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Which SatNav can be easily read in daylight?

 
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LongHaul53
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 11:54 am    Post subject: Which SatNav can be easily read in daylight? Reply with quote

This question must have come up before but I can't seem to find it.

I drive a taxi and with new roads springing up, which I appreciate most maps won't show yet, I'm finding my satnav being used more and more. I have an old Tom Tom XL (nice item and with the bonus of being able to get into the file system) and a Lorry system from Baytter, using igo Primo navigation on a 7" tablet, fully programmable from walking to huge lorry combinations, with UK/EU maps, Bluetooth, FM, etc, now available for an amazing £51.99, which I have been using for 2 years without a problem.
Both systems suffer from the same problem of being virtually unusable in daylight. Does anyone know of a SatNav that performs well in daylight, please?
As a further question, what is the situation regarding the currency of maps now? The last time I looked into this, TomTom map 'updates' didn't show many roads that had been there for over 2 or 3 years.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try angling your satnav differently to reduce glare onto the screen, that generally works for me.
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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2014 12:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sussamb wrote:
Try angling your satnav differently to reduce glare onto the screen, that generally works for me.


Yes, I've tried that. It helps very slightly. The Baytter even has a sunshade supplied with it, but the screen brightness and contrast just won't go far enough. In fact, adjusting it seems to have no effect.

The TomTom is slightly better, but nowhere near good enough, especially if the sun is behind you.

Is it just a problem with no answer? Perhaps making up a deep, matt black binnacle might be the answer.
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PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The newer TomToms have much brighter screens than the XL did.

But you might find the other changes they have made to the UI rather annoying if you are used to the "old" way of doing things.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_P wrote:

But you might find the other changes they have made to the UI rather annoying if you are used to the "old" way of doing things.


Thanks for that.

Yes, could be right. It was really nice to be able to open the file system on the computer and change things. I even had to teach the Tom Tom helpline how to do it when we had a problem they couldn't solve! On the other hand, I haven't used much in the way of itinerary planning for a good while now, and that was the primary reason for going in there. It would be much easier if it had a memory card, but sadly Tom Tom didn't think it necessary.
POIs are a bit of a pain in the new ones, I understand.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The new ones DO have memory cards for expansion (or some do anyway), but they now have a proprietary format so cannot be read by PCs.

A lot of this was forced onto TomTom by Microsoft, who chose TT to make a test case over alleged copyright abuse of the FAT32 file system. Co-incidentally though, it meant TT could make new efforts to protect their mapping from hackers and pirates.

If you want to add your own POIs though, you're better off with the previous generation GO100/1005 or VIA models (which also with very bright screens compared to the XL).
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or ANY Garmin nuvi Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It takes all sorts.... Cool
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or you could fit your satnav with a 'Glarestomper' sunscreen/shade.
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PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Or only go out at night. Then say "It's too bright" Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you one and all. All suggestions taken on board. On balance, I think a new TT with Lifetime Map Updates is the way to go, assuming the maps are a lot more up to date than they used to be.
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