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| Garmin eTrex Venture CX Color Mapping Handheld GPS | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $267.99
Buy New: $115.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 2764
Color: Silver
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 176 x 220
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 4.2 x 1.2
MPN: 010-00560-00
Model: 010-00560-00
UPC: 753759058678
EAN: 0753759058678
ASIN: B000F3DYUU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great for geocaching August 2, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We've used the eTrex Venture CX for about a month and it's great for geocaching. Battery life is outstanding. The only bad things about it are (1) you need to buy a separate set of topo maps, which aren't cheap and (2) the manual is not very useful.
Use it as a fitness tool! July 19, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used this item for about 4 months now, primarily for geocaching. However, I recently found a great new use for it: recording my cycling workouts. Using the handlebar attachment accessory--sold separately at the Garmin website (www.garmin.com) or RAM Mounting Systems Handlebar Mount for Garmin eTrex Venture C, Legend C, Vista C, Venture CX, Legend CX, Vista CX)--I can track my workouts, and then download them into Google Earth. It's a great way to keep track of my performance (mileage, avg mph, max mph, altitude change, time in motion, etc.) and keep a record of what roads I've traveled. Of course, walkers and joggers can do the same thing without the handlebar accessory.
 Pleased with the Venture CX July 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a first time buyer of a personal GPS unit, I am very pleased with it. It has every feature I need, compass, distance, speed, elevation, etc. The mapping is really good, lasts a very long time with the 2 AA's. If I had to buy another unit, I would get the same one again. Geocaching, bike riding, walking, it is fun to have the tracking on as you criss-cross around the neighborhood either on foot or on bike. On the more physically challenging mountian biking routes, knowing the elevation changes is good as is all the configurable items in the trip computer (max speed, elapsed time, distance traveled, etc).
A great GPS for trekking - no need to get the more expensive models July 11, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The Venture CX is a great mapping GPS. I used it on a trip to Peru and Bolivia (including an 8 day trek through the Andes), and I have no complaints.
Note that it has the same hardware as the other Garmin CX models, lacking just a few things that are all unimportant or easily worked around. Compared to the Legend CX and/or Vista CX, the Venture CX is *lacking* the following:
- Electronic compass. This is only needed if you're standing still; otherwise, the Venture CX figures out which way you're facing by which direction you're heading.
- Barometric altimeter. The Venture CX can still determine your altitude from the GPS signals. It might be less accurate than a barometric altimeter, but I didn't notice any horribly inaccurate readings during my trek through the Andes, which ranged from about 5000 to 13,500 feet.
- 64MB MicroSD card. Getting a separate 1GB MicroSD card is about ten dollars these days, and 64MB is fairly small for storing things like topo maps, anyway.
- USB cable. It uses a standard mini USB plug, so I just used the cable that came with my digital camera.
- MapSource software. Several different free applications (including Google Earth) can be used to move data to or from the GPS. Garmin's MapSource software might be nice, but it's not necessary for most things.
The unit itself is great.
- Its battery life is excellent: I routinely got four or more days (~7-8 hours a day) of track recording out of a pair of alkaline AA cells.
- Fine reception. On an 8-day trek, I only lost the signal a few times, total, never for more than a few minutes, and usually in extremely steep canyons. I was carrying it in a cargo pocket on my pants, which isn't the best place for signal strength, anyway.
- The screen was clear and bright; it is transreflective, so there is no need for the backlight at all during the day. At night the lowest backlight setting was perfectly adequate, which helps the battery life.
- Lots of useful built-in features. It is my first GPS, so I can't compare it to others in this regard, but I enjoyed things like the "trip odometer," which records time moving and stopped separately, giving average speeds for each, along with lots of other data. That was great for keeping track of our pace while hiking.
- And the most important to me, though a bit esoteric, was the ability for me to load custom-made topographic maps. The process is fairly involved, requiring many different applications (all free downloads), but if you're up for it, know that it is possible to download digital elevation data (produced by NASA) for almost any region on Earth, produce a high-quality topographic map, and upload it to this GPS. You can't even buy topo maps for most of the world for this unit, so being able to make and use them for free is a great feature in my opinion.
 eTrex Venture CX June 14, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The eTrex Venture CX comes with a base map preloaded. The problem is that the base map is not very detailed. To make the unit useful for navigating, it is necessary to buy the City Navigator map. ($139 for the map plus an SD card for about $30.) Also, City Navigator comes in several different forms and it is not easy to figure which one is appropriate for the Venture CX. I have the map on order, and hopefully it will be the right one and I can get some use out of the unit. Much more difficult and expensive than I expected.
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