Map Detail Problem?
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I have two issues with the latest softwar update.
After installing it on my 765T, I noticed that the detail displayed with the normal setting appeared to be much less then before the update. Many major cross streets were not shown. This made it difficult to anticipate a turn as it was not clear where I was, or how many streets I would pass before getting to the one in the instruction. Switching to the detailed setting corrected the problem, but often displayed too much detail.
The second problem is that when an instruction is given involving a long distance such as, "Drive 15 miles on I-78 West," the display initially switches to a very zoomed out level of detail. After a minute or so it zooms back in to a level of detail I would expect. This happens only the first time the instruction is given. For example, if the next instruction is, "Continue on I-78 West for 20 miles," the zoom level does not change.
Has anyone else noticed these behaviors?
been discussed
I have two issues with the latest softwar update.
After installing it on my 765T, I noticed that the detail displayed with the normal setting appeared to be much less then before the update.
The second problem is that when an instruction is given involving a long distance such as, "Drive 15 miles on I-78 West," the display initially switches to a very zoomed out level of detail. After a minute or so it zooms back in to a level of detail I would expect. This happens only the first time the instruction is given. For example, if the next instruction is, "Continue on I-78 West for 20 miles," the zoom level does not change.
Has anyone else noticed these behaviors?
These issues have been discussed many times. It's centered around Garmin's desire to "reduce screen clutter" which is marketing for compensating for slow and underpowered processors.
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mjwallach wrote: Switching
Switching to the detailed setting corrected the problem, but often displayed too much detail.
Try setting the unit at 80 meters (300 ft.) and see what that looks like. Sometimes too close is overkill, and cluttered with POI's etc.
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Detail setting
After my map last update, I found the the "Detail" setting was no longer on "Most". A few other settings were changed as well. It was like everything got set back to the Defaults.
Wouldn't hurt to check them all.
Metricman DriveSmart 76 Williamsburg, VA
My 765t also change from
My 765t also changed from "Most" after a software update.
Garmin Nuvi 765T, Garmin Drive 60LM
"High"
Is your menu different than mine?
If I touch Tools > Settings > Map
I get the Map Detail option.
When I press the button, I get the choices
High
Normal
Low
Where does the "Most" option show?
Map Detail
I don't know about the 765, but the 265wt has these settings. You have to scroll up or down to see all of them.
Most
More
Normal
Less
Least
265 seems better
Looks like the 265 has more options than the 765.
I posted mine because i thought the comment was about a 765T (like mine)
Map detail settings
My 760 has the same map detail settings as jjen's. I have mine set on "more" which seems to be a good compromise.
btw, i'm running v4.90
Not sure if it really makes
Not sure if it really makes that much difference.The manual says setting to more detail causes the map redraw to be slower.
Charlie. Nuvi 265 WT and Nuvi 2597 LMT. MapFactor Navigator - Offline Maps & GPS.
It depends on your needs
My 760 allows me to select from five detail levels - and aside from POI and text overlays, the BIG thing is whether secondary roads show at any particular zoom level.
If you only drive in a city it just doesn't matter, because street density is such that if you zoom out to any significant degree, all you see is a gray thatch which are all of the streets jumbled together.
However in rural areas, you NEED that 'most' selection - and probably could use more if they'd allow it.
The big problem is that newer models don't have the 'most' detail setting and secondary roads disappear from the screen when, in reality you really do want to see them - not only that, but with the highest detail setting in the new paradigm you can actually see farther down the road than the device will display with secondary roads enabled . . . . so if you zoom out and are driving ON a secondary road, all you have is a purple nav line crossing a yellow patch - no roads, nothing. And if you are not actively navigating, you are apparently driving cross-country, offroad - they don't even display the road you are on!!
So what if screen redraw is slower when zoomed way out in an urban environment - if that's what I want to see, why not? In fact, when you zoom to 800 meters the device draws all of the streets, then blamks them out - just pitifully stupid.
The reality is that those of us with older units have this feature and those with newer ones do not - and that's plain dumb.
Don't get me started on the elimination of the upcoming cross street names from the banner box when not actively navigating. Beyond stupidity!!
My Nuvi 760 is probably the last Garmin automotive navigator I will own unless they get their act together - and from what I've read, I am not alone.
Currently have: SP3, GPSMAP 276c, Nuvi 760T, Nuvi 3790LMT, Zumo 660T