"Marco Leon" wrote in message
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Soon after the GPSMAP 496 came out, there was lots of chatter about what
they will be doing next. It seems their newly-released Marine portables
are providing a hint. http://www.garmin.com/products/gpsmap525/

Two words: satellite imagery

This has some value (if somewhat limited) for boats but it would be a
home-run to use in the airplane in VFR.

I cringe at the thought of the pricetag for updates though...

Marco

And then, there are some of us who are still evaluating the combination of
the FSS and the MK1 Eyeball (which are free today) vs the up front and
recurring costs of various in-cockpit weather displays.

The next issue is "If I buy a G396 today, how long will Garmin support my
little $2k box of goodies?"

My GPS (A Lowrance 100 is about 6 years old, and the support stopped a year
or so ago). I can deal with that for a $250 GPS, but for a $2k unit...
OUCH...

KB