In article . com,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:
I now know why they use the dinky little screen on the 496 -- anything
bigger won't fit on the dashboard of most cars. Garmin is trying to
make the unit do double (or, with marine, triple) duty, to the
detriment of the aviation mode.

I thought about that regarding the size. It is nice to be able to use
the unit in the car, where I appreciate the weather information just the
same. I get more use out of my investment (in both the GPS and XM) by
using it in the car in addition to the airplane.

I would think that the screen could still grow vertically and be usable
on all but the smallest of car dash boards. I don't know, I guess we'll
have to see how the product evolves. Even with the smaller screen,
there are plenty of ways that Garmin could enhanced the product.



JKG