Garmin TOPO Great Britain v2 PRO 1:25K vs Birdseye Select Plus
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:19 pm
I have the Birdseye Select Great Britain Plus (1:25K) and the Garmin TOPO Great Britain v2 PRO 1:25K on microSD.
There is not much difference between the two maps. Only at 300m Topo seems slightly sharper but with less details. The difference in sharpness is hardly detectable (on the device) at 200m, 120m, 80m and 50m.
For comparison I have attached screen captures using Birdseye Select and screen captures using Topo.
I have also attached the screen capture of the iphone of the same area with the Ordnance Survey Map (1:25K). On the phone, the maximum zoom is 50m but on the Garmin device you can keep going but you will get a heavily pixelated image. In reality, I would only be using the device between 80m and 200m, occasionally going down to 50m or up to 300m.
I am not sure if the screen capture on the Garmin device takes into account the resolution of the screen on the device. For example, will the screen capture of a 66i be sharper than the screen capture of 65s?
I don't think I can justify the hefty price of the Topo V2. Maybe in a few years things will be different.
There is not much difference between the two maps. Only at 300m Topo seems slightly sharper but with less details. The difference in sharpness is hardly detectable (on the device) at 200m, 120m, 80m and 50m.
For comparison I have attached screen captures using Birdseye Select and screen captures using Topo.
I have also attached the screen capture of the iphone of the same area with the Ordnance Survey Map (1:25K). On the phone, the maximum zoom is 50m but on the Garmin device you can keep going but you will get a heavily pixelated image. In reality, I would only be using the device between 80m and 200m, occasionally going down to 50m or up to 300m.
I am not sure if the screen capture on the Garmin device takes into account the resolution of the screen on the device. For example, will the screen capture of a 66i be sharper than the screen capture of 65s?
I don't think I can justify the hefty price of the Topo V2. Maybe in a few years things will be different.