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01-21-20, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dualresponse

Oh yeah- and I'm getting older, so a BIG DISPLAY that I can custom set large number sizes on so I don't need reading glasses to see it. The Garmin edge/explore might just be all that I need. I'm assuming it has the upgrade to get me "back" on course should I get "off" course... (not that that would EVER happen to me with my incredible directional instincts.

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I am also assuming I can set up custom displays, like on the garmin 800 to display either a few numbers really big, or a whole bunch of numbers in smaller sizes.

You can certainly set up custom displays on the 1030 with only 3-5 fields. The font size is then HUGE!

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