Skyliner

The guys at Offroute recommended a 2gb card. I purchased one and found that the entire USA and Canada from the 2004 version of City Navigator fit on the card (required 1.564gb). It took about 3 hours to load everything. So, now I can go anywhere in North America and find a place to eat... The downside is, if you search for a place by name, many, many listings show up in the display. Dirk

I agree with Geo Climber also... I briefly contemplated the Legend or the Vista and finally decided, heck, what's $30 in the greater scheme of things... Once it arrived, I found the compass interesting. Even handy to have in certain circumstances... However, the altimeter, it turns out, is very interesting to me. When cycling or walking up hills, you know the total elevation gain. I next wondered, how accurate is it? Well, I wouldn't bet money on it, but I have done the same hills around here on different days and found that it arrives at nearly identical elevation numbers. What is even better is after going for a bike ride or hike, you can clearly see the hills you climbed via reviewing the elevation history graph (which can tailored to your liking). So, bottom line is the compass / altimeter feature worth $30...? Absolutely! Dirk

I too was having weird results with the track log though it still recorded accurate elapsed miles in the trip computer. Driving and riding my bike it was okay. However, walking around in the driveway it would not log the tracks - the triangle wouldn't move. Last night I updated to 2.30 which seems to have improved the sensitivity of the track log. Has anyone else noticed this change? Dirk

Hi All, First post... Hope this works. I purchased a Vista HCx upgrading from a Legend C. Here is a short summary of my findings... Power on issue - No WAAS issue - Yes Dusty from the box - Yes Serial #: 16d009087 Purchased from Offroute.com More interesting, a side by side comparison... A short bike ride from the office to the house: Legend C Vista HCx Odometer 5.03 5.02 Miles Max speed 29.60 28.90 MPH Moving time 21:11 21:00 Trip to Vista from Escondido in the car Legend C Vista HCx Odometer 15.98 15.97 Miles Max speed 72.70 72.60 MPH Moving time 22:49 22:01 Stop time 3:59 4:49 Return trip from Vista to Escondido in the car Legend C Vista HCx Odometer 15.56 15.57 Miles Max speed 69.10 69.30 MPH Moving time 22:24 21:48 Stop time 4:23 5:00 What I find very interesting about this is the moving vs. stopped time. The Legend is definitely quicker to realize it is moving. However, at the end of these trips, the odometer readings are essentially identical. The moving average calculation is affected by this difference in moving vs. stopped time. At the end of the trip, when you pull into the garage and walk through the house, the Legend will announce at some point that it has lost contact while the Vista continues to plot my movements. Further, at any given location, the estimated accuracy is a lower number on the Vista. It is very clear that the Vista HCx has a substantially better receiver than the Legend C. Thoughts? Skyliner / N6SUN