Garmin upgrade (2595 or 2495)

 

I am looking at upgrading my Garmin 265T to a 2595lmt or 2495lmt.
Do these models need a sd card for maps?
When you do a map update does the new map overwrite the old one?
I did look at a TomTom and I noticed that it has rest stops as poi that you can set a distance warning preloaded.
Do the Garmins have such a feature or do you still need to download the rest stops from POI factory?
Any input on the 2595 or 2495 would be great.
Thanks for your help.

2595LMT

Can't comment on the 2495lmt, but I believe it's identical to 2595lmt except for a smaller screen (4.3 vs. 5)

I have a 2595lmt, it has 8gb internal memory, enough for everything you need including north America map which comes stock, and leaves you about 1.6gb free for other add on(s). If you add maps for other regions/countries, then you may need a micro sd card; otherwise, you will be fine.

Map updates always overwrite old ones. If you want to keep a copy of the older map for whatever reason, you can copy it to your computer before you update.

As far as rest areas are concerned, I don't believe it's a built in poi on the 2595, so you probably will need the download from POI Factory for your trip; you can customize warning distance as you please.

Sorry, but that's all I can comment at this time.

--
DriveLuxe 50, 2460LMT, 680 x 2, 3597LMTHD & 765T stolen

Built In Rest Areas

jtakw wrote:

As far as rest areas are concerned, I don't believe it's a built in poi on the 2595, so you probably will need the download from POI Factory for your trip; you can customize warning distance as you please.

My NUVI2555LMT has built in Rest Areas, but you cannot set a proximity alert.

The Rest Areas Combined file is more up to date than Garmin's. Changes from Garmin could take a year or more.

--
DriveSmart 65, NUVI2555LMT, (NUVI350 is Now Retired)

You're right.

GPSgeek wrote:
jtakw wrote:

As far as rest areas are concerned, I don't believe it's a built in poi on the 2595, so you probably will need the download from POI Factory for your trip; you can customize warning distance as you please.

My NUVI2555LMT has built in Rest Areas, but you cannot set a proximity alert.

The Rest Areas Combined file is more up to date than Garmin's. Changes from Garmin could take a year or more.

You're absolutely right, I just checked my 2595, and you can search for "rest areas" from the built in Garmin poi(s) database.

@cy
You can do this search for near "where I am", "my active route", etc. The search and results are just like any other built in poi(s), e.g. restaurants, gas stations, etc., so you can only add it to your route or set as new destination but you cannot set a proximity alert for them. If proximity alerts for rest areas are what you want, you will need the poi file from POI Factory.

--
DriveLuxe 50, 2460LMT, 680 x 2, 3597LMTHD & 765T stolen

Rest Areas

Would this explain why I have a double icon for rest areas on my 2595? I have had the POI-Factory rest areas on my unit since I got it, but at some point I noticed it started showing double icons: small blue square with "rest area" in it which is what I picked and included with the POI-Factory file. It wasn't always this way...I used to see just a single icon.

Maybe Garmin added them with a map update at some point in the past?

>>>You're absolutely right, I just checked my 2595, and you can search for "rest areas" from the built in Garmin poi(s) database.<<<

--
"Primum Non Nocere" 2595LMT Clear Channel and Navteq Traffic

Lots of value for the (now reduced) asking price

For the original poster's question:

I have a 2595LMT and purchased it soon after it came out to replace my 255W. It's a good unit and benefits from now being a "mature" unit: Most of the bugs have been worked out and it has benefited from many Firmware upgrades which has improved the graphics, speed of searching and route calculations, screen re-fresh, etc. Satellite acquisition on start-up is very fast, especially from sleep mode. The screen does suffer a bit from glare due to the more "matte" finish of the touch screen and isn't quite as sharp as the upper-level units. It doesn't have crashing or freeze up issues that I can tell. Once in a while the map will snap to a new position to catch up, but it's pretty rare. The bluetooth is only so-so. It will pair with my older phone, but the volume on a call is terrible. To be usuable, you must boost the master AND the phone volume to MAX. It's the same way with my son's IPhone 5s. One of the main reasons I purchased the unit was to be able to go hands free on calls and it's a big disappointment that Garmin has never fixed this. Traffic is actually pretty good on it with the exception of the well known traffic icon issue.

I could certainly recommend it as very good mid-level unit and that's now possible to find close to an entry level unit price.

--
"Primum Non Nocere" 2595LMT Clear Channel and Navteq Traffic