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Re: Hoping for more info. (Reply to this comment)
by bobodobo
The Vista C is really a hand-held unit for hiking, biking, etc. first and everything else second.
It does have a base map which has major streets and highways in the US. You can download other Garmin maps, sold separately, (up to 24 MB maximum) to the unit, and it will do street autorouting based on all available maps if they contain routing information (e.g. street maps, not topographic or marine maps).
So it works for road navigation, but the small screen and lack of voice commands (either from you to the unit or vice versa) makes it by far not the best option if road travel is your main objective.
The owner's manual claims the unit is water resistant according to EC 60529 IPX7 standards (submersible in one meter of water for up to 30 mins.) but I haven't tried to prove that.
The Vista has everything the Legend does plus a built-in electronic compass and barometric altimeter. (This is true of both the color and monochrome versions of the Legend and Vista). To me the barometric altimeter (which is of course in addition to the elevation computed by the GPS triangulation, which isn't nearly as accurate as the latitude/longitude computations) is just a 'nice to know' feature but the compass is essential for hiking. Otherwise you have to be moving to know what direction you're facing, or carry a separate stand-alone compass.
Hope this answers your questions... Actually before I buy almost anything nowadays, I download and browse through the owner's manual, which most manufacturers post online. For the Vista C the URL is http://www.garmin.com/manuals/eTrexVistaC_OwnersManual.pdf.
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Jan 28 '05
8:13 am PST
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Hoping for more info. (Reply to this comment)
by mcrodgers2
Does this Etrex have highway and road maps?
Is it meant for just hiking & camping?
How good is it for driving navigation?
Is it waterproof like the original eTrex?
How does it compare to the eTrex Legend?
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Jan 22 '05
9:54 am PST
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Update (Reply to this comment)
by pvreditor
Thanks for following through with the update and with the e-mails. The explanation regarding your authorship of this review is satisfactory and I re-rated. For the best overall rating, you should contact the other people who rated "Not Helpful," especially any Advisors.
--Bob
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Jan 17 '05
10:54 am PST
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Re: Plagiarized (Reply to this comment)
by bobodobo
Yes I wrote the review on CNET also. I've sent you an email about that as per your instructions.
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Jan 16 '05
4:00 pm PST
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Plagiarized (Reply to this comment)
by pvreditor
This review is plagiarized from a review at the following Web site:
http://shopper.cnet.com/Garmin_eTrex_Vista_C___GPS_receiver/4014-3490_9-30982007.html?rvwtp=4852-3490_9-30982007
If you can prove that you are the original author, I will change my rating. Please let me know by e-mail with the link (URL) to this review if you update it with an explanation of how this review ended up getting posted here.
--Bob
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Jan 14 '05
7:52 pm PST
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