"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Regardless of your opinion on the magnets, the fact is that if you
want
XM weather in a hand held GPS, you have only one choice--Garmin.

For now.

As with everything in our economy, a little competition ought to help.
If and when Lowrance jumps into the on-board weather market, it'll get
interesting...

It's not just Garmin we need competition for: I'm also rooting for WSI
to form a strong alliance--perhaps with Lowrance--to put some
subscription price pressure on XmWx.

I've now flown with the 396 for several months, and the days before it
seem like the dark ages--like before GPS or ANR headsets. There is a
huge market for this technology if the price comes down a little.
$2,500 + $30/mo. is simply too steep for many people.

--
Dan

"The future has actually been here for a while, it's just not readily
available to everyone."
-- some guy at MIT