Comments on: PN-40 and PN-40se Notification Sign-Up http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/ Mapping, GPS, and GIS Technologies — We Bring Technology Down to Earth™ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:42:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Louie http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-932 Louie Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:14:44 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-932 Just got a PN-20 and I am very IMPRESSED! Much better value and accessories included than garmin. I even like the interface and buttons better! GREAT JOB EARTHMATE. Will recommend to others. Question: It came with 3 DVDs for all three USA regions. What size card will hold everything and still have some room left over? Has anyone ever loaded a PN-20 with every map and sat/aero photos or will it slow down the more I add?? or should i get 3 different cards and swap them as I travel? Just got a PN-20 and I am very IMPRESSED! Much better value and accessories included than garmin. I even like the interface and buttons better! GREAT JOB EARTHMATE. Will recommend to others.

Question: It came with 3 DVDs for all three USA regions. What size card will hold everything and still have some room left over? Has anyone ever loaded a PN-20 with every map and sat/aero photos or will it slow down the more I add?? or should i get 3 different cards and swap them as I travel?

]]> By: Panther in the Den http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-727 Panther in the Den Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:59:33 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-727 Why would the signup close? In this electronic age it should be nearly unlimited. Why would the signup close?

In this electronic age it should be nearly unlimited.

]]> By: DeLorme http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-330 DeLorme Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:45:46 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-330 Tim Jones: Our marketing director has posted to our forum with information about our pricing for the PN-40. We are not punishing PN-20 owners; rather we've gone with the most competitive pricing we can afford for existing and new DeLorme customers. Check out his post for more details: http://forum.delorme.com/viewtopic.php?t=15660 Roger Huston: Our Earthmate PN-Series devices are very tough, designed for the rough and tumble challenges we know our customers are going to put them through. We've had devices go through all kinds of punishment and keep working... I've seen some battle scars and recommend a screen protector to deal with scratches to the display but in general we're very confident in our ruggedized PN devices. We have to be since our director of technology enjoys roughing them up to see if he can't force a power interrupt or other failure. Check out the video clip at the bottom of this post from Brian, our training coordinator, when he was mountain biking in Utah during Outdoor Retailer... http://blog.delorme.com/2008/08/14/pn-40-at-outdoor-retailer-show/ The device is waterproof to the IPX7 standard of 3 feet for 30 minutes. I just recorded video in the stream beside my house yesterday showing the device performing without interruption while submerged. Keep in mind that GPS signals don't penetrate water more than a foot or so... I was pleased to see the 3-D Fix come back instantly when I took the device out of the water. We have a wide operating temperature range. I can't find the PN-40 numbers but they are comparable with the PN-20 and those numbers are here: • Operating temperature range -20 ºC to +75 ºC • Storage temperature range -55 ºC to +100 ºC http://www.delorme.com/PN20/images/DeLorme_Earthmate_GPS_PN20_Manual.pdf The technology director I mentioned earlier has put his device through a heat test in his oven and freezing test using dry ice. Extreme at first but valuable when you consider the dash board temperatures in the south-west and the outdoor activities in the north. The PN-20 has been to the South Pole with arctic explorer John Huston and the PN-40 will go with him to the North Pole in '09. http://blog.delorme.com/2008/08/05/delorme-to-sponsor-north-pole-%e2%80%9809-expedition/ The PN-40 hasn't released yet so you won't see very many reviews. Check out this link from GPSReview.Net, they have a beta unit and have been posted some information... http://www.gpsreview.net/delorme-pn-40/ You can also learn a lot from the DeLorme forum, lots of our beta testers have been sharing their experience with the device there. http://forum.delorme.com/viewforum.php?f=131 Thank you both for your comments, I hope these links help. Chip Noble DeLorme Tim Jones: Our marketing director has posted to our forum with information about our pricing for the PN-40. We are not punishing PN-20 owners; rather we’ve gone with the most competitive pricing we can afford for existing and new DeLorme customers. Check out his post for more details:

http://forum.delorme.com/viewtopic.php?t=15660

Roger Huston: Our Earthmate PN-Series devices are very tough, designed for the rough and tumble challenges we know our customers are going to put them through. We’ve had devices go through all kinds of punishment and keep working… I’ve seen some battle scars and recommend a screen protector to deal with scratches to the display but in general we’re very confident in our ruggedized PN devices. We have to be since our director of technology enjoys roughing them up to see if he can’t force a power interrupt or other failure. Check out the video clip at the bottom of this post from Brian, our training coordinator, when he was mountain biking in Utah during Outdoor Retailer…

http://blog.delorme.com/2008/08/14/pn-40-at-outdoor-retailer-show/

The device is waterproof to the IPX7 standard of 3 feet for 30 minutes. I just recorded video in the stream beside my house yesterday showing the device performing without interruption while submerged. Keep in mind that GPS signals don’t penetrate water more than a foot or so… I was pleased to see the 3-D Fix come back instantly when I took the device out of the water.

We have a wide operating temperature range. I can’t find the PN-40 numbers but they are comparable with the PN-20 and those numbers are here:

• Operating temperature range -20 ºC to +75 ºC

• Storage temperature range -55 ºC to +100 ºC

http://www.delorme.com/PN20/images/DeLorme_Earthmate_GPS_PN20_Manual.pdf

The technology director I mentioned earlier has put his device through a heat test in his oven and freezing test using dry ice. Extreme at first but valuable when you consider the dash board temperatures in the south-west and the outdoor activities in the north. The PN-20 has been to the South Pole with arctic explorer John Huston and the PN-40 will go with him to the North Pole in ‘09.

http://blog.delorme.com/2008/08/05/delorme-to-sponsor-north-pole-%e2%80%9809-expedition/

The PN-40 hasn’t released yet so you won’t see very many reviews. Check out this link from GPSReview.Net, they have a beta unit and have been posted some information…

http://www.gpsreview.net/delorme-pn-40/

You can also learn a lot from the DeLorme forum, lots of our beta testers have been sharing their experience with the device there.

http://forum.delorme.com/viewforum.php?f=131

Thank you both for your comments, I hope these links help.

Chip Noble

DeLorme

]]> By: Roger Huston http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-314 Roger Huston Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:05:18 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-314 Hello, I am interested in the 40se model. How tough is the unit? Is it water proof? What is the operating temperature range? Also, has anyone seen a comparison of this unit vs. the new Oregon 400t? - Roger Hello,

I am interested in the 40se model. How tough is the unit? Is it water proof? What is the operating temperature range?

Also, has anyone seen a comparison of this unit vs. the new Oregon 400t?

- Roger

]]> By: Tim Jones http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-308 Tim Jones Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:25:08 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-308 OK, so as a loyal Delorme customer for over 10 years, when you came out with the PN-20 (6 mos ago) I stood up and bought one. Slow screen rewrite and poor graphics, but it works. Now you come out with a much more new & improved model at almost the same price. Is this punishment for those of us who bought the PN-20 when it first came out?? Howabout some sort of trade-in/Trade-up deal on the PN-20?? OK, so as a loyal Delorme customer for over 10 years, when you came out with the PN-20 (6 mos ago) I stood up and bought one. Slow screen rewrite and poor graphics, but it works. Now you come out with a much more new & improved model at almost the same price.
Is this punishment for those of us who bought the PN-20 when it first came out??
Howabout some sort of trade-in/Trade-up deal on the PN-20??

]]> By: Clor http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-298 Clor Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:07:20 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-298 What is the battery life for the new PN-40? What is the battery life for the new PN-40?

]]> By: Chip Noble - Design http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-297 Chip Noble - Design Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:53:51 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-297 All of the PN-Series devices are capable of loading up to 32 GB SD cards. I'm not sure if we actually tested until we found a failure... I haven't seen a SD card bigger than 32 GB yet! I have seen one of our QA testers running around with a 32 GB card that had the entire US in detailed Topo USA maps. It was very exciting! Thanks for the comment. Chip Noble DeLorme All of the PN-Series devices are capable of loading up to 32 GB SD cards. I’m not sure if we actually tested until we found a failure… I haven’t seen a SD card bigger than 32 GB yet! I have seen one of our QA testers running around with a 32 GB card that had the entire US in detailed Topo USA maps. It was very exciting!

Thanks for the comment.

Chip Noble
DeLorme

]]> By: Joe Zollner http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-292 Joe Zollner Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:22:06 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-292 Will 8GB be the largest size SD card that the PN-40 7 PN-40se read or will it be capable of reading the 16GB SDHC cards? Will 8GB be the largest size SD card that the PN-40 7 PN-40se read or will it be capable of reading the 16GB SDHC cards?

]]> By: Chip Noble - Design http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-282 Chip Noble - Design Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:23:17 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-282 Our pro-sales group can talk with you about our XMap software and the ability to load MrSID and GeoTIFF files if they are available to you. You can also register scanned maps and save those for use with your PN-Series device. Unfortunately the 20 and 40 are only available in yellow and orange respectively, I'm afraid you'll have to modify the color on your device on your own. The backlight is a white light and has an intensity control. When I'm driving I turn it almost off so as to cut down on the intensity. We've had one beta tester report using the device to light her way out of the woods when her headlamp failed. I hope this helps with your GPS search, good luck! Chip Noble DeLorme Our pro-sales group can talk with you about our XMap software and the ability to load MrSID and GeoTIFF files if they are available to you. You can also register scanned maps and save those for use with your PN-Series device. Unfortunately the 20 and 40 are only available in yellow and orange respectively, I’m afraid you’ll have to modify the color on your device on your own. The backlight is a white light and has an intensity control. When I’m driving I turn it almost off so as to cut down on the intensity. We’ve had one beta tester report using the device to light her way out of the woods when her headlamp failed. I hope this helps with your GPS search, good luck!

Chip Noble
DeLorme

]]> By: Tim http://blog.delorme.com/2008/09/12/pn-40-and-pn-40se-notification-sign-up/#comment-279 Tim Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:25:11 +0000 http://delormegps.wordpress.com/?p=176#comment-279 I want to buy one of these for use over in Iraq. Will I be able to get access to maps, topo and aerials of Iraq and middle east? Also, is there any way I can get one that has a more subdued color, like ACU green? What color is the backlight? I want to buy one of these for use over in Iraq. Will I be able to get access to maps, topo and aerials of Iraq and middle east? Also, is there any way I can get one that has a more subdued color, like ACU green? What color is the backlight?

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