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Entered CNET Catalog: 11/16/2001
SKU: 010-00225-00
Manufacturer: Garmin International
Manufacturer description
The eTrex Venture offers a worldwide database of cities and increased internal memory. It is also one of three eTrex units that are designed to provide precise GPS positioning using correction data obtained from the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). This product will provide position accuracy to less than three meters when receiving WAAS corrections. The memory capacity of one megabyte allows the eTrex Venture to accept downloaded information from Garmin's new MapSource Points of Interest CD-ROM. The CD enables users to download locations such as restaurants, hotels, shopping, and entertainment. Once the information is loaded into the unit, you can make a selection and telephone and address information for a particular point of interest will appear on the screen. The CD also includes marine data such as lights, buoys, wrecks and obstructions. The eTrex Venture comes housed in a stylish, translucent green case.User opinions
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1/10
Useless crap
Pros: Feature rich, but that's uselss if it can't read a signal...
Cons: Waste of money, if you are anywhere near a tree, or clouds.
It takes like ten minutes for the thing to boot up and find satellites, and then a passing cloud or proximity to a tree or large bird is all it takes to disrupt navigation. Forget about using it hiking, if their are any trees along your trail.
The rating system doesn't allow a score lower than a 1.
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7/10
It wasn't that easy for me to use (out-of-the-box) AND, what, no maps?
Pros: It's waterproof, has major cities as a default. Good for tracking without maps
Cons: Need to buy maps. Couldn't really seem to zoom in fine enough detail (tracking)
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6/10
Poor Antenna
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8/10
Just what I needed
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10/10
it's great
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User Rating: 7/10
Not great, but not bad for occasional use
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9/10
Just the thing I needed!
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User Rating: 7/10
Cool Toy
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