Beeler

I own a Oregon 300 and I have never had a problem reading it in daylight. I was worried about the same thing, but after purchasing it, I found that the bad readability was way over-hyped. Yes it is dimmer than other screens (Picture above is a good example) but it is still 100% readable. I love the 300 and am happy I bought it. For street navigation, you will need a car set, but just set it for the back light to remain on at 100% at all times for that profile. The street navigation works very well.

Ok, I emailed Garmin about what maps are on the 400t. Here is there response: Thank you for contacting Garmin International. The preloaded map on the 400t is the 100k map. If you live in a state where we offer the 24k map, I would suggest purchasing the Oregon 300, and then buying the map separately. Also, if you do purchase the 400t, you will not be able to view the maps on your computer. If you would like to see the maps on your computer, I would suggest purchasing the Oregon 300 and buying the TOPO map separately. This way, you can see the map on the computer and and the unit. With Best Regards, So maybe the picture was taken with 24k maps loaded.