How well does it work when the sun is shining directly on the screen?
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

On 1/17/2008 1:30 PM Mike wrote:

> 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.
>>>
>>> --
>>>