I see the new Montana 680 has an 8mp camera however the 610 is the same
but lacking the camera and is 50 bucks cheaper. Seems a bit much for a
mediocre camera. More importantly new models do GLONASS sats which gives
a lot more options when only viewing a sliver of sky. Might help with
multi-path error too. Don't bother paying for the loaded maps. The free
ones are fine or buy what you want later. I got the "t" suffix unit with
the preloaded TOPO U.S. 100K maps which I hardly ever use. Glad it came
on sale otherwise not worth it. Be sure to get the free year Birdseye
imagery subscription. You can download all you want and save to disk.
With a bit of digging you can figure out Garmin's gobble-gook file
naming system which tries to hide the files from all but the cognoscenti
and then you can rename to suit. For vehicle use I have the OEM mount
which has a speaker for verbal routing. We could even have Sean Connery
give us directions in Scotland :) If you want more info about available
maps email off list.
M
Just reading MikeL's note on the Montana. That's one that I'm looking
at. I like the feature set and the display size is definitely big for
hiking, but about right for multi-use (driving).
AG Schnozz
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