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Model Request - GPSMap 62 S with Dakota Touch Screen

Former Member
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Hi,

I've been using a GPSMap60C for years and, almost every feature that I ever thought of has been added and made into the GPSMap62S.

I love :D my little GPSMap62S and, with some of the awesome suggestions already from various threads which could be added via software updates (i.e. switchable 100 tile Custom Maps), here's my idea for a hardware update combining the best features of Garmin input.

A touchscreen GPSMap! The screen from a Dakota series would suit perfectly.

The button to software control on the GPSMap6x series is great (squeaky on my new one, but great nonetheless) - but adding a touchscreen for screen scrolling and for some menu selection(s) would be really handy. The screen would need a locking feature, maybe from a slide/flip switch on the face, or via a button press combination.

After using a friends Oregon's touchscreen interface side-by-side with my new GPSMap62S, the idea of the ultimate (for me) little hand-held unit came to me. It's much easier to screen scroll on a touch screen, but buttons for other input is easier for driving, gloves and stumbling through uneven terrain.

Anyway, that's my idea for another model (a GPSMap64S).

:o

Dezza