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Garmin eTrex Venture HC


$200.00 Released January, 2007

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Colour screen. Base map included with the unit is decent. Lots of useful features.

The Cons:Additional map software is expensive.

The eTrex Venture HC is an entry-level handheld GPS receiver with 24 MB of internal memory, simple basemap and color screen. The basemap contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads and coastlines.

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  Loading waypoints and routes from the included MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager software is done fairly simply be linking the GPS to the computer using the included USB cable. Adding map detail from MapSource or other mapping products is done fairly simply as well.

Unit dimensions, WxHxD: 4.2" x 2.2" x 1.2" (10.7 x 5.6 x 3.0 cm)
Display size, WxH: 1.3" x 1.7" (3.3 x 4.3 cm)
Display resolution, WxH: 176 x 220 pixels
Display type: 256 level color TFT
Weight: 5.5 oz (156 g) with batteries
Battery: 2 AA batteries (not included)
Battery life: 14 hours
Waterproof: yes (IPX7)
Floats: no
High-sensitivity receiver: yes
PC interface: USB
RoHS version available: yes

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    Colour screen

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    Base map included with the unit is decent

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    Lots of useful features

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    Easy to upgrade map software on to the unit (eg. topo)

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    Additional map software is expensive

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