Top 10 GPS for October 2011

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1. Tara says:
   November 21, 2011 at 12:19 pm

   Thanks for the reviews. I’m trying to decide between the 1450 and 2360. I had a question about international maps and didn’t know where to post it. Once I get my Garmin, I will load the Asian maps along with the North American map that’s preloaded. In the settings, I will have both North American and Asian maps checked marked as active. When I travel to Asia, will the GPS know to pick up the Asian map automatically, or do I have to change other settings like my current location and home address on the GPS? Thanks in advance.

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   • Rich Owings says:
     November 21, 2011 at 1:47 pm

     If both are enabled, it will show up automatically. But, it will take awhile for the GPS to lock onto satellites and show your new location when you move it that far. Best practices:

     1. Use the GPS as close to your departure time as possible. The day before is fine. Make sure it stays locked onto satellites for half an hour or so, allowing it to download the full satellite almanac, which helps it predict satellite locations for the next few days.

     2. Once you arrive, leave the GPS motionless, under open sky if possible, for half an hour, or however long it takes it to lock onto satellites. You may be able to accomplish this from a hotel room window.

     3. Reverse the process for the trip home.

     Also, remember that you can load the Asian maps to a micro-SD card, if there isn’t enough room on the device’s internal memory.

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     • Tara says:
       November 21, 2011 at 3:28 pm

       Thanks for the quick response and the advice. I really appreciate it.

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2. Paul says:
   November 21, 2011 at 11:30 pm

   Thanks for all of your hard work, got some questions:

   Is there any real “deal breaker” with getting a 50LM over a 1450LMT?

   Got to try the 50LM at Best Buy but unfortunately, their 1450LMT was out of action.

   I don’t plan to use traffic and I don’t really have a need for multi-point routing.

   Does the 1450LMT allow more options for route planning, meaning being able to choose, for example, avoid ferries and off road?

   Is the screen as responsive to touch commands and as fast to process on the 1450LMT as on the 50LM?

   Going to be buying a pair of whichever soon so just trying to figure out the best course.

   Thanks!

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   • Rich Owings says:
     November 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

     The 50LM doesn’t have advanced pedestrian navigation or ecoRoute, and I believe it’s missing the ability to add more data fields by shifting them to the right side of the screen.

     I don’t believe there are any differences in route planning avoidances.

     No idea about screen responsiveness, processor speed, etc.

     Hope this helps!

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     • Rich Owings says:
       November 22, 2011 at 8:22 am

       Also, the 14xx series has an issue with locking up, but I believe a firmware update was supposed to have resolved that.

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       • Paul says:
         November 22, 2011 at 11:39 am

         Rich,
         Thanks for the responses. I’m not too worried about using pedestrian navigation.

         Is ecoRoute a big deal or is it just another “gimicky” thing to have on a GPS that allows them to bump prices?

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         • Rich Owings says:
           November 22, 2011 at 11:52 am

           I don’t use it because I don’t want to take the time to enter mileage, gas prices, etc. So for me it’s not a big deal.

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