My new Garmin has a screen that's specially designed to compensate for
daylight/ sun-glare.

Mike B.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Loren Busch" <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: GPS for farsighted eyes?

> Mike, the solution I'm using for just the problem you are talking about,
> being able to see things in the cab while driving, is a pair of glasses
> with
> progressive lenses.  Makes the dash and things on it come into sharp
> focus.
> But, if you don't already wear eyeglasses then that idea won't help.  I do
> have a GPS with the 4" screen, a Pioneer, and I can see it fine when
> mounted
> on the dash.  BTW, I haven't mentioned the Pioneer unit in the current GPS
> thread because I'm totally unimpressed with it, especially the software.
> Fine in town but the database for minor things like parks and camp grounds
> is pathetic.  But the price was good!
>
> On Jan 17, 2008 7:47 AM, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Any older folk out there with farsighted eyes (I use 2.25 or 2.50 for
>> reading) tried using any of these little TomTom/Magellan/Garmin GPS
>> units?
>> Screens look to be too small to be useful for me. Look like they would be
>> really washed out in direct sunlight, too.
>>
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