Garmin Techs Credibility??

[+wickedsprint]

I am in the process of an email inquiry why the gps 60C has the "lite" basemap as oposed to the more detailed one in the V, they just proceeded to tell me in TWO emails that they have the exact same basemap, I can sit there and compare them side by side and the V has so many more roads it is not even funny..how do I capture screenshots of the 60C so I can friggin send this guy one? This is getting hilarious.

[+Renegade Knight]

Digital Camera

[ckhd]

Well, I'd bet that Garmin's tech support is just about like everyone else's tech support:

 

Most of the employees don't really know what's going on. They have a 'script' on a computer that tells them what to say to you.

 

If you ever run across someone that knows what they are doing, get their name and instructions on how to get them the next time something breaks.

[+Rubberhead]

No offense but are you sure that you are comparing basemaps and not a detailed map that you previously loaded into your GPS V?

[+Rubberhead]

I am in the process of an email inquiry why the gps 60C has the "lite" basemap as oposed to the more detailed one in the V, they just proceeded to tell me in TWO emails that they have the exact same basemap, I can sit there and compare them side by side and the V has so many more roads it is not even funny..how do I capture screenshots of the 60C so I can friggin send this guy one? This is getting hilarious.

Sorry - I didn't even answer your question.

 

Try getting G7toWIN. It can capture screenshots from Garmin units.

 

http://www.gpsinformation.org/ronh/g7towin.zip

[+Desert_Warrior]

If you ever run across someone that knows what they are doing, get their name and instructions on how to get them the next time something breaks.

And POST IT here, so the rest of us know who to contact for the real deal.

[+wickedsprint]

No offense but are you sure that you are comparing basemaps and not a detailed map that you previously loaded into your GPS V?

None taken, since I live in california, I am pretty sure I don't have any detail maps loaded for the cities I checked in florida . The difference was like one or two streets and yes I can tell the difference between the basemap and the topo or city select I normaly use. I also triple checked that both detials settings for th eunits are checked to "most".

Edited April 27, 2004 by wickedsprint

[+GOT GPS?]

This is the Basemap of the GPS V Deluxe From

Livonia Michigan:

480 by 480 pixel captures of the GPS V using G7ToWin

Basemap set at maximum Detail at 1.2mi Scale

Edited April 27, 2004 by GOT GPS?

[+Team DEMP]

Make sure you are at the same zoom levels/details being displayed.

[+GOT GPS?]

GPS 60C Basemap at max Detail at 1.2mi Scale:

[ckhd]

GPS 60C Basemap at max Detail at 1.2mi Scale:

Hey, I can see your car from here!

[+GOT GPS?]

This is the best i can do with the 60C Basemap:

 

It was alot easier to cut and paste all the screen captures of the Black and White GPS V.

 

Ive noticed alot of stuff missing from the GPS 60C's Basemap, like railroad tracks

Edited April 27, 2004 by GOT GPS?

[Hankhan]

Ive noticed alot of stuff missing from the GPS 60C's Basemap, like railroad tracks

 

Garmin, realizing that no one drives on railroad tracks eliminated them.

[five_user]

You are right that the 60 basemap has less detail, but it's a simple tradeoff, more basemap = less room for supplemental maps. I personally like more supplemental map space because the basemap is bad in both models (remember detail is only one consideration, others include accuracy and up-to-date information).

 

Expandable memory and uploadable basemaps would be ideal.

[Neo_Geo]

Ive noticed alot of stuff missing from the GPS 60C's Basemap, like railroad tracks

 

Garmin, realizing that no one drives on railroad tracks eliminated them.

I drive on them all the time...

 

Leaving Washington on my Washington to New York trip (Jan. 2004)

Edited April 27, 2004 by Neo_Geo

[+wickedsprint]

You people are awesome, thanks for your effort to get those pics, I just fired off copies to the guy at garmin..with the message "Iawait your response"

[+pecka]

anything new on this front?

[+wickedsprint]

He is no longer returning my emails.

[+Blind Avocado]

I've noticed that on my 60c that the highest detail does not appear until zoom is at 800m. I noticed that these pics are at 1.2mi. Could this be a possible explanation?