Garmin GPSMAP 4008 Big-Screen Chartplotter for Marine Network

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Hold on to your swim trunks - Garmin's kicking some serious sand into the faces of the competition. The new Garmin GPSMAP 4008 features a huge 8.4" VGA screen that's ready to use as a network repeater out of the box or as a GPS chartplotter with a BlueChart card. The features don't stop there, though - the GPSMAP 4008 is network-capable for sonar, radar, XM satellite weather and radio, and more!

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Garmin International and Tiger GPS are pleased to introduce the GPSMAP 4008 and 4012. The power of networking meets the brilliance of great design in the new 4000-series chartplotters from Garmin. These big, bright multifunction displays (MFDs) combine video-quality resolution and luminous colour with the latest in sensor and data options - to serve as your all-in-one "nerve centers" for the Garmin Marine Network.

Both MFDs offer worldwide satellite imagery and a new simplified user interface. The GPSMAP 4012 features a 12.1" XGA "big screen" display and alphanumeric keypad. The slightly smaller GPSMAP 4008 is designed with an 8.4" diagonal VGA screen and does not have the alphanumeric keypad for data entry.

Plug in optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards to add true 3D-view detailed mapping capabilities (both above and below the waterline), plus helpful auto guidance, high-resolution photomapping detail, and "real picture" aerial photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest.

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MPN: 010-00591-00 UPC: 753759066031

Package Includes

Box Contents

• GPSMAP 4008
• Bail mount and knobs
• GPS 17 (flush mount or use included pole mount adapter)
• Protective front cover
• Power cable assembly
• Video cable assembly
• Flush mount hardware
• In-line fuse kit for GPS 17
• Marine grommet kit
• Crimp connectors
• Owner's Manual and Quick Reference Guide

Tech Specs

Product Features and Specifications

• Includes WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS sensor with 30 ft. cable length
• Display: GPSMAP 4008 - 8.4-inch, 4096 colour capable VGA sunlight readable display (640 x 480 pixels) - 1200 nits of brightness
• New streamlined user interface offers easy selection of functions and features
• Preloaded worldwide satellite imagery
• Fresh new design that has a "flat panel" look when flush mounted
• Single SD memory card slot for BlueChart g2 Vision cards, as well as saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a SD card which can be shared with others
• Backlit keypad for easier operation at night
• Auto-dimming display
• Three built-in network ports for connection to a Garmin radar, GSD 22 sounder, or another MFD
• Compatible with all Garmin Marine Network peripherals
• Two video inputs for onboard cameras - supports PAL & NTSC video signals
• 1 VGA (4008) or 1 XGA (4012) PC monitor video output
• Four NMEA 0183 inputs and two NMEA0183 outputs - supports both AIS and DSC
• Supports NMEA 2000
• Unit dimensions: GPSMAP 4008 - 11.2"W x 7.0"H x 4.6"D
• Alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock, low battery voltage and GPS accuracy
• Waterproof: IPX7 - submersible
• Power down backup of settings: Tiger GPS customer settings are not lost when the unit is turned off

Enable the full functionality of the GPSMAP 4000-series with the addition of a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card

BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide:

• High-resolution satellite imagery when overlaid on the chart, will provide the mariner with unparalleled situational awareness
• Aerial reference photography provides "real world" photos of ports, harbors, marinas, waterways, navigation landmarks and other points of interest, offering the mariner another powerful tool for navigating unfamiliar waters
• Mariner's Eye view - Provides the mariner with a 3-D perspective of chart information for a quick, reliable and easy position fix.
• Fish Eye view - 3D perspective below the water line for displaying bottom contours based on bathymetric charting data
• Auto guidance technology will search the attributes of all relevant charts to suggest the best course for navigation
• Fishing charts, tides, currents, marine services, coastal roads and points of interest detail

Reviews

 

Not a turnkey machine, April 20, 2008

Reviewer:

Michael Byrd

This promises to be a good machine. The installation directions were written well enough that I could install it myself. I fired it up, expecting to play with it and learn some of the basic features...BUT, the satellite images that are loaded with it only allow a resolution of a few hundred miles from space. Once you get close enough for any practical navigation, all you get is a picture of a boat in a morass of giant pixels.
Now, I reallize, I must wait until I can get the G2 chip for an additional $300. A true consumer guide to sort out this level of detail would have been very helpful.
Recommendation: go with the GPSMAP 4208: it explicitly is described as preloaded with coastal maps. But even then, is the resolution to the detail that is useful in a specific region?