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rstone4(at)hot.rr.com
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 Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS |
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Members,
This message is to advise all of you who are using the Garmin Color 296 GPS and having trouble reading the screen because it is not light enough to compete with the sun. I have one of these units and trying to read it in bright sun light under a bubble or tear drop canopy is almost impossible. I just got off the phone with Garmin Electronics and there is a modification available for the 296 for a fee of $50.00. They will modify the unit to match the newer GPS units in light intensity so that they are more easily read. For those of you who are interested, here is the address to send your unit to for this modification.
Garmin International
1200 East 151 Street
Door 1,
Olathe, Kansas, 66062
Bob Stone
Harker Heights, Tx
ZodiacXL w/Jabiru 3300
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Tim Juhl
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| Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 9:17 am Post subject: Re: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS |
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Thank you Bob!
You folks on this forum are the greatest! How else could someone in a remote location benefit from the wisdom of so many other builders?
Thanks!
Tim
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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS |
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At that price I don't think they are replacing the LCD itself. I'm guessing they are replacing the LED backlight with brighter LEDs. Did they give any details?
-- Craig
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craig(at)craigandjean.com
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:01 pm Post subject: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS |
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Well I called Garmin about this and got a different story. About two and half years ago Garmin started using a new display. The upgrade to the new display is actually a swap of the whole product and the price is $250. I believe they can tell whether your unit has the old or new display based on the serial number. The support guy characterized the new display as "better" than the old.
If anyone actually gets some type of upgrade for $50 I'd love to hear about it.
-- Craig
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Subject: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS
Members,
This message is to advise all of you who are using the Garmin Color 296 GPS and having trouble reading the screen because it is not light enough to compete with the sun. I have one of these units and trying to read it in bright sun light under a bubble or tear drop canopy is almost impossible. I just got off the phone with Garmin Electronics and there is a modification available for the 296 for a fee of $50.00. They will modify the unit to match the newer GPS units in light intensity so that they are more easily read. For those of you who are interested, here is the address to send your unit to for this modification.
Garmin International
1200 East 151 Street
Door 1,
Olathe, Kansas, 66062
Bob Stone
Harker Heights, Tx
ZodiacXL w/Jabiru 3300
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Tim Juhl
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| Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Upgrade for Garmin 296 Color GPS |
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OK, I did some checking around on this one too. I talked to Garmin and this is what I learned. When the 396 came out Garmin switched to a new screen which is now used in the 296, 396 and 496 models. The new screen is brighter and can be replaced for a flat rate of $250. You must contact Garmin (800-800-1020) and get a RMA# before returning the unit for service. Turnaround is typically 5-10 business days.
How do you know if your 296 has the new or old screen? If you bought yours before the 396 came out you have the old screen. The 396 came out around summer 2005.
Is the improvement that great? Read this excerpt from a review of the 396 in Plane and Pilot magazine.....
"Like the earlier GPSMAP 296 (see “Tech Talk: Garmin GPSmap 296,” P&P, September 2004), the GPSMAP 396 offers a vivid, color, moving-map display, but unlike the earlier model, the new system is far more resistant to wash out in bright light. It’s a full 70% brighter than the screen used on the previous model. That’s a major improvement as, despite the GPSMAP 296’s other talents, the moving-map display can become difficult to read in bright-light situations. The GPSMAP 396’s 480x320 display is clearly visible in virtually any light without losing map detail. Garmin says backlighting has been improved, and the new screen reduces reflectivity, but the bottom line is a more vivid, easier-reading display."
$250 might be a good investment.....
Tim
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