Re: Garmin 530 vs. UPSAT or others

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have a look at the chetaah www.echflight.com it has mapping, nexrad,
email, and all the nos charts in a bright display for about 4k. includes
the gps. its not a coupled gps but far more useful than the 430 when it
comes to display. I have a coupled 90B with dual vors,glideslope, etc.... i
cannot see spending a large sum of money for a display only..

the market is moving quickly. whatever is bought today will be outmoded in
about 4 years. Having nexrad metars, tafs and email on board for long
flights, especially on the east coast in the summer is extremely valuable.
you still need a stromscope. there is lots to chose from....

fyi

bob

"don ferrario" <don@ferrario.com> wrote in message
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> For a complete answer to part of your question, see
> http://www.chiefaircraft.com/Avionics/MfgAI/ApolloComparison.html
>
> I have owned the MX20 for 6 months, and have never regretted
> the choice. The display is much better than the Garmin 430/530,
> or the Avidyne. Those units are 16-color display only. The MX20
> is a 64,000 color display. The difference is quite apparent, especially
> when ground mapping is used. If you were a computer user in
> the bad old days of black&white (or actually green&white) screens,
> and then graduated to color (16 colors), and then to 64k colors
> or more (like contemporary computer screens) the difference
> is quite noticeable.
>
> There is no possibility my airplane will ever have a radar. That
> would be an advantage to the Avidyne, if you are radar equipped.
>
> The Garmin is a good choice if you have no working VOR or ILS.
> When you consider those functions, it is a good value, but the
> 430 display is so small, in comparison to the others you mention,
> it should not be compared.
>
> My ship already had a good condition ILS system (KX-175B, they
> seem to last forever), I could see no desire to sink more money
> into VORs.
>
> For about the price of a 430, I got the UPS GX60 IFR GPS/COM,
> and the MX20 (about $11k installed, including some other items
> necessary for installation).
>
> To get the similar sized display of the 530, you're going to spend
> several thousand more, and still have a 16-color display.
>
> The Avidyne is also much more, and still 16 colors.
>
> I expect all three companies will be able to display in-flight
> weather broadcasts, when they become available (assuming
> you add the receiver that will be needed). When you get down
> to it, these are just a PC with a small display (the MX20 runs
> Windows NT). Since the hardware is so general-purpose,
> there really isn't much they can't upgrade later through software.
>
> A lot of people like the 430 - just wasn't my choice.
>
> don ferrario
> Lance N54SS
>
> "Jerry Kurata" <jerryk@acrues.com> wrote in message
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> > I have a Garmin 430 and Avidyne 640. I was going to get a 530, but it
did
> > not handle radar. I just saw an MX20 and it was great. I think it's
> > display was superior to the 530 and Avidyne, but like the avidyne it is
a
> > display and requires an external source.
> >
> > No matter what you get you are going to be spoiled. It's really cool to
> be
> > able to zoom in and out and see all of the airports, airways, navaids,
etc
> > for 100 miles or so.
> >
> > "Tami Morrison" <trmorrison@pdq.net> wrote in message
> >
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> > > Anyone have experiences with the new large-screen moving map GPS?
> > > Thinking of going with the Garmin but want to check on the others.
> > >
> >
> >
>
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