As Kevin says, the feature sets are pretty compatible. One significant
difference is the usability, the Clearnav can be mastered in a few minutes

using the 4 page mostly pictorial reference guide, rather than a 68 page
manual.

The matching CNv vario system is equally usable, and an outstanding
multi-sensor vario.

Software updates are easily installed from web downloads; there have
been 2 factory hardware update in 6 years, the original optional upgrade
from 1/4 VGA to full VGA, and now the high speed processor plus even
higher brightness/lower power display.


At 18:20 03 March 2015, wrote:
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 3:36:10 AM UTC-5,
wrote:
Just wondering if anyone can add to a discussion as to why any of the
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ve flight computers are better than the others. If you were to purchase
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e, which one would you buy and why?

I've been using CN and CNv for five years, and both fully live up to
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izing. Factory support is excellent. The only thing I'd do differently
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that I'd NOT have a tunnel mount. It looks snazzy, but it's too far
away
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for these aging eyes. In fact, I think I'd do a pedistal mount for ease
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access. From time to time you will want to send it back to the factory
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r some sort of update, and a pedistal mount will be much easier to
remove
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han digging it out of the bowels of the instrument panel.