Quote Originally Posted by namgrunt View Post
I am thinking of purchasing a GPS for the truck. But, I need one I can see clearly. So, this means a larger screen. I see that Magellan has a series out with a 7" screen.
Does anyone have any experiences with Magellan GPS units?
Your thoughts, etc?
GLAD I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM!

Ok as you know I am in Lake Charles, LA. I went and purchased a Nuvi 1450 Garmin with lifetime traffic and lifetime maps updates. It has a 5 inch screen. Which is larger than the last 2 TomTom units that I have had. I found out just in the last couple of weeks using this Garmin that a TomTom wouldn't make a pimple on a good GPS units butt! I travel alot, always needing to find office supply stores, laundry, grocery stores you name it. This Garmin all I have to do is touch the little pickup on the screen and it will show me the nearest hospital, police station & gas station from where I am located at.

It has a button on it for FOOD, SHOPPING AND A BUNCH OF OTHER BUTTONS ON IT! I hit say food and it will give me a list of the closest food places, from McDonalds to Burger King and then map me to them. It shows gas stations, grocery stores, laundry mats, bars, lumber yards. I am throwing out the yellow pages that I keep in the truck with me! The only thing that would make it better would be that it listed the phone number with the name and address of the business.