Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?


People buy them because you can now get a very good normal one for less than
£120, this is not nearly enough money for your average chav to put on their
credit card.

Widescreen at a premium price is the only way to make a statement. That
statement being "Yes my Citroen Saxo with Lexus lights, drainpipe exhaust
and useless 2 inch chrome aerial is capable of getting more than a mile from
home before it breaks down or I crash it!"

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?


Good question I've wondered the same.
Mind you if one can have it vertical and see more of the road ahead that's a
good idea.
Regards
David

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?


People buy them because you can now get a very good normal one for less
than
£120, this is not nearly enough money for your average chav to put on
their
credit card.

Would they be putting it on THEIR credit card though?

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

"David" wrote in message
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"Lord Turkey Cough" wrote in message
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Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?


Good question I've wondered the same.
Mind you if one can have it vertical and see more of the road ahead that's
a good idea.

But then it would not be widescreen, rather narrow or tall screen.
I have never used one myself but you might want to see what is in the
general
vacinity, but essentially you just need to know where the next turning
is. And ofcourse by definition, what is after the next turning will not be
straight ahead, it well generally be left or right.
I'm mean it's not as if you will be watching films on it!!

Regards
David

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

I sold my original Tom Tom 300 and replaced it with a 510. The screen on
the 510 is wider, and SHORTER, than the 300. Bearing in mind that the part
of the display you are really interested in is the road ahead, you really
want a screen with plenty of height. In other words, the screen on the
newer Tom Toms is actually worse than the old one for doing the job you've
bought the product for.

In common with many sat-navs, the Tom Tom puts the auxilliary information
along the bottom of the screen, exacerbating the problem of insufficient
height.

Having said that, the very latest software lets you put the info along the
edge of the screen, releasing the full height of the screen for the picture
of the road. This is actually much better.

You ask why they make them in this format. Two reasons. Firstly, the
widescreen format is made in much larger numbers by the manufacturers in the
Far East, so they are significantly cheaper. In other words, the 510 is
cost reduced from the 300.

Secondly, people are seduced by the more modern look of the wide screen. If
you look at an old Tom Tom 300, with its 4:3 screen, it reminds you of an
old black and white telly. People buying these in the shops don't think
about the utility of a tall screen - they will be swayed, even
subconsciously, by a product with an old fashioned appearance.

I have to say, though, that the Tom Tom widescreen with the auxilliary
information up the side is the proper way to use this format. The "wasted"
width is used up by the info panel, and you get an almost square, full
height picture of the road.

SteveT

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"Brian" wrote in message
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Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?


People buy them because you can now get a very good normal one for less
than
£120, this is not nearly enough money for your average chav to put on
their
credit card.

Would they be putting it on THEIR credit card though?

Good point, well made.

Widescreen Sat Nav.
 

On 26 Nov, 20:43, "Lord Turkey Cough" wrote:
Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?

My satnav is widescreen. It always has been.
It's called an AtoZ

Doc

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In message ,
Lord Turkey Cough Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

Who in their right mind would want one of these?
What possible advantage is there is being able to
see more in one direction than the other?
Obviously the answer is none, so why do people
buy them, is it simply because they are brainwashed by
the word widescreen?

Gosh, I think this could actually be the first time I agree with one of your
posts!!
A square or even a 'tall-screen' is better for SatNav,

But people obviously think WideScreen is best, so they want to buy
Widescreen SatNavs.

Suppose it's better if you want to watch videos on it as well, but then
again, why buy a satnav if you want to watch videos...


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Regards,
Chris.
(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

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In article ,
Steve Thackery wrote:
You ask why they make them in this format. Two reasons. Firstly, the
widescreen format is made in much larger numbers by the manufacturers in
the Far East, so they are significantly cheaper.

I'd love to see proof of this. Widescreen TV isn't the norm in most
countries.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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