Handheld GPS Reviews - Customer reviews - GARMIN Etrex Vista HCx GPS Receiver

Manufacturer: Garmin

List Price: $299.99
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Name: bigbjfan
Location: California
Date: 2008-03-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Vista HCx - Great Unit so far
Comment: My previous Legend Hx died and was out of warranty, so rather than pay the $100 Garmin wanted to fix it, I just purchased this new unit. So far this has been working great. I use to geocache and general outdoor stuff with it. The newer receiver has been much faster and better to lock on under heavy cover. This is the first of three Etrex's where I can now even get reception in my house!

Name: Jared Hurn
Location: Phoenix, AZ USA
Date: 2008-04-05
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great Unit at Great Price
Comment: This is my first GPS unit. I purchased it for use while backpacking. It is very light considering all the features packed into it, and lasts incredibly long on only 2 AA. The display is bright, and the interface is fairly easy to use.

The only down side that I have seen so far is being limited to using the Garmin maps (which I've heard you must purchase individually for each unit you have). I wish Garmin had partnered up with NatGeo Topo maps, but the resolution of the Garmin topo maps should be decent enough for most people.

With memory prices being so cheap right now, get a 2GB (the max the unit can support) memory card to store all your maps.

Bottom line, I love it!

Name: Christy N. Butler Photos
Location: Berkshires
Date: 2008-04-06
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Bought the Garmin over Magellan
Comment: Bought the Garmin over the Magellen. For the past 5 years I have been using the Magellan Mariner 330 which has served my purposes, this eTrex Vista HCx is just the greatest upgrade. Coupled with the microSD expansion card, color daylight LCD screen, looooooooong battery life and turn for turn ability I'm a very happy camper. I also purchased the Maps for Topo/City USA. Bought everything from Amazon cheaper and everything was free shipping!

Name: Mac Tech
Location: North Carolina
Date: 2008-04-07
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Fantastic reception!
Comment: I sold my much older Legend model for this one, and I should've done it sooner! The HCx has fantastic reception. It blows away what I was able to do with my Legend. I'm constantly amazed at the sensitivity of this receiver.

I purchased a mapping SD card, and while a little pricey, it does everything I need for a general purpose GPSR. It appears to be very rugged, as it's been dropped a few times with no adverse effects. It has a nice, crisp color display which doesn't eat into battery life too badly.

If you're looking for a good, rugged, reliable, color handheld GPS with excellent sensitivity, this is the model to check out!

Name: Roland Cheah
Location:
Date: 2008-04-11
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great Product, Great Service!
Comment: This is my 2nd purchase of the Vista HCX thru Amazon. As always, delivery service was excellent and on time!

Judging from comments from most people, this product is great and I agree! I used it mainly for mountain/road biking, running and driving.

Receiver sensitivity is amazing, once you get a lock, it's actually more difficult to lose the signal!
Battery life is fantastic, I'm getting roughly 14hrs on rechargeable NiMH.
Screen brightness is good even in bright sunshine.
Road routing capability : this feature is extremely useful especially when I drive or when I go road biking.
Tracking : In combination with a 2G SD card, I can set to 1 sec interval and record all my mountain biking tracks.

There are more great features in this unit but these are the main ones for me. It is difficult to find anything bad with this unit apart from the fact that the screen is a bit small, but this is expected from handheld units.

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