Dave Kruger wrote: > > I think the BlueCharts trump all the others, but have no direct > experience with an -X unit. > > John, this may not apply to the units you are considering, but on my > (now outdated) Map60C, if you download a BlueChart chart, it > overwrites the corresponding portion of the basemap (which comes with > the unit); when you decide to paddle in a different BlueChart region, > and download it, MapSource (the Garmin SW for handling charts) > displaces the _first_ BlueChart, restores the basemap for the _old_ > BlueChart chart area, and wipes out the corresponding portion of the > basemap for the _new_ chart's area. Woof. > > As you might imagine, this can be pretty inconvenient; I expect it is > one of the reasons people favor the -X units. The other is the better > antenna. > > I would not care if Garmin left the basemap out of the unit -- I don't > use a GPS as a navigation tool when driving. But, it does bug me that > I can't have BlueCharts from different regions simultaneously on my GPS. I mentioned this backchannel to someone but I ordered and should receive any day now, a 76Cx. I found it on a mailorder site for $329 US, which, oddly enough was same price they quoted for the 60Cx. I'm not sure why the prices are the same but considering that the 76Cx floats and has a 128MB card instead of a 64MB card I went with the 76Cx instead of the 60Cx. I think the Garmin site had a page for ordering the mini-SD cards and offered 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB versions. Does anyone know if the 76Cx will take a 32 or 64MB card? If I am going to buy extra cards to store different map sets for different regions if they'll all fit on a smaller card I can save some money. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 05 2007 - 10:49:09 PST
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