eTrex 20/30 (Webupdater) software version 3.70

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eTrex 20/30 (Webupdater) software version 3.70

 

as of March 25, 2014

 

Use Garmin Express to install this file.

 

(9.29 MB)

 

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Change History

 

Changes made from version 3.60 to 3.70:

 

Improved total ascent and total descent calculations

Improved average ascent, average descent, and vertical speed data fields

[wmarek74]

FW3.70 is great!

Now Trip computer=Track, IMO it slightly underestimates total ascent/total descent heights, but not that much.

 

BUG

If you erase Trip computer only, and save the track, it looses its elevation statistics.

So, it's better to erase both(trip computer and track) at once.

Edited March 28, 2014 by wmarek74

[BikinOn]

As a matter of interest, I don't own an eTrex but know a few people who do, how stable are its firmware updates? The Oregon updates that have been released lately have generally been pretty poor, are the eTrex ones any better?

[wmarek74]

The truth is that there is no 100% reliable eTrex 20/30 firmware yet.

Each released version has certain bugs (some minor, some huge).

 

We still have a hope for any better one firmware!

 

Current FW 3.70 has problems in response of Trip computer in low speeds (fields: speed, time of the movement).

[BikinOn]

Seems that Garmin needs to significantly improve their real world QA procedures, I've not seen one 100% firmware release yet.

Edited March 29, 2014 by BikinOn

[wmarek74]

For example:

look at the small, top lefthand side data field in this film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8euHfdZEJIE

What speed do You see most of the time.

Also look at bottom lefthand side data filed - it is "time of standstill"

Weird, isn't it?

 

It is all about Garmin :-(