Handheld GPS Reviews - Customer reviews - Garmin eTrex Vista HCx Color High-Sensitivity Mapping Handheld GPS

Manufacturer: Garmin

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Name: Bill Ohair
Location: Boulder, Colorado
Date: 2008-03-03
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Amazing Handheld
Comment: I love my GPS! I previously owned a Magellan Meridian Gold and I was great for it's time, but technology outran it. The color screen is very readable. The battery-life is great, maybe 12-18 hours on a pair of alkaline AA's. The digital compass is handy for when your not moving and trying to get you bearings. I'm using the Garmin MapSource, North America NT software, which works great. I'm using a 2G micro SD card and it will hold maps for nearly all of the USA. The unit is small enough to keep in your pocket.

Highly recommend this unit!

Name: Luis Blin Munoz
Location: Miami, Florida United States
Date: 2008-03-19
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Excellent in flight reception
Comment: So far it has worked fine with a good reception signal. I used the other day in a plane and was so cool. I could see where I was in the default world map, the altitude (GPS Altitude), my speed my distance to destiny and the time to destiny. Beside I could draw the exact trajectory of the flight (COOL). But be aware that to do that I was near a window not in the center groups of seats, where during my return flight I could not get a signal.
Updated:
Guess what?
I discovered in my last fly that it is forbidden to use a GPS on flight so please don't consider this review unless you have your own airplain.

Name: Stefan L. Smolski
Location:
Date: 2008-03-25
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Very Accurate
Comment: Best features are the USB PC interface cable and high sensitivity to receive signals even in heavy forest canopy. Garmin's warranty is also fantastic. I accidentally broke the lanyard attachment on the case and they replaced my GPS under warranty. Took 3 business days for the turn around.

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!

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