In a message dated 31/08/2006 9:41:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

One  thing people should understand about the GPS hand-held versus  GPS-
with-laptop differences has to do with the way you can see  the
screen. The GPS screen is small but nearly always visible,  Garmins
(and maybe others, don't know) have a night mode.

PC screens  are seldom visible in daylight, in my experience, as the
least bit of sun  washes them out.

You'll need your glasses for the small GPS, but you'll  often need a
tunnel for a laptop screen.

Jim, not true.  The screen on my HP Pavillion  zt3000 was visible and
readable, mounted on the dash, all the time on our 4  month, 220,000 km journey
through the US and Mexico last winter.  No  problemo !

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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