I'd have to agree (with the little experience I have). My school is the cheapest on the block and we have the oldest planes, the other day I sat in another's schools C172 and saw the G1000 and.. "damn.. look at all those colours and uh what does this button do" was just about all I could say
I think in regards to safety, screens have the upper hand 99% of the time however...
a) the 1:1 of screen X to screen Y doesn't exist, I (think) you have to pretty much learn the new system
b) there's a certain je ne se quais to instruments
c) the school that has the G1000 needs a G1000 trainer as well as an IFR trainer (though I guess that's fine because then you have experience in both)
d) too much screens may not be the best - the G600 has touchscreens now
I think in regards to safety, screens have the upper hand 99% of the time however...
a) the 1:1 of screen X to screen Y doesn't exist, I (think) you have to pretty much learn the new system
b) there's a certain je ne se quais to instruments
c) the school that has the G1000 needs a G1000 trainer as well as an IFR trainer (though I guess that's fine because then you have experience in both)
d) too much screens may not be the best - the G600 has touchscreens now