"Newps" wrote in message
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Marco Leon wrote:

The 496 is now down to $2,395 for many stores. Since the vendors need an
OK from Garmin to do this, it may mean a new one on the horizon... Anyone
know more info?

Yep, it will look like this. Think 3D.
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=148&pID=9158#

3D as in the Chelton PFD or 3D in terms of satellite imagery? If it's the
former, I can't see how they would do the AHRS in a portable for a
reasonable price. If it's the latter, I don't see satellite imagery adding a
significant capability over the current terrain feautres in the 496. I
believe I even posted a while back about the possibility of satellite
imagery (soon after the marine portables came out with them) but the
consensus was that it was no big deal.

Marco