Happy New Year everyone!!
I have a Garmin 820 that I have generally been very pleased with it, although compared to the devises I see friends using it seems rather buggy…and the battery life has deteriorated now that it’s rather old.
The feature I most like is the Auto sleep/battery save mode. I use this all the time. Turn by turn directions flash up just before I need to do anything, then straight after I’ve made the turn, the garmin tells me it’s going to sleep in 3 seconds. The screen then goes completely blank and stays that way until I need to make another turn.
This is perfect for me. I do not like having any visual reminders of distance (to do or covered) in front of me when riding. I just like to ride oblivious of this. I only want to see the turn by turn info at the critical time. I can also wake the devise up ant any time I want just by touching the screen.
I’m not aware of any of the newer Garmins having this function - you can set them to show limited info, like say NSE or W but I just want the screen to be off. Any help greatly appreciated. Happy to consider other brands. Good battery life is important to - ideally 20hrs plus without charging - but this screen only in when important function is essential for me.
I like the look of the Garmin Explore 2 but users tell me it doesn’t have the function I need.
Many thanks.