SilverhawkUSA wrote: [quote quote=Auke][quote quote=beddhist][quote quote=Auke]the Zumo (specifically for motorcycle riding but has certain disadvantages)
I'm curious as to what they are. Can you enlighten me? I like the big screen of the Zumo, but it was just too expensive for me, so I bought the CSx without maps.
You can get an excellent map of N Thailand free from mapcenter2.cgpsmapper.com.
Much depends on what you are using the Zumo for and for most people these drawbacks do not matter. For me the drawback of the Zumo is the short battery life as I use the GPS also for hiking to waterfalls, caves, etc. (4 hours max but in practice considerable less). In addition the Zumo has limitations to save tracks (max 20 archived files of each max 1 MB in the form of .gpx files).
Yes, the free North Thailand map from Mapcenter is good but it lacks details for the Maehongson area
I agree with Auke. The Zumo is also not very customizable to user preferences. It does not allow you to choose the fields you wish to use or display. Each screen view is preset and cannot be changed, whereas the 76 and 60 allow you to choose the type of fields, number of fields and size you want. One cannot start and stop a "track" which is quite necessary for mapping applications. It also does not have an altimeter. For a person who just wants a GPS that is basically "automatic" and gets them from point A to B with little user input it may be OK. I actually use mine in my truck more than on the motorcycle. I have the Zumo 450 which was less expensive than the Zumo 550. The 550 comes with "bells and whistles" that are of little use in Thailand. I am using the Garmin SD Card Thai Map and it is really quite detailed and would suit most uses, great in the cities. It lacks the back trails and small mountain roads but otherwise is quite good.
I also have a Garmin 76CS which is the workhouse and has worked without fail for about 4 years. It is larger in size than the 60Csx but is able to do most anything one needs. The newer 76csX accepts SD cards.
The guys I know using the 60csx seem quite happy with it and it is much more compact. Very similar in function to the 76 series. I guess it all depends on what you want to do with it.
I would also suggest that if it is at all possible for you, buy one from the U.S. There are some really good deals and discounts if you shop around. Don't order direct from Garmin (except for the SD card) as they are by far the most expensive.
Hi Guys
im currently running with nuvi 310 and very happy about it, but i wondering few things from Zumo 550 as Johns mentioned
www.gadgettrend.com is selling it for Thai, they mentioned that custom routes can be made in the PC?
but looking for Zumo owner’s manual in the net, in there, this kind of informationfunction is not mentioned(Clearly), so any one with experience of Zumo can comment about this function?
As im looking for it for Bike where I actually can make my "Own" routes in advance (if decided so) and then garmin just keep me on the "track"
Also i would like if this function is possible then save those in the Printablesaved JPG picture map what could easily shared over the net i.e. attached to route report with comments on it.
If Zumo not supporting this, is there anything in the market what does?
Thnx guys.