Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS Receiver | 
 enlarge | Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
List Price: $169.99
Buy New: $114.35
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Rating:  229 reviews
Sales Rank: 165
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Tracks: 10
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 176x220
Display Size: 2.2
Includes MP3 Player: 1
Size: Garmin Part #010-00632-00
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 2 x 4.4
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: eTrex Venture HC
Model: eTrex Venture HC
UPC: 753759072872
EAN: 0753759072872
ASIN: B000PDR230
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | High-Sensitivity, WAAS-Enabled GPS Receiver Provides Peak Performance In Any Environment | | • | Built-In Basemap Includes Lakes, Rivers, Cities, Interstates, National & State Highways, Railroads & Coastlines | | • | Features A 1.7-InchH X 1.3-InchW Screen With 256-Level Color Tft | | • | Usb Compatible For High-Speed Map Downloads | | • | 24 Mb Of Internal Memory Allows User To Load Waypoints & Routes From The Included Mapsource Trip & Waypoint Manager Software |
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Product Description
High-sensitivity, Waas-enabled Gps Receiver Provides Peak Performance In Any Environment Built-in Basemap Includes Lakes, Rivers, Cities, Interstates, National & State Highways, Railroads & Coastlines Features A 1.7"h X 1.3"w Screen With 256-level Color Tft Usb Compatible For High-speed Map Downloads 24 Mb Of Internal Memory Allows User To Load Waypoints & Routes From The Included Mapsource(r) Trip & Waypoint Manager Software Stores 500 Waypoints & 50 Routes 4-way Cursor For Smooth, 1-hand Operation 14-hour Battery Life With 2 Required Aa Batteries Features Multiple Alarm Functions Built-in Celestial Tables For Best Times To Hunt & Fish Area Calculation User-configurable Colors & Tones Limited 1-year Warranty
Amazon.com Product Description
An essential for any outdoor excursion, the Garmin eTrex Venture HC helps you navigate through the toughest terrain. The unit is equipped with a high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, which locates your position quickly and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and deep canyons. The advantage is clear: whether you're traipsing through thick woods or strolling near tall buildings and trees, you can count on the Venture HC to help you find your way when you need it the most. At the same time, the Venture HC's easy-to-use menu lets you create and view waypoints (up to 500), save and view 10 track logs, access setup features, and more. It even offers 24 MB of internal memory and a detailed basemap, so you can load waypoints and routes from the included MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager software and add map detail from Garmin's entire line of optional MapSource mapping products. Besides appreciating its small size, outdoorsmen will also be happy with the Venture HC's unique button layout, with five buttons located on either side of the unit. The benefits of this design are twofold: First, the Venture HC is a breeze to operate with just one hand, and, second, with the buttons on both sides of the unit, the bulk of the front is dedicated to the 256-color, sunlight-readable TFT display. This makes it easy to distinguish map details regardless of the time of day. The Venture HC's basemap, meanwhile, contains lakes, rivers, cities, interstates, national and state highways, railroads, and coastlines--in short, a host of helpful details for your outdoor adventures. Other details include an IPX7 waterproof housing, a built-in patch antenna, a USB interface, a hunt/fish calendar, sun and moon information, and a geocaching mode. The Venture HC, which runs for up to 14 hours on a pair of AA batteries (not included), measures 2.2 by 4.2 by 1.2 inches (W x H x D) and is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
eTrex Venture HC, basemap, MapSource Trip & Waypoint Manager software, USB cable, wrist strap, quick start guide, user's manual.
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 Useless Junk July 29, 2010
Robert
What a disappointment. Useless is the only description I can give it. Base map is useless and hardly any internal storage. No SD slot. It is already on its way back for a refund. This is nothing more than the ultimate Garmin con job to buy maps.
For the Price? Amazing Geocaching Unit July 27, 2010
R.Boles
This gps, for the price, is incredible. I bought this unit for less than $100 new on Amazon. The signal strength and satellite acquisition time is awesome and light years ahead of the unit I was using.
While I am very pleased with this purchase please be aware of it's limitations:
It does not have a Electronic Compass or barometric altimeter
It only has 24MB of space, 22MB for TOPO maps, and does not have a SD card slot.
It only comes with a base map which is not as detailed as the picture here may suggest.
This unit is also not considered "Paperless" for Geocaching, and it's on board geocaching feature is rudimentary. This feature does not provide hints and basically only allows you to mark points as 'found' and put them on a calendar. The geocaching feature also holds to the units 500 waypoint max.
However, this can be worked around. Using Custom POI Loader and GSAK with a Garmin POI Maco, you can load about 2-4 thousand geocaching waypoints on this device including the hint, hide type, size, and last found.
Since this device is a Garmin, there are quite a few free topo maps floating around the internet. A quick google search of gpsfiledepo will lend you a topo of almost every state.
While this unit only has 22MB for TOPO maps, I find that for my use that is fine. I live in Oklahoma and geocache mainly in OKC, Tulsa, and Stillwater. This unit can hold the TOPO for all of those cities and the highways between them. When I Geocache somewhere else, I can simply load a new TOPO set from mapsend. It really isn't that much of a hassle.
Overall, this is a great unit. With a little searching around the internet, you can get this unit ready to go with zero cost to you after purchase.
But be aware of it's limitations. Don't buy this unit expecting a detailed basemap or turn by turn directions. If it's what you need, then it's a great buy.
Lot of GPS for the money July 27, 2010
H. E. Horn (AR USA)
Even though lacking some features of more expensive units this is a great device. I use mine for off road exploring and fishing and it functions perfectly for those uses. If you need one for the road try a nuvi series or buy the map software for this one.
Great starter or family GPS July 26, 2010
F. Wideman
I like this unit as a very nice low cost GPS for nearly all uses a family might have for one. I use it to teach GPS use and geocaching to all ages. It is replacing the eTrex Legends that I bought several years ago. The groups I have used this with is K-12 though older adults. We use these units to do some community mapping.
 Garmin eTrex Venture HC July 26, 2010
Mark Jt Payette
The GPS and base map is pretty lousy... We compare this unit with a Bushnell GPS and was astounded at how innacurate the Garmin was...
Of course this may be corrected with the purchase of the mapset (which cost more then the unit) but this thing is useless with the basemap...
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