gui7ars

REI no longer has any of the Tritons on their website. The NG topo maps are there as well as a few accessories but no actual units...

I'm about to buy my first GPSs. I've been doing research now for about two months reading most of what I can get my hands on from here and other sites. I'm convinced that I want a newer unit like the Colorado or the Triton as I believe the much improved screen resolutions unique to these two devices will be a big benefit over other units on the market. I've read all of the Magellan customer service horror stories as well as all of the problems with theTriton launch. However, I'm also intrigued by the much lower price of the Triton units and the NatGeo topo maps. However, I have a few specific Colorado questions for which I'm looking for help. I've read most of the Colorado threads and haven't seen these specific questions answered. My apologies if these questions have already been covered. 1) What is the scale of the Garmin Topo 2008 product (1:100K or 1:24K)? I'm pretty sure it's 1:100K but I wanted to confirm. 2) Is the only Garmin topo product at 1:24k scale the national parks East, Central, and West? 3) What other options are available to place 1:24k scale topo maps on the Colorado? Can the NatGeo 1:24k maps be saved to the Colorado? 4) What is the scale of the basemaps included with the Colorado 400t? Again, I'm pretty sure they're 1:100k at best but wanted to confirm. 5) Is the electronic compass in the Colorado a two or three axis? I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed it's only a two axis. If this is indeed correct, how much of an advantage is a three axis (like available on the Triton 500) compared to the two axis on the Colorado? Thanks for reading and for any replies. Randy

But Garmin only offers 1:24K maps of the U.S. National Parks though, correct? The NG Topo 1:24K are of the entire U.S.

Based on all of the Triton horror stories here, I'm thinking on waiting for the 400t. The price is quite a shocker though - it's more than double the comparable Triton 500. My question though is regarding the built-in Topo maps. Has anyone heard what scale these maps will be and how they compare to the NG Topo maps? Has Garmin announced if other more granular topo maps will be made available for the Colorado?

I'm right on the edge of buying one of the 500s so I'm anxiously awaiting another review. I'm trying to figure out if I should make the leap with the 500 or wait for the Garmin Colorado 400 unit.

I'm right on the edge of buying one of the 500s so I'm anxiously awaiting another review. I'm trying to figure out if I should make the leap with the 500 or wait for the Garmin Colorado 400 unit.

Are there any other units on the market which feature the same screen resolution? That's the key thing attracting me to the Triton (along with the NG Topo maps).

Thanks for the pics. Perhaps a dumb question - does the higher resolution screen on the Triton (CSx resolution of 160x240 vs. the Triton resolution of 320x240) translate into twice as good an image? I'm an avid California hiker about to buy my first GPSr and the screen resolution is the key unique feature that attracts me to the Triton. I can't seem to find any other trail GPSr model on the market now that features that high of resolution. I can't help but think that higher res is important when trying to view topo maps on a GPSr out on the trail. Thoughts? Thanks.