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I've always hated built in GPS for two reasons. First and most important - the damn maps are always viewed from directly above the car so the map is 2D and Nort
by viggity 10y ago
I've always hated built in GPS for two reasons. First and most important - the damn maps are always viewed from directly above the car so the map is 2D and North is always at the top. There is a lot of effin' mental work to try and figure out which damn way your car is pointing and whether you need to turn left or turn right because you may be driving "down" the map and shit is reversed. On my phone or on my garmin I get a perspective view of my car and it's position on the earth. There is no confusion about which way I actually need to turn.
Secondly, the vast majority of built in GPS is on a console a good 6 to 12 inches below the windshield. Meaning I have to remove my eyes far off the road in order to look at everything. My garmin mounts to my windshield or dash. It is a quick glance and then eyes back at the road.
- sithadmin 10y ago>the damn maps are always viewed from directly above the car so the map is 2D and North is always at the top. Both my previous car (2013 Ford C-Max hybrid) and current car (2014 Audi A4) both had options to adjust whether the nav map view was locked to cardinal directions, or if it followed the car's perspective.
- ollie87 10y agoSounds like you've only dealt with older cars here. Newer ones give you directions on the dashboard and I've never even seen a system that doesn't give you a 3D map.
- 4ad 10y agoFunny. My main complaint is the opposite. The phone is using a confusing 3D interface instead of the simple 2D interface that I want. And because software is just great and doesn't have any bugs, it sometime won't even remember to always use the 2D projection that I requested.