1. The most important thing about Garmin units is the user interface. It is simple to understand and easy to use.
2. The Garmin unit uses a built in database of sunrise and sunset
times (based upon your location) to automatically change from daylight
mode to night-time mode. This is important because the daylight screen
is much too bright for use at night. With the Tom Tom, you must make
this change manually.
3. If you have the Garmin unit plugged into your car power, when
you turn off the car (and the cigarette lighter power goes off), the
Garmin unit will detect that and automatically turn itself off (it
gives you 30 seconds to override and keep the unit on).
4. When you start your car again, the Garmin unit will detect that
too and automatically power up. If you were in the middle of a trip,
the Garmin unit will pick up where you left off, and you won't have to
tell it where you were going again.
5. Unlike most factory GPS units, Garmin will allow you to select your route and make changes while you are moving.
6. The Garmin units have an extensive database of locations and the
excellent interface makes it easy to search the database to find what
you want. Do you want food or gas? Just click three buttons and a list
of locations (sorted by distance) will appear. If you know the name of
the place you want, you can type it in on the on-screen keypad and
Garmin will find it for you. You can even add your own locations using
the favorites feature. I first started using this when I was out of
town, but its amazing what you'll find near you when you look.
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