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With the profusion of choice and the booming golf GPS market the decision of which golf GPS to buy can be a time consuming one.

When I first started looking at which golf GPS to buy I had no idea there was such a large choice and as soon as I found one that I thought was perfect I discovered another. It seems that in the world of golf GPS there are certainly more questions than answers

One of the major problems I found when researching is that each manufacturer swears blindly that theirs is the best product. And then ask anyone that owns one and they invariably tell you they are happy with their particular model and wouldn't swap it for the world. In some cases I thought that some of the arguments favouring a particular model were rather weak. In the end I decided people generally do not want to feel as if they have made a mistake - so they find a reason - any reason - to validate their choice.

Truth is though that most of the top brands are absolutely perfect for most golfers. I came across one character who had no less than eight different models! His annual membership fees were well over $100.00 and he was quite happy to pay that. On the day I met him he was testing another model!

In the end the choice for me came down to one of 15 models.

I decided to stick with the popular brands:

* iGolf (by iPlay)
* Golf Guru
* Golf Logix
* Golf Buddy
* Skycadddie
* Sonocaddie
* SureShot
* uPro

Most of those had more than one model so it was pretty confusing to decide exactly which golf GPS to buy.

I then listed all the features that they all had and decided that the following was important to me:

* Accuracy of measurements. Most are but I was being fussy.
* Size - I wanted something small to fit in my pocket with out the weight of it pulling my trousers down.
* Signal strength and the ability to hold the signal. If I carried it in my pocket I didn't want to take it out to find the signal took a few minutes to lock in again.
* Customer service. I had read a lot of good and bad about after sales service and I went for a reputable company that cared about its customers.
* I just had to have a model that could be used as a digital scorecard and had the ability to track my game by giving me fairways and greens in regulation as well as putts per round.
* Whatever I bought had to have the shot distance feature. This was non negotiable as I wanted to know exactly how far I hit each club in my bag.
* The screen had to be easy to read. I wasn't too fussed about having a colour screen but of course at the right price I might consider it.
* I preferred not to have an annual membership fee. Some people say they are good to have because you know your courses are updated regularly. Point taken but not necessarily agreed with.
* Battery life was important to me. The longer the better because I didn't want to be half way through a round only to find my GPS had gone dead. Battery life was more important than the power source although external batteries do have the advantage of being able to be replaced at a moment's notice whereas the built in batteries need to be charged for a couple of hours.
* Self mapping was important to me. I would like to be able to plot my own points on certain holes on my home course.
* Detailed Green feature. This goes by various names (depending on the manufacturer) but is essentially the ability to have more detail in terms of shape and angle of approach. It would be great if we always approached from directly in front of the green but in real life this is not always the case.
* Courses stored on unit. I didn't have to have a facility for thousands but I thought I needed at least 10.
* Price. Obviously price was a consideration but at the end of the day it came down to value for money. Apples for apples - what was I getting for my buck?

Deciding which golf GPS to buy took me over a month. Maybe I should have been like my friend who had eight of the things. He had the right idea - buy them all and you know you've got the best!

I'm not going to tell you which golf GPS I bought but I am going to say that after doing a lot of research I am very happy with the choice I made. See if you can guess which golf GPS I decided to buy.

As a qualified EGTF golf coach Lawrence Bredenkamp takes great pleasure in helping people improve their game. Why not head over to Digi Caddie for a full review of top brand golf GPS and his recommendations based on your budget

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Benefits & Features

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Thanks for taking the time to read this article. I hope you found it helpful.

Happy contact lens hunting.

Sean Willoughby is the owner of http://www.bifocal-contact-lens-info.com the premier source for contact lens info.

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LCD vs. DLP TVs
By Bradley James

Two new technologies in the world of TV, DLP and LCD, are now in a tight competition. Not long ago, everyone was talking about Plasma and LCD - which one would win? It became clear to most that Plasma, with its short lifespan of just 3-4 years, was simply not the best choice. In fact, the LCD screen has several benefits over plasma. For instance, LCD screens run much cooler than the average plasma TV, and thus require less power to operate. Plasma TVs run so hot, in fact, that they require a fan to cool them down – which can be noisy. In addition, plasma screens have a tendency to degrade over time, slowly becoming dimmer. LCD screens, on the other hand, run relatively cool, and do not degrade over time. Some Plasma owners, who have used their TVs for a few years now, have already witnessed the dimming of their screens. Also, LCD screens tend to have overall better picture quality, and are typically 10 to 15 percent lighter than plasma.

Now the choice is mainly between LCD and DLP - two distinct technologies that offer slight differences in display, price, and performance. If you are looking to buy a new flatscreen TV this year, you are probably wondering which one is right for you.

What are DLP, LCD TV Screens?

DLP stands for Digital Light Processing, while LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. DLP technology, developed by Texas Instruments, uses a DMD, or Digital Micromirror Device, contructed of 1.3 million microscopic mirrors. Each of these mirrors is essentially a single pixel. When a digital signal enters the DLP system, each mirror is either activated or not, resulting in tapestry of mirrors tilting either towards the DLP light source or away. This process produces different levels of light and dark reflected by each individual mirror. The colors are produced when the DLP light sources run through a red, green, and blue color filter on a moving wheel. Depending on the lightness/ darkness of each mirror, the colors come in an enormous amount of shades, producing vivid color images.

LCD screens are made of several polarized glass panels, between which are liquid crystal molecules. An electric current is run through the crystal molecules, changing their position in respect to the glass. As light passes through the molecules, these changes in angle result in different lightness/ darkness patterns that produce images on the screen. There are usually three polarized glass panels, one with red pixels, blue, and green. This system also produced very accurate, vivid images, but angle is important. You may notice that the best colors in an LCD display are seen straight-on.

Is DLP, LCD TV Screens better than the other?

Simply put, that is a difficult question to answer. Unlike Plasma TV screens DLP and LCD last much are longer, and are considered to both have superior image quality. LCD screens tend to have slightly better contrast, with a larger range of black and white color shades. DLP, however, still has faster refresh rates than LCD (although LCD has been vastly improved in this area over the last two years). This can have implications if you are really into high-action motion (sports, action movies), because movement may seem a little blurred with LCD at times. Also, you'll want to remember that in order for you to get the best color out of your LCD, you have to sit right in front of it. LCD TVs also have a slightly shorter lifespan than DLPs, with only 45,000 to 60,000 hours compared to 75,000 hours or more. As far as price goes, LCD and DLP are still more expensive than Plasma, but like all things in time, their price has been coming down. And right now, DLP is slightly more expensive than LCD, but not by much. DLP, in our eyes, is the best investment, at least for the next few years.
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Bradley James is a senior editor at SciNet.cc, a website containing many helpful consumer electronics review articles. For more information on DLP and LCD TV technology, please visit our DLP vs LCD Tvs webpage.

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