[Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice

[cover-man at comcast.net]

Rick, 



I am told that the non-reflective screen protector will remedy what you refer to.  I like the Acer also, although lacking touch screen, somewhat greater bulk, and battery hungry.  Anyone found and used a non-reflective? 



Art 



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From: "Rick" <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> 
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 1:47:53 PM 
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice 

IMHO, the Accer is better in sunshine than the iPad. 

Rick 

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Cover-Man <cover-man at comcast.net> wrote: 

> iPad is an excellent gps platform.  It is also the best choice for movies, 
> music, and on and on.  A recent cnet article reported that most users do 
> not access 70% of their downloaded apps - in my case very true, although 
> the other 30% are really valuable. 
> 
> Art 
> 
> Have a nice day! 
> 
> On Feb 2, 2012, at 8:09 PM, Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com> 
> wrote: 
> 
> > 
> > My brother-in-law (who sails a J109 out of Annapolis) uses his Ipad and 
> it is pretty good, but only as a secondary unit.  One problem is that you 
> can't integrate it with you autopilot and other instruments.  That's why I 
> prefer the GPSMap 478.BK 
> >> Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:29:55 -0600 
> >> From: geoffreylfarrell at gmail.com 
> >> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org 
> >> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice 
> >> 
> >> Thanks, great article. I second their opinion on INavX. I use it on my 
> Ipod 
> >> Touch. I really want an Ipad but they are so darn expensive. I'd have to 
> >> cut in to my liquor budget to afford it and I'm not willing to do that. 
> >> 
> >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com 
> >wrote: 
> >> 
> >>> Practical Sailor has a good review of ipad options. 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> http://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_14/features/ipad_nav_apps_10715-1.html 
> >>> 
> >>> Christopher P. Cowie 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Please consider the environment before printing this email. 
> >>> 
> >>> -----Original Message----- 
> >>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto: 
> >>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Geoff Farrell 
> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 9:33 AM 
> >>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List 
> >>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] GPS Choice 
> >>> 
> >>> Is anybody using an Ipad for navigation? 
> >>> 
> >>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Bob Keller < 
> r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com 
> >>>> wrote: 
> >>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> I tend to agree.  I use a Garmin GPSMap 478 because it is a portable 
> (not 
> >>>> handheld) chartplotter that has all the maps for NA.  Portable works 
> for 
> >>> me 
> >>>> because I use it on both my powerboat and R-22.  But as a 
> chartplotter, 
> 
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