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purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra 2 gig card ?
Yahoo Message Number: 64785
Buy.com has the 2610 currently listed and with a 2 gig card, it would be less than 600.00. Based on all I've read, this sounds like a good price for this combination of items. I've never seen this little unit and have a couple of questions for those of you who have it.
 Is it possible to view the screen at the same time by both driver and passenger while driving? It looks small and I was wondering about the angle of view if it's sitting in the middle of the dash. Old eyes not great.
 Based on the reviews, the latest model, 2720, will actually call out the upcoming street name when giving directions to turn. Does having the directions to turn in 500 feet (or whatever the upcoming distance to the turn) make it easy to know where to turn? I'm not certain I can recognize just where a distance of a certain number of feet would be under these circumstances.
 Does this model have the home feature, where if you set your location, you can wander around a new area, then ask it to go home and it will automatically route you back to the location you've set as home?
 Do you find moving it from MH to toad and back is easy, if using the bean bag mount?
 My thanks for your time and assistance. I learn so much from this forum.

Mary
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra
Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64790
Mary, I bought the Magellan for my husband for Christmas.  I got it from the actual Magellan website, so it was a bit cheaper than Radio Shack, etc. ($900 as opposed to over $1,000).
The first outing was a trip from Atlanta to South Florida. It took us straight there, door to door without any problems.  My husband is on the road quite a bit and it has never failed him.  The whole unit is about 6"x4" and we can both see the screen (approximately 3" x 2.5" )without a problem, even in the sunlight.  Of course, it talks and says the name of the street, rather than just "turn right in .5 miles."  So, it will say, turn right in .5 miles on Jones Road.  When you are almost right on top of it, it sort of dings, so you know you're turning at the right place.  If you miss the turn, it was do a recalculation and get you going back the right way.  Changing home locations is not a problem.
I debated on the Garmon, but when I saw them in person, I chose the Magellan. We change it from vehicle to vehicle and in our upcoming trip to Arizona, we plan on packing it in the suitcase to use in the rental car.

If you are interested in the exact model #, just let me know.

Samm
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra
Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64804
[quote author=eversoirish eversoirish@...>]

Mary, I bought the Magellan for my husband for Christmas.  I got it from the actual Magellan website, so it was a bit cheaper than Radio Shack, etc. ($900 as opposed to over $1,000).

As a point of interest, I see that Costco is featuring the Magellan Roadmate 360 GPS Auto Navigation System with a $50 off coupon (if you are a Costco member this was mailed to you) Mar 27-Apr 2, 2006; final cost $499.99.
 http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11090728&whse=&topnav=&browse=&s=1

I note that there is a "Wallet Promotion Offer" price on the Costco web site of $399.99

Will
Re: Garmin 2610
Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64807
I second John's comments on the 2610--it's excellent in all respects. As far as viewability is concerned, several reviewers have commented that the Garmin 2600 and 2700 series have the best daylight readability of any current GPS.

Andy Baird
Benson, AZ
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra 2 gig card ?
Reply #5 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64816
Would the following memory card work in the Garmin 2610? I use Sony products, with their proprietary memory sticks, so uncertain about the differing cards.

SanDisk 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card ... (the description says it is a:Product Type Secure Digital (SD) Card)

My thanks for the wonderful, helpful input from everyone. I'm leaning toward the Garmin 2610 with the large memory card. I'm used to CoPilot software on a laptop and the Garmin 2610 interface seems the most familiar to me.

Mary
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra
Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64818
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Is it possible to view the screen at the same time by both driver and passenger while driving? It looks small and I was wondering about the angle of view if it's sitting in the middle of the dash.
Old eyes not great.
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Mary,

We have the exact setup you are considering and use it in our 2000 RB.  I have added a remote antenna in the escape hatch cover.  The Garmin sits on the center of the dash and both the driver and the "navigator" can easily see the display.  But as others have said, with the audio directions it is not necessary.

Safe Travels,

Dave

Albuquerque
Dave

2017 TK
Re: purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra 2 gig card ?
Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64820
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SanDisk 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card ... (the description says
it is a:Product Type Secure Digital (SD) Card)

The Garmin 2610 uses a CompactFlash memory card. A Secure Digital card will not work.

Ron
Re: [Life With A Lazy Daze RV] purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra
Reply #8 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64844
Mary;
 Secure Digital [SD] is different from Compact Flash [CF].  The Garmin uses CF, NOT SD.
 I too used CoPilot on an iPaq and a Navman sleeve.  I much prefer the Garmin 2610.  Had way too many software compatibility issues between CoPilot Live and the operating system of the iPaq PDA.  Garmin is a dedicated GPS and if you buy one, you'll see the differences.  The Garmin acquires the GPS satellites quicker than the iPaq ever did.  I would never, ever go back to an iPaq based GPS, but that's my opinion.
I equate it to someone toasting bread using the broiler element in their oven rather than using a toaster.  Yes, the broiler will work, but the toaster, as a dedicated appliance, just does toast so much better.

For what it's worth.

John & Cheryl 1989 22' RL Big Red
purchase of the Garmin 2610 w ex
Reply #9 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64821
Thank you so much for your quick reply. You saved me a return!
 I will google for 2 gig compact flash and see if I can locate the proper card. Do you think the speed would matter as long as it is a compact flash card?

Mary

| | > SanDisk 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card ... (the description says | it is a:Product Type Secure Digital (SD) Card) | >

| The Garmin 2610 uses a CompactFlash memory card. A Secure Digital card | will not work.
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| Ron
Re: Garmin 2610
Reply #10 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64829
"Do you think the speed would matter as long as it is a compact flash card?"
 High speed cards are only needed in high-end digital cameras that are moving tens of megs of data to the card at multiple frames per second. The GPS units don't shuffle data fast enough to benefit from high-speed cards, so save your money. :-)

Andy Baird
Benson, AZ
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
[Life With A Lazy Daze RV] Re: purchase of the Garmin 2610 w extra
Reply #11 –
Yahoo Message Number: 64843
A high speed card is not required for the Garmin. I doubt that you would notice any difference in performance whichever card you used.
A high speed card, such as the SanDisk Ultra II, is more appropriate for a digital camera but, having said that, I do happen to use one in my Garmin 2610. NewEgg.com is selling a 2GB SanDisk CF card for $67.55 plus shipping, and a SanDisk Ultra II card for $83.44. COSTCO generally has good pricing, too.

Garmin has a disclaimer that says some brands of CF cards may not work without interference. If there is a problem, they say, switch to another brand. They don't list any brands that are acceptable or unacceptable, but I've been using a SanDisk Ultra II 2GB without any problems. I suspect most other name-brands would work, too.

I would definitely get the 2GB card and load the entire map which makes life all that much easier. You only need to load the map once when you first configure the system, but keep in mind that loading that much data through the provided USB 1.1 port can take about an hour, so don't panic if it seems to be taking forever. Once loaded, you're good to go until you upgrade to a newer map.

Ron

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Thank you so much for your quick reply. You saved me a return!

I will google for 2 gig compact flash and see if I can locate the
proper card. Do you think the speed would matter as long as it is a compact flash card?

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Mary

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| > SanDisk 2GB Ultra II Secure Digital Card ... (the description says | it is a:Product Type Secure Digital (SD) Card) | >

| The Garmin 2610 uses a CompactFlash memory card. A Secure
Digital card