Garmin GPS - SP 2720 Question

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SP 2720 Question

Howard

2005-10-19, 5:48 pm

On my old 2610, when it wasn't programmed to take me someplace, as I would
drive down a residential street, It would tell me street numbers I was
passing. It was not perfect, but it was very good and from time to time
that was a useful feature. Although there are many things I really like
about my 2720, that particular feature seems to have gone by the wayside.
Am I overlooking some menu control someplace?

Howard

Ivor Jones

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

"Howard" <hlessey@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On my old 2610, when it wasn't programmed to take me
> someplace, as I would drive down a residential street, It
> would tell me street numbers I was passing. It was not
> perfect, but it was very good and from time to time that
> was a useful feature. Although there are many things I
> really like about my 2720, that particular feature seems
> to have gone by the wayside. Am I overlooking some menu
> control someplace?
> Howard

I seem to be seeing a lot of people who wish they'd kept their 2610s..! No
way I'm parting with mine, I know that. A friend is currently considering
getting a GPS and looked at both the 2610 and the 2720, I know which one
I'm telling him to get..!

Ivor

Howard

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

I loved my 2610, and when it was stolen, I thought I'd move up. I like the
2720's display and the controls are simpler. I can't say I had difficulty
with the complication of the 2610's controls but all the buttons have a
single purpose. I guess that is simpler. There are just a few features I
had in my 2610 that I miss. I liked the way via points were handled before.
You can still have routes on the 2720 but it is a little more complicated,
that is, you can't add a via point while in route. You can use MapSource to
make routes and then transfer them to the 2720. Some people have posted
that you can not but I have used the 2720 for other things on MapSource and
it communicates just fine. I haven't tried transferring routes but, Garmin
assures me that it will work.

The oral announcement of streets and turns is so much better than the 2610
that I would never go back. You really don't need to look at the display
nearly as much. It gets you ready for the turn in advance like the 2610
did, then it tells you to turn when you need to know to turn with the
street name. It doesn't say 400 ft ahead, it says turn when it is the next
street. You don't need to estimate 200 ft or 400 ft. When it says do the
turn, you simply turn. (no thinking or looking at display is necessary)
This description may not do it justice but I really like the spoken
instructions so much more than 2610's.

Howard

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Howard" <hlessey@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I seem to be seeing a lot of people who wish they'd kept their 2610s..! No
> way I'm parting with mine, I know that. A friend is currently considering
> getting a GPS and looked at both the 2610 and the 2720, I know which one
> I'm telling him to get..!
>
> Ivor
>
>

Ivor Jones

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

"Howard" <hlessey@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I loved my 2610, and when it was stolen, I thought I'd
> move up. I like the 2720's display and the controls are
> simpler. I can't say I had difficulty with the
> complication of the 2610's controls but all the buttons
> have a single purpose. I guess that is simpler. There
> are just a few features I had in my 2610 that I miss. I
> liked the way via points were handled before. You can
> still have routes on the 2720 but it is a little more
> complicated, that is, you can't add a via point while in
> route. You can use MapSource to make routes and then
> transfer them to the 2720. Some people have posted that
> you can not but I have used the 2720 for other things on
> MapSource and it communicates just fine. I haven't tried
> transferring routes but, Garmin assures me that it will
> work.
> The oral announcement of streets and turns is so much
> better than the 2610 that I would never go back. You
> really don't need to look at the display nearly as much. It gets you
> ready for the turn in advance like the 2610
> did, then it tells you to turn when you need to know to
> turn with the street name. It doesn't say 400 ft ahead,
> it says turn when it is the next street. You don't need
> to estimate 200 ft or 400 ft. When it says do the turn,
> you simply turn. (no thinking or looking at display is
> necessary) This description may not do it justice but I
> really like the spoken instructions so much more than
> 2610's.

I've never found the 2610's spoken instructions a problem. When it says
"in 400ft turn left" it's fairly obvious if you're paying any sort of
attention to the road at all which one it means, and it does indicate the
street name on the screen, on both my car and bike the unit is mounted
where I can see it without moving my eyes so it's not a problem to give it
a quick glance.

Also I would not buy one due to the internal hard drive, on a motorcycle
it would be shaken to pieces in no time. The dealer where I bought my 2610
specialises in motorcycle communications and GPS, he will not sell a 2620
to a biker as he had too many coming back in broken..!

Ivor

Donald Ferree

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

In article < 3rpvm1FkqiinU1@indiv
idual.net>, Ivor Jones <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:

> Also I would not buy one due to the internal hard drive, on a motorcycle
> it would be shaken to pieces in no time. The dealer where I bought my 2610
> specialises in motorcycle communications and GPS, he will not sell a 2620
> to a biker as he had too many coming back in broken..!

The 2720 does not have a hard drive

Don

Ivor Jones

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

"Donald Ferree" <dfer37@nono.net> wrote in message
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> In article < 3rpvm1FkqiinU1@indiv
idual.net>, Ivor Jones
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>
> The 2720 does not have a hard drive

So what does it have..? I assumed an upgrade from the 2620 rather than the
2610 as it comes pre-loaded with maps. Does it have a removable CF card..?
What capacity..?

Ivor

Donald Ferree

2005-10-20, 5:48 pm

In article < 3rq5g0FkuoteU1@indiv
idual.net>, Ivor Jones <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:

>
> So what does it have..? I assumed an upgrade from the 2620 rather than the
> 2610 as it comes pre-loaded with maps. Does it have a removable CF card..?
> What capacity..?

It has 2G internal flash memory. I do not know what form it is in but doubt that
it is a user replaceable CF card.

Don

Ivor Jones

2005-10-20, 11:48 pm

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"Donald Ferree" <dfer37@nono.net> wrote in message
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> In article < 3rq5g0FkuoteU1@indiv
idual.net>, Ivor Jones
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
>
> It has 2G internal flash memory. I do not know what form
> it is in but doubt that it is a user replaceable CF card.

Hmm, don't like the idea of fixed memory you can't replace. Even with a
hard drive you can always install a bigger one.

Ivor

Howard

2005-10-24, 5:48 pm

The spoken instructions on the 2610 are great. I agree 100%. When I had
one, I couldn't believe it could be better. If I wasn't forced to replace
my 2610, I would be happy with it. It's just that the 2720 is even better.
Hearing the name of the street is super. The 2620 has a hard drive and
Garmin told they would not recommend it for a Motorcycle. I don't think the
2720 has a hard drive. The ads seem to steer clear of any reference to a
hard drive. I think they have 2 G of flash memory built in. That is sort
of a guess. I mentioned the fact that the ads don't say hard drive to tech
support and they were surprised. They are very clear on the 2620--it has a
hard drive. Shows you how well trained they are about things that matter.

"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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>
> "Howard" <hlessey@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> I've never found the 2610's spoken instructions a problem. When it says
> "in 400ft turn left" it's fairly obvious if you're paying any sort of
> attention to the road at all which one it means, and it does indicate the
> street name on the screen, on both my car and bike the unit is mounted
> where I can see it without moving my eyes so it's not a problem to give it
> a quick glance.
>
> Also I would not buy one due to the internal hard drive, on a motorcycle
> it would be shaken to pieces in no time. The dealer where I bought my 2610
> specialises in motorcycle communications and GPS, he will not sell a 2620
> to a biker as he had too many coming back in broken..!
>
>
> Ivor
>
>

Don Girard

2005-10-24, 5:48 pm

"Howard" <hlessey@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> The spoken instructions on the 2610 are great. I agree 100%. When I had
> one, I couldn't believe it could be better. If I wasn't forced to replace
> my 2610, I would be happy with it. It's just that the 2720 is even
> better. Hearing the name of the street is super. The 2620 has a hard
> drive and Garmin told they would not recommend it for a Motorcycle. I
> don't think the 2720 has a hard drive. The ads seem to steer clear of any
> reference to a hard drive. I think they have 2 G of flash memory built
> in. That is sort of a guess. I mentioned the fact that the ads don't say
> hard drive to tech support and they were surprised. They are very clear
> on the 2620--it has a hard drive. Shows you how well trained they are
> about things that matter.
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2720 specifications from the Garmin web site
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Storage: Internal flash memory comes preloaded with City NavigatorT NT,
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