View Poll Results: Best brand GPS for accuracy and digital or analog?
Nordskog analog-needle
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Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi
First of all, you messed us up with your original post asking for a GPS instead of a GPS Speedometer. Big difference.
I have not seen a digital GPS Speedometer on any boats I've surveyed, but I have seen the Gaffrig and Livorsi Analog units and the owners seem to like them and I found them easy to read on the sea trial. Have yet to see the Nordskog unit.
I have not seen a digital GPS Speedometer on any boats I've surveyed, but I have seen the Gaffrig and Livorsi Analog units and the owners seem to like them and I found them easy to read on the sea trial. Have yet to see the Nordskog unit.
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Hopefully, I cleared the air on what I'm after. It looks like a pretty tight race thus far...
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Originally Posted by wantsa311
I noticed the Garmin wasn't on your poll. I've got one and I love it.
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Originally Posted by Harper220
I'm familiar with Garmin as a hand held unit, since I have one, but I've never seen a round dash mounted one...
I don't think Garmin makes a round one, but I'll check at the Miami Boat Show at their booth.
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Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi
I don't think Garmin makes a round one, but I'll check at the Miami Boat Show at their booth.
The brands that I listed in the poll are the most populars, so I don't think I can go wrong if I were to choose any of them. I'm just trying to decide if I'd like the digital read or analog? I see the digital as being right on, easy to read, no questions asked. On the other hand, I like the look of a classic needle speedo, but I think it would be tougher to read at a glance when bouncing around and trying to focus on driving...
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Here is a picture of a similar dash with a Livorsi analog speedo. You can't tell the difference.
I don't have any problem reading the analog in my 28. The bracket in the top left is for my handheld GPS that I have feeding my analog GPS in the dash.
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I don't have any problem reading the analog in my 28. The bracket in the top left is for my handheld GPS that I have feeding my analog GPS in the dash.
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Originally Posted by Harper220
I didn't think so either, on the round Garmin...
The brands that I listed in the poll are the most populars, so I don't think I can go wrong if I were to choose any of them. I'm just trying to decide if I'd like the digital read or analog? I see the digital as being right on, easy to read, no questions asked. On the other hand, I like the look of a classic needle speedo, but I think it would be tougher to read at a glance when bouncing around and trying to focus on driving...![Big Grin](/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
The brands that I listed in the poll are the most populars, so I don't think I can go wrong if I were to choose any of them. I'm just trying to decide if I'd like the digital read or analog? I see the digital as being right on, easy to read, no questions asked. On the other hand, I like the look of a classic needle speedo, but I think it would be tougher to read at a glance when bouncing around and trying to focus on driving...
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why do you need to look at the speed so much? just get a recall and it will tell you exactly how fast you went... the rest of the time i just need to be "close" to the range i want to drive in... use analog for driving needs and get a recall so when you pull up to the dock you can check out how fast you went.... and get an analog that is in your speed range, i see guys getting 160 speedos for boats that do 80, all that does is make it harder to read the lower speeds, get one that is 10-20 faster than you are running now...+
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Originally Posted by Sean H
why do you need to look at the speed so much? just get a recall and it will tell you exactly how fast you went... the rest of the time i just need to be "close" to the range i want to drive in... use analog for driving needs and get a recall so when you pull up to the dock you can check out how fast you went.... and get an analog that is in your speed range, i see guys getting 160 speedos for boats that do 80, all that does is make it harder to read the lower speeds, get one that is 10-20 faster than you are running now...+
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remeber with gps that it is always a little slow, so you have to trim and wait a little and see the results if you are going strictly by speed.... i use the rpm's when i am trying to trim for max speed and then start looking at the speed once i feel i have it the wall.....
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Originally Posted by rbtnt
Here is a picture of a similar dash with a Livorsi analog speedo. You can't tell the difference.
I don't have any problem reading the analog in my 28. The bracket in the top left is for my handheld GPS that I have feeding my analog GPS in the dash.
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I don't have any problem reading the analog in my 28. The bracket in the top left is for my handheld GPS that I have feeding my analog GPS in the dash.
Your GPS speedo matches the other guages well. What brand is it and where did you get it? Price? Lots of questions, I know
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I need the receiver and the whole works.