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Garmin eTrex Venture HC High-Intensity Color Mapping Handheld GPS
Garmin eTrex Venture HC High-Intensity Color Mapping Handheld GPS

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Brand: Garmin
Category: CE

List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $112.50
You Save: $87.49 (44%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 52 reviews
Sales Rank: 111

Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 10
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 176x220
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: eTrex Venture HC
Model: eTrex Venture HC
UPC: 753759072872
EAN: 0753759072872
ASIN: B000PDR230

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Customer Reviews:
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4 out of 5 stars garmin Etrex   July 19, 2008
A great product for the price . I looked at my needs ,bought it and it works fine . If you need just to set way points or use the altitude info(as I did ) This is the one for you. I do not need a "restaurant finder" This is for outdoor use and its waterproof.


4 out of 5 stars Works great but could use a better instruction manual   July 16, 2008
This product is great for geocaching - which is what we use this unit for. For those of us that are not GPS experts, the company expects a lot if they think the manual that comes with it explains things well. We are still getting used to using it in the field and I expect that practice will help us to improve. I was hoping that the manual would help us to reduce our time spent with trial and error. As far as its effectiveness as a GPS unit, I have no complaints. It is easy to download caches into the unit from the website. It would be great it the unit would store more info such as cache description or hints but it only stores the title and coordinates. It would be a 5 star rating if not for the instruction manual issue because it really is a cool little GPS unit. Much better than the basic e-trex.


4 out of 5 stars Huge improvement--with reservations.   July 5, 2008
I recently bought the eTrex Venture HC to replace my old b&w eTrex Vista. Huge improvement!

The Venture HC has a bright, contrasty screen that is MUCH easier to read. And it is light years more sensitive than the old Vista, locking onto 10-11 satellites in a matter of seconds, even indoors!

A few gripes: the new Venture seems to use the same processor as the old Vista, making scrolling or redrawing across the map s-l-o-o-o-w. And the base map in the new Venture is even WORSE than the base map on the old Vista. Compared side-by-side, Garmin has removed even major secondary roads, labels, etc. The Venture HC base map is essentially useless, thanks to Garmin's greed.

The Garmin Topo maps are pretty detailed, but expensive and clunky, based on Windows 95/98 technology. Houston, for instance, requires that you switch out two CD's to load the city. Ever heard of DVD's, guys? Both the Topo United States and the Topo Canada load fine on the eTrex Venture HC, even though the Canadian Topo is not listed as compatible on the Garmin web site.



5 out of 5 stars Garmin etrex   June 29, 2008
Hello

I purchased this to use while riding my bike & I am very please with it. I was only able to load 1 state map (SC)into the etrex but no problem.

I recommend this etrex. Good buy.

Kevin



4 out of 5 stars Good GPS   June 23, 2008
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This GPS makes it easy to download maps. The screen is a bit small. If I buy another GPS unit I will purchase one with a S.D. card.

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