Am looking to get a gps for the bike and car, the tomtom was recommended at work but garmin seems to own the market.
Comments?
I have the Tom Tom Rider and am pleased with it. It has super fine mapse for my use from Texas to North Carolina to Colorado and back. It mapped and knew 129 (The Dragon) It was nice to see the upcoming turns a little ahead of time.
I would like to be able to fix the zoom at a setting I like, it zooms in on its own after about 20 seconds.
Thanks, I will have to go online and see about that. The auto zoom is annoying, particularly if I am wanting to look at something on the map as I approach.I have the Tom Tom Rider and am pleased with it. It has super fine mapse for my use from Texas to North Carolina to Colorado and back. It mapped and knew 129 (The Dragon) It was nice to see the upcoming turns a little ahead of time.
I would like to be able to fix the zoom at a setting I like, it zooms in on its own after about 20 seconds.
There is a new version of the program, can not tell you if you could use the zoom cause my son borough mine .
TomTom Rider as well as many recent Garmen units all have NavTeq mapping databases. Some earlier TomTom units did not.TomTom's North American mapping stinks.
I talked to the folks at TomTom earlier this week. They'd updated the software a few months back, but I was wondering about the maps themselves. They plan to have a revision out for the North American maps this December. I'm very pleased with my TomTom Rider, but it does lack some features that I'd like to see:I have the Tom Tom Rider and am pleased with it. It has super fine mapse for my use from Texas to North Carolina to Colorado and back.
Like ejworthen, I too have a Garmin 2730 and am very pleased with the features it has. This unit comes with XM radio, MP3 and a book reader built into it - great for those long rides and also takes the place of all the extra gadgets that can clutter your dash. If your looking for just the gps then the 2720 is the same thing minus XM, MP3 and the reader. I haven't used it, but the 2800 series come blue tooth enabled.
I used other brands in the past but I feel that Garmin has the best quality and is the easiest to use and navigate through. My favorite feature is its routing capabilities.
As usual, this past June I took a bike trip with some friends down through the Smokies. I spent some time prior to the trip creating routes on my lap top using the map software that comes with the Garmin. I loaded in several routes from Mad Maps of the area then downloaded them to the 2730. I must say, this worked beautifully. Each day I pressed the route we were going to take for the day and rode without ever having to worry about missing a turn or stopping to memorize the next five turns coming up. In fact, much of the time I didn't even look at the screen but just listened to the turn-by-turn directions spoken to me from the Garmin magic lady and just sat back and enjoyed the scenery. My friends were amazed and told me how much this device enhanced their riding experience.
I think what he's saying is he used a route from a paper map, and then plotted it out on the software they give you with the 2730. You can then download the route from you PC to the GPS via a USB cable.Like ejworthen, I too have a Garmin 2730 and am very pleased with the features it has. This unit comes with XM radio, MP3 and a book reader built into it - great for those long rides and also takes the place of all the extra gadgets that can clutter your dash. If your looking for just the gps then the 2720 is the same thing minus XM, MP3 and the reader. I haven't used it, but the 2800 series come blue tooth enabled.
I used other brands in the past but I feel that Garmin has the best quality and is the easiest to use and navigate through. My favorite feature is its routing capabilities.
As usual, this past June I took a bike trip with some friends down through the Smokies. I spent some time prior to the trip creating routes on my lap top using the map software that comes with the Garmin. I loaded in several routes from Mad Maps of the area then downloaded them to the 2730. I must say, this worked beautifully. Each day I pressed the route we were going to take for the day and rode without ever having to worry about missing a turn or stopping to memorize the next five turns coming up. In fact, much of the time I didn't even look at the screen but just listened to the turn-by-turn directions spoken to me from the Garmin magic lady and just sat back and enjoyed the scenery. My friends were amazed and told me how much this device enhanced their riding experience.
OK, I"m missing something here... is that software on the cd that comes with the 2730, or is it something you download...
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