Quest - Visual prompts enough?

[Cooky]

I'm off abroad i March and am probably going to get a Quest.

I was planning on using the screen visual prompts alone - is this feasable or should I get an ear-piece to hear the audible prompts?

If I need ear-piece - where do I get one?

 

[richie]

I think it is, I have a 60C which is in some ways very similar to the quest. Screen size and processor are the same. It does not have voice prompts. The screen pops up with next junctions when needed.

I tried a 2610 before but ruled it out as

Too expensive (at the time)
Too big
Noo Battery

And the voice prompts were really annoying, changed it to Italian in the end, much more agreeable... No I don't speak italian

IMHO the quest is probably the best GPS for motorcyclists at the moment...

 

[MikeO]

It will depend where you have it mounted. I had a SPIII mounted high on my handlebar (3 1/2" RAM Mount) and offset, so as not to obscure the instruments. This was not well enough positoned to attract my attention when the screen changed (which happens at the same time as a voice prompt).

When I bought my 2610, I fitted MiGSel's speedo mount. This put the GPSR directly above the speedo and my attention was drawn to every screen change - to the extent that I disconnected the voice prompts, as they'd become superfluous.

I can't comment on how 'attention getting' the screen on a Quest is, but this certainly works on a 2610...

Mike

ps Just a tip - get your GPS NOW - give yourself a couple of weeks to get to know how to use it - it will pay dividends...

 

[adamski49]

I find visual prompts fine. Just keep an eye on the 'dist to next' box as this gives you an idea when the next prompt will be due. 2 miles look again in a couple of minutes, 50 miles keep going on that road for a while.

Works for me but I had a V for over a year and have got used to this method so it was a natural progression with the Quest. Even in the car I don't take a lot of notice of the voice prompts choosing to glance at the screen instead when she starts talking.

HTH

Adam

 

[Keith Chapman]

Even in the car I don't take a lot of notice of the voice prompts choosing to glance at the screen instead when she starts talking.

HTH

Adam

Same thing when I am indoors

 

[Gilson]

I think so

I use my Quest, mounted with a miGSel speedo mount and a 1.5" RAM mount. It is just above my speedo and the visuals are plenty clear enough to be seen. You can choose the data fields, or even turn them off to make the map size bigger, however the 'time to next' is a nice function as mentioned above.

I use it in the car too and it is futher away and the visual prompts are still good.

It is a great bit of kit, the best advantage over a much rated 26xx Streetpilot, is the size. It is great to put in a pocket, walk around with it, transfer it to the car.

Just thinking about putting it through an autocom...plus a phone, plus an ipod....the money never stops!!!

 

[Cooky]

many thanks

I'll give it a go with just the visual prompts.

Now to justify purchase to wife.........................

 

[Paul Young]

Andrew, make your wife read the maps & give directions. Miss a couple of turns, argue, act stressed.........then suggest GPS. Worked a treat for me.

I got a S/Pilot Colourmap (non-autorouting) to go to France last summer 'cos my wife won't mapread & can't read French. Upgrading to the Quest was the easiest thing you could imagine. She said "how much?" I said "£370, but I'll sell the SP for a couple of hundred so it's around £170 to change...." "That sounds OK" says she.

 

[Cooky]

Blimey - ordered it yesterday afternoon on the net (from the GPS warehouse) and it turned up at 7:30 this morning. Thankfully I had cleared it with wife in the evening.

She was suprisingly good about it. Obviously having an affair.

Never mind.

 

[Bill]

I've got a Quest and I'm really happy with it.
I connected a wire to the (automotive) speaker and now connect to my intercom/radio.
I listen to radio 2 and the quest interrupts when it feels the need.
I like to hear directions because I've found that sometimes I'm too busy too look at the screen.
Works well and means I can concentrate totally on riding.