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"John" wrote:

Anyone care to help me with the pros and cons of these two portable systems.
I would like to purchase one soon. I think I have it narrowed down to these
two but feel free to chime in if you think there is a better system. I
mainly want the XM WX, but will use the GPS as a backup to my Garmin 430.
Thanks in advance for comments
John


John,

There are many comments that can be viewed by using a Google Groups
search in the rec.aviation.* groups. Also, I would recommend searching
the AOPA forums (forums.aopa.org) and sifting through comments on
Control Vision's forums (forum.anywheremap.com).

I've owned both AnywhereWx and the Garmin 396. I presently fly with the
396. The bottom line is that either will display weather fairly well,
though Garmin's implementation is more complete if you're looking at the
features of the $50/month XM subscription. Garmin's nav and obstacle
data are better, and their quality control is infinitely better than
Control Vision's.

However, AnywhereMap does have some features missing from the Garmin
396, such as taxi diagrams, approach plate capability, etc. The
WindowsXP tablet systems offer flexibility for uses outside of the
cockpit.

I sold my AnywhereMap system because I was tired of the perpetual bugs
and the poor quality of the AnywhereMap navigation, airport, and
obstacle data. It probably isn't a bad choice as a strictly
supplemental system, but I do not have a panel-mount GPS. One other
consideration: the Garmin portable units will interface with the panel
mount units to exchange flight plan information, which makes the
portable a convenient backup.



JKG