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    VGA-support for Whereigo on Pocket PC

    in Wherigo

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    Still no update on vga problem?

     

    So the "short list" seems to be useless. :unsure:

    On HTC Touch HD I get the same problems.

    I also tried to switch between WVGA and VGA, but it doesn't help.

     

    Please, could you add some setting possibility for other resolutions?

    Given that more and more devices are coming out with VGA resolution, it's frustrating that this issue remains unresolved after so long. Really negates the time and effort required to put together a cartridge when it can't even be displayed properly in the Wherigo Player... :laughing:

    Explorist 500 Battery

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I used the USB cable with the GPSr off to charge the battery. It worked but took a while. I'm now looking for a AC adapter.

     

    When using the wall charger, the GPSr shows 'Charging', but when it's just plugged into my laptop, it only shows 'Ext Power'. Is this because it's using as much power as it's receiving just to run and therefore isn't charging the battery at the same time?

     

    How do I know it's actually charging the battery when the unit is off, since there's no external charging indication, like an LED or something? Also, does anyone have any idea how long it takes to fully charge a dead battery using a USB connection?

    Explorist 500 Battery

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I bought the 500LE from Costco.com and was quite happy with it initially, except that I was going through tons of AAAs (a set only seemed to last a few hours, though I never did a timed test), so the rechargeable Li-ion was a must have for me to even consider keeping the unit.

     

    So, I put in an order for two of the $20 charger/battery combos and when my order was still showing 'backordered' after two weeks, I called up Magellan directly. Took a bit of explaining to the customer rep what I was trying to do, but I basically just ordered two of the A/C chargers and two of the batteries (which you'll notice are not individually shown as backordered, only the combo is) and asked to be discounted the difference between those items and the 'special deal'. Surprisingly enough, they did it and I received my order in about a week.

     

    Worked for me, but YMMV.

    The Explorist 500 Experience

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    My experience with my new eXplorist 500LE, having come from a Garmin Etrex Vista, are mostly positive. For me, the biggest gripes are:

    • only able to load 200 geocaches
    • unable to edit a geocache waypoint
    • unable to create a geocache on the unit (using 'mark')
    • no puzzle cache icon (all others are there, even events!!!)

    Going from 1000 to only 200 caches loaded is frustrating given the amount of storage memory available between the internal memory and the SD card, so I'm hopeful this will be changed to at least 500 in an upcoming firmware upgrade.

     

    Speaking of which, anyone heard if/when one will be coming?

     

    For puzzle caches label it "mystery" cache.

     

    Ah, that was the problem. I was generating my .gs files using CacheMate for PPC and it was using 'Unknown Cache' rather than 'Mystery Cache'. When I edited the file manually and uploaded it, the correct icon now displays. I've let the developer know so this should be fixed soon.

     

    Thanks for the help!

    The Explorist 500 Experience

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    My experience with my new eXplorist 500LE, having come from a Garmin Etrex Vista, are mostly positive. For me, the biggest gripes are:

    • only able to load 200 geocaches
    • unable to edit a geocache waypoint
    • unable to create a geocache on the unit (using 'mark')
    • no puzzle cache icon (all others are there, even events!!!)

    Going from 1000 to only 200 caches loaded is frustrating given the amount of storage memory available between the internal memory and the SD card, so I'm hopeful this will be changed to at least 500 in an upcoming firmware upgrade.

     

    Speaking of which, anyone heard if/when one will be coming?

    The Explorist 500 Experience

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I don't know if this is the correct place to post this, or even if this worked, but I did a lot of shopping around when I first purchased my GPS so when I saw the ad I figured I would post it, because I would have appreciated it. Anyway, if anyone belongs to Costco, (It's like BJ's or Sam's Club), I just saw an offer in the flyer good until 10/29, for a 500LE WITH 3-D Topo software included for $199.99 delivered. Hopefully this may help someone.

    Actually, it's now listed at $179.99 delivered. Having just bought mine, I'll be asking for a $20 credit. :)

    Explorist GOTO question/problem

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    If you are going to create a GOTO from the map screen, make sure the pop-up box says "Goto [Cache Name]?" and not "Goto current cursor position?" When scrolling around on the map screen, don't hit GOTO until you see the cache's name on the bottom of the screen. This lets you know your cursor is on top of the POI marker. If it says "Goto [Cache Name]?" after you hit the GOTO button, it should take you to the cache's coords. I don't usually create GOTOs on the map, but the few times I have, I haven't had any problems.

    I agree. This is the procedure I've used and it's worked fine for me as long as the cache name is what's shown.

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