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Hello,

I am looking for a Garmin GPS for use with uploadable maps that I can take
hunting.

What unit will be best for this use?
I would like to have topo maps that can be uploaded to the GPS from a laptop
or home PC.

Thanks.

DW

The best would probably be the Garmin GPSMAP 76CS but if your just going
to use it for hunting that would probably be an overkill. Do you want a
color or black and white screen? How much do you want to spend?
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"D.Waits" <davlw331@printlineinc.com> wrote in message
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Hello,

I am looking for a Garmin GPS for use with uploadable maps that I can take
hunting.

What unit will be best for this use?
I would like to have topo maps that can be uploaded to the GPS from a
laptop
or home PC.

Thanks.

DW

"D.Waits" <davlw331@printlineinc.com> wrote in message
news:wlFlf.7594$cA2.4724@bignews3.bellsouth.net...

Hello,

I am looking for a Garmin GPS for use with uploadable maps that I can take
hunting.

What unit will be best for this use?
I would like to have topo maps that can be uploaded to the GPS from a
laptop
or home PC.

Thanks.

DW

If you can wait a while, rumor has it that an updated line of Garmin GPS's
will be out. I would seriously look at the Garmin eTrex Legend Cx or GPSMap
60Cx. Major points; higher sensitivity (SiRFstarIII chipset?), MicroSD
(TransFlash) memory. I would also recommend the Garmin Mapsource US Topo
Maps.

<http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/gps_tracklog/2005/11/new_garmin_rece.html>

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Pete Rissler
http://web1.greatbasin.net/~rissler/
http://www.tccycling.com

How about this ?

http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/garmi ... map-60csx/

greetings Kalle ;^)

Looking to spend around $300 - $400. B/W screen would be okay, do need to be
able to upload maps, do any of the currunt units still use Mapsource?

Thanks!

DW

They all do.

Dale

D.Waits wrote:

Looking to spend around $300 - $400. B/W screen would be okay, do need to be
able to upload maps, do any of the currunt units still use Mapsource?

Thanks!

DW

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Brand name SD memory is down to $40-$60 per GB in the U.S. The biggest
TransFlash chips are presently 256mb and TransFlash is running about
$160-$200 per GB at street prices.

MicroSD (TransFlash) is available up to 512MB. Available in stores in Reno,
NV.

Pete

Kalle wrote:

How about this ?

http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/garmi ... map-60csx/

greetings Kalle ;^)

So Garmin finally woke up. They are providing an avenue for expandable
storage memory to compete with the Magellan models that have been doing
that for some time. I'm surprised they did not make it to use only the
Garmin proprietary memory cards.

Brand name SD memory is down to $40-$60 per GB in the U.S. The biggest
TransFlash chips are presently 256mb and TransFlash is running about
$160-$200 per GB at street prices.

I wonder if Garmin will let the "x" models recognize and use larger
memory modules as they become available?

Magellan still mentions 128mb as the maximum size for SD cards in
Meridians but they are widely known to work with 1GB (and maybe 2 GB
also?) SD cards.

Looks to me like the best deal for this hunter would be to find any used
Meridian with a monochrome LCD display (for best battery life) and then
pick up a copy of MapSend Topo 3D.

You can get topo maps for the entire U.S. with MapSend Topo 3D. Garmin
wants to sell you three CD's to get the same coverage. And the Magellan
topo maps have better detail than the Garmin maps.

Yep, this is a no brainer.

Jack


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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

Jack Erbes wrote:
[snip]

You can get topo maps for the entire U.S. with MapSend Topo 3D. Garmin
wants to sell you three CD's to get the same coverage. And the Magellan
topo maps have better detail than the Garmin maps.

Garmin sells Mapsource TOPO US which covers all of the US.
The product consists of 3 CD's: Western US, Eastern US,
and Alaska/Hawaii and based on USGS 1:100,000 scale maps.
This is one product with 3 CD's at about $85 (street).

The Garmin 1:24,000 "National Parks" topo maps are
divided into 3 products:
National Parks, West at about $90 (street).
National Parks, Central at about $90 (street).
National Parks, East at about $90 (street).

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Dan
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Dan Anderson wrote:

Jack Erbes wrote:
[snip]

You can get topo maps for the entire U.S. with MapSend Topo 3D.
Garmin wants to sell you three CD's to get the same coverage. And the
Magellan topo maps have better detail than the Garmin maps.


Garmin sells Mapsource TOPO US which covers all of the US.
The product consists of 3 CD's: Western US, Eastern US,
and Alaska/Hawaii and based on USGS 1:100,000 scale maps.
This is one product with 3 CD's at about $85 (street).

The Garmin 1:24,000 "National Parks" topo maps are
divided into 3 products:
National Parks, West at about $90 (street).
National Parks, Central at about $90 (street).
National Parks, East at about $90 (street).

Okay, thanks for explaining that. I was confused about the different
packages. And, to be fair, the Garmin National Parks packages would
have better detail at 1:24k than the Topo 3D maps would for the same
areas. I think the detail on Topo 3D is slightly better than the USGS
1:50k topo maps, like having some additional contour lines and details
added.

Jack

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Jack Erbes in Ellsworth, Maine, USA - jackerbes at adelphia dot net
(also receiving email at jacker at midmaine.com)

D.Waits wrote:

B/W screen would be okay

Color screens are much easier to read, especailly in sunlight. At your
price range, check out the units side by side, in sunlight, before
going b/w.

Rich Owings
http://www.MakeYourOwnMaps.com/
http://gpstracklog.typepad.com/

"We were desert mystics, my friends and I, poring over our maps as
others do their holy books." - Edward Abbey

Jack Erbes wrote:
[snip]

You can get topo maps for the entire U.S. with MapSend Topo
3D. Garmin wants to sell you three CD's to get the same
coverage. And the Magellan topo maps have better detail
than the Garmin maps.

Yep, this is a no brainer.

For another opinion, a review, and links to illustrated comparisons,
see http://gpsinformation.net/main/topo-cds.htm
--
Fred Hiltz, fhiltz at yahoo dot com