FLYRFN
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Post by FLYRFN on May 13, 2007 11:30:00 GMT -9
Which one do you like better, TOPO or MetroGuide North America v8, and why?
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Post by Forum Admin on May 13, 2007 12:34:50 GMT -9
Which one do you like better, TOPO or MetroGuide North America v8, and why? there is an easy answer. Does Metroguide have contour lines?
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Post by omgcrew on May 13, 2007 15:11:58 GMT -9
TOPO has the same streets has metroguide. But metroguide will give you directions. And of course TOPO has contour lines but no directions. I would say go with topo.
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Post by NorthWes on May 14, 2007 9:32:00 GMT -9
...and now weighing in from the other side of the fence...
I have the City Select Navigator (earlier version of Metroguide) and much prefer it to be loaded when I'm driving around - because of the nav feature, especially when in a place like the Valley or definitely when I'm 'outside' caching. Love that routing feature (and by the way, that's how Moun10Bike showed me to use the software during the 2005 AK Cache'N'Dash - in of all places, Whittier!).
I also own TOPO and keep it loaded in my laptop's CD drive while traveling, so I can flip my trip plans onto the TOPO map during planning phases. However, as a long-time paper topo map user I find the scale on the electronic version a bit too broad for my 'tactical' purposes, so when I think topography will impact my approach to the cache I use the topo tool on the geocaching.com website to plan, printing the map as necessary. I confess to looking at the topo map for anything that's going to be 'off-road'.
You're welcome to see both programs on my Vista C eTrex if you'd like. I can meet of the evening somewhere with the laptop along to 'flip' the maps to the GPS for a particular location so you can see the difference before shelling out a hundred or more dollars.
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Post by omgcrew on May 14, 2007 10:53:42 GMT -9
Just get both ;D and an extra Micro SD card. Load TOPO on one and City Navigator 8 on the other and switch on the fly.
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Post by NorthWes on May 14, 2007 15:56:50 GMT -9
Just get both ;D and an extra Micro SD card. Load TOPO on one and City Navigator 8 on the other and switch on the fly. I like that idea for my next CSX-series GPS... maybe a 60 like scobey's just unwrapped
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FLYRFN
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Post by FLYRFN on May 14, 2007 16:53:03 GMT -9
Just get both ;D and an extra Micro SD card. Load TOPO on one and City Navigator 8 on the other and switch on the fly. I like that idea for my next CSX-series GPS... maybe a 60 like scobey's just unwrapped Unless you're a pilot, I wouldn't waste the money on a CXS, the CX is the same minus the pilot stuff. There's about a $70.00 difference.
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powmia
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Post by powmia on May 14, 2007 18:03:10 GMT -9
I had TOPO in my Garmin 60cs. For AK the streets will show as well as the topo. However I used it when I went out of state, and the only thing that showed was the major highways. I purchased City Navigator and will replace the TOPO when I head South, so most all streets will show. Unless you are into mountaineering, or cross country travelling in the bushes, there is not much use for TOPO. However, who am I to say for someone who might have his ID card pulled for mentioning doing other things than GOcaching (An alternate term that never caught on as used in GOcoin, GOcache, GOtobed, etc etc etc) .
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Post by Forum Admin on May 16, 2007 12:21:59 GMT -9
I like that idea for my next CSX-series GPS... maybe a 60 like scobey's just unwrapped Unless you're a pilot, I wouldn't waste the money on a CXS, the CX is the same minus the pilot stuff. There's about a $70.00 difference. Not understanding what "the pilot Stuff" is, I compared the 2 units on garmin's website. The 60Cx is less expensive by about $70.00 the reason is it doesn't have an electronic compass or altimeter. So if you don't need those, buy a 60Cx.
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FLYRFN
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Post by FLYRFN on May 16, 2007 16:40:59 GMT -9
Unless you're a pilot, I wouldn't waste the money on a CXS, the CX is the same minus the pilot stuff. There's about a $70.00 difference. Not understanding what "the pilot Stuff" is, I compared the 2 units on garmin's website. The 60Cx is less expensive by about $70.00 the reason is it doesn't have an electronic compass or altimeter. So if you don't need those, buy a 60Cx. The Altimeter is one of the "pilot stuff" features the CSX has that the CX does not have. The CXS also has a Barometer, Asent and desent features, vertical speed, and Jumpmaster features, this is the "pilot stuff".
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powmia
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Post by powmia on May 16, 2007 17:06:21 GMT -9
I attempted to run City Navigator today. I got it mounted in the computer. When I attempted to unlock the maps, Garmin states my serial number does not exist in their inventory. How was your day?
(Later) Well Garmin contacted me and gave me the correct 25 digit code to unlock my disk maps. Some things turn out ok even for the computer stupid.
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FLYRFN
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Post by FLYRFN on Jun 20, 2007 18:04:37 GMT -9
I have both now and don't know which one I like more. Metroguide has more streets that show up.
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Post by AKFossil on Jul 13, 2007 11:13:28 GMT -9
I guess it depends on where you are caching. Metroguide would be most helpful in urban caching whereas TOPO would be a smarter choice when trying to hit those caches out in well Alaska
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Post by antoniadodge on Jul 13, 2007 12:46:02 GMT -9
Don't get MetroGuide. Get City Navigator NT (unless your unit won't support it - if it's an 'X' version you can load NT no worries; if not, you can most probably run the original City Navigator. NT is compressed, thus taking up less space.).
Regular MetroGuide will only give around 1 million POI's, whereas C.N. will give you over 6 million. It's the clear choice for intelligent, good-looking people like us.
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Post by AKFossil on Jul 13, 2007 13:28:00 GMT -9
Oohh... I think I need to hookup with you and get educated.
I will be the lost guy wandering around your store looking confused.
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Post by antoniadodge on Jul 13, 2007 15:05:27 GMT -9
You know what - I'm an idiot. MetroGuide and City Nav have the same amount of POI's (6 million). Pretty much it comes down to the unit you're using. If your GPS unit doesn't have point-to-point capability already in it (older models, generally, Rino 1xx series, etc...) then you need MetroGuide. However, if you're working with one of the newer models, then City Nav. is definitely the way to go. However, one advantage to the MetroGuide - completely unlocked for unlimited GPS unit usage. City Nav. is locked and can only be used for two serial numbers (ergo, two units). Sorry to be misleading!
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