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Version 4.10 firmware. Same change log as 3.55, is this just a public version of the 3.55/3.57 beta?

bparman

Looking at the change log for 4.10 here, it appears to be no different than the 3.55 beta firmware (described below 3.57).  

Should we expect any real changes or improvements over 3.55, or 3.57, or is this just a public release of the same firmware?

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  • 0 in reply to bparman

     Problem

    I came across a comment in a review of the new Garmin MARQ watches from DC Rainmaker. Basically says other manufacturers have been having a lot of accuracy issues with it. Now you can fix hardware problems in software to a degree, but ultimately, bad hardware is bad hardware. I don’t seem to be able to post a link to the article, you can Google it, but this is the text quoted out of Ray’s review...

    “Even more interesting are two core hardware choices Garmin has made:

    1) They’ve switched to the Sony GPS chipsets (a choice that repeated for all the April/May launched watches/bike computers)
    2) They’ve increased the storage up to 32GB – a huge upgrade over the typical 8-16GB Garmin has used in other units

    The first change was the biggest shift in direction we’ve seen Garmin make in years. Up until MARQ all of their more recent watches have been using MediaTek GPS chipsets. In fact, Sony is a relatively new player in this space. But they’ve garnered significant attention due to their extremely low power profile. Suunto and Polar both switched to Sony GPS chipsets this past year for their top-end watches, however, that didn’t go terribly well. COROS also introduced a watch with it too – and again, GPS accuracy was hardly stellar. It’s a dangerous gamble for Garmin to make. They’re effectively entrusting their ability to ‘fix’ Sony’s GPS challenges, in order to save significant battery life.  Does it work? I’ve got more thoughts later in the post after doing some tests.

    .....

    The thing is that this point in 2019, everyone’s going to be on Sony for new units. So anything announced in 2019 (and most things non-Garmin announced in 2018) are running the Sony chipset. Be it Polar, Suunto, or Garmin (I haven’t seen anyone pin down what chipset Apple uses for the Apple Watch, but frankly it doesn’t matter – GPS accuracy on land is worse there), you’re gonna end up with a Sony chipset. And while all these companies are pressuring Sony to get better, the results are still kinda variable. There are good days and bad days, and there’s not a lot we can do about that.”

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Tim_B_

    link ... comment#62) garmin-marq-athlete-in-depth-review

    happy & safe sporting

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    what is the relevance to the GPS chip in comment #62 you linked to?

    (and how did you post the link? There were no hyperlink options in my controls, I tried just pasting the link from my iPad, but nothing happens?)

  • 0 in reply to Garmin-Matthew

    Garmin Express and my unit are showing 3.57 and when I refresh Garmin Express it says I'm up to date with 3.57.  Should I be seeing 4.10 by now as an available update?

  • Former Member
    0 Former Member in reply to Tim_B_

    off-topic open

    Tim_B_ said:
    I don’t seem to be able to post a link to the article, you can Google it, but this is the text quoted out of Ray’s review...

    it is a three action link....

    FireFox windows, click link, select url and press enter brings you to #62 Slight smile

    off-topic close

    happy & safe sporting

  • 0 in reply to Former Member

    3.57 was terrible, hopefully this will be an update on that