On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:15:09 PM UTC-4, Papa3 wrote:

- Generation 3: The latest fully integrated devices mix situational awareness with tactical awareness for racing or serious XC. If you invest some time toward configuring to your liking and chose a device that maps to your style (some people like to fiddle with numbers and values; I like pictures), you can not only know where you are going but where to go to optimize distance on tasks and stuff like that.

And this integration and readability may or may not be possible on a smallish barely bright enough screen depending on the acuity of your close vision and the design/customization of the graphics. Hence the popularity of the two device approach:

On Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29:40 PM UTC-4, kirk.stant wrote:

My setup has an SN10 for the important tactical data, focused on the task or destination ahead. My PNA (Oudie/SYM) gives me a much bigger overview of the task, ground track, landable fields, and some additional data that I can look at when time permits.


Or if your close vision is so-so, you can invest in something like ClearNav..