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I've got a really large map file that I've never been able to load before as it was over the 2025 limit, it's in the external card slot. I've got a map file made up of various maps in the internal memory, including CN. When I put the card in to have a look I noticed that my CN was not listed any longer although the other maps in the same file were. I took the big SD card out and rebooted by my CN would not show up, had to reload it. Which I've been doing all morning as I seek to discover how many tiles I can load before it makes CN disappear.

I don't know why people keep saying the Vista is not as durable as the 60 The 60 has more mass and it appears to be made of the same material, the insides of both units appear equally well/badly made. All other things being equal the more massive 60 will sustain more damage. Not only that but the eTrex has rubber on all sides except for the front. I must say that after using the Colorado for a while, and really enjoying it, picking up my Vista was a pleasant surprise, however picking up the 60CSx after the Colorado is laughable. It's enough to see that the screen on the Colorado is twice the size of the 60 but it's a fair bit smaller to understand that this unit is way too big for it's screen. It's basically old technology.

the 60 will withstand more of a beating than the vista How do you come to that conclusion?

I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that the eTrex H has the same chip as the HCx which does appear to hold signal better than an HCx in my testing.

Seconded

In that case all you really need is the basic Yellow eTrex H, it will hold a signal better than a 60CSx.

The HCx wee wee's all over the 60CSx, which is oversized and outdated. It's a bear with a spongy rocker switch and you need two hands to enter data. The HCx also displays tide tables in a special tide screen if you load them up. HCx, ergonomic, small, light, compact, bright screen, big battery life 60CSx oversized, heavy for what it does, dull screen, bad ergonomics. Notice how the HCx pick stick has an 'enter' button in the centre like the Colorado Rock and Roller, you know it makes sense.

I have one on my 400t and it fits perfectly. I might have had a 1mm gap around the side but you couldn't tell there was something on the screen unless you really looked at it closely. That's what I was hoping 1mm is good. But other replies indicate there still seems to be big variations, but as I know it can fit, I'll just keep returning it till it does and use the Boxwave in the meantime. thx

Hi, yes I'm familiar with the IS, I know it's a fantastic product, I was just worried about the fit. How much room to you have to play with between the edge of the IS and the surrounding bezel.

Just got my Invisible Shield a few days ago and i was disappointed to find that it's not scored so it's useless, had to pay to send it back. Anyway I've bought a Crystal Boxwave in the meantime because I've started to wonder about how the Invisible shield might mess up the beautiful Colorado display. I'm particularly concerned that the surround is raised rather than dropped as on an eTrex and the top corners and bottom corners have a very different radii and I don't have much faith that Zagg will get it right. But maybe they did. So how does it fit on your colorado? I'm very happy with it on my other units.

I trust my Colorado as much as my HCx, it feels solid and well made, and the screen is simply amazing better than any auto gps. I'll take my HCx with me when I go bush because it's compact, light, and has better battery life, but I'm seriously contemplating the extra weight and extra batteries simply because of what the 10m contour lines looks like on the Co display, I have no reliability issues.

Apparently you can use a 4GB card and the Cx will be able to use the other 2GB to save logs.

I realize you hate ads as do I, but you can try using privoxy on mac if you want to get rid of the ads. What's wrong with PithHelmet or Safari Adblock?

New maps will overwrite the gmapsupp.img file inside the Garmin folder. However if you want to send maps without erasing previous maps then rename the Garmin folder to anything else and then when you send the maps Mapsource will make a new Garmin folder with the new gmapsupp.img file inside. To get the other maps back you need to rename the folders. This doesn't get the maps showing up together of course but it can be handy. I do remember reading somewhere recently that there is a way of adding more maps to a gmapsupp.img file.

I was ready to hate the Colorado, but it's so beautiful that any preconceived notions melted away when I saw the huge, superfine resolution screen. The resolution is much finer than the nuvi range and to my mind the portrait format of the screen makes it more usable. The more I use it the more I like it. Close spaced contour lines are actually useable on this screen, and furthermore they can be put in automotive mode for a faux 3D look which really helps to visualise the lay of the land. The scroll wheel is a little slower than the pick stick but not by much, however it's a lot better than the terrible spongy two handed text input on the 60CSx. If you want a dual purpose caching/car gps then it's no contest. The minor irritations of the Colorado in no way diminish what a superb instrument this is, and it can only get better.

Some people like to home in on a cache by following the lat long coordinates, first N/S then E/W.

Using the "Zoom In" key instead of scrolling to the "OK" button on the keyboard, makes using the HCx a lot nicer.

I have to admit that despite any shortcomings of the Colorado, it is true what they say... love is blind. I'll be taking my Vista HCx when I go bush but I'll be dragging my Colorado everywhere else for fun. I still can't get over that display and the way it render the maps. The Colorado is as beautiful and had less problems after introduction than Apple's Macbook Pro, remember the thermal paste fiasco.

Now that the Colorado has a display that puts it into car navigation territory, surely it is the new hybrid car/caching king?

20 minutes while on international rates isn't pleasant. Use Skype, only about 2c per minute.

I suppose you mean three different maps in a single file. There can be one file on the internal memory and one on the SD card. When you plug your Co into the PC usb both drives will mount, or just 'Garmin' will mount if there's no SD card. You will need to resend a new map file but you don't really need to delete the old maps because the new file will overwrite it. The file it produces is called gmapsupp.img

I just loaded the "allwhite" background jpeg to my profiles and it looks pretty crap to me. I tried an all black one to see the difference and to my mind it is not only far easier to read than any other screen, but I am guessing that it takes less power to display a black background. It makes sense that it looks best on black because the lettering has been designed for a black background because all the while letters have a black halo, (which is not visible on the black background) and only serves, along with the background clutter, to make the letters harder to see. Here's the image if you want to try it.

@nightsurfer & co' The Garmin preloaded SD cards are locked. But they are locked to the serial number of the card they came on, not a particular GPSr, therefore you need no unlock codes for them and they can be used in any number of GPSr's. The disadvantage is that you cannot load them to your computer, and if the card itself is damaged, then you lose your maps, which is why it should be backed up, but it can only be recopied back to it's original card.

... shouldn't I be able to look up an address on google maps or similar, get directions and load this into my GPSr? You can do exactly that here. Watch the video demo.

Just got a MaHa and worked my way through the manual (yep, the whole page). They make a good case for chargeing at a *minimum* of .3C which is at least 800mA. Sure enough their default rate is set to !000mA. They say that below .3C and the voltage drop when charged, may not be detected. Yet while perusing the LaCrosse charger manual, which is similar, I was surprised and confused to see that they recommend a charging rate of 200mAh which is even less than what MaHa recommend for a 'low current' 16 hour force charge. 200mAh is less than .1C for most modern NiMH's and according to MaHa, that's bad. How can there be such a large discrepancy in suggested useage between two similar products