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Binding: Electronics Brand: Magellan Navigation EAN: 0689076431590 Label: Magellan Navigation Manufacturer: Magellan Navigation Model: 500 Native Resolution: 320 x 240 Publisher: Magellan Navigation Studio: Magellan Navigation
Features:
Basemap of North America shows major highways, city centers, parks, lakes and more
See your direction of travel, distance and position of destination, heading, bearing, speed and more on the beautiful graphic compass
SiRFstarIII chipset and integrated multidirectional antenna offer superior GPS accuracy using the Wide Area Augmentation System
SD card compatibility enables you to add unlimited optional maps, tracks, waypoints, routes and geocaches
Pre-programmed points of interest ; Electronic compass and barometer ; Rugged and waterproof (IPX-7) ; Includes VantagePoint software, quick reference guide and reference manual on CD-ROM
Product Description: Advanced full-color navigation that's amazingly easy! 3-axis electronic compass and built-in barometer offer enhanced navigation capabilities. SD-card compatibility enables use of unlimited optional detailed maps and other user generated content. Rugged and waterproof to take you anywhere.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Caution! Not What It Claims!
First off, I would recommend any hiking GPS system as a backup to a simply map and compass. That said, I want to clarify something about this particular model. This is a basic beginner's device to learn about Navigation, Waypoints, Trails, GeoCache and all the additional methods that go along with these. It also has a good "Best Fishing & Hunting Times for Current Location" menu as well as "Viewing Sunrise, Sunset Times" and "Lunar Information". The Triton has all these features and a USA map already included. I would highly suggest a class in GPS along with this.
Rating: - "Seamless Convergence between Software & Hardware" (Windows Software!)
The brochure for the new Triton GPS units says "Seamless Convergence between Software & Hardware". As a Mac user that sounded like a great deal: a GPS that works with no problems or crashes and is completely plug & play, drag and drop!
However the brochure was misleading. It IS a "Seamless Convergence between Software & Hardware" for those people still forced to use computers with inferior operating systems (Windows). That means it works just as poorly as Windows! In the first 15 minutes of setting up the 500, it gave me a "Fatal Error" message in a Windows looking ... Read More
