On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Apollinaris Schoell <ascho...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Garmin calls it high sensitivity but thats marketing .... Maybe better > than very old Garmin devices but much worse compared to a SiRF III > I have a new Hcx and compared multiple times. > Only 60, Oregon, Colorado use a SiRF III and they are much better in > accuracy but drain batteries like crazy. > Still like the Hcx because it's smaller and battery life is very important > on long hikes. > > No, the 60Cx/60CSx are the only handheld Garmin models that have a Sirf Star III (well, maybe some niche units like the Astro or Rino have it). The Colorado has a MediaTek just like the Vista HCx. The Oregon has a STM Cartesio chipset, same as the Delorme PN-40. I haven't used a 60Cx or 60CSx model, but I had a Vista HCx and it performed quite well. There was a rough series of chipset firmware for the Vista HCx that had a problem with drifting from the true position under difficult conditions, but recent firmwares have fixed that (or you could use the old version...). It was definitely able to hold a signal under difficult conditions better than the PN-40 I have now. Karl
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