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| Garmin eTrex Vista HCx Color High-Sensitivity Mapping Handheld GPS | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (74) Used (3)
Avg. Customer Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 167
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 20
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 176x220
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Size: Garmin Part #010-00630-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 2.2 x 1.2 x 4.2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: eTrex Vista HCx
Model: eTrex Vista HCx
UPC: 753759028329
EAN: 0753759028329
ASIN: B000PDR1LS
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Good Upgrade to eTrex Line June 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a longtime Garmin eTrex user. I think this is our fourth or fifth unit and each upgrade has been well worthwhile. I grappled with this one as a part of me wanted to go up to the GPS Map line. Our primary use is Geocaching and other outdoor activities. In the end, I opted to stay with the eTrex Vista even if the only real changes were the expanded memory and higher sensitivity.
The unit is great and does all it is supposed to. I have just two comments:
First, it caught me off guard that the ONLY way to store maps is in the micro SD card. I headed off to Africa on a trip without going through the unit first. Fortunately, I was able to steal the micro SD card from my wife's stateside cell phone to use to store the maps.
Secondly, the control panel on the unit continually locked up. This was a strange problem I've never encountered before and I'll be calling Garmin on it. We would be driving down the road tracking our route, and the keyboard would completely lock allowing no inputs. It required a LONGGGGG hold down of the on/off switch or pulling a battery to reset.
Otherwise, it's a good step up from the earlier Vistas.
Great for Geocaching June 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I previously used a Garmin Etrex Legend for geocaching. If I was in dense trees, it would lose satellite reception or else the accuracy would be horrible. I recently tested both, side by side. The old Legend lost satellite reception but the new Hcx maintained position throughout the search.
I still haven't mastered the electronic compass yet so I just turn it off.
If you are looking for a reliable GPS for off road use, this is certainly a good choice.
 Love it so far June 3, 2008
There are plenty of really good reviews that others have left for this one...which is the whole reason I bought it in the first place. So, I just thought that I would add that I'm impressed with it so far and think I made the right choice.
City Navigator Download & Bicycle Mount June 2, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like my HCx and other reviewers have detailed the pros and cons. I don't understand why the HCx can't profile altitude as accurately as the Vista C. I give this a four star because Garmin does such a poor job of documentation.
First, the bike mount. DO NOT buy the Garmin handlebar mount ((Garmin 010-10267-00). It won't work with the HCx. Instead, buy the rail-mount kit (Garmin 010-10496-00 for small handlebar or 010-10496-01 for larger handlebar). If you do a Google search, use rail-mount and not handlebar mount.
I am a GPS novice and this is intended for folks like me. If you bought a preloaded SD card, you can ignore the rest of this. If you have a DVD with City Navigator (v8 in my case) and want to download it to an HCx, this may help. I already had a certified DVD with City Navigator (came with my GPS 18 USB program for laptops) and bought a Vista HCx along with a blank 2 GB micro SD (BTW, SD cards greater than 2 GB won't work with the HCx). Garmin allows you to install City Navigator on two units. I spent several hours on the Web trying to find out how to download City Navigator to the HCx. I finally called Garmin support and, after the obligatory twenty-minute wait, talked with a very helpful person named Chris. Here's what he told me:
First, you have to go through the process of unlocking the map for the GPS unit (I had already done that -go to the Garmin Website follow the instructions). This is the sequence to download City Navigator.
1. Turn on the HCx and connect it to your computer with the cable
included in the kit.
2. In MapSource, make sure that upper left box is set to City Navigator
(not Trip & Waypoint Manager).
3. In the top tool bar, click on Map Scale and zoom out to 1500 miles.
4. In the top tool bar, click on the Map Tool (funny looking icon that
resembles a square).
5. With the mouse, move the icon to the upper left corner of the map.
Hold the left mouse button and move it to the bottom right corner.
This will create a box with the entire map inside. Anywhere is fine as
long as the entire map is within the box.
6. In the top tool bar, click TRANSFER. In the dropdown menu, click
"Send to device". You may have to choose your GPS from a menu. If
you download the entire map, (about 1.5 GB), it will take an hour.
Excellent product June 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this product to replace my Magellan Explorit 150 that went bad (and lost all of my waypoints). I can honestly say that this Garman eTrex Vista HCx exceeded all my expectations. Battery life is great-even with using the backlight for hours at a time when driving on an extended vacation trip the NiMH batteries lasted well over 16 hours. Tracking, backlight, color, maps, features are all great. One problem with my Explorit was it was slow zooming. This Garmin zooms in or out in less than 1 second, very acceptable performance. I love the layout of the buttons and although I was at first glance scratching my head over why the viewing screen was located on the bottom of the unit I understand now-this facilitates very ergonomic one-handed operation. The only issue I experienced was in getting the USB drivers to work on Windows 64 bit Vista. A call to Garmin tech support resolved this. I am a Garmin man now!!!
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