+wickedsprint Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 If the new unit has color and regular LCD with same amount of map memory, heres the question, to get color screen or not to get color screen. Discuss. Quote
+DustyJacket Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 I find color is great for caching. It is easier to determine if the line ahead is a road or a creek with color. For driving it is even better for quick looks at the screen. Quote
team_tar Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 Would like to see it in full sunlight... also the cell phones makers say that their screen are readable in sunlight but this is not exactly true... at least is much less true than for the monochrome. If it's TRULY readable... here starts the money question If, say, for the same money I can get the color or the monochrome with compass and altimeter (not checked if it's so) I will surely go for the compass. Quote
+wickedsprint Posted November 20, 2003 Author Posted November 20, 2003 The monochrome is a little cheaper on tiger gps's site, but alas no compass, then again, neither does my V. Probably get the color version with compass and sell the Vista. Quote
+trippy1976 Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 If you get color, just go all out. For an extra $45 or so you can have the 60CS (over the C) and have a compass and barameter. In for a penny, in for a pound on this one for me. I have a 60CS on order. Quote
+wickedsprint Posted November 20, 2003 Author Posted November 20, 2003 Ugh, now I have to sell my Vista. Quote
+MrPeabody Posted November 20, 2003 Posted November 20, 2003 If the screen is truly Transflective TFT, then it will be very visible in daylight. The new Palm Tungsten W is a transflective TFT and is the most gorgeous screen I have ever seen. Full daylight, flourescent light, even a flashlight doesn't diminish the image at all. Not sure who their provider is for screens (research anyone?) but if it is the same as Palm (for their Tungsten W) then it will rock. I agree that if you are going to go colour, you may as well go all out... the price difference is minimal and you do get the extra features. I just hope the compass works a little better than my friend's 76S, which can be a bit flaky. Quote
+wickedsprint Posted November 21, 2003 Author Posted November 21, 2003 what about durability concerns of the screens, will TFTs hold up in the long run?? Quote
+webscouter. Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 When I played with the unit it was a very sunny day at 1:30 pm and the screen was plainly visable and easy to read. Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 I need a new GPS to replace my Venture, but at a MSRP over $500 I think I'll wait before getting the 60. Isn't the iQue only $2-300? Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 (edited) Transflective screen. 50+ megs of ram. All the best of the GPS V and the Vista in one GPS? 30 Hours of battery life. What's not to love? Edited November 21, 2003 by Renegade Knight Quote
+RocketMan Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 Transflective screen. 50+ megs of ram. All the best of the GPS V and the Vista in one GPS? 30 Hours of battery life. What's not to love? It sounds great to me and I am sure that I will be replacing my vista when these new units come out, but the one drawback is that it looks like they don't come with the City Select maps like the GPS V. You will have to buy the City Select maps separately for an additional cost. I already have Roads & Rec, Metroguide, and Topo, but not City Select (Bummer). Total approximate cost with City Select: GPSMAP 60CS - $420 (Street Price) City Select - $100 Total - $520 I better start saving my pennies. Rocket Man Quote
+wickedsprint Posted November 21, 2003 Author Posted November 21, 2003 Already own city select, doesn't garmin allow one extra gps to be unlocked for free or something special like that? Quote
+JGrubbs Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 I need a new GPS to replace my Venture, but at a MSRP over $500 I think I'll wait before getting the 60. Isn't the iQue only $2-300? How does th 60CS do in water? Does it float? I don't think I would want to take the iQue Geocaching. Quote
+JGrubbs Posted November 21, 2003 Posted November 21, 2003 How does th 60CS do in water? Does it float? I don't think I would want to take the iQue Geocaching. I just went to Garmin's Web site and found the answer to my question about the 60CS... "Waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)" I would say from looking at the iQue that it is not made for outdoor use and that one time under water and it would be ruined. Quote
+JDan150 Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 Yes the city select can be unlock for 2 different Gps units. In-fact we just got an iQue and used the extra free unlock for our old GPSV Quote
+wickedsprint Posted November 22, 2003 Author Posted November 22, 2003 Did you have to call them for the unlock? Quote
+Cheval Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 Did you have to call them for the unlock? No, you don't have to call them. You can do it online. http://shop.garmin.com/cartography/mapsource/default.asp From that page: "Your MapSource coupon code is valid for use with your own GARMIN GPS unit. If you own two GARMIN GPS units, you are allowed to obtain a second unlock code for the same region at no additional charge. Simply repeat the unlock process for the second unit." Cheval PS. The iQue cost is more in the $450 range without an auto nav kit and extra memory. Quote
umc Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 I wouldn't worry about being able to read the color screen, they are great now a days. I have a sony clie and a ipaq both with the color TFT screens and they just light up in direct sunlight. As far as durability, I think they would be just as durable as any lcd screen under a thick plastic cover. I wouldn't think twice about buying this unit as it seems like a great one. I currently have my eye on the Garmin StreetPilot 2610 which I hope to have before the 60 comes out sometime in the 04 1Q. Maybe I will pick up one of those by then too. Quote
+sbukosky Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 I find my breadcrumbs hard to see on some backgrounds. I'm hoping that color would correct this problem. Quote
+MrPeabody Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 I find my breadcrumbs hard to see on some backgrounds. I'm hoping that color would correct this problem. In fact, you can even customize the colour of your trail! From the Garmin GPSMAP 60CS page: User-configurable track-line color, waypoint projection, display color scheme, large-numbers option, audio tones, and pages (turn on/off main pages or change the sequence in which they appear) Quote
+GOT GPS? Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 When I can find $429 I will go color. I may get rid of one of my GPS V's. Quote
CurmudgeonlyGal Posted November 22, 2003 Posted November 22, 2003 I may get rid of one of my GPS V's. Perish the thought! I have been considering getting rid of my 76S in favor of having ANOTHER V. I'm truly in love. (I'm avoiding the ponderability of the 60CS for the time being!) -=- michelle Quote
+arrowroot Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 I would be very pleased to have color. It's often dificult to tell roads from tracks from topo lines from streams... Maps are some of the most info-dense media available, and color adds a huge factor for readability. It's pricey, though: a lot more than even the 76S. On the other hand, the battery life alone might make up for that. I'm lucky to get 8-12 hours off alkalines in the 76S. On top of all that, nobody's mentioned that it comes with a USB cable!!! Just having USB support from Garmin is a huge step: they don't officially support any of the Serial-USB systems out there, and they're all a little funky. Map download never works at the highest speeds, making filling 24MB an hour or more process. So apart from some software features I'd like to see (such as being able to quickly tell the device "I'm walking, I'm driving, I'm walking again" so I can track the actual exercise I'm getting), the 60C/CS is missing one major thing: better input, such as a touchscreen. The iQue has lots of things, but durability is, as pointed out above, sorely lacking. But when it comes to things like entering the next point on a multicache, naming a waypoint, locating a restaurant in the POI database, or just moving to a different spot in the map, a stylus would be a big help. Actually, just a little patch to pop up a grid of letters/numbers when I'm entering data, instead of linear scrolling, would be a big help (ya listening, Garmin?) Quote
+nincehelser Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 I wouldn't worry about being able to read the color screen, they are great now a days. I have a sony clie and a ipaq both with the color TFT screens and they just light up in direct sunlight. But does the display stay lit up? All the devices I've seen seem to dim down to conserve power after a while if you aren't constantly fiddling with them. George Quote
umc Posted November 23, 2003 Posted November 23, 2003 I wouldn't worry about being able to read the color screen, they are great now a days. I have a sony clie and a ipaq both with the color TFT screens and they just light up in direct sunlight. But does the display stay lit up? All the devices I've seen seem to dim down to conserve power after a while if you aren't constantly fiddling with them. George I don't know about the gps and I didn't mean "light up" in my post there that you quoted. I just meant that when the direct sun light hits the reflective backing of the display that it becomes "bright" without the backlight. Quote
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