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poneill(at)irealms.com
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 Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:49 pm Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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Hi All,
I’ve decided to upgrade to the 696 and so I’m putting my 496 up for sale. If anyone is looking for one, I figured I’d check with the list before putting it up on ebay.
Unit is in excellent condition with all original accessories and box plus one extra battery. I’m located in SoCal and anyone local is welcome to come take a look first.
If anyone is interested feel free to make me an offer off list: poneill(at)irealms.com (poneill(at)irealms.com).
Patrick #40715
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cloudvalley(at)comcast.ne
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| Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:01 am Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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Hello Patrick,
My wife and I did the exact same thing. We sold our 496 and got the 696. It's really great!
Brian
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poneill(at)irealms.com
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| Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:41 am Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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Hi Brian,
Great! That is just what I wanted to hear. I’ve been thinking about the upgrade for a while and wondering whether to do it or not considering the eventual RV-10 completion. I’m glad to hear someone else considers it a worthwhile upgrade. It appears to resolve most of my gripes about the 496. I can’t wait to take it up and put it through its paces.
Patrick #40715
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of cloudvalley(at)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale
Hello Patrick,
My wife and I did the exact same thing. We sold our 496 and got the 696. It's really great!
Brian
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taildragon(at)msn.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:05 am Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]--> Hi Patrick,
What gripes do you have about the 496?
Roger
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robin1(at)mrmoisture.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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Roger,
Most people LOVE the 496 as a nice upgrade from the 296 or the 196 before that. I think those that are interested in selling their 496 want the 696 for it’s size and overall form factor. Just remember in a few years people will be bailing out of their little 696’s because they have to have the 896… Sure beats 15 years ago when you choice was a 6 pack or else.
Robin
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From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Roger Standley
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale
Hi Patrick,
What gripes do you have about the 496?
Roger
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poneill(at)irealms.com
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:47 pm Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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Hi Roger,
As Robin mentioned, the 496 is a fantastic unit. I was and still am very happy with it.
My gripes aren’t really so much gripes as things I would simply prefer to be changed. Those things are primarily the display size and refresh rate/speed of panning.
I haven’t received the 696 yet so I don’t know if the speed has been improved. But I am certainly looking forward to more display real estate.
Best Regards,
Patrick #40715
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Roger Standley
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:05 AM
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Subject: Re: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale
Hi Patrick,
What gripes do you have about the 496?
Roger
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Albert Gardner
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:38 pm Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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The one thing I dislike about the 496 is the dimming function. On the low
end it is either a little too bright or a little too dim for night flying.
The back lite slider is not quite sensitive enough. Also, if you forget to
brighten it back up when you land at night before shutting it off, when you
turn it back on in the daylight it is so dim you can't see anything on the
screen and you have to shade it in order to see the screen and brighten it
back up for daytime use. I wish it was like the Dynon, turn it off and when
you turn it back on it will be at full bright.
Albert Gardner
Yuma, AZ
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jesse(at)saintaviation.co
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| Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale |
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My limited use of a 696 shows that it does not refresh any faster than the 496. Also, when zooming in an out, it actually takes a while to paint all the layers of information. I have not compared them side by side, but this is what I have noticed. The HUGE plusses of the 696 that I have noticed are as follows:
- Much Bigger Screen
- Buttons much more like the Garmin Panel-Mounted units (ie. GNS-430)
- Knob and JOYSTICK! (an absolutely fantastic feature, although it takes a little getting used to what does what, since that little knob has so many functions)
- Zoomable Airport Diagrams and Approach Plates
- VFR, IFR Low Enroute, IFR High Enroute, Sat View, etc screen layouts
- Much Bigger Screen (I think this deserves a repeat a huge "kudos to Garmin" for finally getting into the big glass yet affordable market. I have to date told people that I think the Flight Cheetah by True Flight is the best weather GPS available and it has plates too, but I am starting to change my mind. The Cheetah does have some fantastic features for displaying weather on the map, which are still a little bit of a pain on the Garmin, but the plates and big screen sure do help move the 696 towards the top of the list, if not the very top.)
- Internal Antenna or External Antenna (not the little swivel "internal", but truly internal for taking on the road). The reception seems surprisingly good when sitting on the lap or tunnel cover without an external antenna.
- SD Card Slot for upgrades or something. I'm not absolutely sure it uses a normal SD card but it appears to be. If it does and you can upload software through that, this is a HUGE departure from the Garmin norm.
- All of the external cords plug into the same section of the left side of the unit. This should make it much easier to get it into the Gizmo mount when it comes out. One minus that might go along with this is that the GPS antenna and Audio jack will likely stick out beyond the side of the unit, so location right up next to another instrument may be a problem, or special right-angle cables may be necessary. I'm sure the Gizmo guys will come up with something that works. The Power Cord and XM Receiver plug in with right-angle connectors already.
I do have a gripe or two, but this is fairly minor:
- Fairly Heavy compared to other units, but there is a lot going on in that little box.
- You have to kind of search for the power button. If/when it is in a Gizmo mount and you have to run it on battery (any button will keep it on when power is removed to run on the battery), you will have to remove it from the mount to turn it off.
- The XM receiver/antenna is not backwards compatible. This may not seem like a big deal, but the subscription follows the antenna, so if you have a 696 panel-mounted with the antenna removable and you have a 496 in some kind of mount in your J3, you can't take the antenna and XM subscription with you. They say that a future software upgrade will allow the 496 to use the 696's antenna, but it can't now. On the other hand, the 696 can use the 496's antenna, so if you have both, you can just put the subscription on the 496 receiver and you're good to go. This is not a big deal, and it appears they plan to fix it, but that's really kind of a pain in the neck.
- No data cable available yet. The websites show it as "coming", but with all of the design that went into the 696, how hard would it have been to get the little data cable pigtail ready to ship when the product was released.
Just my $.02, so YMMV.
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse(at)saintaviation.com (jesse(at)saintaviation.com)
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
On Jan 22, 2009, at 6:45 PM, Patrick ONeill wrote:
[quote]Hi Roger,
As Robin mentioned, the 496 is a fantastic unit. I was and still am very happy with it.
My gripes aren’t really so much gripes as things I would simply prefer to be changed. Those things are primarily the display size and refresh rate/speed of panning.
I haven’t received the 696 yet so I don’t know if the speed has been improved. But I am certainly looking forward to more display real estate.
Best Regards,
Patrick #40715
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com) [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Roger Standley
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 8:05 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com (rv10-list(at)matronics.com)
Subject: Re: Garmin GPSMAP 496 For Sale
Hi Patrick,
What gripes do you have about the 496?
Roger
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