What is the GPS refresh rate? I couldn't find this info anywhere(their site and here).
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Aloha Johnny,It's the amount of time it takes for the unit to acquire satellites. Usually takes only a few seconds if the unit isn't obstructed by buildings. It's a good unit, I use it always on my shoots. Good luck brah.Al
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Hi, it is slow.. I did not use any other to compare, but this one is slow and every time you lose the signal, you need 4-5min to connect again.
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It is extremely slow, often by the time it aquires the photo opportunity is gone, it must nit be storing the gps almanac so has to download it often ( it comes on a very low bandwidth signal mixed in with gps position data),
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I used this device on a trip to Antarctica recently and it worked well. I am not sure what is meant by refresh rate. Are you referring to the refresh rate after taking a picture or the refresh rate after turning the device off and then on again? There does not seem to be a refresh needed after each picture. There isa delay when you move from location to location as it takes time for the satellite to find you. I found it necessary to continue to have the camera on at all times, so that it does not go into sleep mode, otherwise it looses its position. If the device is turned off, then back on again it can take up to 10 minutes or more to recover your position. I used this device on a trip to Antarctica recently and it worked well. I am not sure what is meant by refresh rate. Are you referring to the refresh rate after taking a picture or the refresh rate after turning the device off and then on again? There does not seem to be a refresh needed after each picture. There isa delay when you move from location to location as it takes time for the satellite to find you. I found it necessary to continue to have the camera on at all times, so that it does not go into sleep mode, otherwise it looses its position. If the device is turned off, then... » Read More I used this device on a trip to Antarctica recently and it worked well. I am not sure what is meant by refresh rate. Are you referring to the refresh rate after taking a picture or the refresh rate after turning the device off and then on again? There does not seem to be a refresh needed after each picture. There isa delay when you move from location to location as it takes time for the satellite to find you. I found it necessary to continue to have the camera on at all times, so that it does not go into sleep mode, otherwise it looses its position. If the device is turned off, then back on again it can take up to 10 minutes or more to recover your position. « Show Less
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I used this device on a trip to Antarctica recently and it worked well. I am not sure what is meant by refresh rate. Are you referring to the refresh rate after taking a picture or the refresh rate after turning the device off and then on again? There does not seem to be a refresh needed after each picture. There is a delay when you move from location to location as it takes time for the satellite to find you. I found it necessary to continue to have the camera on at all times, so that it does not go into sleep mode, otherwise it looses its position. If the device is turned off, then back on again it can take up to 10 minutes or more to recover your position.
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Hey MelissaS, I've been researching the Garmin GPS's for a couple of weeks and can tell you the differences I've seen. The 255W has a few of "new" features in their 2x5 line but the two that I've seen people the most happy with in the reviews I've read are the satellite "hotfix" and the faster processor. The "hotfix" is supposed to speed up satellite acquisition immensely by having the unit remember where it was turned off last so it can calculate where the satellites should be when you turn it back on and from what I've read it works like a charm. The faster processor will speed up things like map drawing and looking up points of interest which people have really seemed to also notice in their reviews. The big drawback of the 255 and 255w is the text to speech voice quality (this is the voice that pronounces street names). Apparently the voice quality isn't as good on the 255 line as it is in the previous products due to the voice engine Garmin has used in this model...most people I've read say they can live with it but some bring it back due to the quality. I would goto a store and try both side by side to see if you can live with the quality. I did that today and was able to understand what the 255w was saying even in a busy store but still think I'll wait for the 265WT in October. Hope that helps!
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Amazon is wrong. Other sites has this @ 60. If you do a search on the LCD it will say 60Hz
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Hi I actually returned mine... It didn't work and was way off...I went with a GPS much more accurate...sorry I can't answer :( good luck
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make sure you set the refresh rate to 144 through whatever control panel you have for graphics (Nvidia or AMD) If you don't have drivers, then get them
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Not really sure. Under the display's menu selections there is a "gaming" mode. When I pull up the display info in settings, this is what I see, but I'm only connected via VGA not DVI: 1920x1080, 68KHZ 60Hz, VS239H. Hope that helps.
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There isn't a manual setting that I know of. They refresh rate is limited by the quality of the HDMI cable you're using. (At 4k resolution, at least.)
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Display settings assuming your graphics card can handle 144hz ...... if your using integrated graphics you most likely will only have 120hz option.
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I purchased a gps long ago and I'm very satisfied with it, I DON'T UNDERSTAND why you sent me this email asking me about this nonsense question, I sent positive feed back a few days after a started using the device, so please double check on your emails, it may be a mistake in your behalf. Thank you. !
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I can't answer the question, but I suggest you try this forum: http://forums.gpsreview.net/viewforum.php?f=2 LOTS of questions answered there.
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Why does this get such negative reviews? Seems logical to get the most recent model in most tech things. We're buying our first gps, and need europe maps. Is the 765, 775, or 275 better?
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Same thing here. After their troubleshooting instructions (or anything I could find online) didn't work, they suggested that their crappy firmware update just "brought out some pre-existing hardware fault," and then wanted $75 to fix it. No, thank you.Don't buy a Garmin, they will just try to explain away their own mistakes.
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Can you post your impression of image quality, movie quality and gps accuracy?I'm very curious on time for gps lock and if you have another source to compare it to for accuracy.
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The refresh rate (Hz) can vary from 50 Hz to 75 Hz depending on screen resolution. For a list of the refresh rates and corresponding resolutions, click on the following link:
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Did you download the "latest" driver off of the AMD webite?Try setting your resolution to the highest and check you refresh rate as well
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The Samsung that I purchased has the 120HZ refresh rate. I can take a picture of the box that it was shipped in if you like.
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I have a 255w some times it goes crazy taking you to a different place then you plugged in. The map update is close to $100.So I'm Locking for a GPS that advertises when there product maps were installed.