Re: Which GPS to buy?

From: Annapress (annapress_at_aol.com.com)
Date: 09/04/04 

Date: 04 Sep 2004 03:01:19 GMT

>I know that a lot of folks seem to swear by them but my
>experience of the Vista is that it is a terrible piece of kit that is
>singularly bad at everything that it is supposed to do.

I'm sure there will be lots of opinions here. I've had a Vista for several
years and have been quite impressed with it. My wife uses the basic yellow
eTrex for geocaching while I use the Vista. They both work well, accepting the
fact that their RF front ends are not as sensitive as other models. I
particularly like the basemap in the Vista because even without loading a more
detailed map I can usually use it to figure out what roads to take to get to a
suitable parking place. The Vista also has a vastly improved user interface
compared to the basic yellow model. I can enter geocaching waypoints three
times faster using the click-stick than she can with the up-down keys. Yes, I
know that some people hate the click-stick, but perhaps being left-handed (the
last minority group in the USA not the beneficiaries of government protection)
helps.

>Vista screen the track/route data is incredibly difficult to see when it is
>obscured by all the map detail

I can't argue with this. There are many times when I hardly can tell the
tracklog even exists on the display, especially with topo maps loaded. Perhaps
the Vista C is a real improvement here.

>for serious use I still use the cheap and very
>cheerful basic model

The basic yellow eTrex is a great choice for the entry-level user. I recommend
it strongly in the GPS classes I teach. But I haven't found the Vista to be
quite the dog that you imply.

Steve

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