Hi George, I am afraid I disagree. I just used a Garmin 76 SCX for my crossing this last Sunday and the color screen could be easily seen in plain sun light, better than with my old 76. The battery lasts a long time, the satellite signal is caught inside of the house, inside of buildings and inside an airplane that the 76 could not. I think the 76 SCX is a big improvement even with its big memory to store data and maps. Best Regards, Rafael. -----Mensaje original----- De: owner-ckf_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-ckf_at_paddlewise.net] En nombre de MicroCapMaven_at_aol.com Enviado el: Jueves, 27 de Diciembre de 2007 02:25 p.m. Para: sandmarks_at_ca.rr.com; paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net CC: ckf_at_paddlewise.net Asunto: Re: CKF: Santa brought me... Mark: I've got the GPS MAP 76-- great instrument, although the battery life could be better. I believe yours is the same, except in color. The good news is that the color screen is nice, especially with complex downloaded charts. The bad news is that it's harder to see the display in bright light and it has an even shorter battery life. However, in bright light, you often don't need a GPS as much. A great gift! Regards, George Miller ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Rafael, I have to agree with you. In addition my Map76 I also have one of the newer Etrex Legend CX color units. The battery life is phenomenal (especially with Lithium-ion batteries). The color screen is easier to read in bright sunlight than my Map76. Steve *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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