Which SatNav can be easily read in daylight?

LongHaul53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 20

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.

sussamb · Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 12:06 pm Post subject:

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

LongHaul53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 20

Andy_P · Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 3:40 pm Post subject:

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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LongHaul53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 20

Andy_P · Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject:

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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sussamb · Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:39 pm Post subject:

Or ANY Garmin nuvi Laughing

Andy_P · Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:41 pm Post subject:

It takes all sorts.... Cool

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Guivre46 · Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:08 pm Post subject:

Or you could fit your satnav with a 'Glarestomper' sunscreen/shade.
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M8TJT · Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:45 pm Post subject:

Or only go out at night. Then say "It's too bright" Very Happy

LongHaul53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 08, 2006 Posts: 20

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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