Question: VMS Touring 700HD On & Off Road

Submitted: Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 18:21

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VMS Touring 700HDsII On & Off Road

Offering better value than ever before, the all new VMS Touring 700HDsII captures everything that was great about the 700HDs and places it in a smaller, lighter and more compact package.

Member - John C (INT)

Can you by upgraded maps every year or so. John C

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Reply By: Member - Brenton H (SA) - Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 20:49

Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 20:49

John, this is probably not in line with your question but in considering 700HD recently I had the opportunity to take it to the car in sunlight and the screen was almost unreadable. I didn't proceed with the purchase. New units on the market thes days promote the virtues of WVGA-800X480 screen resolution which makes images sharper...yes, but unless the hardware (the screen) has sufficient luminosity (brightness) you cant see it any way in bright sunlight in the car in a real world situation.
(I feel that unless you can SEE the screen most everything else is irrelevant)

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Follow Up By: Member - John C (INT) - Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 22:42

Friday, Oct 07, 2011 at 22:42

Thanks for the info good point. John c

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Reply By: ExplorOz Team - Adele - Monday, Oct 10, 2011 at 15:42

Monday, Oct 10, 2011 at 15:42

Hi John,

The VMS uses where IS street mapping, and updates are usually made available on a yearly basis, these are supplied on SD card, and cost between $100 - $200. I've just included this information in the product description as well.