Garmin 496 Review

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Thomas Borchert wrote:
On the taxiway diagrams, do you get a cursor showing
your position on the chart?


Absolutely. Basically exactly the feature that Lowrance introduced
first a while ago and Garmin now replicated.

Actually, I believe the PDA/Tablet software folks got there first. And
while Lowrance did add taxi diagrams before Garmin, I don't believe that
Lowrance provides anywhere near the airport coverage that Garmin
provides. The PDA/Tablet software folks provide far more coverage than
both, though those products have other problems.

It's pretty obvious that Garmin is responding--or "chasing," if that's
what you want to believe--the PDA/TabletPC software folks, and not
Lowrance. Lowrance doesn't pose much of a threat to Garmin, especially
in the XM weather space, which is where the 396/496 is targeted.



JKG