+embra Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) A lot of the new models are out in the delivery trucks, but they are starting to hit the desks...it may take a weekend for people to get out and put 'em through their paces. I'll post a note over there for any who came via this forum to get back and file a report if they're so inclined. Edited November 20, 2008 by embra Quote Link to comment
+tflight Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 DeLorme PN-40 Review I've been too busy playing with it. So far I've been extremely impressed. The reception is very fast and I can get a signal where many of my other devices cannot. Watching how fast the aerial imagery redraws while driving down the highway is very entertaining. It is also amazing to put it into 'heading up' mode wither aerial imagery and spin the GPS around on a table watching the images adjust to the new heading every couple of seconds. I went for the SE model and have put about 5 GB of b&w aerial photography, color aerial photography, and NOAA harbort charts on it. The screen refreshes are much faster than the PN-20. Since the electronic compass is tri-axis, I still get accurate headings when it is placed in a not at all flat position on the deck of my kayak. No matter what position it is in I still get an accurate compass reading. From someone who has eight different GPS devices on my desk at this moment... the PN-40 is really amazing. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Hey Tflight, I have a question for you. You said you loaded 5GB worth of aerial imagery. What percentage of the state of Maine would you say that covers? Quote Link to comment
+tflight Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Very little... but that is just because of the way I chose to load it. I broke things down into five minute sections. In those five minute sections I loaded both b&w aerial imagery as well as color aerial imagery at zoom levels from 11-16. I was able to load about twenty sections (five minutes each) with that method. I didn't need wide coverage, so I was very aggressive with multiple aerial imagery types and lots of zoom levels. Quote Link to comment
yogazoo Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) Anyone want a Garmin Colorado dirt cheap? The long and winding road has ended. I'm selling the Colorado and buying a PN-40. Unlike Garmin, the level of attention to detail Delorme gives it's units just blows me away, alot like Garmin used to. Bu-Bye Garmin. Edited November 21, 2008 by yogazoo Quote Link to comment
+webbdad Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 New toy arrived yesterday.....yeeaaaaa!!! Will put it to use this weekend. Webbdad Quote Link to comment
+KJcachers Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 I am Jonesing so bad for a PN-40! Somebody talk to my wife...she just doesn't understand! Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 What is everyone waiting for?!?! Where are the early reviews/first impressions of the PN-40? Christmas is coming people! Is it worth it? I got burnt on early adopting the Colorado and I wont make that mistake again. Soooo, where is everyone who now has the PN-40?? Speak up folks!!!! User review. Quote Link to comment
+coreynjoey Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I am Jonesing so bad for a PN-40! Somebody talk to my wife...she just doesn't understand! Maybe a $50 rebate will help her understand! Quote Link to comment
+embra Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Brian (of Team Delorme) posted some important information about that rebate on the Delorme Users Forum. It doesn't apply to all purchases; it's limited to bricks-and-mortar stores like REI and Cabella's. Online only (Amazon, TigerGPS) are not included--but do have prices discounted about that much. So it looks like the rebate makes it a more level playing field for the stores. Quote Link to comment
+pigpen4x4 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That's not a bad idea, if I want my brand spangly new GPS covered in tape (even if just the back) and looking like shirt after a couple weeks or so. OR Delorme could put orange color beads in the mix instead of black. Folks have been doing it to their multiple thousand dollar cameras and lenses. Don't say I understand them, but they claim it protects the equipment. Is there really a need for sarcasm? I apologize, sarcasm was not my intent. I will say I like it so far. I was surprised it will not lock sitting on my desk, but I was even more surprised my 60CSx would when I first got it. I'm having a hard time adjusting to the software, probably because it is so much more. Kinda in the way I'm used to Irfanview for simple photo editing, so if you gave me the professional version of Photoshop, it too would be a hard adjustment. Battery life is indeed low, but I'm hopeing that will improve with firmware updates. Do I recomend it? Yep! PP Quote Link to comment
+Team CowboyPapa Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I'm having a hard time adjusting to the software, probably because it is so much more. Do I recomend it? Yep! PP Exactly! It's a little more than buying a book from amazon.com. But the absolute in simplicity/intuitiveness and extensive capability are, by and large, mutually exclusive. Quote Link to comment
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