Vlad

maybe in the next generation of products

the popular opinion is that the gps is accurate to roughly .1 mph. there is a time lag so gps is not great for instantaneous readings, but it is very accurate with more or less steady-state speeds.

buy the garmin etrex case - works very well with the cx

one solution is to turn on the data fields on your map page and then pick "pointer" as one of the data fields. it will show an arrow that is an identical directional representation of the compass pointer.

nice review - welcome to the forum

arrrgggg - duplicate post - ignore please

i'm not sure but if this is because you want to transfer info you could always just open mapsource twice

duplicate post - sorry

sure - i show degrees when i use the heading field the key is in the setup menu under heading - choose degrees rather than cardinal or mils

hmmm... perhaps the first indication of new capabilities coming in garmin's handhelds? i wonder when they'll announce a new 60csx-like unit but with the three axis compass... ------------------- i like this part "a revolutionary 3-axis compass, which works no matter how the handheld is oriented". not exactly revolutionary, more like evolutionary. magellan owners are very familiar with the benefits of a three-axis compass. the future looks bright!

marine mounts are a screw-down style (round plate, 3 screws). their auto mounts are an adhesive-based style, but this mount can also be used along with garmin's beanbag or 3 fingered mounts.

maybe they purchased a serial cable for nmea to s&t

nope, at least not on mine - i have one of the first generation etrex's (version 2.14 os, prior to waas capable on the yellow) and for units i can only choose metric, statute and nautical. the legend, as others have suggested, would also indicate "yards" in that list of choices...

with 90% in-car use waterproof is probably not a necessity - more so a nice to have - the op would be the one to determine that. quest doesn't have a 3" screen either...

given the state of gps today (dumbed-down for in-car use generally) it is difficult to find all of the features you are looking for in a unit designed mainly for in-car use. garmin's 376 would be one to consider although your price point would have to go up significantly. you would also need to purchase the maps, car kit and memory cards as these do not come with the 376. garmin's nuvi family would work for you if you can do without the compass display. and if you're willing to consider comprimising in that way there are units made by magellan, lowrance and others that would likely be fine as well. it's not easy to buy one gps that can do everything...

sorry i don't have a solution for accessing the cable but i am interested in knowing what you do to deal with those extreme temps?

it's there because it's a logical place to be. think about it from a system backup perspective - everything you need all in one location - pop in your dvd, hit record, and presto all your unique information is copied to dvd - simply and easily. putting it into the garmin folder isn't a bad idea but consider that if all programs did that - created their own folders and put stuff in a variety of locations on your system - it would be easy to forget an important directory. you might realize too late that you had forgotten to backup a certain folder and the important files within as you set out to reload your system after a drive crash (or virus, or...)...

memory cards are dropping in price almost daily - get the memory card later.

i can have both a bearing field (with degrees) or the actual compass pointer field (with a goto pointer arrow) displayed on the map screen of my garmin too. but i do like the idea of photoimagery.

the difference between the forerunners and all other units including the foretrex is that the forerunners have a "pace" calculation. i would lean towards the newer units (205, 305) as they've relocated the antenna for better reception when running.

nuvi does one via point - so a to b to c. - i believe this was added in one of the software updates. streetpilot 2720,2820 etc do multiple vias - not sure what their maximum is. the new magellans are nice too. check them out in person, enter a destination in simulator mode and see which one you like best (visual and audio prompts, other included features).

all canadian rinos are limited by garmin to either 1watt (110, 120, 130) or 2watt (520, 530) output power. legally in canada all frs/gmrs type radios defined as consumer (this would include garmin's rinos) are mandated to be a maximum of 2watt output power and based on this garmin estimate 8kms of practical range (which is grossly overexaggerated). if you bring US rinos into canada they will work perfectly well in all ways. they are illegal to use however due to their 5watt output power. also if you had any issue with the units and sent them back to the US for repair it is uncertain whether garmin would be able to ship them back to you across the border as they would then be "breaking the law"... there is a canadian warranty depot but i am unsure if they will cover US purchased units under warranty (after warranty likely no issue) in canada - you might want to check with them first - their name is raytech and i believe they are in quebec city or montreal?

not quite sure what you're asking but in case you are... there is no way to take your gps display and "make it big" by somehow connecting it to a laptop. as others have pointed out there are other programs designed to work with a gps-connected-to-a-laptop (like nroute) that can turn your laptop into a large screen gps. but a way to just have the small display of your gps made bigger by hooking to a laptop - nope, sorry. well, you could buy a fresnel lens but that's another story...

either gps would serve your needs very well. lowrance and garmin both make great units. based on something you said though leads me to recommend garmin - lowrance's Hunt C units do not do turn by turn road navigation (at least at present). this may mean that you'll be upgrading sooner than you think - but this is only if you decide that road navigation is important to you. if not, i'm the first guy to say that "bang for your buck" it's hard to beat lowrance's products. you could just get the 60cx (without ecompass) and buy yourself a separate magnetic compass - if your gps fails and you have no other means to navigate, well, that's just not good. if you want to spend the bucks on the csx i'd still recommend you take along a separate compass just in case.

i see one site showed the maha 201 as being eneloop capable - does anyone know if the maha 800 or 801 chargers would also work? is there anything special about the sanyo charger?