Garmin eTrex Legend HCx

Advantages: Tough, compact, waterproof, accurate, cheaper than bike specific gps
Disadvantages: Expensive maps, Poor bike handlebar mount, slow data transfer

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ben1777 20.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Garmin eTrex Legend HCx

This GPS is for life, not just for Christmas

Advantages: Small, Basemap, Price
Disadvantages: No Electronic Compass-Altimeter-

...determined on how much memory your GPS contains. This can be either 8mb,16mb or 24mb. The Garmin eTrex Legend ------------------------------ This is the GPS i own. Working in an outdoors store (Blacks), owning a GPS is handy in giving advice to customers about which GPS will be suitable for their use. First off, being a mountain climber and long distance walker, I wanted a GPS that would suit my needs for programming long distance walks. As explained earlier, GPS use "Waypoints" in creating and following routes. Each GPS can hold a certain amount of Waypoints, and the legend can hold 1,000 waypoints due to its 8mb ram, and can hold 20 routes. There are a limit to the number of waypoints per route, and the Legends is 125. This can be avoided by just splitting up routes. The Legend has WAAS enabled, so when they finally allow us to use this...

steveking5000 28.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Garmin Etrex Legend

Hiking fun! Till you're lost! Never with eTrex

Advantages: Lightweight, robust and easy to use
Disadvantages: No interface to the computer.

...many reviews on Ciao). After advice from assistants and internet research, I decided on the Garmin eTrex Summit. Of course the eTrex Summit can be used for more than just geocaching. It is intended for long distance walkers of hilly or mountainous terrain. It incorporates an electronic compass to aid navigation and an in-built barometric altimeter. It can store up to 20 routes and up to 500 waypoints. The eTrex Summit weighs just 5.3 ounces - definitely light in weight. It is shaped rather like a mobile phone and comes with a wrist strap making it very easy to carry. It is waterproof. Garmin claim that the unit can be safely submersed to 1 meter for 30 minutes. Now, I haven't actually put that to the test but my eTrex Summit has withstood heavy rain and snow and has emerged unscathed (unlike me). The eTrex Summit requires 2 AA...

MAFARRIMOND 12.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Garmin eTrex Summit

I Don't Know Where I'd be Without it!

Advantages: Relatively cheap, robust, European basemap, small
Disadvantages: EGNOS not really available yet, serial not USB PC connectivity

.... The way around this is to have atomic clocks in each of the satellittes but to have a normal quartz clock in the reciever which can be constantly reset. The receiver is constantly getting the correct time value from the satellitte signals. The receiver is effectively gettin atomic clock accuracy for free! ::: The eTrex Legend (Re-join here if you skipped the How it works section) ::: When people talk of "a gps" they are normally refering to a global positioning system reciever, or gpsr. The eTrex Legend is one such GPS receiver, however there are infact hundreds on the market. The eTrex Legend is cased in a blue transparent case which looks extremely attractive. The rubber seals on the sides and back give it tremendous ruggedness and ensure that it is totally waterproof (however, I have not tested this claim). The Legend is 5.1cm wide...

pigeon1986 17.07.2006 · Read review
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I'd be lost without it!

Advantages: Easy to use, with good battery life and a useful base map
Disadvantages: Loses the signal in woods

...I've been looking for a pocket GPS for some time, primarily for use with a paper OS map when walking in the hills, but also as a basic navigation device in the car. My list of requirements were: - can display positions in the British OS map grid units - enough battery life for a day's walk - can use rechargeable batteries - comes with a built in basic road map - can download additional maps via my PC After reading many reviews of the models from Garmin and Magellan, the 2 most popular manufacturers of GPS units, I decided to go for the Garmin eTrex Legend. It would have been nice to have a digital compass as fitted to the top of the range Vista model, but that would have added 50% to the price and it also consumes more battery power. Having a digital compass means that you don't have to be moving to know where North is...

crannoghome 08.04.2006 · Read review
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The Garmin etrex

Advantages: Small, Reasonably priced, Easy to use
Disadvantages: Route memory a little small, loses signal in pockets

...The etrex is a base model GPS reciever designed for walkers, cyclists and other outdoor adventurers. I have had mine for 3 years it still works and they're still making the same one so it must be good! The screen is large, monocrome and is backlit although this reduces the life of the two AA batteries quite significantly. This screen is easy to read and you can also adjust the contrast. The casing is yellow with rubber sides and back. This seems very rugged and hard to break. There is a plug on the back to connect to a PC or PDA. This allows you to upload routes, tracks or waypoints from mapping software onto the GPS. The route memory allows 50 different points along the route. I have found this to be a little small for longer, more complicated routes and have had to to simplify my routes accordingly. Also this plug is easily...

patricksimpson 29.08.2006 · Read review
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I am the Legend

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...I am Legend was the 2007; sci- fi horror adapted from the 1954 Francis Lawrence, and a remake of the classic The Omega Man. The film starred Will Smith, in what was to be his first horror film. Opening in late 2007, the film grossed well over $500 million worldwide. Having heard mixed reactions to the film I figured I had to watch it for myself to see what all the fuss was about, having not see the Omega Man, I am Legend was a totally new film for me, I didn't no what to expect and didn't no the general backdrop of the film. Having seen the film I understand why people had such mix reactions about the film, however I thought it was one of the most decent horror films to come out for a while, and hopefully by the end of this review you will understand why. Plot: A deadly bacterial virus once used to treat the incurable cancer has...

jaygami1986 07.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of I Am Legend (DVD)

The Stuff Of Legends

Advantages: Simple writing style that allows the plot to flow and the pages to be turned
Disadvantages: One slightly weaker character in the first half of the book.

...and with 6 Walls between the town and the battle field they at least had a slim chance. To raise spirits around the camp and give the men hope they call in a Drenai legend by the name of Druss. Famous for winning battles against the odds even he thinks there is no hope but is willing to fight anyway. Can they save the Drenai Empire or do the Nadir have simply too many men?.. The first few chapters seemed to pass me by but soon enough it drew me in and all of a sudden I was hooked. It's not often that I get lost in a book but I certainly did in this one. It holds the interest nicely and keeps you turning the pages, which I think is always a bonus with a book. His style seems to draw you in and makes you want to find out what's going to happen. The books focus on the battle at Dros makes it quite fast paced. When the front of the book...

Andy.mack 30.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Legend - David Gemmell

Absolute Legend

Advantages: Amazing gameplay, graphics, storytelling, in jokes.
Disadvantages: Zelda fans may take a bit of getting used to the layout!

...Oh my! I have just Kicked the behind out of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and let me tell you, It's amazing. These games, for me, are reason enough to buy a console. So what if it's fancy, if I can't get my Zelda fix, it's not worth it. As you may have noticed I am a little biased towards the "wow it's great" side of things. Don't worry though. I hated the game to start with. A basic run down of the story behind the games is as follows: You are Link (at least you are if you stick with the default name) Link is a boy who has been brought up in a small farming community in the forest. One fine day crazy things start happening. The sky opens up and a bunch of dark monsters fall from it, the local children are kidnapped by them, along with you and your best friend. Luckily you have been blessed by the gods with a little more...

ryanando 25.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

Urban Legends Are Just Myths... Right?

Advantages: Good premise, clever ending
Disadvantages: Too similar to other films

...While on her way home driving in torrential rain, student Michelle runs out of fuel at the worst possible moment, she just makes it to a petrol station where a strange looking man with a terrible stutter fills up her car. After previously handing over her credit card the man calls her into an office and says that the credit card company need a word with her, she reluctantly enters the office and finds a dead tone upon picking up the phone. The man locks the door and tries to stop her from leaving, Michelle manages to break free and speeds off in the car however she never makes it home. On the college campus where Michelle was a student, news of her death has yet to reach the students and teachers there. A group of students are talking about a story also known as an urban legend where a psychology teacher went crazy and slaughtered all...

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