jcc123

Hi Guys, Metroguides are NOT compatible with the 60 series. ONLY map sets with auto routing data will work correctly in the 60 series. So, either you buy the City Select or live with the errors, sorry.

I will only buy the New 2500 mAh Energizers. They're made in Japan.

Not only that but when was the last time you called support and actually got someone (a real live person) to pick up the phone in 2 rings?

The highest rated NiMH rechargeable AAs that I saw are the Energizers at 2500 mAh. They're made in japan. Anyone see higher ratings?

First, one of the things you have to remember is that the computer software is also used on units that are not capable of recalculating a route. Next, it is a lot easier to enter stuff on the computer than to use the tedious entry on the GPS. While a route that only goes from A to B is not a big issue, entering a route with multiple waypoints is done much more easily on the computer than the GPS. So even if it did recalculate the route, there is still a case for computer entry of the waypoints. Ask before recalculating? Sounds OK to me. I acutally find that the GPS sometimes calculates a different route than the computer anyway. Sometimes that is good and sometimes it is bad. In the long run, it may have been easier to program the GPS to act the same all the time than to make an exception for downloaded routing. They may even be omitting some of the download data to conserve internal memory since the unit will calculate the route anyway. Of course some of the last few things are only conjecture. Well. that was sort of my point. Why route on your computer and then just have your 60cs overide all of the routes with its own re-calcs? That doesn't make sense since the 60cs can route by waypoints just as easily as on a PC. The reason most people route of the PC to download is because they wanted a SPECIFIC route to take and it's much easier to play around with the different roads to get to a destination on a PC than on the 60cs. That's why they should take a different default when someone chooses a pre-programmed route from the 60cs. It should just follow the route as it is programmed WITHOUT re-calc, or at the very least ASK if you want a recalc. Put another way, the auto re-route should be turned OFF by default when using a pre-programmed route from the route list.

I asked Garmin last year when I bought my 60cs and they said that there's no plug. It was just for illustration purposes, not real.

Hey, I have a question, what's the use of planning route on the computer to download into the 60cs if the 60cs will overide those downloaded routes anyway? To me that seems kind of dumb. It should at the very least ASK if you want the 60cs to re-calculate a route if it's already in there on the route list. Otherwise, why even have a route page? A waste of memory...

If you're not in a hurry you could wait. Amazon always changes prices for Garmin products. I believe you won't have to wait too long for the price to change again...

Hey, I just noitced that there are some dust particles under the screen. It's not much but it's there. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't know if it worked itself there or did the tech. person accidently left it there after I had it serviced recently.

Look folks, you get what you pay for. I think the Garmin 60CS is the best unit out there right now. I don't see how other brands could even come close. The color screens on some of the other brands don't look clear under sun light at all...

Odd.....it kept all my waypoints, maps, everything...... I'm waiting until you beta testers are done! My 60CS is working just fine! That's what you think, look at 3.61 beta. It's mostly bug fixes which means those bugs ARE IN 3.6. Doesn't it?!?

It makes me wonder how good 3.6 is when 3.61 beta shows that it's mostly bug fixes. I would have thought that by this point the updates are mostly for feature enhancements not related to bugs....

There are different types of PDA screen protectors. I remember seeing some that are anti-reflective if you are bothered by reflections. Some are textured but others are smooth as a babies bottoms. You'll have to experiment. They're not expensive so it's worth looking into at a computer store. I'm sure you'll find the exact one you'll have happy with. The best part is that you can just swap it for a new one when you don't like the current one.

Am I the only one here who thinks that the only thing that really needs protection on the 60cs is the screen? I too considered a case when I bought mine last year but I just used a Palm Pilot screen protector sticker cut out to fit the 60cs's screen. So far it has worked great. The actual body of the 60cs is made of a hard, difficult to scratch, plastic composite. Although it won't take a gouge, it does not register almost all of the normal wear from use. So far, there are a couple of nicks on the screen protector but not the screen itself and the body looks new. Anyone else tried this?

I think you might have a different problem. I had my 60cs lock up also but it turned out to be a faulty power button. Garmin replaced it and now it works fine. I wonder if this is a common problem with these soft power swtiches? Anyone else have problems turing your 60c/cs on and off?

Hi folks, I downloaded the new 3.6 firmware last Friday and updated my 60cs and it stopped working! When I first uploaded I noticed that the power on and off took longer than the usual 2-3 seconds. The next day it won't power on at all! I had to send the unit back to Garmin on Monday. Anyone else have problems after 3.6????