magellan's services to ask if there was a way to shut of the setting that tells me i have arrived at my destination when I haven't and they simply told me there was no way to shut it off and asked if they could help me with anything else. I am now looking into getting the Garmin nuvi 500 that is designed for geocaching and can do driving directions as well with an optional boating feature, not to mention I have heard many good things about the company and their service.

The release date for the nuvi 500 is August 10th

It has a digital compass and altimeter

I have a magellan crossover and I dont think it is nearly as functional as the nuvi 500 series will be especially when it comes to geocaching. With the crossover when you get within about 200ft of the cache a screen comes up that says you are near your destination and then it stops routing you to the cache and will not get you any closer i find it to be a huge pain. It is great with driving directions but I would not recommend it to anyone looking to use it for outdoor use. The Garmin Nuvi looks to me like it is the upgrade to the crossover, nevermind the fact that Garmin is a much better company.