Since I'm really new to this technology, I've been busy making mounts for the device. Now that I've got that accomplished, I've been having a lot of problems blocking out the reflection. So, my question is, what type of a sun shield are y'all using.
Go buy a plastic homework notebook and some industrial Velcro - sticky on one side. Cut one out to suit you with a pair scissors. Velcro to cradle and you're good!
I likeee. Looks like you need to clean your windscreen UP.
Thanks.
Mine is similar to Phil's.
Thin polyvinyl folder custom cut, then Velcro along the entire edge.
My new problem is my HiViz jacket reflection on the screen at times, when the sun is shining on my chest.
Good Luck
My GPS is a Nuvi - not a Zumo and it is washed out by bright sunlight even when on the dash of my car.
There's a reason for that. The LCDs that have become plentiful are the transmissive type, which lets light from the back (the backlight) get through the display to reach the viewer. There's another type called transflective (transmissive and reflective), where the layer behind the display also reflects light coming from the front. That property makes the ambient light contribute to how visible the display is instead of forcing the backlight to overcome it. Most monochrome LCDs are transflective because it's cheap and easy to do it for those. Color is more difficult and expensive to get right and adds a silvery cast to everything that device manufacturers think detracts from the appearance of their products.
The only thing Garmin makes for cars or motorcycles that has a transflective display is the 590. My 2006-vintage Lowrance iWay had one and it was twelve kinds of awesome.
--Mark
From what you are saying, the ambient light will wash out a transmissive LCD because it is brighter than the light behind the screen.
And if Garmin makes only one transflective display means that most expensive Zumo's can also be washed out.
How do you find out ahead of time (before purchase) what kind of LCD a gps has? I've never seen this info in the specs.
I haven't seen the right side (exit) of the screen ever be full screen, on my 590. I think I recall my nuvi 1490T did go to a full screen exit view, if my memory is correct.Out of idle curiosity is there a view/mode in/on the 590LM that shows the right side of the below image full screen?
I think I recall my nuvi 1490T did go to a full screen exit view, if my memory is correct.