Since this is a non-TomTom forum, I figured this is the best place to ask this.
I am looking to get a GPS which doesn't zoom back in after you zoom out.
To clarify - TomToms seem to have 2 different types of auto-zoom:
1. Auto-Zoom-At-Turns: This is a good feature, where it zooms in when you approach a turn on your route.
2. Auto-Zoom-During-Straightaways: This is the feature I hate. Specifically, when I am driving along a freeway, and zoom out, after a few seconds, the TomTom zooms right back in again, to only about 1/2 mile range!
I understand that the TomToms which disable auto-zoom, disable BOTH type 2 (the awful one) and type 1 (the desirable one).
Before getting the TomTom, I was used to the Magellans in Hertz cars, which were smart. If you zoomed out, it would STAY there, until you reached a turn, where it zoomed in. You'd think they ALL would do this, right?
Sadly, no. I don't know if the consumer Magellans behave like the Hertz Magellans or if they behave like the TomToms.
Hence, I ask you guys. What GPS units do what I want? Which allow Auto-Zoom-At-Turns but doesn't Auto-Zoom during straightaways?
I am looking to get a GPS which doesn't zoom back in after you zoom out.
To clarify - TomToms seem to have 2 different types of auto-zoom:
1. Auto-Zoom-At-Turns: This is a good feature, where it zooms in when you approach a turn on your route.
2. Auto-Zoom-During-Straightaways: This is the feature I hate. Specifically, when I am driving along a freeway, and zoom out, after a few seconds, the TomTom zooms right back in again, to only about 1/2 mile range!
I understand that the TomToms which disable auto-zoom, disable BOTH type 2 (the awful one) and type 1 (the desirable one).
Before getting the TomTom, I was used to the Magellans in Hertz cars, which were smart. If you zoomed out, it would STAY there, until you reached a turn, where it zoomed in. You'd think they ALL would do this, right?
Sadly, no. I don't know if the consumer Magellans behave like the Hertz Magellans or if they behave like the TomToms.
Hence, I ask you guys. What GPS units do what I want? Which allow Auto-Zoom-At-Turns but doesn't Auto-Zoom during straightaways?