I attended a Garmin sales pitch, inaccurately advertised as a training
session, and the rep admitted that battery life is a problem with the 296
color display.

How many hours is it good for?

Given that it's rechargable, this may not be such a problem.

(Certainly not in the J-3

all the best -- Dan Ford
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