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Here's some recent Garmin eTrex Vista reviews:  

Marilyn
March 11, 2009

 		 While the GPS works very well and takes the beat of beening on a ATV running thru wood's trails and once I figured out how the user interface worked, the manual is not very clear to a novice user, I was impressed with it. The thing I found bad about was the description of what input it had. It says that it had a computer data input but failed to mention it was a 9 pin serial data input. I was expecting a USB input thus when I received the unit because my computer has no 9 pin serial input I had to find and purchase a converter cable. There is a Vista unit available with a USB input so maybe a note could be prominently placed somewhere explaining this.

 

Dale Ireland
March 29, 2008

 		 I bought this Vista not long after they were introduced. I think it was about mid-2000. It has worked perfectly. I still use it often and it is still being updated and supported. I think the long production life speaks for itself. Not many electronic models stay in production anywhere near this long.

 

mARK
September 5, 2007

 		 this one actually works in the woods! i had a garmin emap, but it lost the satellites all the time under forest canopy. the HCx had at least 8 all the hours i was out walking. that's in central ontario (ie, temperate zone) forest.

 

LYNDON LUDDITE
December 31, 1969

 		 The Vista is top flight instrument and I give it a 5 but I cannot understand why the display is amber background with amber characters which makes it difficult to read. The speedometer in my car broke and they wanted over 200.00 to fix it so I just put my Vista on the dashboard and with the big size trip computer page display it is easy to read. I might say that the easiest way to learn its use is to keep it in your car and go thru the meriad of drop down menues and pretty soon you can call yourself an expert. The batteries last me about 10 to 12 hours on a trip. Yes, Yes, I give it a 5.

 

Christian Luebbert
December 31, 1969

 		 Hello all, let me start off by saying that this is a verry good GPS unit. I had to rely on it solely once for route finding when out on a five day trail less hike when thick fog rolled in. Without it, Parks Canada would have had to mount a search and rescue for we were already off course (we knew this because we knew how to use the GPS properly). Overall, great unit. The downside is that you get poor reception under thick canopy and I nearly never get the 3 meter accuracy. More like 6-9 meter. Personally, that's good enough for I can visually see the waypoint within this range (not in the jugle or anything like that). If you purchase the unit, you will not be dissapointed. All other functions work well too (altimeter/barometer). Enjoy

 


 


 
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