[Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice

[Rick]

Art,

Acer lacking touch screen?  Never heard of such a thing.  Another reason I
have the Acer is my wife's preference for the touch over iPad due to her
arthritis.

Rick

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 10:59 PM, <cover-man at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Rick,
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> I am told that the non-reflective screen protector will remedy what you
> refer to.  I like the Acer also, although lacking touch screen, somewhat
> greater bulk, and battery hungry.  Anyone found and used a non-reflective?
>
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>
> Art
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> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> From: "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:47:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice
>
> IMHO, the Accer is better in sunshine than the iPad.
>
> Rick
>
> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Cover-Man <cover-man at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > iPad is an excellent gps platform.  It is also the best choice for
> movies,
> > music, and on and on.  A recent cnet article reported that most users do
> > not access 70% of their downloaded apps - in my case very true, although
> > the other 30% are really valuable.
> >
> > Art
> >
> > Have a nice day!
> >
> > On Feb 2, 2012, at 8:09 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > My brother-in-law (who sails a J109 out of Annapolis) uses his Ipad and
> > it is pretty good, but only as a secondary unit.  One problem is that you
> > can't integrate it with you autopilot and other instruments.  That's why
> I
> > prefer the GPSMap 478.BK
> > >> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:29:55 -0600
> > >> From: geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com
> > >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice
> > >>
> > >> Thanks, great article. I second their opinion on INavX. I use it on my
> > Ipod
> > >> Touch. I really want an Ipad but they are so darn expensive. I'd have
> to
> > >> cut in to my liquor budget to afford it and I'm not willing to do
> that.
> > >>
> > >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Chris Cowie <
> ccowie at cowieassociates.com
> > >wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Practical Sailor has a good review of ipad options.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> >
> http://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_14/features/ipad_nav_apps_10715-1.html
> > >>>
> > >>> Christopher P. Cowie
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Please consider the environment before printing this email.
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> > >>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Farrell
> > >>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:33 AM
> > >>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice
> > >>>
> > >>> Is anybody using an Ipad for navigation?
> > >>>
> > >>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Bob Keller <
> > r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
> > >>>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> I tend to agree.  I use a Garmin GPSMap 478 because it is a portable
> > (not
> > >>>> handheld) chartplotter that has all the maps for NA.  Portable works
> > for
> > >>> me
> > >>>> because I use it on both my powerboat and R-22.  But as a
> > chartplotter,
> >
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