tjmack05 Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I'm brand new to GPS, so it's yet to be seen how much I will use it. But, I would like to have the option of using it in the car as well as in the out doors. I use Mapquest to get my directions, so I'm not looking to have my GPS replace that. I just want to know exactly where I am and get myself un-lost if I ever need to while driving. For these purposes, are there any major differences between the Legend and the Vista, that make the Vista worth the extra $? Is is just the memory? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Yes, I could live without the compass, but the memory for maps is good. Once you do get used to the compass a lot of people will never own a GPS again without one. Quote Link to comment
+MiTMules Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 I recently bought the Legend C as opposed to the Vista C mainly due to price and battery life. Garmin's documentation has the Legend C's battery lasting about 30% longer than the Vista C. The new C (color) models in the Legend and Vista both have 24 MB memory so the only difference appears to be the compas and baro altimeter on the Vista. These models also both support auto navigation and it works great with CitySelect. I backpack often and always have a compass so that feature wasn't a big selling point for me. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 One of several recent threads discussing this is here. Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 ...and then there's the whole altimeter thing. If you're on a commercial jet in a pressurized cabin, it's gonna read that you're only 5,000 feet up when you're really at 35,000 feet. Quote Link to comment
+Stylerod Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Now that I have my Legend C I will probably never use Mapquest again. The GPS made it obsolete and no more wrong turns!!!! Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 ...I will probably never use Mapquest again. What's a Mapquest? Quote Link to comment
+Stylerod Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 ...I will probably never use Mapquest again. What's a Mapquest? Exactly Quote Link to comment
+GrnXnham Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Not sure if you are talking about the color models or the grayscale models but when I 1st started geocaching I had a (greyscale) Legend and my caching friend had the (greyscale) Vista. After a while we both agreed that the compass on the Vista was more annoying than helpful and he turned it off. We kept forgetting we had to recalibrate the compass every time he changed batteries. And the way the needle always swung around on the compass page due to the electronic compass was annoying also. He almost never used the altimeter so for me I would have to decide if the extra memory alone is worth the extra expense of a Vista. Quote Link to comment
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