1Gb gives coverage of half of Europe and routing is fairly good, though with the latest maps I was told to turn right in Harrogate the other day even though there was a forced left turn. I complained to Garmin and they just gave the old "march of technology" argument.īy this time I had a considerable investment in Garmin maps, so bought a Vista Cx and sold a year old Legend C at considerable loss.
Plus, routing was impossible in the older metroguide. Well, it did for one version, but then in the next version the chunks were so enormous I couldn't even get adequate coverage of a modest route in the UK. I bought the Legend C thinking it would cope better with the larger maps in the later versions of Metroguide/City Select. I used to take my Legend on holiday to the US (from GB) and once held coverage of Yellowstone, Salt Lake and Bryce in its 8Mb memory. I have been through (a) a Legend and eMap, (b) a Legend C and now have a Vista Cx with a 1Gb card. Yes, I could have easily rebought the maps but where does it end? No compatibility = No business from me. They decided instead to try to force people to repurchase maps they already own. The bottom line it this- All Garmin had to do to make the Legend C and winner and keep my loyalty (now lost) was to leave the auto-routing feature in Metro Guide, give the user the option of turning the Auto Routing off on the Legend C, and leave the power hook up as it was for the Legend. Try instead to find a company that does not treat its customer like cash machines!
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When I use my Etrex Legend (black and white) I program my routes on the computer, then download them and program only the destination maps and that works well for the price (160.00) But don’t waste your money on Garmin. 24MB memory may seem like a lot, but not when you have to put all those maps in. Don’t forget that for no particular reason garmin redesigned the power socket in the back of the unit so you will also need a new power cable!Įven if this is your first GPS it’s still is no good-īecause the Legend C reroutes every time you navigate, will have to program every map needed between point A and point B, or the Legend C will use its worthless basemap for any gaps. It does this even though the Metroguide streets DO appear on the Legend C. You can’t! When you try to navigate your downloaded route, the Legend C will recalculate it using its base map (because it does not recognize the Metroguide streets you downloaded to it) Your route will be lost. Maybe you (like me) think you can just do your routing on your computer and download it to the Legend C and skip the auto-routing on the hand held.
This means you will have to fork out another 100.00 or so to buy maps you already own (City Select they call it this time). The Metroguides used to (version 4) have auto-routing but Garmin removed it from future versions. The auto-routing is the key to this disaster. You may have bought the Metroguide software (post version 4) and you think you can use it on the Legend C. You (like I) may want the Legend C for the color screen, the higher memory (24MB) or the auto-routing features. The Etrex legend C is planned obsolescence at it’s best.
If you are made of money and don’t care that Garmin is ripping you off, you don’t need this review! Their product will work fine for you. A quick(?) product review for the Garmin Etrex Legend C
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