Garmin GPS 76CSX Handheld GPS with Barometric Altimeter and Electronic Compass
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Customer Review: Very Versatile
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had my 76CSX for about a year. I use it with my motorcycle, my bicycle, my truck, for boating and hiking. It does just about everything. The only thing I wish it did is talk to me when I need to turn or make some other navigational adjustment, but I knew it did NOT do that when I bought it. What little tech support I've needed (when I couldn't figure something out from the instructions) has been prompt and competent. It may help that I live only eight miles from the Garmin World Headquarters in Olathe, Kansas.
One feature that many people miss because they don't use it, is the 6 million points of interest. If you'll let it, it will select a restaurant for you, according to what your palate hankers for, or a place to stay (motel/hotel) or which casino is closest.
It's just a jim-dandy little gadget that's very handy. Try one. You'll like it.
Customer Review: great primary locator device
Summary: 4 Stars
We bought two of the GPSMAP 76Csx models for our resources staff. After working with the device for a few weeks, I decided to purchase my own to replace my aging GARMIN eTrex Vista The 76Csx is going to be a great tool for our wetland delineation process. Although of low reolution and scaling the ability to load the MapSource 1:100000 maps will provide a little more detail than the base maps. We use DNR Garmin to transfer these points between the device and our ArcMAP/ ArcGIS software. This easily allows us to display our field mapping coordinates in a geo-referrenced satelite image environment for planning purposes. Being able to change datums on the fly is important for our varying data formats. I only wish the unit would accept more text annotation and display it in the mapping software. This would be more useful for discusion of individual point data.Customer Review: Great for Sailboat Racing
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this GPS to replace a GPSMAP 76cs that I dropped overboard on a sailboat race. I had to watch it float away as we sailed away from it. Anyhow, this GPS is a nice improvement. It acquires a signal faster and the map display updates much more quickly. I like that I can put a 2GB memory card in it and load lots of maps and change cards quickly. I have the City Navigator NT product, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron on the 2GB card with room to spare. The battery life is great. I can get more than a day out of a set of alkaline batteries. Navigation mode works very well for sailboat racing. I have used this to navigate very complex courses and it works well. I plan to upload tracks to MotionBased and analyze my racing performance. Now I just have to hold onto this one better and not lose it overboard.Customer Review: As good as it gets
Summary: 5 Stars
After many months of study, I decided on the 76CSx. I cannot find a problem with is after one month of 3 day weekends geocaching. I can put more waypoints in it than the streetpilot in the car. After finding a cache I can press found and it goes to the calendar so I can find them easily when I get home to do logs. I am using 2500mAH energizer batteries in it and because I discharge them completely before recharging, they last 24 hours with out the backlight. I bought the car cigarette lighter adapter for it but only use it on long trips. It has a better routing engine than the streetpilot 2620 consistently going the way I would go. I cant think of any problem with it as yet. You get used to the buttons at the top which I have no problem with. I think this is as good as it getsCustomer Review: Not Compatible with Routes Created in Mapsource
Summary: 1 Stars
Routes created using Garmin's mapsource software on a PC may be transferred to the GPSMAP 76, but when recalculated by the handheld, the routes are not the same as those created in mapsource. In fact, they were substantially different.
Garmin support explained that the Mapsource software and the GPS76CSX use different routing algorithms. The only way around this is to add waypoints in the Mapsource routes to force the handheld to follow the routes you create on the PC. There is nothing in the documentation of either about this problem. This is a time consuming pain in the A.
This is enough of a problem that we would not purchase garmin for this use again. The routes designed on the PC must match the routes in the handheld after transfer.