Dan,

the 496 can be popped out and put in your rental car or crew car and
navigate you to the restaurant, hotel or local attraction you flew in to
enjoy.

the 496 has XM radio included in the base price...the G1000 does not (afaik)

the 496 comes with the XM weather receiver included in it's base
price....the G1000 does not

the 496 comes with terrain and obstacles included in it's base price...the
G1000 does not

the 496 can be popped out and put in your boat...the G1000 can not

however...

the G1000 can provide RAIM prediction, IAF's, holding procedures, MAP's and
full legal RNAV approaches...the 496 can not...'nuff said.

Is it worth the difference in price? Absolutely NOT!! Will I and a lot of
people in this group bend over and buy one (or similar product) some day?
Most likely.

Kobra


"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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...in at least five ways that I've found so far:

o The 496 allows extensive customizing of displayed data fields. The
G1000 is very limited in this respect.

o The 496 automatically records each flight's origin, destination,
time and distance. The G1000 lacks this feature.

o The 496 can records each flight's track. The G1000 lacks this
feature.

o The 496 can provide continuous update of nearest altimeter, dewpoint,
humidity and/or temperature in dedicated data fields. The G1000 lacks
this feature.

and biggest of all:

o The 496 can animate NEXRAD. The G1000 cannot.

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Dan
T-182T at BFM