I've got the 496, and -- apart from the weather and entertainment aspects
of
the unit -- I dislike it intensely. It's got a creaky-slow processor, a
tiny, muddy-looking screen, and cost WAY too much.

You must have a defective unit -- the 496 we added to the Bonanzas
last fall is crisp, fast, and far exceeds my expectations.

No, you've just never flown with an AvMap. After you've had that unit on
board, with its brilliant, huge, full-color, portrait-oriented screen, a 496
is pretty primitive. Crude, in fact.

Unfortunately, for reasons unknown, AvMap has not pursued XM weather -- so
it's a non-starter nowadays.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
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