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 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (61)
Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 10
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 176x220
Display Size: 2.2
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Size: Garmin Part #010-00632-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: eTrex Venture HC
Model: eTrex Venture HC
UPC: 753759072872
EAN: 0753759072872
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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 garmin Etrex July 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A great product for the price . I looked at my needs ,bought it and it works fine . If you need just to set way points or use the altitude info(as I did ) This is the one for you. I do not need a "restaurant finder" This is for outdoor use and its waterproof.
Really Nice Unit - Super - I Likes it ALOT August 25, 2007
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
It seems the more research you do on GPS units the more confusing things become because of the shear number of units themselves. eTrex alone stands on a large family of products and so when it comes down to making a purchase it's most confusing. All of us want the best bang for our buck and start analyzing units until we are blue in the face. One user says this, another says something else, and so who do we believe? This was the case with my research experience. I love looking at reviews and if I see one or two complaints I tend not to get overly excited, if I see a bunch of people complaining then I know it's one to avoid and that's what I've seen about the eTrex GPS units, one works, one don't, one doesn't have a wire, one does, one don't have a manual one does, one gets reception in the car, one don't.
I've own several GPS units including 2 HP PDA's, 1 Mio, 2 Megallen's and 2 Garmin's and although I'm certainly no expert have decided that GPS is a league of it's own much like cell phones, some have everything - of it cheep. For example; a cell phone will never equal a Sony camera so why try to accomplish the task of pushing every device into a phone and settle for pictures that could be better using a better camera. What I decided for me about the hand-held's like this eTrex Venture HC is to let it do it's thing which it seems to be doing quite well and let my larger models such as my Nuvi200 do it's own thing down the high-way. I've tried to use my Nuvi200 for Geocaching and it failed miserably but how was I to know it's the first time I've tried looking for a Cache. If I asked this small eTrex unit to do what my Nuvi200 does with driving data, it would fail on the high-way. Small hand-held's, any of them will not play ball with the big boys. So without trying to expect more out of this little guy then what can be produced here is what I'm seeing.
The eTrex HC in my house with an attic full of R-11 and concrete tile roof is getting seven satellites within 10 seconds of turning it on, and 4 or 5 were instant. It has a compass that works when you are moving around. It came in a cool box with a USB wire, a CD of basic hwy maps, a strap, and complete instructions in full color as a quick guide and a book to flip though in a couple languages. It has a huge selection of impressive settings including the satellites, custom welcome message, tones, color displays - many, time, Geocache, marine, units, heading, trip comp, mark, find, tracks, routes, highway, setup, proximity, calendar, calculator, stopwatch, sun & moon, hunt & fish, games and living color.
So, does it have complete driving roads of cities? - No, which I knew. Does it have topo maps? - No, and so in the spirit of what makes sense because the big ones come with street maps loaded of the entire country but no topo-maps for the same price as this which was $200, it would only make sense if they loaded topo-maps with the hand-held's which is not good business just to send them out with a bunch of empty towns. So with all the confusion about these things, I played it safe and decided to get mine at Super Wal-Mart and although cost me a little more can take it back if there is a problem.
I thought it was weird that Garmin is now trying to get a scoop of Geocache
 Excellent value/performance March 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Worked with the eTrex a couple of days, very pleased, we had the Garmin Geco 201 earlier, this had a bad reception in the woods.
The Etrex is next generation, good/excellent reception with the maps in the background so far excellent ratio performance/cost.
Herman
Overall a good value April 9, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Other than poorly labeled buttons (embossed black-on-black on the sides of the unit) and a touchy "mouse" on the face of the unit, it does everything you could want. Screen is very readable (from less than 4" out). Super easy to download waypoints for geocaching. Something I'd change if I was in the design dept would be to move the "mouse" (see black dot left of the red 'e') to the right of center as a majority of users will be right-handed and would likely find it easier to use one-handed. Alternately, 'lefties' may well love the feature - so Enjoy! Last word: I would not recommend this unit as a nav system for a driver alone as the screen is too small for that function. Try a Nuvi. They compliment eachother nicely.
Garmin eTrex Venture HC Makes the Trip May 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was my first GPS purchase and i spent a lot of time being confused over the terminology and features of GPSr's. In researching a unit to buy, I also looked at what others who were not as confused as me were using. I finally settled on the Venture HC. I have to say I was not disappointed. I use my unit for geocaching and hiking. It took some time to learn to use the Venture partly because it was something new and the instructions were complicated and partly because I was new to GPS's and had to learn the terminology. Once I got the hang of using it, I was impressed with its accuracy. It carries light and is easy to operate.
Things I didn't like were that it always powers up with the screen dimmed. You must always brighten the screen to see it. I would have thought it would come on at a medium brightness. The unit also comes with a strap for carrying and the belt clip is optional. Since the Venture is designed for outdoor uses like hiking, etc., I would rather have had the belt clip as standard and the strap optional. Minor things I would like changed, but that's the only real problem I have with the Venture.
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