Garmin 396 display glitch

We recently bought a 396 for our bonanza and had it panel mounted. It
was on the right side of the panel and when in the pilots seat, none of
the lakes, rivers and section boundaries would be visible. There is
some kind of polarization effect in the display screen that cuts the
colors used for these map features out when viewed from the left. We
complained and were told that Garmin is aware of this and it is true of
all units.

I then got out of that partnership and got in a new plane and bought a
396 for my personal use. Sure enough, the new unit has the same
display behavior. In fact, rivers and lakes are best seen from
slightly to the right. Even at an offset of zero degrees viewing
angle, the blues start to lose intensity.

So if you plan to panel mount or even yoke mount your 396--do it to
your left!