[OSM-newbies] GPS question..

[Eric Ladner]

Cool.. Good information, everybody.  Thanks for the info!  I'm not
terribly addicted yet (although I seem to spend about an hour a day in
JOSM these days).

I'm thinking of going with a eTrex Venture HC or a Vista HXx.  Has
color, high sensitivity, decent tracking.  The Vista has an SD slot
which is attractive, but it's a hefty price jump for that slot.  :)

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:37 PM, Iván Sánchez Ortega
<ivan at sanchezortega.es> wrote:
> El Jueves, 22 de Mayo de 2008, Christoph Eckert escribió:
>> [...] or at least one of those new eTrex Hcx series devices whose chip also
>> seems to be great. IMO the latter ones provide great value for the money.
>
> I just upgraded to a legend HCx, and I think it's worth every
> penny^H^H^H^H^Heuro.
>
> It all depends on what you're trying to do: if you're planning to hold mapping
> sessions (or do trips) longer than 3 hours, definitively go for a model with
> a SD card or similar (that means Navi, eTrex -x, magellan explorist 200+,
> check the reviews page).
>
> If you want to brag about how good OSM maps are (which is my case), go for a
> model with color display and the ability of showing OSM maps. Medium- and
> high-end garmins do it; I'm not sure about the magellans.
>
> If you carry a high-end phone (SD card plus bluetooth), go for a bluetooth GPS
> receiver.
>
> If all you need is something for brief mapping sessions and geotagging photos,
> go for one of the cheaper no-screen data loggers.
>
>
> IMHO, it all depends on how addicted you are to OSM - as you progress in the
> inevitable spiral of OSM addiction, you'll find yourself needing better (and
> more expensive) hardware.
>
>
> Cheers,
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> Iván Sánchez Ortega <ivan at sanchezortega.es>
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Eric Ladner