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OS TOPO Great Britain PRO 1:25K
HughJarse
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Has anyone used a TOPO Great Britain PRO 1:25K microSD card in a Garmin Edge Explore 1000?
I would like to know how clear the detail is on the 1:25K scale for hiking.
Or would it be better to buy a dedicated GPS (I was thinking of GPSMAPS 66ST) with the TOPO Great Britain PRO 1:25K microSD card in the bundle.
Thanks
I would like to know how clear the detail is on the 1:25K scale for hiking.
Or would it be better to buy a dedicated GPS (I was thinking of GPSMAPS 66ST) with the TOPO Great Britain PRO 1:25K microSD card in the bundle.
Thanks
Comments
The UID says it all!
Chris_Sad sounds like the sort who wouldn't help anyone unless they paid him.
"As both of your choices are using exactly the same map, the only possible difference in how clear the map will be are the two unit's screens, both have 240 x 400 pixels and a 3 inch screen (the Edge is 1-2 millimeters bigger), so I would say the differences will be very small"
Street price for the GPSMap 66st (pre-loaded with US and Canada maps) is $450 - almost half the SatNav! Are Garmin devices a lot more expensive in the UK? If you're considering such an expensive device, perhaps the cost of maps isn't a consideration, but there are a huge number of high quality free Garmin format maps available. I only spent a few minutes looking on the SatNav website, but it appears you are locked into their own products.
I wish there were more companies making dedicated GPS devices. Here in the US, Garmin is the only choice now.
BTW, I saw your earlier post and would have responded, but I don't know anything about Topo Great Britain maps. And since this site is based in the US, I'm sure a number of other members also failed to respond because they had nothing to contribute - not because we didn't want to help. You should also realize that dedicated GPS units are a dying product category, and while this site was very active ten years ago, today it's a very sleepy place.
www.rosebikes.co.uk/garmin-gpsmap-66st-navigation-device-incl-topoactive-map-of-europe (365 GBP)
Rose bikes (German company) seem about the best pricewise. I got my Edge Explore 1000 from them & get most of my cycling stuff from them.
The Satmap Active 20 Platinum Edition comes with full UK Ordnance Survey maps at 1:10,000, 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 scale, supplied on a single Micro SD card.
The base unit is around 450 GBP
The SatNav actually looks pretty cool. However, I'd think twice before making a big investment in this brand (especially since it uses proprietary maps). Handheld GPS is a dying product category. Will the company still be here 5 years from now? If you don't think that could happen, ask somebody who bought a DeLorme or Magellan device a few years ago. ;)
I"ve been a moderator here at GPSReview for many years now. When I started, I got a share of the site's advertising income. It wasn't a lot, but it was enough to buy a new premium GPS each year. Well, those days are long gone. Haven't received a penny from this site in years and I'm just a volunteer now. And this corresponds with activity on the site. It used to be very busy here, with posts coming in throughout the day, Now we only get a few posts a week. Same with other sites - gpspassion.com was another very popular and busy site. It has really become a ghost town, sometimes a month or more will pass with no activity.
The "phone vs gps" argument is and old one and I'm not interested in participating in it again. There are good reasons why you might want to go either way though. The power button broke on my Montana 600 after about 6 years and I have been without a handheld since then. Have not replaced it yet. If Garmin had something that impressed me, I'd probably buy it. But I'm just not impressed....