[Rhodes22-list] GPS's

[Alex Bell]

Ed,

I bought one of the first "mapping" handheld GPS units that Magellan 
(410) made. It works fine, downloads from a disk (C-Map) and does all 
it's supposed to do. It is accurate when compared to my Raymarine 
chartplotter on Kizmet. That unit is a WAAS system that 's very 
accurate. I like the cable that plugs in to the back that runs it off 
12VDC and has input and output lines to connect to other NMEA devices.

When I shopped, I looked at all the specifications and found that the 
Magellan had a much higher res screen than Garman. But when I went into 
West Marine, Boat U.S., REI and Boaters World...nobody wanted to show me 
the Magellan. They might have had it in stock, but they didn't bother 
learning how it worked, so they didn't want to show anything but Garman. 
I figured out how to work it standing in the showroom after they gave me 
batteries.

Battery useage is the problem with mine. It's rated to last around 16 
hours, but it will die a lot earlier than that. Hence the need for the 
power cord. The new Magellan Maridian series has actually got the 
attention of the local West Marine folks and they are pushing that. 
Seems it's easy to use and looks good. The color screen is really good.

Alex

ed kroposki wrote:

>Everybody is praising Garmin GPS's.  Keep in mind that the Magellan Meridian
>is quite good.  Magellan was a starting player and was passed by Garmin in
>terms of price and ease of use.  Magellan had to catch up and with their
>Meridian line probably should seriously be considered.  I have the Meridian
>Color.  It is very accurate, reliable and easy to download to the laptop.
>Its Map program is o.k., but you can add detailed topo and marine maps to
>its memory, and the detail is very good.  I have an older Garmin and its
>lock on and accuracy just are not the same.  I considered the Map 76, but
>after studying both units went with the Magellan Meridian.
>
>Just offering another model's point of view.
>
>Ed K
>Greenville, SC, USA
>See why the captain lost his job, attachment. 
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