GPS276c Why not more popular?

When I hear of people looking for an all in one GPS I immediately think
276c. It has an internal battery, voice prompts, and a high resolution
screen that really makes the maps and charts come alive. The resolution of
the 2600 series Garmin's don't even come close. It has a fast processor and
can take a memory card up to 256MB. Ritz camera is selling the memory for
only $100 and it can hold the entire US west of the Continental Divide. The
battery is always charged if it's plugged into 12v and can last around 14-15
hours with reasonable backlight settings. The whole unit is enclosed in a
tough case and is very durable.

I wonder if the way that Garmin only lists it in their marine section scares
off newbies who think it must not be as good as a dedicated automobile unit.
I have used the 276C on my motorcycle, in my car, hiking and boating for a
year and can't imagine moving down to a 2600 series. The screen is so
superior for map viewing, why would anyone want any of the other units with
less resolution. What am I missing?

Posted by Ballistic on March 26, 2005, 4:24 am

> When I hear of people looking for an all in one GPS I immediately
> think 276c. It has an internal battery, voice prompts, and a high
> resolution screen that really makes the maps and charts come
> alive. The resolution of the 2600 series Garmin's don't even come
> close. It has a fast processor and can take a memory card up to
> 256MB. Ritz camera is selling the memory for only $100 and it can
> hold the entire US west of the Continental Divide. The battery is
> always charged if it's plugged into 12v and can last around 14-15
> hours with reasonable backlight settings. The whole unit is
> enclosed in a tough case and is very durable.
>
> I wonder if the way that Garmin only lists it in their marine
> section scares off newbies who think it must not be as good as a
> dedicated automobile unit. I have used the 276C on my motorcycle,
> in my car, hiking and boating for a year and can't imagine moving
> down to a 2600 series. The screen is so superior for map viewing,
> why would anyone want any of the other units with less resolution.
> What am I missing?
>
>
>

I don't think you're missing anything and I couldn't agree more with
your observations. It's a dual purpose unit that can switched between
road and marine, is water resistant and has a far superior display
than Garmins 'road only' units. I chose mine because a water
resistant road routing GPS with a huge reflective TFT is absolutely
ideal for motorcycle use.

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Posted by tvnav.com on March 28, 2005, 6:36 pm

> It's a dual purpose unit that can switched between
> road and marine, is water resistant

The 276C is no more water resistant than most of the other Garmin units
including the 2610.
--

Darrel Goheen
GPS@tvnav.com
http://www.tvnav.com

Posted by Dirk Straka on March 30, 2005, 2:49 am

tvnav.com wrote:

>> It's a dual purpose unit that can switched between road and
>> marine, is water resistant

> The 276C is no more water resistant than most of the other
> Garmin units including the 2610.

What's the problem with IPX7? *wonder*

Greets, Dirk

Posted by Ivor Jones on March 30, 2005, 4:47 am

Dirk Straka wrote:

> tvnav.com wrote:

>>> It's a dual purpose unit that can switched between road and
>>> marine, is water resistant

>> The 276C is no more water resistant than most of the other
>> Garmin units including the 2610.

> What's the problem with IPX7? *wonder*

I don't know, but *I'm* not going to be the one to dunk my 2610 in a
bucket of water to test it ;-)

Ivor

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