In a previous article, "cloudstormer" said:
I would go for the 196. I tested it some months ago in the air. I also had a
look at the 296. The fact that there's NO color in the 196, made it easier

Are you sure you didn't have a look at the 295, not the 296? Garmin
hasn't officially announced the 296 yet, and it's only appeared on some
store web sites in the last few days.

From the screen shots, I'd say the 296 has SIGNIFICANTLY raised the
readability over that of the 295.

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