Garmin eTrex Vista Reviews

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Garmin eTrex Vista
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  • Reviewer Ratings2.8 stars
  • Overall Rating1.7 stars

 

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3 Reviews For Garmin eTrex Vista

  • MartinF 21st Mar 2008

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    Good Points: Great functionality as described.


    Bad Points: Doesn't work reliably.


    General comments: I had 2 Garmin eTrex Vista GPS units from new, returning the first for the second. Both of them exhibited the same fault - namely they hang / freeze during use. They hang at random points, any time from switch-on to several hours later, so very unpredictable and very unreliable.
    They hung/froze regardless of battery type, or whether the Micro SD card was plugged or not.
    I updated the software in each of them to the latest - v2.6. No difference.
    I can only conclude that there's a bad batch or design problem. Either way, Garmin are not admitting to it.
    If it weren't for this, it would be a great unit.

  • LordBlackadder Rank: Lance Corporal 30th Dec 2006

    Reviewer rating: 3 stars


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    The Garmin eTrext Vista is the best small handheld for world traveling.
    You can get around 20 hours on a set of AA batteries and it can be used in a car but the screen is small and it beeps for changes of direction rather than using speech.
    One limitations on the system is that the old vista c only has 24mb memory which isn't enough for all the UK (about 1/2) - this means you have to upload relevant maps for the area you wish to travel to onto the unit from your laptop - The Vista does accep ...
  • uaeforever Rank: Lance Corporal 28th Jun 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    This is a great unit to own if you are starting to learn about GPS. I would strongly recommend that you buy a Garmin MapSource CD-ROM to manage your waypoints, routes and tracks. With little more effort and money you can start creating your own maps using tracks and routes! Personally I had a great experience using it and I'm sure you won't be sorry for owning it!

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Global positioning system (GPS) receiver with barometric altimeter, electronic compass, and Americas base mapStore more maps and different types of data (marine, roads, and more) with 24 MB of storage more details...