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Editorial Review:
Deep foliage, nor canyons faze the rugged eTrex Vista HCx. Its high-sensitivity receiver holds a GPS signal in the toughest environments. Similar to the Vista Cx, this handheld navigator also has a bright color screen, barometric altimeter, electronic compass, microSDTM card slot and automatic routing for wherever adventure takes you. Enjoy Clear Reception With its high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, eTrex Vista HCx locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear whether youre in deep woods or just near tall buildings and trees, you can count on Vista HCx to help you find your way when you need it the most. Get Your Bearings The Vista HCx has a built-in electronic compass that provides bearing information even while you're standing still, and its barometric altimeter tracks changes in pressure to pinpoint your precise altitude. You can even use the altimeter to plot barometric pressure over time, which can help you keep an eye on changing weather conditions. Expand Your Memory Adding maps is easier than ever with Vista HCx's microSD card slot. Conveniently plug in optional preloaded microSD cards with MapSource data for your land and sea excursions. Just insert a MapSource card with detailed street maps, and Vista HCx provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination. The card slot is located inside the waterproof battery compartment, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet. Take It Anywhere Like the rest of the eTrex series, Vista HCx is lightweight and compact the perfect size for all your travels. Other Vista HCx features: Waterproof, so it can withstand the elements or an accidental dunk in water. Crisp 256-color, sunlight-readable display makes it easy to distinguish map details plus, it looks fantastic Fast USB computer connection so you can transfer waypoints and other data to your computer eTrex Vista HCx: Lock onto the
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Excellent piece of kit I always find these product reviews helpful as they are based on personal experience and hopefully not predjudice.This is my 3rd e trex and is a fantastic navigation tool.The first was left in my walking trousers and endured a full wash cycle to survive another day and function perfectly well! Such is the reliability of Garmin products.The Legend HCx acquires a fix extremely quickly and hotstarts within 3 seconds or so.This means out in the field,it can be switched on and acquire virtually... more info
First one faulty second one perfect I too had a faulty one which locked up at random times.
I emailed Garmn and they told me to return it and a week later they sent me a replacement which is faultless. I bought the topo Southern England map which is fantastic, shows virtually all pathways so I would recommend this to anyone as it is a great bit of kit,
Jon Unfortunately I seem to have had a similar experience to Martin. My unit too hangs/freezes without warning, which is rather unhelpful to say the least if you are trying to use it to keep a track log in areas with few marked paths. Fortunately, after switching off and on again, I was able to get grid references to confirm my position on a paper map but this seems a very expensive way of getting that sort of information intermittently. I have not owned a handheld GPS before and bought this with... more info
Functionally good, but faulty I had 2 of these 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 unpredicatble 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.... more info
