Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the Garmin eTrex Vista 24 MB GPS with Compass, Altimeter, and PC Cable
"When it works..."
2009-02-18
- Reviewed By User: A23K2W3WLBIA0K
Everything about the Etrex works; right up to the point the screen fails. And this did not just happen to me, it also happened to two friends of mine. Bottom line I have owned several Garmin products and been quite pleased but the Etrex is not reliable.
Garmin eTrex Vista Handheld GPS Bought it for a road bicycle, and I love it! Bought it with the bicycle mount. Received it and started using it the same day. It has a million features, so it takes a bit of reading to setup all the options. Oh...you have to buy MapSource to fully utilize the unit. I tried the cheaper method of uploading and downloading to the unit. Could not get to work with Google Earth Plus, I did get to work with other 3rd party software. But I finally coughed up the $100 bucks (almost as much as the unit) and bought MapSource North America.
Now I was cooking was gas! Uploading, downloading, mapping, graphing, analyzing my ride. It is incredible all the information that can be gleamed from the interface with MapSource.
Now that I have used it for a bit, I love it even more. You can plan routes, or not. Use the tracks you created, later. The graphing on the altimeter is wild! The maps are incredibly detailed. I could go on and on about all the features, for the price this unit is the BOMB.
I had a sneaky suspicion that I might need to buy the software. So I chose the Vista. However, I am so pleased with the unit that I wish I had bought the colored more sensitive(GPS wise) higher end model.
"Too simple"
2008-01-27
- Reviewed By User: A26XQZHMFWCTVV
It is a good receiver, but its operational system is too simple and slow to use. But for the price, it worths.
Well priced & worked very well the first two times we used it. Easy to figure out, even my kids used it.
"Geocaching use"
2008-01-02
- Reviewed By User: A1KZIIPB4F49N
I'm not an expert on GPS units, and other reviewers probably are, so I'm just reviewing how I found its use while geocaching (the reason I wanted it). Currently the geocaching website has a feature where you can add a cache straight to your GPS when its plugged into your computer. The data cord to do this is included with this GPS. I used it right away, easy learning curve, no problems (you had to download a browser plugin at the geocaching website). Creating routes and entering/naming waypoints by hand is easy too. The one thing that disappointed me was I couldn't load additional detailed city maps for it. They don't exist for this unit, from what I could tell at the Garmin website. The accuracy seemed pretty good. Some problems with tree cover, but nothing abnormal.
This is my second Garmin product in 8 years. It will be the third deployment with a Garmin since September 11th. It has been used to report our position to higher to launch airstikes and receive supporting fire with 81mm mortars. Another plus is the digital compass which gives direction without the interference from metal. Garmin GPS products rock and are very user friendly. My only change would be to make the display for the MGRS a little bigger. I will always have a Garmin by my side and look forward to using it again this March.
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