Garmin nuvi 1450 LMT versus nuvi 40

 

Hi,
I recently purhased the Garmin nuvi 1450 LMT and liked how it behaved when I had a long trip out of state. It worked fine. I was very surprised when my cousing pulled out his nuvi 40 and it came with the ability to give an alert for safety cameras. My nuvi 1450 does not have that feature even though it is more expensive than the nuvi 40. I am a bit disappointed because now I will have to add the red light/safety camera manually to my 1450 if I want to be alerted for them. Has anyone run into this 'minus feature' from Garmin nuvi 1450 LMT? Thanks for any feedback.

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First of all

Welcome to the poi-factory. We have many custom poi files that are updated frequently. Red light and speed are just two of many. None of my Garmins have built in alerts and that is not a minus in my opinion. Browse around our site, looking at the FAQ and the poi lists.
Perform a back-up of your unit. Enjoy.

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Use the Factory's RLC and SC files

gimanchi12 wrote:

Hi,
I am a bit disappointed because now I will have to add the red light/safety camera manually to my 1450 if I want to be alerted for them. Has anyone run into this 'minus feature' from Garmin nuvi 1450 LMT? Thanks for any feedback.

I have a 1450 and download the Red Light Cameras and Speed Cameras from the Factory here. Those files are updated weekly. So, no, I don't consider what the 40 came with and the 1450 doesn't have as any kind of negative issue at all. BTW, it takes about five seconds a week to keep my 1450 up-to-date.

Phil

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Thanks spokybob and plunder

Thanks spokybob and plunder for your feedback. Hopefully someday soon I should be able to update my gps with some of the points of interest mentioned here.

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i would start here

gimanchi12 wrote:

Thanks spokybob and plunder for your feedback. Hopefully someday soon I should be able to update my gps with some of the points of interest mentioned here.

Welcome to the site. As you are a "newbie" to loading and using custom POI. I suggest you start here.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/1631

Here's the FAQ on setting up your Nuvi and loading the camera files.
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6507

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