Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx Handheld GPS by Garmin
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Digital camera reviews of Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx Handheld GPS
Digital camera Review: No Produce Support - No Mac Computer Support
Summary: 1 Stars
Unless you're a big fan of being put on hold for hours at a time I would look for a different GPS from another company. Garmin doesn't care the slightest for their customers once they have their money. Garmin's user manuals, on-line help and phone support are infuriating.Digital camera Review: So far I like it, really 4.5 stars.
Summary: 4 Stars
Having used a huge number of GPS units over many years, I must say that the 76CX is very good.
Pro's
Removable memory (now up to 1GB)
Can be powered from 2 AA cells for a long time.
Nice Color Screen, no back light needed daytime
Water resistant
No easy to break off parts
Can be powered from USB connection!
Memory Cards(Micro SD) can be written to outside of unit
Does a good job routing for automobile use
Has marine and geocaching functions as well as hiking stuff like track logs etc.
fair pricing
Lots of optionally available maps
Garmin support is good including firmware updates that add functionality.
Cons:
Screen could be larger
Requires purchase of maps for street level(but this keeps price down, for people who aren't driving with it)
Even with car kit unit doesn't talk at all("turn right next" or more recent auto units that pronounce street names)like the NUVI units do.
That said this and the 60 series are the only GPS units that you can drive with as well as use for hiking/boating/geocaching that work really well. The Magellan units that support both Meridian and Explorist are not nearlly as nice from a hardware, software and firmware point of view.
I will keep this unit until Garmin comes out with one that talks and pronounces street names as well as all the other functions that the 76 has. Would have also cosidered the 60CX but the price of the 76CX was better with the rebate offered this month.
Digital camera Review: Very Good, feature rich unit
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been running the 76cx on my Seadoo for about a month now. Seadoo makes a glove box cover that allows you to snap a 76 series right in, so it's always in front of me. I'm very happy with the screen, no matter how or where I'm riding I can always read it without much of an issue. The fact that the unit floats has already saved me from losing it on a couple of occasions. The software is very good, and easy to use. I can plug the unit in after a day of riding and import my tracks from where i've been.
I have 2 small issues with the unit. First is that the maps that come with it aren't accurate at all. Most of where I ride is considered to be land by the maps. I'm hoping to get the bluechart maps soon, but they cost as much as the unit did, so I'm hesitant to pull the trigger before trying a unit that includes them.
My second issue is that you can't pull tide info into the information page. I ride in a lot of tidal areas, and it would be helpful to see when high/low tide are so I can know to enter/avoid some places. It's not terribly hard to get tidal information from the main menu, but It would save me some time to have it right on the information page.
Overall the 76cx is a spectacular unit, and I would reccomend it for anyone who has a PWC. It's rugged, compact, and easy to use.
Digital camera Review: Very good GPS device
Summary: 4 Stars
This GPS device is my first device and has everything that I want for my job. It detects multiple satellites in heavy wooded areas and has very good accuracy. Its ease of use with my laptop computer was very important plus Minnesota DNR has a very good program for uploading and downloading waypoints and tracks to the GARMIN units. I would recommend this to anyone that is looking for a good value (which is not equal to best price or necessarily the best GPS unit).Digital camera Review: don't listen to the rookies
Summary: 5 Stars
the majority of the negative reviews are form people that want a GPS for their car, (rookies). I use mine exclusively for fishing and hunting, and its one of the best I've seen. I bought the topo map chip for the mid-west, and was blown away. it had all of the lakes I didn't expect, as well as the ones I did, with contour lines far better (3 ft in some cases) than any DNR map I've ever seen. the topo map chip was [...] bucks, but was well worth the price. The map chip included all boat landings, nav. hazzards, POI's, major and forest roads, and lake contours as accurate as my new depth finder. If your lonely and want a GPS that talks, go get a tom tom, but if you want a serious GPS for a serious outdoors man, you won't be disappointed.