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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: SE WI
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Etymonics or the Shure EC3's (Ebay is good) are sweet. Earplugs and earbuds at the same time.
The mp3 players built into the GPS units are making me veer toward getting one. It's just one less thing I carry now that could go on the dash. I've been lost in my own city and state enough to want the quick way out. Playing with a nuvi a couple weeks ago realized the fact that you have Google Maps equivalent at your fingertips. I'm scoping around for a 2730 or 2820 now. |
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06-27-2007, 10:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
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 You won't be disappointed. CNET's lowest price for the 2820 is $678 at the moment, but you'll find a better buy on eBay. Also get a hardwire adapter so you can leave the cigarette lighter adapter in the car (the speaker won't do you much good anyway) and just drop in the GPS unit. As for the navigation, I rarely use the hard buttons. You can switch between MP3 player, nav & phone & find all the destinations you're after with the touchscreen. The sewn fingertip seam of a well-fitting leather glove works just fine.
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06-28-2007, 03:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
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Thanks for all of the input. Based on your comments, I think I will forget about the Quest and concentrate on the Zumo, 2720 or 2820.
Does anyone care to provide some details about the MP3 player set up? How much memory is available to store MP3 files and how do you load them into the unit? Does MP3 memory compete with the memory for routes that you load into the unit? What about the satellite radio? Is it easy to operate? Thanks again, I really appreciate the opportunity to take advantage of your experience! Oilhead |
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06-28-2007, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Seal Beach, CA
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The 2820 will go into two different modes when you connect it to your PC. It will go into either Garmin mode or USB Mass Storage mode. In Garmin mode, the unit will interface with the Mapsource program to xfer routes, waypoints, etc. In USB Mass Storage mode, it works just like any other USB storage device so that portion will show up as another drive. You can then drag and drop your MP3s into it. IIRC it has about 700mb of space.
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06-28-2007, 05:53 PM
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R1100S 2.0
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Tampa, FL
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Here are a couple of images from the previous version of Garmin MapSource of a route captured with the 2820:
  
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