I concur - I LOVE my 60csx. This is a unit with GREAT reception. That being said, it is also a lot more expensive than the other units. What I was really complaining about was the STUPID decision by SOME JERK who did not put a PC interface on a GPS. What kind of idiotic decision was that? It basically makes the unit completely, totally without value. And, then I found this site: http://rhamphorinkx.newmail.ru/connect.htm And this ebay site: http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-data-cable-for-Magellan-eXplorist-100-200-300_W0QQitemZ200045702470QQihZ010QQcategoryZ94874QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem So, it might have an interface available for it. But, it is pretty ugly. Guy Aldrich wrote: > I have to say the Garmin 60CSX is the most accurate unit I've seen > under all conditions and I have a Magellan meridian and a explorist > 210. With that new Cirf chip it seems to get you to ground zero > quicker . The explorist 210 has the most bang for the buck,You really > don't need a PDA because it displays type of container,full > name,terrain,difficulty,date last found and the full hint. > > On 11/13/06, Brian Casteel wrote: > >> >> >> I don't recall having problems like that in most cases. In fact, often >> times while sitting on my butt writing my cache log, I'll look over to the >> GPS and watch it flirt with 0' on a regular basis. If it happens to get no >> closer than 5' on a cache, I'd consider that quite excellent overall. >> Magellan has advantages over Garmin and likewise Garmin over Magellan. The >> most obvious between the 2 is the abundance of mapping software options >> Garmin has available to the very limited Magellan options. Of course, with >> the newer gen Garmin units, satellite acquisition is much better with the >> new SeRF chip. >> >> >> >> Brian >> >> Team A.I. >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> From: az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com >> [mailto:az-geocaching-bounces@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On >> Behalf Of Cordell Harris >> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 10:06 AM >> To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Am I missing something - Magellen 200s >> >> >> >> >> OK Scott. Did I fail to mention that we have had the opportunity to compare >> the performance of (7) seven Magellan and Garmins against each other while >> doing something like 500 plus caches all over the US. In my original >> missive a forgot about the emap unit. The units we used are the Garmin >> Emap, 76CS, Etrex Legend, Etrex Legend Vista Cx. The 3 Magellans were all >> Sportrack Pros. We seem to keep dropping them! Maybe I should also note >> that none of the units failed operationally. Of all the Garmins the Etrex >> Legend is the best, e.g. sensititivy and accuracy. All the others have/had >> serious errors of 7 to 10 ft on the high resolution scale. These errors are >> consistent with caches that were placed by careful knowledgeable cachers. >> We have also had opportunity to compare waypoints established scientifically >> by standards. The 3 Magellan Sportrack Pros were all perfect replicas and >> were dead on. I am not hostile toward Garmin, but cannot ignore results. >> Both mapsource and mapsend topos (I have both) will allow exchange of >> waypoints but not maps. What I would like to be able to do is use Delorme >> topo maps (superior) in either or both brands of receivers with Garmin >> waypoint symbols. My backhand at Garmin is simply because they are the >> industry leaders in terms of sales and promotions and for now get to set the >> trend. Magellan Sportrack Pros are a great deal and very adequate for >> geocaching. I repeat my offer to trade the etrex legend vista Cx for a >> eXplorist 500. There is nothing wrong with the vista Cx except the offset >> mentioned above. >> >> >> On 11/13/06, Roping The Wind wrote: >> >> >> >From: "Cordell Harris" >> >> >Magellan has better, more user friendly receivers that are more sensitive >> >and accurate. If >unconvinced, try caching with the owner of a Magellan >> >Sportrack Pro. Presently, we own two >Garmins a etrex legend and an etrex >> >legend vista cx. >> >> The etrex line uses a patch antenna, which IMHO, is crap. Upgrade to the >> new >> 60CSX and you will probably never see anything more accurate. I do not >> beleive that you can compare two GPS units for accuracy on a single >> geocache >> or any geocache for that matter. The cache owner's coordinates could be off >> for one. Also, both your GPS units will give slightly different readings on >> where the cache is supposed to be. To find true accuracy, take a waypoint >> and mark it with your GPS. Of course, with any GPS, you have to leave it >> there for a few minutes for a most accurate reading (too many inexperienced >> cachers hide a cache, hit mark on their GPS and leave and dont allow the >> GPS >> to average location). Now, walk away a few hundred feet or more and then >> come back to ground zero and see where your GPS takes you. Do this with two >> units that you want to compare and see which one is most accurate. >> >> Of course, as Loran said, all GPS's these days are decently accurate. They >> will all take you to a waypoint and get you within 30 feet or less. Do the >> example above once and you will find that both GPS's did their job well >> enough. If you want to find truly which unit is better, with there still >> being slight errors in GPS's, you will still need to do the example above >> several times to average your results out to truly see which unit is >> better. >> Seems nit picky. Well it is... as I just said, all GPS's are accurate >> enough. Still, if you want a GPS for just geocaching or marking waypoints, >> then a patch antenna Etrex or a Magellan GPS Blazer 12 (now that is >> ancient! >> and I have one too) is all you need. If you want to mark a little hole in >> the ground that an ant just went in to and then come back a week later to >> find it... then you need to spend the bigger dollars for a unit with a 12 >> channel SiRFstar III high-sensitivity (WAAS-enabled) chip and built-in quad >> helix antenna, with external antenna connection (like the Garmin 60csX). >> Either units will get you to a geocache or any point for that matter. But >> the latter technology will, on average, get you to a specific point more >> consistantly. >> >> >Garmins are overpriced/overrated and as industry leaders don't like the >> >strangle hold they maintain >on proprietary mapping software. We badly >> >need mapping software that will function universally in >handhelds. >> >> Correct me if I am wrong, but doesnt Magellan also use proprietary mapping >> software? (Mapsend). I could be wrong on this, but I beleive both Magellan >> and Garmin have their own specific mapping software that must be used for >> mapping. I think both brands will accept some other mapping software, but >> only for uploading and transfering of waypoints, tracks, etc and not maps. >> If you want maps in your unit, you have to use their own mapping software >> (Mapsend or Mapsource). >> >> Scott >> Team Ropingthewind >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Try the next generation of search with Windows Live Search today! >> http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&source=hmtagline >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> >> >> >> DISCLAIMER: This message is confidential, intended only for the named >> recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from >> disclosure under applicable law. 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