Garmin Montana 2 - Comparison with the readability zumo660

Garmin Montana sunlight readability compared to Garmin Zumo 660 Hey, this is not a Garmin Montana! That's right. You're watching the Zumo 660 In this video it's about comparing the sunlight readability of the Zumo versus Montana This is the Zumo 660 and this is the Montana this montana has the optional Garmin screenprotector placed... ... meant to improve sunlight readability.... ... reducing the screen 'glare' as you can see quite clearly... sunlight readability of both is ... almost exactly the same.. However..... ... the question is if you should really use this screenprotector Because.... ... once removed.... .... this is what you get you can clearly see difference in reflection this is the Zumo.. .... a bit blurred While the Montana shows a .. eh.... cameraman..... that seems not ok... but in reality it maybe is not a problem.... we´ll see more of that soon... ... during a short testride but first... let´s look at mounting this is the zumo cradle with the well known contacts in the active unit and the button for releasing the unit a proven concept that returns in the Montana Cradle as you can see it´s a bit larger... with a cover for the contacts which you can easily lift and place in the cradle and here also: the sockets holding the device as said: it's all a bit 'heavier' than with the Zumo but bear in mind the Montana is especially suited... for the heavier conditions like off road placing the unit is the same as with the Zumo660 just place it, push it and it clicks into place same for the 660.... and the two are happy together again and yes: you can remove them too ;-) important to notice: push the Montana far enough.. so the button on top totally 'sinks in' you can use the included screwdriver to have some extra security.. oh well... enough said about mounting... it's time to get some gas and after that... we are finally ready for a ride! and then you immediately notice.... the quite irritating reflection showing my bad habit to even smoke while riding... ;-) However... after a while you realize... that this reflection is not so irritating at all.. since readability seems to be better... than the Zumo 660 it all depends on lighting conditions.... how strong is the sunlight from which side is it coming.. here, in an open area... with the sun in front the zumo is difficult to read.. and here also the Montana clearly is the winner. ride along with me and see for yourself........... .... my personal preference is totally clear I feel the Montana, despite the reflection... clearly is the winner of the two.. and the screenprotector... it makes the Montana almost the same as the Zumo 660 but it's totally obsolete... ... the Montana without screenprotector.. has a clear advantage to the 660 which itself was quite ok already back to the device.... the screen setting I used .. is the screen that is familiair from the Zumo but the Montana offers a lot of different 'dashboards' for example: the data-fields if you are familiiar with the Streetpilot-series but also if you know the Zumo 660.... you will know you can position the data-fileds on the right... it often brings a calmer image on the screen but... we know the Montana is a five legged sheep so it has lt has a lot of extra options.. For the circuit-drivers... there even is the stopwatch fuction so you can keep track of your lap-times are you going for a ride in the mountains... .... it might be nice to be able to... .. continiously watch your height-profile... .. making the 'distance to next turn' less important a similar option is the dashboardsetting 'compass' an intesting option in general... ... but especially for the off-roader. .. oh well.... there are many, many options in the Montana ... often not even meant for motorcycle use but don't forget: the Montana.. is a real multi-purpose device.. .. but one of the possibilities that really appeals to me .. is the ability to use favorites at this time the column on the right is empty... .. you will have to choose which ones to use... but i already made a selection... showing that you can build your own menu on the main screen... all depending on which choice you use frequently.. sometimes those are a bit hard to find but now you can partly design your own interface and place important options on a higher level so you can go there with just one click one of the options is the 3D view of the map not very important, but still a nice feature and, quite nice as well.... ... while driving showing a detailed view of your heigt profile.. but also the photo-camera.... if this is usefull highly depends on how you mount the device the camera is on the lower right side of the gps but IF you find a good mountingplace you are able to take pictures while riding.. .. and of course you can mark a waypoint and you can easily adjust your settings so that.... ... while on the road you can quickly look for a gas-station.. .. that's where we started... ... that's where we end... for now that concludes the Garmin Montana... this video is a production of WayPoint THE Garmin outdoor- and motor gps specialist in The Netherlands www.gps.nl also check our mapsource and basecamp training video's (not subtitled yet though...) tv.gps.nl