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Garmin Montana 650, alternative to Zumo?
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<blockquote data-quote="yamafitter" data-source="post: 992849" data-attributes="member: 15141"><p>I have both a Zumo 665 which is mounted on the FJR and a Montana 600 that I use on my WR450F. The screen on the Montana is far superior to the Zumo in that it does washout in the sunlight. I don't have a need to listen to XM Radio when I'm threading through the trees in the forest nor am I interested in taking any calls on my iPhone when dirt riding. I won the Zumo in a photo contest but I'm not sure if I would have spent the money for one but really like the XM Radio when I went across to the West Coast this summer for NAFO. I just find the screen being washed out by the sunlight very poor. I need to get or make a sunscreen for it.</p><p></p><p>I used the legendary GPSMap 276c before the Montana and the chipset in the Montana is far superior to the 276c and I get a far more accurate read on position under the tree canopy which helps me in my trail mapping. There is no bluetooth function with the Montana so if you want the audio for turns you will need to be hard wired and there is no MP3 Player. I have my Montana locked into a Touratech mount so to get pictures would require stopping, unlocking the mount and using the GPS camera function. I would rather just pull out my Nikon and get the shot and be on my way. That is why I have the Montana 600 without the camera.</p><p></p><p>Hope you find this useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yamafitter, post: 992849, member: 15141"] I have both a Zumo 665 which is mounted on the FJR and a Montana 600 that I use on my WR450F. The screen on the Montana is far superior to the Zumo in that it does washout in the sunlight. I don't have a need to listen to XM Radio when I'm threading through the trees in the forest nor am I interested in taking any calls on my iPhone when dirt riding. I won the Zumo in a photo contest but I'm not sure if I would have spent the money for one but really like the XM Radio when I went across to the West Coast this summer for NAFO. I just find the screen being washed out by the sunlight very poor. I need to get or make a sunscreen for it. I used the legendary GPSMap 276c before the Montana and the chipset in the Montana is far superior to the 276c and I get a far more accurate read on position under the tree canopy which helps me in my trail mapping. There is no bluetooth function with the Montana so if you want the audio for turns you will need to be hard wired and there is no MP3 Player. I have my Montana locked into a Touratech mount so to get pictures would require stopping, unlocking the mount and using the GPS camera function. I would rather just pull out my Nikon and get the shot and be on my way. That is why I have the Montana 600 without the camera. Hope you find this useful. [/QUOTE]
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