skee0025 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Anyone have any experience with these GPS units. I asked the wife for a H2O for christmas and am getting one of these. She's terrible at hiding gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbad401 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have had one for about 3 years and I like it. It is a solid GPS unit. But, I would not buy one now. The Legend does not have a memory card slot (8 meg internal memory) and does not have a USB interface. When you download or upload anything from or to the unit it is very slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rope Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I had one.Will not do half of what an H2O will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberg Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have had one for a long time. Yes not expandable memory... cannot use chips but the plus side to that if you get lakemaster you can print out paper maps for quick reference. I have about 20 lakes and my hunting area on topo and I still have about half the memory left to load more maps. Receiver is not the best when in heavy cover. Solid unit for the price albeit outdated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoozebutton Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 My first unit was the E-Trex. Worked good (still does after 5 years) but my Christmas wish list has the H2O on it. If you're going to use it for hunting, it'll work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGurk Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have used one for about 4 years, and have about maxed out it's capabilities. It was a great starter GPS, but I have often thought of upgrading. Things I would like:1)Non-LCD color screen- slows down in the cold, and not as easy to read as color.2)expandable memory- only for the sake of loading Lakemaster lake topos, the 8 megs is fine for waypoints and tracks3)larger screen- self explanitory4)more refined interface- seems a little clunky to get around the menus5)Routing capability- for traveling in the car in a fashion like the in-car GPSr's do, I know a few do (Lowrance XOG, others) but it shouldn't be so exclusive.6)bang for the buck- I don't know why these have stayed pretty close to their original price point 3-5 years ago when they haven't done much to reinvent the wheel. Some of these are up to $600, while the in-car GPSr's (even the Garmin's) have dropped significantly in the last 2 years with more features and larger screens at a lower price.Is the old black/white Legend a good GPSr? Yes, but I would see if she would mind if you traded up to the Lowrance H2O or possible the Garmin Legend HCx (both are Color screens w/ an expansion card). The Lowrance XOG seems good on the outside, but I have not read favorable reviews from fellow outdoorsmen. It would be a toss up between those if I were have to purchase one right now, but I'm gonna wait a couple years to upgrade when hopefully some of those mentioned items will be addressed at a lower price point. I do a lot with the computer and printing out maps and transferring waypoints back and forth, and I would continue to do that regardless.Hey, at least she listened and got you something you asked for, though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerchJerker Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 If she did her homework and got you a Legend HCX then you have a memory slot that will take LakeMaster chips and a USB connection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I think that's correct. The "X" in the name I believe represents Xpandible memory. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGurk Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Depending on how "Snoopy" you were, you can easily tell the difference between the etrex Legend (Clear Blue casing) and the etrex Legend HCx (Silver casing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingmeatwad Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I have an H2O now but i dropped my Legend down a hole in 40 ft of water. I was able to hook it with a rattlin rap in about 5 min.After drilling a hole in it and letting it dry out for a couple weeks it worked again :-)Lesson Learned? The Legend won't float. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert1965 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 in garmins defence. the new units blow everything else out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McGurk Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Care to elaborate, robert1965? I have no experience with the newer Garmins, and not to many people talk about them. Any thought would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I can comment a little bit. The newer Garmins with the high sensitivity antenna receivers can get signal darn near anywhere. Inside buildings, thick thick trees, of course open water, but I bet you could get signal inside a lead box! I've never had a GPS that would get signal like the newer Garmins. You can get all the lakemaster chips for them as well. I have run Lowrance, older Garmins, and now have the 60CSx and wouldn't trade it for anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Position accuracy is also hard to beat. With WAAS enabled, I frequntly experience accuracy to less than 6'. Not bad for a handheld. Garmin also has models that do float if that is a concern. They also have models that can withstand submersion to defined depths for a period of time.Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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