Garmin GPS - What is newer? Garmin C330 or Garmin 2610?

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What is newer? Garmin C330 or Garmin 2610?

ritter197

2005-11-07, 5:48 pm

What is the latest of the two?

Which is the more up to date as far as maps are concerned?

Seth

2005-11-07, 11:48 pm

"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> What is the latest of the two?
>
> Which is the more up to date as far as maps are concerned?

I can't answer as to which hardware is newer but that will make little
difference in regards to which has more up to date maps. The one that comes
with (or has a free upgrade to) the newest mapping package (software plus
database) will be the more up-to-date unit. I know the 2610 if it doesn't
include City Navigator v7 (mine came with 6) you get a free upgrade to v7.
Don't know what the C330 comes with nor do I know which packages it is
compatible with.

Bob

2005-11-07, 11:48 pm

The C330 comes with City Select V7.

I bought a C330 instead of the TomTom partly because the comments in
these NGs seemed to find fault with the TomTom maps. I have used the
C330 for a few months now, and on at least one long trip, and I
consider it very accurate and up to date. The only times it was wrong
were very obviously brand new intersections.

Garmin seems to update the firmware frequently (good) and I understand
they just dropped the price on the yearly map database update.

Bob

On Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:45:19 GMT, "Seth"
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>"ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
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>
>I can't answer as to which hardware is newer but that will make little
>difference in regards to which has more up to date maps. The one that comes
>with (or has a free upgrade to) the newest mapping package (software plus
>database) will be the more up-to-date unit. I know the 2610 if it doesn't
>include City Navigator v7 (mine came with 6) you get a free upgrade to v7.
>Don't know what the C330 comes with nor do I know which packages it is
>compatible with.
>

ritter197

2005-11-07, 11:48 pm

I used a nav. unit on a German Mercedes Rental car a few weeks ago. It was
an after unit but integrated nicely into the Mercedes. I was also black and
white. It did not do text to voice like announcing street Names, but it was
perfect for 1600 + kilometres driving in strange territory.

I like to get something here that has good maps (what good is a unit if the
maps are years old?), I like of course Color,I do not need to keep distance
in miles or for the trip, (even that is nice to have) I do not even need to
know average speed driven on selected route (even that too is nice to know),
but I need a unit that gives me choice of roads, hopefully can be changed
while driving on an Interstate when it is very crowded or has an accident,
and I want to take another road to my destination.

Is that enough information for you?

I should add, that just a minute ago someone answered me in my personal
e-mail and preferred the C330 by Garmin, because it was faster than the 2610
and more up-to-date.

So I am "hanging" between these 2 suggestions at this moment.

Thanks for all the input so far. (Do you own the 2610?)

"tvnav.com" <GPS@tvnav.com> wrote in message
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> Absolutely not!!! Going by price is a better indicator than when a
> product was released. It depends on what your intended use is which unit
> is best for you. For road navigation in a vehicle the 2610 is a better
> unit than the 330 without question.
> --
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>
> Darrel Goheen
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> http://www.tvnav.com
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> "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:uNObf.3937$Bx.3534@trnddc01...
>
> I can't answer as to which hardware is newer but that will make little
> difference in regards to which has more up to date maps. The one that
> comes with (or has a free upgrade to) the newest mapping package (software
> plus database) will be the more up-to-date unit. I know the 2610 if it
> doesn't include City Navigator v7 (mine came with 6) you get a free
> upgrade to v7. Don't know what the C330 comes with nor do I know which
> packages it is compatible with.
>
>

2005-11-08, 2:48 am

ritter197 wrote:
> I used a nav. unit on a German Mercedes Rental car a few weeks ago. It was
> an after unit but integrated nicely into the Mercedes. I was also black and
> white. It did not do text to voice like announcing street Names, but it was
> perfect for 1600 + kilometres driving in strange territory.
>
> I like to get something here that has good maps (what good is a unit if the
> maps are years old?), I like of course Color,I do not need to keep distance
> in miles or for the trip, (even that is nice to have) I do not even need to
> know average speed driven on selected route (even that too is nice to know),
> but I need a unit that gives me choice of roads, hopefully can be changed
> while driving on an Interstate when it is very crowded or has an accident,
> and I want to take another road to my destination.
>
> Is that enough information for you?
>
> I should add, that just a minute ago someone answered me in my personal
> e-mail and preferred the C330 by Garmin, because it was faster than the 2610
> and more up-to-date.
>
> So I am "hanging" between these 2 suggestions at this moment.
>
> Thanks for all the input so far. (Do you own the 2610?)
>

You're deciding between apples and organges, I have a 2610 and someone
in my family has a c330.
The 2610 is a more advanced unit, you can customize it more, you can
set more preferences for routing (avoiding minor-roads, prefering
major-roads via sliders) you can route to multiple destinations and if
you want have the 2610 sort them in the most optimal route, you can see
GPS data, change the data it displays, it has multiple mileage logs and
keeps a trail (tracklog) of about the last 400km depending on the
complexity of the turns (the 2720 is a newer version that is sort of in
the same line though it does try to be simpeler)
The c330 is an A > B road navigation device, minimal settings, no fuss
just turn it on and go. (it does have a trip page where you can see
mileage, average speed, max speed and it is coulor)

So you'll have to decide if you want a complicated device or a simple
one. As far as calculating speed, yes the C330 is faster but that in no
way hampers the 2610, having to wait 15seconds or 30seconds may be
noticeable but does not make much difference in the real world (the
2720 should be on par with the C330 in that regard).

Doug

2005-11-10, 5:48 pm

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:50:50 GMT, "ritter197" <ritter197@verizon.net>
wrote:

>but I need a unit that gives me choice of roads, hopefully can be changed
>while driving on an Interstate when it is very crowded or has an accident,
>and I want to take another road to my destination.

I know I'm answering a question that wasn't asked, but the usage you
describe doesn't appear much different than mine. If you have looked
into the Quest (2) and decided that the package size or lack of a
touch screen was wrong for you, then read no further.

I bought a Quest because of the package size and portability. I
received better autoroute and voice nav capability than I expected. I
used it on a recent trip in unfamiliar territory and found that I
didn't have to think about anything but driving the car once it was
navigating to a destination. The voice prompts were more than
sufficient to let the driver change lanes when a left or right turn is
ahead. And when I changed my mind and took a road that was
off-route, it can be either painless or automatic to have it
recalculate a new route.

If you want to take the time, you can use Vias and Avoids to steer the
route where you prefer.

Street names aren't pronounced, but the current or approaching street
name is clearly displayed at the top of the map screen.

The screen may seem small, but I found that it was easy to read and I
spent a lot less time looking at it than my GPSIII+ Freeway exits are
shown in detail as well as voice commands on which way to bear when
approacning a change in road. It either ships with or contains a free
update to City Select V7.

The unit comes with a well designed suction cup mount, but it is easy
to adapt to velcro mounting or to a home-made bean bag if you prefer.

Doug

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