ViPeRaY Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 (edited) Hi. i heard about geaocaching and want to try it. So i search on inet and decided to buy Garmin eTrex VistaCX. As a beginner, how is this device for me? It havent reached to me yet. Is it easy to use and enough for beginner? THX Edited November 18, 2006 by ViPeRaY Quote Link to comment
+El Diablo Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 It's fairly simple to use, and is way more than adequate to get started with. As a matter of fact you may never even want to upgrade unless it's to get a unit with the new Sirf chip. El Diablo Quote Link to comment
+soldierblue2 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 It's fairly simple to use, and is way more than adequate to get started with. As a matter of fact you may never even want to upgrade unless it's to get a unit with the new Sirf chip. El Diablo It is a good piece of kit, easy to use and it will do you fine, good hunting Quote Link to comment
+timk54 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I am not nearly as smart as mst of the geocachers on this forum. When I bought my Vista Cx I went through a two or three week learning experience. The folks here answered my questions inteligently and with much patience. I have found 50 caches and my wife has hidden one. We use the Vistta Cx for location gold claims as well as for geocaching. I really like the Vista Cx now and recently purchased the City Navagator 8 for it. All I can say is wow. email me if you need anything answered. I am not an expert but I wil try to help. timk54 Quote Link to comment
+media601 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I am not nearly as smart as mst of the geocachers on this forum. When I bought my Vista Cx I went through a two or three week learning experience... timk54 If it only took you three weeks to learn you are *way* smarter than me. I have had my Garmin 60cs for 1 1/2 years and I still seem to learn something new every time I use it. Quote Link to comment
+media601 Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 (edited) Hi. i heard about geaocaching and want to try it. So i search on inet and decided to buy Garmin eTrex VistaCX. As a beginner, how is this device for me? It havent reached to me yet. Is it easy to use and enough for beginner? THX If you already have a mini USB cable (used by many cameras, PDAs, and other small electronics) you may want to consider the Venture CX. It does not have a magnetic compass like the Vista but the cost difference is considerable. You can get one for about $160.00 after rebate. It also does not come with the microSD chip for loading maps, but most people upgrade that immediately anyway. You can buy a 1 gig microSD chip for about $35.00 Edited November 19, 2006 by media601 Quote Link to comment
ViPeRaY Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 THX for all answers. Quote Link to comment
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